Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee dialogues with businesses on construction safety

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of December 15, 2016, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong had a dialogue with businesses and investors on the implementation of Directive No. 18/CT-UBND to strengthen the management of construction order and ensure safety in construction works in Nghe An province.

Attending the dialogue were Mr. Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of relevant departments, branches and sectors; representatives of Nghe An Typical Enterprise Association; Association of Small and Medium Enterprises; investors of projects using tower cranes in Vinh city.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the dialogue session.

At the dialogue, representatives of businesses emphasized that the recent unfortunate tower crane accident in Vinh City was due to the negligence and subjectivity of the project owner. This is a warning bell to re-establish order and construction safety.

Representatives of TECCO Central and Nghe An Typical Business Association said: Directive 18 issued by Nghe An Provincial People's Committee is completely correct; but the correction and replacement of tower cranes within 10 days is difficult to implement, requesting the Provincial People's Committee and localities to reconsider the deadline for enterprises to convert equipment, ensuring construction progress; need to tighten the reach of tower cranes appropriately to ensure safety for people and create favorable conditions for enterprises; besides, enterprises also need to improve their responsibility to the community.

Mr. Tran Anh Son - Vice President and General Secretary of Nghe An Typical Business Association represented the businesses to speak.

Representatives of the Provincial People's Committee Office and the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs said that in the past, the management of construction safety at construction sites has not been strict; labor safety has not been focused on; businesses should not be subjective, need to be responsible in ensuring safety during the construction process; need to find optimal solutions to harmonize the interests of businesses and ensure safety for people. Meanwhile, representatives of the Department of Construction said that, in accordance with national standards, there is nothing wrong with suspending tower cranes that do not ensure safety.

Mr. Nguyen Hoai An - Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee said that the issuance of Directive 18 by the Provincial People's Committee was completely correct and very urgent, and was highly supported by the people.

Tower bridge construction project spanning Le Hong Phong Street (Vinh City) poses many potential risks of accidents.

On the local government side, Mr. Nguyen Hoai An - Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee and representatives of Hung Phuc and Hung Binh wards, acknowledged the role of enterprises in constructing works, contributing to accelerating the development of Vinh City. However, in recent times, the sectors, functions and localities have been lax in managing the safety of works.

Comrade Pham Thi Hong Toan - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper emphasized finding solutions to implement Directive 18 in an optimal way, both ensuring safety for people and harmonizing the interests of businesses.

Speaking at the dialogue, Comrade Pham Thi Hong Toan - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper said that strictly implementing Directive 18 of the Provincial People's Committee is necessary; local authorities and enterprises need to inspect and review each specific project to come up with appropriate solutions, both ensuring safety and reducing losses for enterprises.

Concluding the dialogue, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized: Functional sectors, localities, and enterprises need to seriously implement Directive 18 and regulations on labor safety according to the law; ensure safety for people and create business development; need to consider each case specifically, if any construction is not safe during construction, resolutely not allow implementation. In the coming time, the Provincial People's Committee will establish a working group to seriously inspect the implementation of Directive 18.

Duc Chuyen