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A recent incident which left a labourer dead has prompted safety watchdog Build Safe UAE to issue an alert highlighting the causes of what it views as a ‘horrendous accident’.
The accident happened on the 8th of March in Ras Al Khaimah when the shoring wall of a three-metre-deep excavation collapsed, burying a worker under tones of sand, rocks and other debris. Police were alerted, but the 43-year-old victim, named as Jol Ahamed, was dead at the scene.
A photograph, taken by a local news reporter, showed that the rock pile, which had fallen in, was right next to the excavation. In addition, the snap showed that onlookers were standing right on the edge of the already partially collapsed hole.
BSU identified a number of failings that were apparent from the details available. The safety alert noted that excavations of this type should be boxed in, and that a simple risk assessment would have identified the danger.
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The organisation’s chair has reacted over the fatality. Grahame McCaig of Dutco Balfour Beatty said: “There, is frankly speaking, no excuse for allowing people to enter and work under the conditions that were evident from the photograph of the accident scene and I would hope that the RAK Authorities are undertaking a full investigation of the circumstances surrounding the incident and will act accordingly.”
He added that the management of the contracting company involved “must be held accountable”.
McCaig also pointed out that the group has issued a number safety alerts for this type of incident over the past two years, saying that: “BSU has recognised trench collapse as a major cause of concern over the last two years.”
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