Chinese construction company fined 50,000 GEL for violating safety rules, resulting in death of worker
Resumo
Data informada: 9 Out 2019
Localização: Geórgia
Empresas
China Railway 23rd Bureau Group (part of CRCC) - Employer , Georgian Railway JSC - SponsorProjetos
Kvishkheti tunnel (East-west railway line) - SiteAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: 1
Trabalhadores: ( Número desconhecido - Geórgia , Construção de Estradas , Gender not reported )Temas
Saúde e Segurança Ocupacional , MortesResposta
Resposta solicitada: Sim, por Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
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Tipo de fonte: News outlet
09 October 2019
The Labor Inspection Department has fined the Georgian branch of Chinese company China Railway 23rd Bureau Group Co 50,000 GEL ($16,845/€15,326) for violating work safety rules that caused the death of one worker, announced the Georgian Ministry of Health.
China Railway 23rd Bureau Group Co is building the Kvishkheti-Zvare tunnel. As of today, construction work has been suspended.
"The inspection revealed violation of safety rules, in particular, the use of damaged, amortized, technically faulty heavy equipment, workplace safety violations, and inaccurate/incomplete identification of hazards”, said the Georgian Ministry of Health.