Tag Archives: Construction

A contractor was fined $280,000 after one of its workers was crushed to death by a 1500kg metal gate back in 2014. The accident happened at a construction site at Bartley Rd. The worker was asked to check on the sliding of the gate when it toppled and pinned him to the ground. Sterling Engineering had failed to ensure safety standards and did not bother to supervise its workers properly. Lowest bid again?

I refer to previous article criticizing the way LTA award its tender. One comment by a certain Lionel Chong claimed that the price quality ratio is wrong and rubbished the entire article because of one inaccuracy.

Or Kim Peow Contractor is the firm responsible for building the highway along Upper Changi Rd, but what's interesting is, it is owned by OKP Holdings Pte Ltd, whose Chairman and Directors are grassroots leaders! Chairman Or Kim Peow is in Potong Pasir CCC and was awarded Public Service Awards a few times before. His 3 sons are Directors of the company (surprise surprise!) and were similarly awarded for their contributions to public service. How come so many big shots but still cannot ensure safety precautions, still kena fined, still got lapse? What are they going to do about it now that they kena so many accidents? Eh pls la, make sure you run your company properly first before boasting about your involvement in "serving the community"!

The contractor in charge of building the affected highway, Or Kim Peow Construction, was fined $250,000 2 years ago for failing to take safety precautions and causing a worker's death in an accident at Yio Chu Kang flyover. In 2015, 4 workers fell when the platform they were on gave way. The accident happened because the company did not check if the platform was properly put up. At the time, the Manpower Ministry said: "This is a clear case of a company that does not take workplace safety seriously". But 2 years later, they're still using the same contractor and look what happened!

The LTA has released a media statement on the Upper Changi Rd worksite accident where 1 worker was killed and another 10 injured. The deceased is from China. LTA said it is investigating if there are any lapses and working with MOM, SCDF and the Police to deal with the matter. "Preliminary investigations indicate that the corbels supporting the pre-cast beams had given way. As a precautionary measure, LTA is checking all other work sites. Works at all LTA road and rail construction sites will observe a safety timeout this morning."

One was pronounced dead while 10 others were injured after an uncompleted highway structure collapsed along Upper Changi Rd East this morning. The incident happened near the PIE exit to the TPE at around 3.35am. As many as 60 SCDF officers were alerted to the scene. Latest update: SCDF announced that it completed its rescue operations and has accounted for all of the construction workers.

Be careful of renovation scams from Carpentry Design Works! The company received more than 20 complaints this month alone for unfinished works and delays even though its customers have already paid thousands of dollars. Some waited weeks for plumbing or wiring works but to no avail. The company will refuse to start work and give excuses like its lorry broke down or its workers were hospitalised. In fact, its office at Telok Kurau does not even have a signboard! Apparently, CASE tried to approach them but did not get a response. Carpentry Design Works was registered only about a year ago and has been using other people's identities as its directors. A few of them will be taking action against the firm for misusing their names and letting them take the blame for its monetary loans. Police are still investigating. No Signboard Renovation, anybody?

More reports have come in about the collapsed crane at the Outram Park station worksite near Eu Tong Seng Street. According to the witnesses, there were no casualties from the accident. Even the crane driver had managed to jump out of the falling vehicle to safety in the nick of time.

A 21 year-old Bangladeshi worker with Hyundai Engineering & Construction fell to a brutal death this morning at about 11AM at the Marina One construction site in Marina South. The main construction companies involved in the project are Hyundai Engineering & Construction and GS Engineering and Construction.

For all contractor and renovation related field personnel out there, this is a person you need to be aware of and be careful if you are currently dealing with him.