2 young lives lost

[VladTheImpala]

Originally Posted by zaplamparlarzap

Very soon I will report you to (ISD) Internal Security Act and you will be charged for sedition !

Just watch out !!!

Stop barking la dog. So long never login rocket_boy I tot u die liao, and i already celebrated your death. Fuck you la motherless, spineless bastard dog. Reply to me, and your whole family will die.

[SiaSuay]

Originally Posted by skyleon

SMRT, director among those charged over fatal train accident


By Vanessa Paige Chelvan
Posted 01 Dec 2016 09:43
Updated 01 Dec 2016 10:33



SINGAPORE: Transport operator SMRT Trains Ltd, one of its directors as well as a former employee were on Thursday (Dec 1) charged over the Mar 22 accident that saw two trainees hit and killed by an oncoming train.

SMRT was charged under Section 12 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act, which states that it is the duty of every employer to take measures necessary to ensure the safety and health of employees at work so far as is reasonably practicable.

It had failed to ensure its employees complied with approved operating procedures when heading down to the tracks, and failed to ensure that the procedures practised by staff that day to access the tracks passed safety audits, were documented and disseminated, the charge sheet stated.


SMRT Chief Technology Officer Ng Bor Kiat was in court on Thursday to receive the charge on behalf of the company.

One of its directors, Teo Wee Kiat, was also charged under Section 48 (1) of the same Act, which states that should an offence be committed by a corporate body, an officer of this body shall be guilty of the offence and be liable to be punished.

According to the law, anybody found guilty under this Act and has no penalty expressly provided shall be liable to a fine not more than S$200,000 or jail of up to two years, or both. If it is the case of a corporate body, the fine is up to S$500,000.

In addition, prosecutors also charged Lim Say Heng, the technician who is understood to be standing ahead of the two trainees when the incident took place, with causing death by a negligent act under the Penal Code.

Lim was the person in charge of the work party accessing the train tracks that day, and he failed to ensure that the necessary safety measures were in place to make sure trains do not enter the train track while they were there, according to the charge sheet.

Channel NewsAsia understands that Lim was sacked by SMRT in September over the incident.

He faces a jail term of up to two years, a fine, or both, if found guilty.

Investigations are still ongoing to determine if any other individuals may be liable for workplace safety lapses in connection with the incident, the Attorney-General's Chambers said in a press release.

A bail of S$15,000 has been offered to Lim, and pre-trial conference has been set on Dec 30 for all three charges.

Continue reading here : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...t/3332692.html

Why wasn't the Managing Director Lee Ling Wee and its CEO Desmond Kuek charged for failure to ensure safety protocols are followed within the organization?

[SiaSuay]

Originally Posted by VladTheImpala

Stop barking la dog. So long never login rocket_boy I tot u die liao, and i already celebrated your death. Fuck you la motherless, spineless bastard dog. Reply to me, and your whole family will die.

He really bohji and bohlampar one . Only know how to talk " BIG "

[sadfa]

Originally Posted by skyleon

SMRT Trains and two employees charged over deaths of two on railway track



Teo Wee Kiat (left) and Lim Say Heng were charged in court on Thursday (Dec 1) over the accident along the MRT tracks earlier this year (2016) that claimed two lives.

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Published 4 hours ago

Updated 2 hours ago


Elena Chong

Court Correspondent


SINGAPORE - SMRT Trains and two of its employees were charged in court on Thursday (Dec 1) over an accident along the MRT tracks earlier this year (2016) in which two workers died after they were hit by a train.

SMRT, which is expected to plead guilty, is accused of contravening the Workplace Safety and Health Act.

By failing to ensure that its employees complied with approved operating procedures when accessing the track between Tampines and Pasir Ris MRT stations.

It also did not ensure that the procedures practised by its employees to access the track passed safety audits, were documented and disseminated, it is alleged.

In the same court, the company's director of control operations, Teo Wee Kiat, 40, is accused of a similar offence under the Act.

The company's officer-in-charge of the work party which was inspecting the tracks on March 22, Lim Say Heng, 47, is alleged to have caused the deaths of Mr Nasrulhudin Najumudin and Mr Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari by a negligent act.

He allegedly failed to ensure that necessary safety measures were in place to ensure that trains did not enter the track before accessing it, leading to a train hitting the men. .

The two men were part of a work party of 15 SMRT employees led by Lim to carry out inspection works on the MRT tracks.

The six signalling workers and nine track workers were on a maintenance walkway near Pasir Ris station to check a possible fault in a component. As they approached the device, the signalling team, led by a supervisor, stepped onto the track.

The supervisor narrowly avoided being hit by the oncoming train but Nasrulhudin, 25, and Muhammad Asyraf, 24, who were second and third in line, were unable to react in time.

The two young men were two months into the job.

SMRT Trains faces a fine of up to $500,000.

If convicted, Lim faces a jail term of up to two years and a fine.Teo faces a fine of up to $200,000 and/or a jail term of up to two years. Lim is no longer working for the company.

In a statement on Thursday (Dec 1), the Attorney-General's Chambers said that investigations are still ongoing to determine if any other people may be liable for workplace safety lapses in connection with the tragedy.

Responding to the charge against Mr Lim, the National Transport Workers' Union Executive Secretary Melvin Yong said the union would support him and his family and ensure that he was fairly represented.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...-railway-track


Why the CEO of SMRT was not charge for failure to ensure safety protocol at all times for its workers ?

Ya. No matter what Desmond should offer his resignation after so many breakdowns n cockups
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Exchange points need to resign ma

[skyleon]

Appeals against firing of SMRT staff still pending


By Kelly Ng

Published: 4:00 AM, December 2, 2016


The appeals against the dismissal of two SMRT staff — including former assistant engineer Lim Say Heng who was among those charged yesterday over a fatal train track accident in March — are still pending, said the National Transport Workers’ Union (NTWU), adding that it will support Lim.

In a statement, NTWU’s executive secretary Melvin Yong stressed that it was important to allow due process to take its course.

Lim and Mr Rahmat Mohd, the driver of the train that hit and killed SMRT trainees Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, 24, and Nasrulhudin Najumudin, 26, were sacked in September.

Following their sacking, the union worked with the two workers to file appeals to SMRT and the Manpower Ministry.

The union also helped the two men to find jobs through the Employment and Employability Institute, Mr Yong told TODAY.

SMRT yesterday declined to comment on the appeals.

News of the two men’s dismissal had drawn flak online. Family members of the two dead trainees had also expressed sympathies for the sacked employees and reiterated the need for a full picture to emerge.

In his statement yesterday, Mr Yong said the NTWU will continue to support Lim — who was charged with causing death by a negligent act — and his family members to ensure that he is fairly represented.

Lim was the officer in charge of the work party, which included Asyraf and Nasrulhudin, that was accessing the train track when the accident occurred on March 22.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore...-still-pending


Lets see how good the union is . How can one be sacked even while investigations are still on going. The one that needs to be sacked is its CEO .

[ZF201]

Originally Posted by sadfa

Ya. No matter what Desmond should offer his resignation after so many breakdowns n cockups
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Exchange points need to resign ma

Not only Desmond, Henry Thia's twin must step down too

[Suanced]

Originally Posted by ZF201

Not only Desmond, Henry Thia's twin must step down too

Who is Henry Thia's twin? Mark Lee?

[sadfa]

Originally Posted by ZF201

Not only Desmond, Henry Thia's twin must step down too

Not possible. Desmond submit resignation n khaw say don't. Cos I resigning also.

U think possible both discover their conscience at same time
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Exchange points must b conscious ma

[skyleon]

Train services down for 10 mins between Boon Lay and Joo Koon stations on East-West line

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Published 11 sec ago


Lydia Lam

SINGAPORE - Train services between Boon Lay and Joo Koon MRT stations on the East-West line went down briefly on Tuesday (Dec 6).

This was due to a signalling fault at Joo Koon, SMRT said in a tweet at 7pm.

It added in a tweet at 7.11pm that train services have resumed, but advised commuters to add 10 minutes' travel time between Jurong East and Joo Koon MRT stations.

The Straits Times has contacted SMRT for more information.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...ations-on-east


So now never say what fault is it ? Well done SMRT .

[sadfa]

Originally Posted by skyleon

Train services down for 10 mins between Boon Lay and Joo Koon stations on East-West line

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Published 11 sec ago


Lydia Lam

SINGAPORE - Train services between Boon Lay and Joo Koon MRT stations on the East-West line went down briefly on Tuesday (Dec 6).

This was due to a signalling fault at Joo Koon, SMRT said in a tweet at 7pm.

It added in a tweet at 7.11pm that train services have resumed, but advised commuters to add 10 minutes' travel time between Jurong East and Joo Koon MRT stations.

The Straits Times has contacted SMRT for more information.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...ations-on-east


So now never say what fault is it ? Well done SMRT .

They already said signal fault
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Exchange points got say ma

[SiaSuay]

Why the mrt always breakdown ? Why always the same problem ? Why is the CEO still around ? Why can't Khaw solve the problem ?

[skyleon]

Delay in launch of new signalling system on MRT lines


Published 1 hour ago


Priscilla Goy

SINGAPORE - The launch of a new signalling system on the North-South (NSL) and East-West lines (EWL) will be delayed.

The upgrade will allow trains to run at shorter intervals of 100 seconds, instead of 120 seconds now, thus reducing crowds in trains.

Rail operator SMRT said in an update on its blog last Friday that the new signalling system will be activated on the NSL in the second half of next year, and on the EWL in the first half of 2019.

But it had said in August that it expected the re-signalling project to be completed on the NSL and EWL in 2016 and 2018 respectively. In October, SMRT said the project will be completed on the NSL in the first quarter of next year instead.

SMRT did not give reasons for the delay in its blog post.

The current fixed-block signalling system divides the track into blocks of between 200m and 300m, and can detect where a train is only when it moves into a new section. For safety, trains are always kept at least one block apart from each other.

The new Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) relays the exact location and speed of every train to a computer, so they can travel closer together at distances of between 60m and 70m. Similar CBTC systems are already in use on the newer North-East and Circle lines.

In the blog post, SMRT also revealed that, as of November, a third of delays lasting more than five minutes were signal-related.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...m-on-mrt-lines


As usual never explain why the delay . Always got something to hide .

[sadfa]

Originally Posted by skyleon

Delay in launch of new signalling system on MRT lines


Published 1 hour ago


Priscilla Goy

SINGAPORE - The launch of a new signalling system on the North-South (NSL) and East-West lines (EWL) will be delayed.

The upgrade will allow trains to run at shorter intervals of 100 seconds, instead of 120 seconds now, thus reducing crowds in trains.

Rail operator SMRT said in an update on its blog last Friday that the new signalling system will be activated on the NSL in the second half of next year, and on the EWL in the first half of 2019.

But it had said in August that it expected the re-signalling project to be completed on the NSL and EWL in 2016 and 2018 respectively. In October, SMRT said the project will be completed on the NSL in the first quarter of next year instead.

SMRT did not give reasons for the delay in its blog post.

The current fixed-block signalling system divides the track into blocks of between 200m and 300m, and can detect where a train is only when it moves into a new section. For safety, trains are always kept at least one block apart from each other.

The new Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) relays the exact location and speed of every train to a computer, so they can travel closer together at distances of between 60m and 70m. Similar CBTC systems are already in use on the newer North-East and Circle lines.

In the blog post, SMRT also revealed that, as of November, a third of delays lasting more than five minutes were signal-related.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...m-on-mrt-lines


As usual never explain why the delay . Always got something to hide .

That's wad happens when u live in a fucked up dictatorship.

They don't need 2 tell u things which r bad to them or makes them look bad
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Exchange points bad ma

[Greenfrog]

Originally Posted by SiaSuay

Why the mrt always breakdown ? Why always the same problem ? Why is the CEO still around ? Why can't Khaw solve the problem ?

The lack of Preventive maintenance for the past 20 years.

[skyleon]

20-minute train delay on East-West line due to signalling fault at Aljunied

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Published 8 min ago


Lydia Lam


SINGAPORE - Train services on the East-West line were delayed on Wednesday (Dec 14) during the morning peak due to a signalling fault at Aljunied MRT Station.

SMRT in a tweet at 8.39am advised commuters to "add 20min travel time between Pasir Ris and Outram Park".

It added that "train services are still available", but advised commuters to refer to bus guides on its site for more details.

Commuters reacted angrily online, with some saying they had been stuck for longer than 20 minutes; others reacted in disbelief at the frequency of breakdowns.

Said Valerie O in response to SMRT's tweet: "The number of faults remains truly baffling".


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...lt-at-aljunied


Here we go again . Why can't LTA and SMRT solve the signalling issue ? So is Desmond Kuek going to resign from this latest incident ?