Preliminary causes of the collapse at Jiangxi Power Plant identified

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The last edit to this post was made by hesonchang214 on 2016-11-28 at 11:13. On the morning of November 26, the investigation team assigned to examine the particularly serious accident that occurred on November 24 at the cooling tower construction site of the Jiangxi Fengcheng Power Plant, under the State Council, held its first meeting in Fengcheng City to arrange and organize the investigation work. According to the Office of the State Council Safety Commission, based on the preliminary information available, the accident is related to factors such as the construction entity and the contractor attempting to shorten the project timeline. The State Council established an investigation team for the Jiangxi Power Plant accident. At around 7:40 on November 24, the construction platform of a cooling tower at the third phase of the Fengcheng Power Plant in Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, collapsed, resulting in 74 deaths and 2 injuries. This is the accident with the highest death toll this year, as well as the most severe casualty incident in the power industry in over a decade. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulations on the Reporting, Investigation, and Handling of Production Safety Accidents, the State Council approved the establishment of an accident investigation team. Yang Huaning, Director of the State Administration for Work Safety, serves as the team leader, while relevant responsible officials from the State Administration for Work Safety, the Ministry of Supervision, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the **Energy Bureau**, and the people’s government of Jiangxi Province act as deputy leaders. Authoritative experts in fields such as architectural design, construction, and material management from within the country have been invited to participate, as well as representatives from the Supreme People’s Procuratorate. The team comprises four specialized groups: a technical group, a management group, a responsibility-tracing group, and a comprehensive group. The meeting clearly outlined the main tasks and requirements for accident investigation and handling, stipulating that the contact information of the accident investigation team should be made public to encourage the public to provide evidence and clues. Regardless of who is involved or what their background is, as long as it is related to the cause and responsibility of the accident, it must be thoroughly investigated and clarified to the end. While respecting science and complying with legal requirements, it is necessary to accelerate the work pace in order to complete the investigation tasks as soon as possible. Compensation will be provided in full in accordance with the principle of \"taking the higher amount rather than the lower one.\" According to a report from the State Administration of Work Safety on the 26th, on November 25th, the Office of the State Council’s Work Safety Commission held an emergency video conference on work safety across the country, during which it briefed participants on several recent serious accidents, including the catastrophic collapse of a construction platform at the Fengcheng Power Plant in Jiangxi on November 24th, and outlined measures to strengthen work safety efforts at present. The meeting noted that, based on the preliminary findings, the particularly serious collapse incident at the Fengcheng Power Plant in Jiangxi on November 24 was related to factors such as the project owner and construction contractor cutting deadlines, rushing the construction process, inadequate organization of work, and chaotic management. According to reports, based on the results of the nationwide safety inspections carried out by the Office of the State Council’s Safety Committee as well as an analysis of the preliminary causes of several recent accidents, there are still certain weaknesses present: slow progress in carrying out inspections in some areas, inadequate fulfillment of enterprises’ responsibilities regarding safety, incomplete identification and resolution of safety hazards, as well as lax and insufficient enforcement in terms of safety supervision. Furthermore, reporters learned at the press conference held on the 26th regarding the \"11·24\" accident that various parties, including the project investors, the project contractors, and the local authorities of Yichun City, are working on follow-up measures, and compensation procedures are also in progress. As the contractor for the project, Zhang Yunping, chairman of Hebei Yinen Smoke Stack Engineering Co., Ltd., said that a total of 125 personnel have arrived at the site to handle the aftermath. Other relevant management staff from the Fengcheng Power Plant project team are on standby at the construction site, and compensation will be provided in full in accordance with relevant standards, following the principle of applying the higher standard rather than the lower one, with prompt processing. At 4 p.m. on November 27, the headquarters for managing the \"11·24\" accident at Fengcheng Power Plant informed that Shang Wenxiang, the representative of Hubei Yieneng Flue Tower Engineering Co., Ltd., the contractor responsible for the construction of the third-phase cooling tower project at Fengcheng Power Plant, stated in a media interview that the compensation amount for each victim of the \"11·24\" accident would be 1.2 million yuan. Shang Wenxiang said that construction companies are now in the phase of compensating the families affected. These compensations are provided in strict accordance with the company’s commitments made yesterday, adhering to the principle of offering the highest possible compensation without going below that amount. In accordance with relevant policies and regulations, and after thorough consultation with the family members, the amount was finalized at 1.2 million yuan. To ensure that the compensation is disbursed promptly, we reached an agreement with the family to open a bank account in Fengcheng so as to guarantee timely payment of the compensation. In addition, the expenses incurred by the family at the funeral home will also be covered.