Risk of insecurity at the site of a residential project under construction

The shabby condition, damaged infrastructure, and many construction projects lacking safety measures are the shortcomings at the Dong Phat Urban Southeast Residential Area Project (also known as MB 584), Quang Thanh Ward (Thanh Hoa City).

Floor plan 584 is under construction.

According to MB 584, in addition to the completed construction and residential areas, there are hundreds of plots of land under construction by contractors. What is worth reflecting here is that during the construction process, the contractors did not arrange tarpaulins, barriers, warning signs of dangerous areas... according to regulations, so sand, gravel, bricks, and rocks were scattered in neighboring areas and on the roadside, posing a potential safety risk to passersby.

Mr. Nguyen Van H., who has a house on this site, said: The above situation not only causes sloppiness, loss of aesthetics, and unsafety for people to travel, but when it is sunny, it is dusty, when it rains, mud accumulates into puddles, polluting the environment and affecting people's health. According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh, a resident of Quang Thanh ward, many items such as sidewalks and roadside are dumped and construction materials (soil, sand, bricks, steel, etc.) by contractors indiscriminately. Many locations of manhole covers, as well as drainage ditches are damaged but have not been repaired, posing a potential safety risk for people passing by, especially children.

Through investigation, it is known that MB 584 was recognized by Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee as the winning result of the auction of land use rights in Decision No. 1055/QD-UBND dated March 26, 2020. From the end of 2023 until now, hundreds of land lots at this site have been being vigorously constructed by contractors, causing many problems with construction order here.

Talking with Ms. Do Thi Trang, Chairman of Quang Thanh Ward People's Committee, said: The investor of MB 584 is BNB Hanoi Company Limited (headquartered on the 3rd floor, Tay Ha Building, Phung Khoang urban area, Trung Van Ward, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi). To limit the above shortcomings, the locality also regularly coordinates with the investor to propagate to raise people's awareness in construction activities. However, there are still some people who do not comply with the regulations, leading to the situation of being cleared today, but reoccurring tomorrow. This is one of the difficulties of the locality when the construction site is not completed, there is no camera surveillance system; the specialized force is thin; the coordination of the investor is not regular...

Previously, Thanh Hoa City People's Committee also imposed an administrative fine of more than 100 million VND on the investor MB 584 for the violation of constructing a project that did not comply with the approved construction design and during the construction process, did not cover the construction, causing construction materials to fall into the surrounding area.

According to the provisions of sub-section 2.1, section 2 of Circular 16/2021/TT-BXD dated December 20, 2021 promulgating QCVN 18:2021/BXD national technical regulation on safety in construction, the regulations on ensuring safety at construction sites and surrounding areas clearly state: Employers must be responsible for establishing and implementing safety measures and other necessary measures to protect workers on construction sites and people in neighboring areas from risks arising from the construction site; ensuring hygiene and environment inside and outside the construction site.

Before and during the implementation of construction activities at the construction site, the employer must base on actual conditions, characteristics of the construction site, works and characteristics of different types of construction work to identify dangerous factors, harmful factors, determine dangerous areas, hazardous areas on the construction site and areas surrounding the construction site.

Dangerous and hazardous areas must be established and controlled to ensure safety by measures such as: having fences or strong shielding measures to prevent intrusion; having specific warning and guidance means; having people on duty to protect, warn and control entry and exit.

Thus, in order to thoroughly handle the above shortcomings and limitations, it is necessary to have the synchronous participation of local authorities, project investors and functional forces, such as construction inspectors, urban regulations... in strengthening the inspection and handling of violations in construction activities here.

Article and photos: Son Dinh

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/nguy-co-mat-an-toan-tai-mat-bang-du-an-khu-dan-cu-dang-trien-khai-thi-cong-225290.htm