[h=2]This is what PUB plans to reduce/stop deaths at Bedok Reservoir[/h]
by erecting signs with helplines at Bedok reservoir...
The Straits Times
PUB considering erecting signs with helplines at Bedok Reservoir
Published on Nov 6, 2011
By Royston Sim
A spokesman for national water agency PUB, which is in charge of Bedok Reservoir, on Saturday said it is considering putting up signs with helpline numbers around the reservoir, which might help deter those thinking of taking their lives.
This follows the discovery of a sixth body, of a Singaporean man, earlier on Saturday. But resident Tan Tong Foo, 58, expressed doubt that signs would be of much use.
The air-con technician said: 'If people want to commit suicide, the signs may not stop them. Maybe brighter lights can be installed around the reservoir instead.'
Dr Chia Boon Hock, a psychiatrist who has been studying suicide trends for more than 40 years, noted that the reservoir is easily accessible, making it difficult to implement any measures to guard against drowning. To prevent suicides, the root cause behind each case, such as financial problems, must be determined and treated, he said.
The Straits Times
PUB considering erecting signs with helplines at Bedok Reservoir
Published on Nov 6, 2011
By Royston Sim
A spokesman for national water agency PUB, which is in charge of Bedok Reservoir, on Saturday said it is considering putting up signs with helpline numbers around the reservoir, which might help deter those thinking of taking their lives.
This follows the discovery of a sixth body, of a Singaporean man, earlier on Saturday. But resident Tan Tong Foo, 58, expressed doubt that signs would be of much use.
The air-con technician said: 'If people want to commit suicide, the signs may not stop them. Maybe brighter lights can be installed around the reservoir instead.'
Dr Chia Boon Hock, a psychiatrist who has been studying suicide trends for more than 40 years, noted that the reservoir is easily accessible, making it difficult to implement any measures to guard against drowning. To prevent suicides, the root cause behind each case, such as financial problems, must be determined and treated, he said.