5 People Dead and 4 Injured as Crane Falls on Houses in Poipet

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Re: 5 People Dead and 4 Injured as Crane Falls on Houses in Poipet

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Jerry Atrick wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 4:33 pm
Yobbo wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 3:14 pm
Cranes are fucking dangerous; even in London, iirc, there have been two catastrophic crane collapses this year alone.
Yes I've had to run from a toppling crane myself.
Having an elevated work platform ticket assessing the foundation is a basic from a much lesser accreditation.
So it wasn't so much the operator but the governance or lack thereof!
The same governance that has presided whilst buildings collapse & young men fall to their death.
The operator was probably doing what he was told & now his life hangs in the balance...............Sorry! :oops:
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