AMK Lift shot up 17 Floors for no reason, Lawrence Wong still talking cock

[Papsmearer]

Brakes of Ang Mo Kio lift that shot up 17 floors ‘likely not functioning well’

The lift in Ang Mo Kio that surged 17 floors and trapped a domestic helper had brakes that were likely “not functioning well”, according to the investigator of the incident.

In a statement on Tuesday (29 March), the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said the lift at Blk 317 Ang Mo Kio Street 31 resumed operation on Monday.

The Ang Mo Kio Town Council, where the lift is located, was ordered by the BCA to appoint an Authorised Examiner (AE) to inspect the lift after the incident occurred.

In his report submitted to the BCA on 24 March, the AE concluded that “the ascent occurred as the brakes could not hold the lift car in a stationary position”.

According to the AE’s assessment, this “could be due to the jammed mechanical parts of the brakes, oily brake drum and worn-off brake liners”.

The BCA said its own findings were consistent with the AE’s report. The AE and BCA conducted another round of inspection and tests after the town council’s lift contractor completed the required rectification works before the lift was allowed to resume operation.

As an additional check, the AE recommended that the town council engaged an AE to conduct brake tests on the lift every quarter for the rest of the year. These are in addition to the brake test that the lift contractor is required to carry out during the monthly maintenance of the lift.

In response to queries from Yahoo Singapore, the BCA said it would investigate to determine if there have been any contravention of their regulations and would take enforcement action, where appropriate.

In Parliament last week, Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong said the BCA was considering a “performance-based regime” for lift contractors who service lifts at Housing Development Board estates.

Wong also said the BCA was looking at enhancing regulations in the lift industry and strengthening the skills of its workers.

 

[ahpong]

There used to be regular inspections by the authority, with a certificate pasted inside the lift. Now they leave it to the building owner to ownself check ownself. This is the consequence.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

There used to be regular inspections by the authority, with a certificate pasted inside the lift. Now they leave it to the building owner to ownself check ownself. This is the consequence.

Sg no need so many checks and balances....
In pappies we trust

 

[GoldenDragon]

LW needs to find a wife. Any to intro to him? Claire? Ginfreely? If gays needed, dynamic trio can be his partners.

 

[mojito]

I agree. Not faulty, just not performing well.

 

[eatshitndie]

always look at the positive side. it's a high-speed, express lift. cut down wait time and sinkies still kpkb.

 

[Heatseeker]

Who is the contractor? PAP crony?

 

[Semaj2357]

always look at the positive side. it's a high-speed, express lift. cut down wait time and sinkies still kpkb.

agreed absolutely, but not fair to those on other floors as only those on 17th floor benefit from this express serbice.
bestest, fairest and fastest would be each lift only serves alternate floors with inside lift door override-mechanism to open the doors. if csj provides this for b-batok, sure win wan. :*:

 

[virus]

LW needs to find a wife. Any to intro to him? Claire? Ginfreely? If gays needed, dynamic trio can be his partners.

he can share wendy with botak... she can change name to wendy W ong. sometime called double W... something Wed ong.135, 246 arrangement... sunday they hv to lum jam pass to see who lucky.

 

[virus]

Who is the contractor? PAP crony?

sigma lift... same one that chopped off SG50 ah mah's hand.

 

[sleaguepunter]

There used to be regular inspections by the authority, with a certificate pasted inside the lift. Now they leave it to the building owner to ownself check ownself. This is the consequence.

it was by a govt run agency. Seem to be only one guy authorised by sign off the life inspection certificate. I remember seeing that signature in lifts all over Singapore. The signature very specially, shape like a fish.

now hdb lifts are under town councils who outsource it to EM Services which is a hdb's company. bloody arsehole, with so much profit in EM services yet every year hdb declare losses. They really think people cannot count.:oIo:

 

[sleaguepunter]

sigma lift... same one that chopped off SG50 ah mah's hand.

sigma is just the Korean lift manufacturer. the contractor should be EM Services aka hdb.

 

[Getloud]

sigma is just the Korean lift manufacturer. the contractor should be EM Services aka hdb.

Even the best elevator will breakdown if it's not installed, test & commission, and maintained properly.

There's a safety device that will E-stop the elevator if it goes above a certain speed.
Probably not adjusted properly or has bypass it.

If they are to test the E brake every month or quarterly, they will have replace the guide rail yearly which may takes months to replace. Not practical.

They should just do it once a year and check on all the safety devices are working and not bypass them monthly.

His reply is basically trying to smoke the public.

 

[enterprise2]

The SMRT 'virus' has now spread to HDB!

 

[GoldenDragon]

The SMRT 'virus' has now spread to HDB!

..... and soon it will spread elsewhere .........

 

[scroobal]

Very unusual how they handled this lift incident. They don't seem to have the confidence to state it is back to normal if it is indeed the case. With this kind of statements and further monitoring I wonder if residents will feel safe taking this lift.

Even the best elevator will breakdown if it's not installed, test & commission, and maintained properly.

There's a safety device that will E-stop the elevator if it goes above a certain speed.
Probably not adjusted properly or has bypass it.

If they are to test the E brake every month or quarterly, they will have replace the guide rail yearly which may takes months to replace. Not practical.

They should just do it once a year and check on all the safety devices are working and not bypass them monthly.

His reply is basically trying to smoke the public.

 

[Getloud]

Very unusual how they handled this lift incident. They don't seem to have the confidence to state it is back to normal if it is indeed the case. With this kind of statements and further monitoring I wonder if residents will feel safe taking this lift.

Cos the maintenance contract should be mostly under EM services which is under HDB.
Elevator already handed over to them.
So push the blame to who else?
LPPL.

I would say quite a number of the maintenance guys don't know how to troubleshoot the problem when an elevator breaks down.
The easiest way is to bypass safety.
Minimum downtime.

Problems is with the EM services.
With so many different brands and type of elevators, how the EM guys is going to master every one of them?

The other incident that elevator moving with door 1/2 open, definitely bypass safety.

 

[kukubird59]

Even the best elevator will breakdown if it's not installed, test & commission, and maintained properly.

There's a safety device that will E-stop the elevator if it goes above a certain speed.
Probably not adjusted properly or has bypass it.

If they are to test the E brake every month or quarterly, they will have replace the guide rail yearly which may takes months to replace. Not practical.

They should just do it once a year and check on all the safety devices are working and not bypass them monthly.

His reply is basically trying to smoke the public.

hahaha....if the AE's report is correct, then it is a mechanical problem...the E-stop will not hold/stop the lift car in a stationary position...
something is missing here....they have done the rectification which means that they should have found the exact cause...jammed mechanical parts of the brakes, oily brake drum and worn-off brake liners??
but nothing in the statement confirming the actual cause???

 

[Papsmearer]

hahaha....if the AE's report is correct, then it is a mechanical problem...the E-stop will not hold/stop the lift car in a stationary position...
something is missing here....they have done the rectification which means that they should have found the exact cause...jammed mechanical parts of the brakes, oily brake drum and worn-off brake liners??
but nothing in the statement confirming the actual cause???

kukushit, you empty vessel, what are you now, an elevator engineer? Read the article properly fucktard. Lawrence Wong clearly states BCA is looking to strengthen the skills of Lift workers. What does that tell you? That Their skill is not up to the job for such a potentially dangerous component of a building in the first place. If you have already fully trained and qualified lift worker, why would you need to strengthen their skills? Which can only mean that AE knows, BCA knows, Lawrence Wong knows...............its was incompetence on the part of a lift worker somewhere and they are covering it up so they don't look as assholes for allowing such people to maintain lifts.

 

[kukubird59]

kukushit, you empty vessel, what are you now, an elevator engineer? Read the article properly fucktard. Lawrence Wong clearly states BCA is looking to strengthen the skills of Lift workers. What does that tell you? That Their skill is not up to the job for such a potentially dangerous component of a building in the first place. If you have already fully trained and qualified lift worker, why would you need to strengthen their skills? Which can only mean that AE knows, BCA knows, Lawrence Wong knows...............its was incompetence on the part of a lift worker somewhere and they are covering it up so they don't look as assholes for allowing such people to maintain lifts.

hahaha...your IQ level is well known in this forum....
I am talking about basics of control engineering which of course is beyond you....
control engineering principle is applicable to many things.....including lift controls....