Sharing others’ accidents (fires) 10

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Abandoning post and becoming a prisoner I. Overview of the accident: Wang and Chen were on duty in the button manufacturing workshop of Fuzhou (**) Button Co., Ltd., operating three button-making machines: Shuanggu No. 4, and Shanggu No. 1 and 2. Not long after starting work, Wang went reading novels, and then left his post without permission to go to the workshop office to sleep. Shortly after starting work, Chen left his production post to go to the reception area to cook snacks, took those snacks to the film blowing workshop to eat there, and then went to sleep in that workshop. The three machines, Shuanggu No. 4, Shanggu No. 1, and No. 2, are actually unattended. At around 1 a.m., the connection in the main motor circuit of the Shuanggu No. 4 manufacturing machine became loose, resulting in excessive contact resistance, heat generation, and sparks that ignited the flammable dust at the bottom of the machine. This issue was not detected in time, allowing the fire to spread and causing a massive disaster; 1,600 square meters of the factory building, along with most of the equipment, finished products, and semi-finished products, were destroyed. Wang, the workshop supervisor, and Chen, the temporary worker, committed the crime of causing a major liability accident; Wang was sentenced to 3 years in prison ； Chen was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison. II. Causes and Analysis of the Accident 1. Violation of rules and regulations. Article 3, Chapter 2 of the company’s provisional regulations on labor discipline states: “Employees are not allowed to drink alcohol during working hours, knit sweaters, do laundry, or doze off. They are also prohibited from reading books that are unrelated to production or work, as well as from engaging in any other personal activities.” ”Article 4: “During their shift, employees shall not leave their production or work posts without permission; any production or equipment accidents or other losses resulting therefrom shall be the responsibility of the individual concerned,” and other similar provisions. Shortly after starting work, Wang and Chen left their production posts without permission to do things that had nothing to do with production. It violated the company’s labor rules and regulations. 2. Failure to fulfill duties. Left one’s post during shift hours to read novels or doze off. What is particularly serious is that the two arrived at the scene only after a fire broke out in Unit 4 of Shuanggu, rendering it impossible to extinguish the blaze; this was the main cause of the accident. III. Measures to prevent similar accidents 1. Strengthen safety education. Continuous ideological education is carried out regarding the ongoing signs of accidents within the unit, in order to overcome complacency. Safety measures must be truly implemented at all times and in every place. 2. Strengthen supervision and inspection. Once the rules and regulations are established, leaders at all levels and the safety departments must continuously supervise and check their implementation, taking timely action to address any issues and prevent problems from arising. It is also a dereliction of duty for leaders to formulate measures without being responsible for ensuring their implementation; in serious cases, legal responsibility shall be pursued. It’s most cost-effective to learn from others’ accidents as if they were one’s own*.