5 hopes after the Fengcheng Power Plant accident

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Another particularly serious accident has claimed 74 lives, leaving over a hundred families shattered. The Fengcheng Power Plant accident seemed sudden, but there were early signs of it. They say may the deceased rest in peace, but they probably cannot. Filled with sorrow and anger, there are a few hopes I would like to write down following this particularly serious \"man-made\" accident. Hope 1: In the event of accountability in the future, let’s stop using the concept of \"comprehensive supervision\" to shield safety inspectors. The principle of \"not letting anything go unchecked\" is excellent; the \"three musts\" should also not be forgotten. This is an industrial safety accident that occurred during construction in the field of electricity (energy). When holding those responsible accountable, focus on the regulatory authorities in these two fields; stop shifting the blame to the safety supervision officials under the pretext of \"comprehensive supervision,\" as this will only dishearten them. Hope two: That in the event of accountability in the future, safety officers will impose lighter penalties. Working in corporate safety management is a fulfilling job; every action you take can potentially save a life ； But it’s also frustrating; there are many things over which you have no control at all, yet you end up having to take responsibility when something goes wrong. The root cause of such an accident lies in the management of the involved company’s disregard for **laws and regulations**, as well as its reckless pursuit of profits. It can be said that this accident would have occurred even if the safety officer had fulfilled his statutory duties flawlessly. Hope three: That in the future, when accountability is enforced, severe penalties will be imposed on the companies involved and their management. Companies and their management that are still able to use slogans like “Go all out for 100 days” clearly consider safety to be unimportant; profit is what matters most to them. They spare no effort to kill people in order to achieve their commercial goals. It is unjust both by law and by reason if such enterprises and their management are not subjected to severe penalties! Hope 4: Fewer ad-hoc remedial actions after incidents, and more comprehensive preventive measures in advance. Following the \"6·3\" accident at Changchun Baoyuanfeng, immediate thorough inspections were carried out on the refrigeration companies involved in the incident ； Following the \"8.2\" accident at Kunshan Zhongrong Metal, a special inspection of dust-intensive work areas was carried out immediately ； Immediately after the August 12 incident at Tianjin Ruihai, a special comprehensive inspection of hazardous chemicals enterprises was carried out ； Following the \"11.24\" accident at Fengcheng Power Plant, immediate special inspections were carried out to prevent collapse accidents… Apart from those repetitive, piecemeal inspections that address symptoms rather than root causes, can’t we try something more innovative? Could there be more advance warnings? Could there be more regular inspections? Can we stop giving it so much importance when there’s nothing to do in advance? Hope five: Whoever is responsible for a problem in their area should take responsibility themselves. Sometimes it seems that the Work Safety Administration is like a poor little brother – when there’s a major explosion in a chemical plant, the Work Safety Administration sends teams to the scene ； In the case of a major water inrush in a coal mine, the State Administration for Work Safety sends a task force to the scene; well, after all, that’s part of your responsibilities… But in the event of a serious accident on the highway, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Transport don’t take any action, yet the State Administration for Work Safety has already sent a task force to the scene ； A major collapse of a residential building has occurred, yet the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development have shown no reaction; the State Administration of Work Safety has already sent a task force to the scene ； A large fire broke out in the shopping mall, but the Ministry of Public Security took no action; the State Administration of Work Safety has already sent a team to the scene ； A major collapse occurred at a thermal power plant construction site, yet the Energy Bureau and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development showed no reaction; the State Administration of Work Safety has already sent a team to the scene… Is the saying \"Those in charge of an industry must also be responsible for its safety\" really just nonsense? “Does “comprehensive regulation” mean regulating everything? If so, at the very least raise it to the status of a department under the State Council; if not, please get other ministries to take action! If the overall planning isn’t streamlined, serious accidents will continue to occur, time and again, and in ways you could never imagine… If you don’t believe it, just wait and see!