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Saturday, April 24, 2004 news updates and reflection...
Saturday April 24, 2:17 PM Two workers seriously burnt at Chevron Oronite plant on Jurong Island SINGAPORE: Two workers were seriously injured at the Chevron Oronite plant on Jurong Island on Saturday night. A company statement says the men, Lee Boon Loong and Tan Choon Hock, were rushed to the Singapore General Hospital Burns Unit and were in critical condition. The men were clearing an incinerator unit of ash chute when they encountered hot liquid from the incinerator and sustained serious burns. The company says it is not normal for hot liquid to be present in the incinerator. It adds that all operations at that portion of the plant have been suspended and a full inquiry will be conducted into the incident. Chevron Oronite is a developer and marketer of additives for fuels and lubricants. - CNA Being in the chemical industry is supposed to be the safest industry around as compared to construction and other industries. Well, looking at thee articles, i'm kinda surprise that such a think actually happened to Chevron, I mean Chevron is one the few major chemical plant that is considered safe. And clearing of incinerator should be a relatively safe job, i mean with all the regulation and rules set in place, LOTO, paper documentation and so on so forth, it's really terrible that such a thing happened. In comparison to the oven explosion in SIA Kitchen, I'm not sure about how is the procedures like in maintance of equipment, but I'm pretty sure that the 2 technicians have to play a part in that? Or perhaps everything is just fated to happen? And also how to freakin' cave-in happen to Nicoll highway? The government announce the cave-in as national disasters, but as quoted from Kumar yesterday... "Singapore is so small, any thing happen is consider a national disaster, but I think MISS SINGAPORE UNIVERSE should be considered a national disaster." Haha... Nicoll highway, in my opinion, had a cave in-in, I think it's because of poor material used for building of support wall for the digging of tunnel. If you think logically, construction is a very expensive project, to cut cost here and there, the only way is to save on material fees. Since the workers are really lowly paid. NO matter that, I hope the government goes deep into details regarding the cave-in. And meanwhile I shall ask around my contacts and network to see if I have got insider news... Disclaimer: The above opinion is personal and should not be used for publicity of any sort. |
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