The Top 10 Things That Should Not Be Forgotten in 2015

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This post was last edited by yinkuilin6868 on 2015-12-22 at 13:47. Event name: Explosion in Binhai New Area, Tianjin on “8.12”; Impact level: ★★★★★. Brief description of the event: Around 23:30 on August 12, 2015, an explosion occurred in a hazardous materials warehouse belonging to Ruihai International Logistics Co., Ltd., located in the Tanggu Development Zone of Binhai New Area, Tianjin. As of 3 p.m. on September 11, 2015, the total number of victims of the August 12 explosion at Tianjin Port had risen to 165, with 8 people still missing. Among them, there are 24 public security fire fighters, 75 fire fighters from Tianjin Port, 11 police officers, and 55 other personnel. As of 24:00 on September 3, 2015, agreements had been signed for the handling of damaged homes in 9,420 cases. On September 29, 2015, the first batch of compensation payments was disbursed. Event Name: Uncertain Date for the Registered Safety Engineer Examination
Impact Level: ★★★★★
Brief Description: The new Safety Law enacted in 2014 clarified the role of registered safety engineers in enterprises, raising their status to a new historical level. At a time when there was a shortage of such professionals, such a development has occurred. Since the issuance, on May 10, 2015, of the State Council’s decision to abolish non-administrative licensing procedures, this includes registered safety engineers as well ； By the time the notice from the General Office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security regarding the plans for professional and technical personnel qualification exams in 2016 and related issues was released, there was still no information on the dates for the Certified Safety Engineer exam. This inadvertently poured cold water on those in the safety field who had just become enthusiastic about this field. Of course, those with a passion for safety and various websites stepped forward right away, stating that such an exam could not possibly be canceled. But the security personnel want to know what exactly is going on It’s an official document with an official seal! There’s no need for so-called speculation! Event Name: Safety officer sentenced Impact Level: ★★★★★ Brief Description: On the afternoon of September 26, 2015, at a construction site in a residential complex in Jizhou City, the supervisor Zhang filled a ash container with ash, hung it in place, and then instructed the crane operator Wei to lift it and transport it to Building 11. As the tower crane rotated from south to north above the construction site of the underground garage, the ash bucket suddenly fell and struck Liu, the victim who was tightening rebar in the underground garage, causing him to die on the spot. Recently, Kang, the construction site safety officer, was sentenced to six months in prison with a one-year suspension for the crime of serious work-related safety accidents. Wei, the tower crane operator, and Zhang, the supervisor, were sentenced to six months in prison with a one-year suspension for the crime of causing a serious accident through negligence. Although this case has been closed, the turmoil it caused in the security industry has not ceased – was the security officer sentenced? Legal provisions related to safety need to be interpreted, as well as determining how safety officers should carry out their tasks in the future – these are all issues that need to be resolved urgently. Event Name: Investigation into the Director of the Work Safety Supervision Bureau. Impact Level: ★★★★★. Brief Description: Yang Dongliang, former Director and Party Secretary of the **Work Safety Supervision and Administration Bureau, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and laws and is currently under organizational investigation. The resume shows that from December 2007 to May 2009, he served as a member of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee, vice mayor, and head of the Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of relevant affairs. From May 2009 to May 2012, he served as a member of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and vice mayor, in charge of **day-to-day operations. Just on August 13 of this year, Yang Dongliang went to Tianjin to oversee the rescue efforts. On August 15, the State Council established an accident investigation team under its Safety Committee to address the explosion at Tianjin Port; Yang Dongliang was appointed as the team leader. The procedures for establishing this team have now been approved by senior officials in the State Council – and it was decided that Yang Huaning, the deputy minister of the Public Security Department, would be the new team leader. Event name: Elevator eats person. Impact level: ★★★★. Brief description of the event: On July 26, an accident occurred on an escalator at Anliang Department Store in Jingzhou, Hubei Province; a woman carrying a baby was pulled into the elevator due to loose elevator steps. At the moment of the accident, this 31-year-old mother pushed her young son out; others rescued the child, while she was swallowed by the elevator in just 9 seconds. A press conference was held in Jingzhou, Hubei, to determine that the accident was a case of liability related to work safety. Event Name: Major Fire at a Nursing Home in Henan on May 25th
Impact Level: ★★★★★
Brief Description: At around 8 p.m. on May 25, 2015, a fire broke out at a senior rehabilitation center in Sanlihe Village, Qintai Sub-district, west of Lushan County, Henan Province. As of 4:30 a.m. on the 26th, rescue workers rescued a total of 44 people; among them, 38 died, 4 suffered minor injuries, and 2 suffered serious injuries. The injured were taken to hospitals for treatment. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Immediately after the accident, **important instructions were given, ordering Henan Province and relevant departments to spare no effort in treating the injured, to properly handle matters related to the victims and provide comfort to their families, as well as to determine the cause of the accident and hold those responsible accountable in accordance with the law. **Instructions were given to make every effort to rescue the injured and to provide comfort to the families of those who lost their lives. Event Name: Shipwreck Incident. Severity Level: ★★★★★. Brief Description: According to a press conference held at the news center of the command post located near the site of the Eastern Star cruise ship’s sinking, after repeated verification by all relevant parties, it was confirmed that there were 454 people on board the Eastern Star; 12 of them were rescued, while 442 lost their lives. In accordance with laws and regulations, and in a scientific and thorough manner, the public security authorities compared the DNA from the recovered bodies; 442 of these were identified as belonging to victims, and their remains were handed over to their families. To date, all the bodies of the victims have been found. Accordingly, it has been decided that the search and rescue operations will be concluded starting today. ” Event Name: One Year Since the Implementation of the New Safety Law
Impact Level: ★★★★
Brief Description: According to statistics from the **General Administration of Work Safety, from January to October this year, the number of work safety accidents and the number of deaths across the country decreased by 11.6% and 13.6% respectively compared to the previous year. The number of serious accidents decreased by 12.5% and 11.8% respectively, while the number of extremely serious accidents and the corresponding death tolls decreased by 9.1% and 5.1% respectively. **Zhi Tongxiang, director of the Policy and Regulations Department of the State Administration of Work Safety, said that no particularly serious accidents have occurred in coal mines for 31 consecutive months. The safety production situation remains stable in most areas, with 28 out of 32 provincial statistical units achieving a decrease in both the total number of accidents and the number of deaths. The new Work Safety Law explicitly stipulates the establishment of a system for identifying and addressing potential hazards, in order to control, prevent, and reduce work safety accidents at their source. Event Name: New Environmental Protection Law; Impact Level: ★★★★★. Brief Description: On April 24, 2014, the eighth session of the 12th National People’s Congress passed the newly revised Environmental Protection Law. The new environmental protection law, set to take effect on January 1, 2015, is dubbed \"the strictest in history.\" Its innovative provisions, such as daily penalties and legal accountability for organizations that engage in fraud, give the public, who have suffered greatly from environmental pollution, new reasons for hope. It features six key highlights: innovative legislative concepts, enhanced technical approaches, a transformation in regulatory models, stricter regulatory measures, encouragement of public participation, and strict legal accountability. Event name: Landslide in Shenzhen. Impact level: ★★★★. Brief description: At 11:42 on December 20, 2015, a slope near Baotaiyuan in Fenghuang Community, Changzen Hong’ao Village, Guangming New Area collapsed, resulting in an explosion at a gas station and the collapse of 20 factories; many people were trapped, and the number of casualties is still unknown. The public security fire department has rushed to the scene to carry out rescue efforts. City leaders instructed Guangming New Area and the Health and Family Planning Commission to carry out rescue efforts with all available resources, while the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau deployed mechanical equipment to provide full support. Public security traffic police directed traffic at the scene. As of 6:00 on December 21, 91 people were unaccounted for. Preliminary investigations showed that the disaster resulted in 33 buildings being buried or damaged to varying degrees. The official WeChat account of the Ministry of Land and Resources reported that it has been preliminarily determined that the collapse in Guangming New Area, Shenzhen, was caused by man-made soil stacking, with no sliding of the original mountain. The site where the artificially piled soil collapsed was a sludge and construction waste disposal area, primarily used for storing construction waste and debris. Due to the large volume of material piled up and the steep slopes, instability occurred, leading to the collapse and destruction of several buildings.