webfact Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Four workers die in Bangkok sewer By The Nation Courtesy of Pirun 124 rescue unit BANGKOK: -- Four workers drowned in a private firm’s wastewater sewer in Bangkok’s Bang Na district on Friday morning. Bang Na police were alerted at 10.45am that five workers were in danger in the wastewater-treatment pipe system at CPS Co in Soi 20 on Bang Na-Trat Road. Four of the workers died despite efforts to resuscitate them, while the fifth was rushed to hospital. As of press time on Friday, police were inspecting the scene to try and determine the cause of the tragedy. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30318898 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-06-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Yeah,, no need to investigate, Hydrogen sulfide and methane caused their quick lose of consciousness and repertory failure that in most cases results in death.... they probably went down there without checking for poisonous gases and without protections.... poor guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncat1 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Same thing happened last year ...Lessons learnt = ZERO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul18620 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Couldn't of had the correct tools for the jobs for example gas detector is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Or a canary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats56 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 On my previous jobs wrote many confined space procedures. Continuous gas test for O2 and other gases. Two.radio contact with a posted guard. Safety belt if required to pull someone out in a hurry. Checklist for all involved. Supply of fresh air via a air mover etc. They here just don't have qualified personal and procedures to prevent these types of accidents in this country unless you work for big global companies that all.have standard operating procedures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 This appears to have been a rescue attempt by the four workers for a student who inadvertently fell into the sewer - and five people have died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Besides having the right kind of detectors on them, could they not install them in certain points of the sewer ? Sensors are becoming cheaper by the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerostar Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Quote This appears to have been a rescue attempt by the four workers for a student who inadvertently fell into the sewer - and five people have died. A student fell into the sewer ? How did that happen ? If this is true, then 5 people have died because nobody bothered to place a barrier around the open sewer. Ignorance of basic safety and lack of imagination by workers. leads to these types of tragedies again and again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredthegreat Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Where is the news about a student falling into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Safety equipment Was there any? Any checks done for the gas Oh forgot Life is cheap in Thailand who cares anyway They will be replaced quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave67 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Even the press are clue-less of the real dangers , drowned ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Such a common event here......no companies ever learn lessons....and more so if the lessons require costing.....CPF is an "elite" company, and therefore will gain leniency from the authorities......nothing will happen to them and I'm sure the financial issues are being finalised right now........CPF will not give a fig! Lessons learnt?.......Again zero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda13 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 RIP, terrible tragedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foozool Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Last year a few people learnt that they need to check for poison gas ☠️before entering the hole and today a few more people learnt not getting in a hole before checking for gas ☠️and next year a few people will learn about gas by more death ?and this story continues ‼️? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chou Anou Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 7 hours ago, ezzra said: Yeah,, no need to investigate, Hydrogen sulfide and methane caused their quick lose of consciousness and repertory failure ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Does that mean they'll never act in a Bangkok theater production again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William C F Pierce Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Unfortunately I doubt whether there is anyone in Thailand that has confined space training, which does not just cover sewage working environments, but fresh water systems. In a fresh water system it is possible to die from odourless fumes. As has happened with 3 people in the past dying one after the other in the UK on a building site. NB A confined space is not necessarily a small enclosed space. It can be quite a large enclosed chamber or tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 According to the Post Today and BKK Biznews it was a poultry processing factory owned by CPF (Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc). A Chula Veterinary student, 23 year old Panthika Tasuwan, on a field trip at the plant initially fell down the sewer. Four workers from the plant (2 men and 2 women) went to help her but all were overcome by fumes or lack of oxygen. Four died at the scene and one later in hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 11 hours ago, nausea said: Or a canary. They used a canary, they went looking for it after it failed to return. These people have very little respect for their own lives let alone others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordguy61mi Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I hear this story again and again. Why don't they learn? I have worked in confined spaces in the U.S. many times over the years and we always use proper PPE and sniff the space for gases before we go in. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 A preventable accident. 'Nanny states' are not that bad after all. Condolences to families and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 3 hours ago, katana said: According to the Post Today and BKK Biznews it was a poultry processing factory owned by CPF (Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc). A Chula Veterinary student, 23 year old Panthika Tasuwan, on a field trip at the plant initially fell down the sewer. Four workers from the plant (2 men and 2 women) went to help her but all were overcome by fumes or lack of oxygen. Four died at the scene and one later in hospital. that story of course changes everything. they rushed to help and paid with their life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I had a Thai Chinese friend who as a young boy began his work career cleaning septic tanks for his family's business. He was the youngest and smallest of the family so that was his job....to go down into the septic tank after it had been pumped out to wash it down. He survived it and later became the manager of a Guesthouse/hotel. the last time I heard from him he had built a new house for him and his family in Bangkok. That was a good 27 years ago however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 So sad and so preventable rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 4 hours ago, fordguy61mi said: I hear this story again and again. Why don't they learn? I have worked in confined spaces in the U.S. many times over the years and we always use proper PPE and sniff the space for gases before we go in. Crazy. To paraphrase Forrest Gump - crazy is as crazy does And is likely to happen again because who is learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I have lived in Thailand for 23 years and ran a Waste Water Treatment and consultancy Company since 1974. Many Thai workers have died after entering sewers over the years and I have never seen breathing apparatus used or available. C.P. Group is owned by the richest man in Thailand so he should make sure that it is "Safety First" as the slogan goes and not "Safety First, Death Second". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 In this case it was an accident (falling in of a student) and valiant attempts by official and security guards to rescue her (who likely would not have had such equipment even if available for normal servicing). They lost there lives trying to save another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbleg Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 It might not be poisonous gases but the lack of oxygen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, Rumbleg said: It might not be poisonous gases but the lack of oxygen. Quite right, it could have been lack of O2 or the presence of H2S.. but one thing is for certain, there was no consideration for Health and Safety at all - Confined entry is deadly, yet many laymen are completely unaware of the risks, in this case tragically so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.