Thursday, March 15, 2007

Desnudita Katesplayground

WORKER DIES IN CONSTRUCTION WORK IN ÑUÑOA


PUBLIC STATEMENT

Mauricio Rodriguez, 32, Simonetti company worker, was killed while he was working on the foundations of the building located at street Dublé Almeyda 2929, and which gave a retaining wall of the building. He lost his life
crushed by about six tons of dirt, while he was working on a wall of underground 15-story building. In addition, injured Manuel Carilao, 25, who is in serious condition in Hospital Workers.
After the accident, Fire Commander Helmut Kaminski, made a clarion call for the inspections to construction sites. Neighbors of a building adjacent to the building claimed that there was another collapse in February, without serious consequences. On Monday, a worker died and another remained trapped for eight hours in the commune of Vitacura, an accident of similar characteristics.
The citizen groups, undersigned, have repeatedly denounced the irresponsible absence forecast in the case of many construction companies, the lack of corporate self-regulation in this area, by the Chilean Chamber of Construction, the lack of sufficient local control by the Municipality of Providencia, and the absence of a normative framework appropriate legal framework for the realization of deep excavations in the proposed building height in residential areas, nevertheless, these authorities have taken important decisions in this area.
see every day as the municipality of Providencia dispenses construction companies require adequate working conditions of workers in construction and security measures toward the workers and neighbors.
is not acceptable to multiply sluggish performances from the many construction companies, which not only destroy our environment, but cause severe damage to adjoining buildings of the new buildings, new construction techniques using invasive and not yet proven and are the cause of this tragedy, as are the "shoring by tensors. The Commune
Ñuñoa many neighbors on their property damaged by a redevelopment process, in which rights are not respected urban population, expression of this is the recent collapse has cost a life . We call upon
mentioned, to give public account of the reasons that have prevented them from taking appropriate measures for the security rights of workers and neighbors of the construction work carried out in Providencia, are respected.
express our deepest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of Mauricio Rodriguez.
Santiago, March 14, 2007 by Nuno

NETWORK GROUP PUBLIC DEFEND THE CITY

0 comments:

Post a Comment