Desmond Kuek Misleads public over deaths ? Vital measures not in place.

Probe into SMRT deaths: Vital safety protection measures not in place


An investigation into the deaths of two SMRT trainee staff members on March 22 has found that the incident could have been avoided if safety measures had been put in place.

In a statement, the rail operator said that before a work team is allowed onto the track, a speed limit must be set to ensure that no train enters the track and watchmen must be deployed to look out for approaching trains and provide early warning to the work team.

SMRT said that an accident review panel formed determined that this "vital safety protection measure was not applied and that the effectiveness of such protection before entry into the work site was no ensure as required under existing procedure".

This directly caused the accident which led to the deaths of Nasrulhudin Najumudin, 22, and Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, 24, who were part of a 15-man team who went down to the track to investigate a reported alarm from a conditioning monitoring device for signalling equipment.

The incident, which took place near Pasir Ris MRT station led to the suspension of trains services on the East-West Line between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris stations for more than two hours.

Explaining what happened that day, SMRT said that the 15-man joint engineering team was tasked to examine the device which had earlier registered a warning of a possible fault that could affect train services.

Engineering staff are authorised to access the track to investigate fault, on average, about two to three times a day on the North-South and East-West Lines, said SMRT.

As the men made their way towards the device in a single file along the maintenance walkway, they stepped onto the track - led by their supervisor - before the safety measures could be implemented.

SMRT said: "The supervisor narrowly avoided being by the oncoming train, but Nasrulhudin and Muhammad Asyraf, who were second and third in line, were unable to react in time."

The statement said: "SMRT deeply regrets that the failure to apply a vital safety procedure led to the tragic accident."

Other factors which been identified for improvement include track access management controls, communication protocols and track vigilance by various parties. Aside from taking immediate steps to strengthen its procedures and supervision, SMRT said it is comprehensively reviewing all its safety structures, processes and compliance issues.

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scroobal said:

The investigation now points to something more serious - vital safety measures not in place. But look what dear Desmond said during the press conference the day after the death of the 2 trainees.

"“We need to establish what exactly is the reason why despite their following the protocols, what exactly went wrong in the actual behavior on the ground which caused them to be hit by the train," said Mr Kuek."" (22 Mar 2016) -http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/standard-procedure-for/2626070.html

He pointed to the behaviour of staff as the likely cause.

Now it looks like........"vital safety protection measures not in place". Why was he cocksure that standard procedure was followed. Why did he imply staff behaviour. This guy deserves to be sacked.

http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/probe-smrt-deaths-vital-safety-protection-measures-not-place

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In a statement, the rail operator said that before a work team is allowed onto the track, a speed limit must be set to ensure that no train enters the track and watchmen must be deployed to look out for approaching trains and provide early warning to the work team.

SMRT said that an accident review panel formed determined that this "vital safety protection measure was not applied and that the effectiveness of such protection before entry into the work site was no ensure as required under existing procedure".

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kukubird59 said:

hahaha...truly an empty vessel who have do not understand a technical brief/statement....
there was a SOP which called for the following safety measures to be implemented before anyone is allowed onto the track...

this is a clear cut case of people on the ground not following SOP and those directly responsible (supervisor/manager) may be charged in court and fined/jailed....
SMRT as a Company will definitely be charged in court and fined......

give u a few examples in real working environment....
while doing hot works on any vessels, fire watchmen with fire fighting equipment must be be deployed to give early warning of any fire and to provide first fire fighting responses as required by SOP after doing risk assessment...
let's say a fire occurred and investigation found out that fire watchmen was NOT deployed as per SOP which contributed to the fire spreading without warning....
a technical brief statement can also said that a safety measure was not put in place...because fire watchmen were not deployed as required under existing procedure....
what it means is simply SOP was not followed.....

The statement is a little too difficult to understand for most pple.....
We all know you (scroobal) is an opportunist but u would be well advised to keep clear of things you are clueless about....or read carefully before shooting your mouth off...

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GoldenDragon said:

aiyoh! you again? anything new (other than scroo) on the plate?

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kingrant said:

That lancheow bird has reading problems. The panel said SMRT does not have vital protection procedures. It didn't say they don't hv SOP. truly kuku.

Now understand SMRT "regrets" the accident. What kind of an organisation is that? In other words they are full of holes, and regret that you fell into one.

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kukubird59 said:

hahaha...the clown historin has appeared again....
what happened to your signature???
when did Sinagpore became an independent sovereign country???
u sure u know how to read English???
I don't want to embarrass u again....
go read the statement carefully...i give u time...2 years enough???

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chongpangchixwings said:

Talk first, think later from the looks of it.

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kingrant said:

Hahaha...you are truly funny and small idiot.

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Originally Posted by scroobal
Kingrant and I spent sometime with him on Singapore history and that too he failed.
I suspect that unless it appeared in Straits Times, he cannot reconcile it in his mind.

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kingrant said:

That lancheow bird has reading problems. The panel said SMRT does not have vital protection procedures. It didn't say they don't hv SOP. truly kuku.

Now understand SMRT "regrets" the accident. What kind of an organisation is that? In other words they are full of holes, and regret that you fell into one.

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scroobal said:

I was surprised that he said that. His Engineering Head and the PR Head is also no better. Why not say to let the investigation take its course.

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scroobal said:

The investigation now points to something more serious - vital safety measures not in place. But look what dear Desmond said during the press conference the day

"“We need to establish what exactly is the reason why despite their following the protocols, what exactly went wrong in the actual behavior on the ground which caused them to be hit by the train," said Mr Kuek."" (22 Mar 2016) -http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/standard-procedure-for/2626070.html

He pointed to the behaviour of staff as the likely cause.

Now it looks like........"vital safety protection measures not in place". Why was he cocksure that standard procedure was followed. Why did he imply staff behaviour. This guy deserves to be sacked.

http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/probe-smrt-deaths-vital-safety-protection-measures-not-place

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We need to establish what exactly is the reason why despite their following the protocols, what exactly went wrong in the actual behavior on the ground which caused them to be hit by the train," said Mr Kuek."" (22 Mar 2016) -

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In a statement, the rail operator said that before a work team is allowed onto the track, a speed limit must be set to ensure that no train enters the track and watchmen must be deployed to look out for approaching trains and provide early warning to the work team.

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SMRT said that an accident review panel formed determined that this "vital safety protection measure was not applied and that the effectiveness of such protection before entry into the work site was no ensure as required under existing procedure".

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kukubird59 said:

hahaha...the clown historin has appeared again....
what happened to your signature???
when did Sinagpore became an independent sovereign country???
u sure u know how to read English???
I don't want to embarrass u again....
go read the statement carefully...i give u time...2 years enough???

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scroobal said:

If anyone know the family of the 2 deceased families, do ask them to seek independent legal assistance for compensation. I am not talking about M Ravi but someone professional and will act in the interest of the families. Do not even talk to SMRT. Let the lawyers do the work. They have them over a barrel and bang to rights.

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