A road and bridge company undertook the construction of a highway bridge project. In October 2014, a wire rope breakage accident occurred at the No. 20 pier and the No. 6 pile foundation hole in the first contract section of the highway bridge, causing the steel cage to suddenly fall, causing two workers who were working in the steel cage to fall into the pile foundation hole. Drowned in water. An investigation into the cause of the accident found that the company did not conduct regular inspections to see if the wire ropes were safe and up to standard, nor did it perform regular maintenance, which ultimately led to the accident. So, does the company have an obligation to inspect and maintain safety equipment?
According to Article 33 of my country's "Safety Production Law": "The design, manufacturing, installation, use, testing, maintenance, transformation and scrapping of safety equipment shall comply with national standards or industry standards. Production and business units must perform regular maintenance and maintenance on safety equipment and perform regular inspections to ensure normal operation. Records of maintenance, maintenance, and testing must be kept and signed by relevant personnel. "Because safety equipment is related to the safety of production and business units. Production, therefore, it is necessary to conduct comprehensive and whole-process management of safety equipment from beginning to end to make it comply with national standards and industry standards. For production and business units, in order for the safety equipment to operate safely and normally, the safety equipment must be regularly maintained and inspected according to the actual situation of the safety equipment. This is also the legal obligation of the production and business units. . If the production and business unit fails to perform regular maintenance, maintenance and periodic testing of safety equipment, the production and business unit will be punished according to the provisions of Article 96, including an order to make corrections within a time limit, an order to suspend production and business for rectification, and a fine; If it constitutes a crime, criminal liability will also be investigated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the criminal law. In this case, the accident occurred because the road and bridge company failed to maintain and maintain the safety equipment regularly and regularly. The company must bear penalties from relevant departments according to law.
"Work Safety Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 33: The design, manufacture, installation, use, testing, maintenance, modification and scrapping of safety equipment, It should comply with national standards or industry standards.
Production and business units must regularly maintain and maintain safety equipment, and conduct regular inspections to ensure normal operation. Maintenance, maintenance and testing should be recorded and signed by relevant personnel.
Article 96 If a production and business operation unit commits any of the following acts, it shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit and may be fined not more than 50,000 yuan; if it fails to make corrections within the time limit, it shall be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan. A fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 20,000 yuan will be imposed on the person directly in charge and other directly responsible personnel; if the circumstances are serious, the company will be ordered to suspend production and business for rectification; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability will be investigated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the criminal law:...
(3) Failure to carry out regular maintenance, maintenance and regular testing of safety equipment;...
Production and business units should regard the maintenance and upkeep of safety equipment as part of safety production management Important content and a regular, institutional work should be grasped, and necessary arrangements and preparations should be made in terms of human and financial resources, systems, and technology.