Tilted jack-up rig in Jurong Shipyard restored
Posted: 15 January 2013 1241 hrs
SINGAPORE: Jurong Shipyard has restored and floated the jack-up rig that tilted in 2012 to its original upright position.
Eighty-nine workers were injured in the incident at the shipyard on 3 December.
Sembcorp Marine said on Tuesday that with the rig now back to its upright position, Jurong Shipyard and the authorities will focus on investigations into what caused it to tilt.
Repairs and restoration work will start when the stop-work is lifted.
The three-legged rig was scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2013 but this has been rescheduled.
The rig is expected to be delivered by the end of third quarter of 2013.
Sembcorp Marine said the repairs and change in the delivery date are not expected to have any material impact on its net tangible assets and earnings per share for the year ending 31 December 2013.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Friday, December 7, 2012
Protest by HK trade unions over SMRT strike "highly regrettable", says NTUC chief
Protest by HK trade unions over SMRT strike "highly regrettable", says NTUC chief
By Vimita Mohandas | Posted: 06 December 2012 1536 hrs
SINGAPORE: Labour chief Lim Swee Say said on Thursday the protest by the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) over the illegal strike by SMRT bus drivers from China is highly regrettable.
Mr Lim was speaking on the sidelines of the Labour Movement Workplan Seminar on Thursday.
Some 20 members of the HKCTU held a protest outside the Singapore Consulate in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
The confederation had said Singapore did not respect the basic rights of workers who go on strike.
It also accused Singapore of not conforming to equal remuneration for its workers.
The union called on the Singapore government to reinstate the 29 drivers who were repatriated, and to drop the charges against the five who were detained.
Mr Lim, who is Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), said that it is highly inappropriate for unions of other countries to dictate what another country should do.
Mr Lim said: "We, as a labour movement, NTUC, we will not dictate what Hong Kong, the government or trade unions should do because why? We should respect that each country has its own different circumstances.
"All workers regardless of nationalities must respect the law of the land. I'm sure in Hong Kong, they expect their workers to follow the law of their land as well."
He urged management, union and workers to strengthen communications and pertnerships to ensure that workers are treated fairly.
Mr Lim added that the strike could have been avoided.
He added: "If the management can respect and recognise the role of the union and when the union and management work together with the workers, I think it's a much better way in ensuring we can take care of the interest of the workers, business, and thereby able to serve the public commuters better."
On a separate issue, Mr Yeo Guat Kwang, who is chairman of the Migrant Workers' Centre, said more help will be given to the 89 workers who were injured in the Jurong shipyard rig accident.
Besides counselling sessions, they will also be given a free phone set with a prepaid phonecard to enable them to contact their loved ones.
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By Vimita Mohandas | Posted: 06 December 2012 1536 hrs
SINGAPORE: Labour chief Lim Swee Say said on Thursday the protest by the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) over the illegal strike by SMRT bus drivers from China is highly regrettable.
Mr Lim was speaking on the sidelines of the Labour Movement Workplan Seminar on Thursday.
Some 20 members of the HKCTU held a protest outside the Singapore Consulate in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
The confederation had said Singapore did not respect the basic rights of workers who go on strike.
It also accused Singapore of not conforming to equal remuneration for its workers.
The union called on the Singapore government to reinstate the 29 drivers who were repatriated, and to drop the charges against the five who were detained.
Mr Lim, who is Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), said that it is highly inappropriate for unions of other countries to dictate what another country should do.
Mr Lim said: "We, as a labour movement, NTUC, we will not dictate what Hong Kong, the government or trade unions should do because why? We should respect that each country has its own different circumstances.
"All workers regardless of nationalities must respect the law of the land. I'm sure in Hong Kong, they expect their workers to follow the law of their land as well."
He urged management, union and workers to strengthen communications and pertnerships to ensure that workers are treated fairly.
Mr Lim added that the strike could have been avoided.
He added: "If the management can respect and recognise the role of the union and when the union and management work together with the workers, I think it's a much better way in ensuring we can take care of the interest of the workers, business, and thereby able to serve the public commuters better."
On a separate issue, Mr Yeo Guat Kwang, who is chairman of the Migrant Workers' Centre, said more help will be given to the 89 workers who were injured in the Jurong shipyard rig accident.
Besides counselling sessions, they will also be given a free phone set with a prepaid phonecard to enable them to contact their loved ones.
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- wong chee tat ;)
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Safety of workers should be utmost priority, says Heng Chee How
Safety of workers should be utmost priority, says Heng Chee How
By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 04 December 2012 1101 hrs
SINGAPORE: The safety of workers should be the utmost priority, and so the accident involving an oil rig at Jurong Shipyard should be thoroughly investigated to make sure it does not happen again, said Mr Heng Chee How, the Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and the NTUC's Deputy Secretary-General.
"Every worker comes from a family, he wants to go back home safely to the family... we owe it to all workers to maintain a safe work culture and a safe workplace," he said on the sidelines of a community event at the People's Association headquarters.
Noting that the accident was a serious one, Mr Heng said the Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Employees' Union has reached out to the affected workers.
He added that the Jurong Shipyard is unionised, and that the union has been on the ground working with the management to stabilise the situation.
Mr Heng said: "They have been trying to work out who among them might be the union members, and where they are union members, there will also be union benefits for these times of distress and so on, that would be available to members. In general as fellow workers, they will want to stand alongside these workers, to give them encouragement, and counsel them as necessary."
The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) assured workers injured in Monday's rig accident at Jurong Shipyard that they will get the assistance they will need.
It said in a statement on Tuesday that it's confident that their employer will do all that's necessary to see to their needs in this critical time.
MWC said it's in touch with the Manpower Ministry on the provision of assistance.
Eighty-nine workers were injured in the accident on Monday, when a jack-up rig that was being constructed tilted to one side.
MWC was set up in 2009 by the National Trades Union Congress and the Singapore National Employers Federation to improve the welfare of migrant workers in Singapore.
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By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 04 December 2012 1101 hrs
SINGAPORE: The safety of workers should be the utmost priority, and so the accident involving an oil rig at Jurong Shipyard should be thoroughly investigated to make sure it does not happen again, said Mr Heng Chee How, the Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and the NTUC's Deputy Secretary-General.
"Every worker comes from a family, he wants to go back home safely to the family... we owe it to all workers to maintain a safe work culture and a safe workplace," he said on the sidelines of a community event at the People's Association headquarters.
Noting that the accident was a serious one, Mr Heng said the Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Employees' Union has reached out to the affected workers.
He added that the Jurong Shipyard is unionised, and that the union has been on the ground working with the management to stabilise the situation.
Mr Heng said: "They have been trying to work out who among them might be the union members, and where they are union members, there will also be union benefits for these times of distress and so on, that would be available to members. In general as fellow workers, they will want to stand alongside these workers, to give them encouragement, and counsel them as necessary."
The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) assured workers injured in Monday's rig accident at Jurong Shipyard that they will get the assistance they will need.
It said in a statement on Tuesday that it's confident that their employer will do all that's necessary to see to their needs in this critical time.
MWC said it's in touch with the Manpower Ministry on the provision of assistance.
Eighty-nine workers were injured in the accident on Monday, when a jack-up rig that was being constructed tilted to one side.
MWC was set up in 2009 by the National Trades Union Congress and the Singapore National Employers Federation to improve the welfare of migrant workers in Singapore.
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Failed braking system caused rig to tilt: Sembcorp Marine
Failed braking system caused rig to tilt: Sembcorp Marine
By Vimita Mohandas | Posted: 04 December 2012 1615 hrs
SINGAPORE: A failed braking system on one of the movable legs of a rig at the Jurong Shipyard had caused the structure to tilt, injuring 89 workers on Monday.
Sembcorp Marine gave this update as part of its early findings of investigations into the accident at the shipyard in Tanjong Kling Road.
The company said load tests were being carried out on the partially-constructed rig from last Saturday.
Before the incident happened, the legs of the rig were lodged firmly some three metres in the seabed and were able to take on the load testing.
The load tests went on for about 1.5 days with each of the three legs of the rig bearing a load of about 9,000 tonnes.
However, on Monday morning, the jacking unit of the forward leg slipped, causing the hull and the legs to tilt forward.
Sembcorp Marine said the priority now is to stabilise the structure. It is working closely with experts to get it back in an upright position.
Meanwhile, the Manpower Ministry said that most of the workers have been discharged while three are still being warded for minor injuries.
One of the workers warded in West Point Hospital has shin injury with hairline fracture.
Of the two warded at the Singapore General Hospital, one of the workers has swelling in one ankle while the other has swelling in both ankles. They are expected to be discharged over the next few days.
Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin took a tour of the accident site at Jurong Shipyard on Tuesday to see first-hand the extent of the damage.
Mr Tan said: "The shipyard has assessed the situation and they feel the structure is stable as it is right now... they have sealed off the area so that in case anything untoward happens, there should be no cause of injuries to anyone in that area.
"So the priority right now is to take stock of how exactly you should rectify the physical situation on the ground and importantly to understand where the system did not work as it's supposed to."
On Monday, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) ordered all works at the affected rig to stop.
Mr Tan said Sembcorp Marine is still assessing what steps it should take next to rectify the situation.
He said the Manpower Ministry will work closely with the company.
He also said the next step is to investigate the cause of the incident and see what lessons can be learnt from it.
Investigators will look into areas such as the procedures and processes, and assess if they were effective and had been followed.
They will also find out why the braking mechanism did not work.
Mr Tan said the company has assured him that it will look after all the injured workers and take care of their medical expenses.
Sembcorp Marine said it is also focusing on helping the affected workers.
Mr Wong Weng Sun, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sembcorp Marine, said: "We have set up for them professional psychiatric services and we have also engaged the same services for group discussions and also for individual counselling for those who are still in the hospital."
The Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Employees' Union said it is in touch with the company and workers to see how it can assist them.
It also urged Jurong Shipyard to ensure that such an incident will not happen again.
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By Vimita Mohandas | Posted: 04 December 2012 1615 hrs
SINGAPORE: A failed braking system on one of the movable legs of a rig at the Jurong Shipyard had caused the structure to tilt, injuring 89 workers on Monday.
Sembcorp Marine gave this update as part of its early findings of investigations into the accident at the shipyard in Tanjong Kling Road.
The company said load tests were being carried out on the partially-constructed rig from last Saturday.
Before the incident happened, the legs of the rig were lodged firmly some three metres in the seabed and were able to take on the load testing.
The load tests went on for about 1.5 days with each of the three legs of the rig bearing a load of about 9,000 tonnes.
However, on Monday morning, the jacking unit of the forward leg slipped, causing the hull and the legs to tilt forward.
Sembcorp Marine said the priority now is to stabilise the structure. It is working closely with experts to get it back in an upright position.
Meanwhile, the Manpower Ministry said that most of the workers have been discharged while three are still being warded for minor injuries.
One of the workers warded in West Point Hospital has shin injury with hairline fracture.
Of the two warded at the Singapore General Hospital, one of the workers has swelling in one ankle while the other has swelling in both ankles. They are expected to be discharged over the next few days.
Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin took a tour of the accident site at Jurong Shipyard on Tuesday to see first-hand the extent of the damage.
Mr Tan said: "The shipyard has assessed the situation and they feel the structure is stable as it is right now... they have sealed off the area so that in case anything untoward happens, there should be no cause of injuries to anyone in that area.
"So the priority right now is to take stock of how exactly you should rectify the physical situation on the ground and importantly to understand where the system did not work as it's supposed to."
On Monday, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) ordered all works at the affected rig to stop.
Mr Tan said Sembcorp Marine is still assessing what steps it should take next to rectify the situation.
He said the Manpower Ministry will work closely with the company.
He also said the next step is to investigate the cause of the incident and see what lessons can be learnt from it.
Investigators will look into areas such as the procedures and processes, and assess if they were effective and had been followed.
They will also find out why the braking mechanism did not work.
Mr Tan said the company has assured him that it will look after all the injured workers and take care of their medical expenses.
Sembcorp Marine said it is also focusing on helping the affected workers.
Mr Wong Weng Sun, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sembcorp Marine, said: "We have set up for them professional psychiatric services and we have also engaged the same services for group discussions and also for individual counselling for those who are still in the hospital."
The Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Employees' Union said it is in touch with the company and workers to see how it can assist them.
It also urged Jurong Shipyard to ensure that such an incident will not happen again.
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- wong chee tat :)
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