【Haichuan Chemical Accident Updates】It’s construction that’s to blame again! A gas explosion occurred in Baodi, Tianjin, injuring 23 people
Thread Content
The ongoing construction problems are partly due to the weak safety awareness among those involved in civil gas projects and related construction work. Incomplete information about underground conditions, as well as a lack of underground exploration, are also important factors contributing to these issues. Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin, June 21 (Reporter Huang Jianglin) – Reporters learned from the Publicity Department of the Baodi District Party Committee that at around 16:45 on the 21st, a gas explosion occurred near the intersection of Beicheng East Road and Wusu Road in Baodi District, injuring 23 people. The Baodi District Emergency Management Bureau issued a statement saying that the accident occurred due to gas leaks resulting from illegal construction at the site. Currently, efforts are underway to rescue the personnel, investigate the cause, and take subsequent actions.
As long as there are accidents, there are reasons to claim that responsibilities have not been fulfilled; then why isn’t anyone studying how to ensure that those responsibilities are indeed met?
Article 4 of the Work Safety Law: Production and business operation entities must abide by this Law as well as other laws and regulations related to work safety, strengthen work safety management, establish and improve a work safety responsibility system covering all employees as well as relevant work safety rules and regulations. They should increase investment in funds, materials, technology, and personnel for work safety, improve work safety conditions, enhance the standardization and informatization of work safety, establish a dual-prevention mechanism for risk classification control and hazard identification and rectification, improve mechanisms for risk prevention and mitigation, raise the level of work safety, and ensure safe production. Study it
On January 16, 2021, a gas pipeline under construction across from a supermarket in Yanyu Village, Zhanggang Sub-district, Changle District, Fuzhou, caught fire and exploded. Fuzhou Fire Department reported that they received a call at 9:01; there was a gas explosion with an open flame in a gas pipeline in Zhanggang Town. By 13:00, the open flames at the scene had been extinguished, and efforts were underway in coordination with the gas company. According to @FM1007 Fujian Traffic Radio, the gas leak was caused by damage to the gas pipelines at the scene by a third party. The reporter called the Changle Emergency Management Bureau, where staff said that the specific number of casualties and the extent of the damage were still under investigation on site.
On the evening of November 5, 2021, a gas pipeline rupture in Meilin Sub-district, Futian District, Shenzhen, caused a gas leak. Preliminary investigations indicate that it was caused by the digging of gas pipelines during construction. At around 8 p.m. that day, thanks to the emergency repairs carried out by the Gas Group, the damaged gas pipeline was repaired and gas supply was restored. The following day, the public security authorities classified this incident as a criminal case involving the destruction of flammable and explosive equipment; Wu, the site supervisor, and another worker named Wu were placed under criminal detention.
Why would someone be arrested for damaging gas pipelines? The main legal basis is Article 118 of the Criminal Law: Those who damage electrical, gas, or other flammable and explosive facilities, thereby endangering public safety, but without causing serious consequences, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years. This provision applies in cases where “no serious consequences have yet occurred”. If serious consequences result, the provisions of Article 119 of the Criminal Law may apply: those who destroy means of transportation, traffic facilities, electrical equipment, gas equipment, or flammable and explosive devices, thereby causing serious consequences, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years, life imprisonment, or the death penalty. Who commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph through negligence shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years ； For less serious cases, the penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention. If serious consequences occur, the provisions of Article 134 of the Criminal Law may also apply: [Crime of Major Responsibility Accident] Those who violate the relevant safety management regulations in production or operations, thereby causing major casualties or other serious consequences, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention ； In cases of particularly serious circumstances, the penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years. 【Crime of Forcing Others to Work in a Dangerous Manner in Violation of Regulations】 Whoever forces others to work in a dangerous manner in violation of regulations, thereby causing serious casualties or other severe consequences, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention ； For those with especially egregious circumstances, a fixed-term imprisonment of more than five years shall be imposed.
Design it a bit taller, so it will be easier to meet in the future. https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3363768-1-1.html (Source: Huahai Chuanliu – Haichuan Chemical Industry Forum)