Construction halted for death probe.Byline: BEGENA P PRADEEP CONSTRUCTION on a residential building in Seef has been brought to a halt by the Labour Ministry yesterday pending an investigation of a work-site death. Bangladeshi labourer Jamir Hossain Mohammed Mahmood died on Monday at around 2pm after falling from the building's eighth floor. Efforts by paramedics to revive To renew. For example, revival is the act of renewing the legal force of a contract or debt, either by acknowledging it or by giving a new promise, when the contract or debt is no longer a sufficient foundation for a lawsuit because it is barred by the running of the Statute him failed and his body is now kept at the Salmaniya Medical Complex mortuary mor·tu·ar·y n. A place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation. . The building belongs to a Bahraini businessman and the project is being carried out by a sub-contractor. Labour Ministry's occupational safety section head Ali Abdulla Makki said work on the building, where safety regulations were found to be flouted, will be kept on hold until further notice. "We have asked them to stop work on the building until further notice," Mr Makki told the GDN GDN Garden (postal suffix) GDN Gdansk, Poland - Rebiechowo (Airport Code) GDN Global Data Network GDN Goods Dispatch Note GDN Global Disaster Network (Yahoo group) . "During our primary investigation, it was found that certain safety regulations were being violated vi·o·late tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates 1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example). 2. To assault (a person) sexually. 3. . "For example, there was no barrier to protect the workers at such a height. "We also found out that they did not have a certificate from an outside party such as a consultant that the hoist hoist: see winch. was safe for use. "It seems the worker was trying to shift materials from the eighth floor using the hoist, when another worker switched it on without noticing him. This resulted in Mr Mahmood losing his balance and falling to his death." Mr Makki said the other worker would be summoned by the Labour Ministry for questioning today. "It is important that we question the worker who switched on the hoist to find out if it was a genuine mistake or if there was an issue between the two men." Bangladesh Embassy first secretary for labour affairs Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Ibrahim may refer to:
The process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country. Notes: If you are American, converting British Pounds back to U.S. dollars is an example of repatriation. of his body. "We have spoken to Mr Mahmood's sponsor and though he was not working for him, he is arranging for his repatriation," he said. Copyright [c] 2008 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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