Contractor fined $70,000 for fatal accident at Bugis DTL station
27 Feb 2014|2,657 views
The contractor in charge of constructing the Bugis Downtown Line station was fined $70,000 by the court on Wednesday for breaching safety regulations.
The accident took place on 18th July 2012, when the roof at the construction site collapse and killed two workers while injuring eight others.
The Straits Times reported that a representative of Soletanche Bachy-Koh Brothers joint venture pleaded guilty to failing to properly execute safety measures on site. The firm did not ask a professional engineer to inspect and certify the formwork structure, who could have suspended the construction as the structures were not built using the specified materials.
The sub contractor, Sin Herh Construction, has also pleaded guilty - but has not been sentenced.
The contractor could have been fined up to $500,000 for the breach of workplace safety.
The contractor in charge of constructing the Bugis Downtown Line station was fined $70,000 by the court on Wednesday for breaching safety regulations.
The accident took place on 18th July 2012, when the roof at the construction site collapse and killed two workers while injuring eight others.
The Straits Times reported that a representative of Soletanche Bachy-Koh Brothers joint venture pleaded guilty to failing to properly execute safety measures on site. The firm did not ask a professional engineer to inspect and certify the formwork structure, who could have suspended the construction as the structures were not built using the specified materials.
The sub contractor, Sin Herh Construction, has also pleaded guilty - but has not been sentenced.
The contractor could have been fined up to $500,000 for the breach of workplace safety.
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