Posted on 30 Jun, 2009 19:58
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=530 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Driver who ignored gaping hole in bus has been counselled, says SMRT
SMRT says that the driver of bus service 190, who continued driving after being told that there was a hole in the floor baring the motor of the bus, has been counselled.
This was in response to STOMPer Alberto's earlier posting, where the STOMPer expressed shock over the driver's nonchalance about the gaping hole, which was a safety hazard.
In an email to STOMP(June 30), SMRT says:
"We are sorry for the experience the STOMPer had on bus service 190.
"When a Service Leader (SL) is informed of an incident or a fault on our bus, he is required to pull the vehicle over and check for passenger safety. The SL should contact SMRT’s Bus Operations Control Centre for assistance if there is a fault.
"In this instance, the SL did not follow proper procedure. We have since counselled the SL.
"Our investigations showed that the bus had undergone regular preventive maintenance on 4 June 2009. The four can locks which secured the bus engine cover were tightened.
"On 9 June, a visual inspection was carried out as required, and the engine cover was seen to be in place, before the bus was dispatched for service.
"It is not known how the engine cover came off during the trip. To remove the engine cover, the four can locks must be unlocked with a screw driver and lifted off the hollow in the floor board.
"The bus was sent back to the workshop for rectification on 10 June.
"We thank the STOMPer for his feedback."
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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=530 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Driver who ignored gaping hole in bus has been counselled, says SMRT
SMRT says that the driver of bus service 190, who continued driving after being told that there was a hole in the floor baring the motor of the bus, has been counselled.
This was in response to STOMPer Alberto's earlier posting, where the STOMPer expressed shock over the driver's nonchalance about the gaping hole, which was a safety hazard.
In an email to STOMP(June 30), SMRT says:
"We are sorry for the experience the STOMPer had on bus service 190.
"When a Service Leader (SL) is informed of an incident or a fault on our bus, he is required to pull the vehicle over and check for passenger safety. The SL should contact SMRT’s Bus Operations Control Centre for assistance if there is a fault.
"In this instance, the SL did not follow proper procedure. We have since counselled the SL.
"Our investigations showed that the bus had undergone regular preventive maintenance on 4 June 2009. The four can locks which secured the bus engine cover were tightened.
"On 9 June, a visual inspection was carried out as required, and the engine cover was seen to be in place, before the bus was dispatched for service.
"It is not known how the engine cover came off during the trip. To remove the engine cover, the four can locks must be unlocked with a screw driver and lifted off the hollow in the floor board.
"The bus was sent back to the workshop for rectification on 10 June.
"We thank the STOMPer for his feedback."
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Have the bus captains been demoted? 
