Mishaps waiting to occur

Danger zone: Manholes on a roadway divider near Lat Phrao Soi 49 are covered with concrete plates and fenced off to caution pedestrians not to getin the location. (Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut) Bangkok locals were left frightened by 2 terrible mishaps early this month that emphasize a absence of security steps on the part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and other companies. On May 3, a 59-year-old guy passedaway after plunging into a inadequately covered, 15-metre-deep manhole belonging to the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) on a roadway divider in Lat Phrao district. The victim was crossing the roadway when he stepped onto the plywood cover, which was utilized to change a steel manhole cover that hadactually been taken, resulting in his fall. A coupleof days lateron, a 29-year-old motorcyclist was eliminated after falling into a drain system inside the Mahai Sawan underpass in Thon Buri district. The motorbike skidded inside the underpass, triggering the rider to sprawl numerous metres before ending in the drain opening. One area of the drain system was left open after the cover was taken and not changed. In light of these regrettable occurrences, the BMA called a conference with numerous firms to come up with procedures to avoid the theft of manhole covers and increase public security throughout the city. The Bangkok Post spoke to security supporters and coordinators to see how the city’s public security works, and what else requires to be done to make the capital’s walkways and streets moresecure for all. Accountability required Dr Anuchar Sethasathien, chairman of the Thailand Consumers Council’s (TCC) transportation and car sub-committee, associated the determination of such occurrences to insufficient guidance and policies. He stressedout the significance of having clear and robust public security policies to makesure coordination amongst celebrations included. “It’s vital to start with clear policies. Examples from huge cities program us that clear policies can be equated into collaborated work strategies and successfully carriedout,” he stated. It is likewise a needto to develop clear responsibility procedures, specifically when a massive job is divided into smallersized farmsout, stated Dr Anuchar. As various subcontractors might have differing levels of knowledge, this practice postures runstheriskof such as irregular efficiency and security problems. However, in Switzerland, the public security law enforces hard charges if security dangers are found in paths after work hasactually been accepted, according to Dr Anuchar. In the occasion of a deadly mishap, lawbreaker charges likewise use. Strict enforcement has madesure compliance from all worried, he stated, including this type of law is in location in the nations where Smart City advancement hasactually endedupbeing effective. In Thailand, the Office of the Ombudsman, which safeguards individuals’s constitutional rights, needto be roped into the efforts. Each job needsto have a timeline to assistance the public and state firms keep track of work and be more alert and proactive in guaranteeing security. Civil society and the media can play a function in raising public awareness to assistance make a moresecure environment for pedestrians and drivers, he included. According to Dr Anuchar, city homeowners are
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