Demolition execs charged over 4 deaths

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Demolition execs charged over 4 deaths
By SUPACHAI PETCHTEWEE 
THE NATION

 

City workers use heavy machinery to remove concrete slabs yesterday in an effort to retrieve the bodies of two demolition workers from the debris of a collapsed building in Sukhumvit Soi 87 in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK: -- POLICE HAVE charged the managing director and engineer of a demolition firm over the collapse of an eight-storey building in Bangkok that killed four workers on Friday.

 

Boy Ocean Star Company had insisted that it subcontracted the job to another firm, Mega Tools.

 

However, police have charged Boy Ocean Star managing director Mana Kaewmanee and the firm’s engineer Kittipong Yootairomboon with recklessness causing deaths and wounds, mental and emotional, to others. 

 

Both denied any wrongdoing and were released on bail of Bt120,000 each. 

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30302434

 

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[trogers]

Ahhh... subcontract the job out and pocket the price difference, and we wash our hands of any responsibilities... 

 

Any inactive posts?

[Elkski]

1500$ us bail
?

[robertthebruce]

Very sad for the dead  and injured people.

 

But SAFETY in any shape or form is non existent in Thailand.

 

just look around, and you will see....

 

2016 believe it or not.....

[ChrisY1]

42 minutes ago, robertthebruce said:

Very sad for the dead  and injured people.

 

But SAFETY in any shape or form is non existent in Thailand.

 

just look around, and you will see....

 

2016 believe it or not.....

And we don't have to look too far....like the guy in the loader bucket.

[catinthehat]

"Boy Ocean Star Company had insisted that it subcontracted the job to another firm, Mega Tools."

 

Same ol' same ol'. Never take responsibility or accountability. I know for a fact that the main contractor is still responsible for review, approval and monitoring of both an HSE and QC Plan.

 

I wonder who is responsible for the fellow up in the loader bucket (above 6 feet) with no safety harness. I wonder who he will blame. The operator made me get in.

 

As I've stated before, all of the frustration we feel over incidents as these is due to the fact that on this side of the planet the powers that be have been able to assign a value to a human beings life. Fatality>>apology>>blood money paid>>ok bring in the replacement workers. I've personally witnessed it in many countries. So sad.

[tigermoth]

It is normal practice for many construction companies, both here and overseas, to sub-contract out demolition of buildings this size to a company which specialises in demolition. This particular incident is not clear as if the company that undertook the demolition and was a specialist demolition company then they are totallky responsible, not the original contractors. If the company did not specialise in demolition then both companies are at fault.

[Dipterocarp]

Interesting but even in western countries how often do high level Execs face actual consequenses?

Deepwater Horizon. corporation pleads guilty felony counts resulting in death/enormous disaster (Nice legal fiction that a corporation is a person, you can't jail it can you?) Charges of manslaughter against rig supervisors dropped.

[Jimbo1964]

No such thing as due diligence here. Just pass the job on to a cheaper sub contractors and then its not their worries.......Well yes it is actually......

[bark]

Accidents do happen on the job site. I'm sure the sub-contractor were also qualified.

They will pay to usual 100,000 / worker who died, and will not allow workers to wear Flip Flops in the future.

Sorry for the families.

[elgordo38]

4 hours ago, catinthehat said:

fact that on this side of the planet the powers that be have been able to assign a value to a human beings life. Fatality>>apology>>blood money paid>>ok bring in the replacement workers. I've personally witnessed it in many countries. So sad.

Precisely why big business from the west are crawling all over themselves to get here the promised land.  Fatality>>apology>>blood money paid>>PROFIT

[wanderluster]

5 hours ago, Elkski said:

1500$ us bail
?

judging by your math skills you must be american?    80 baht to the us$

[Pigdog747]

6 hours ago, Elkski said:

1500$ us bail
?

Your math isn't to good is it?