no surprise again this trend is still common
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/13/nation/12027751&sec=nation
Checks on school buildings to ensure all wooden structures are safe, says Hon
ALOR STAR: The Education Ministry has directed the management of schools with wooden buildings to consult their local authorities and state education departments at once.
Deputy Minister Datuk Hon Choon Kim said these buildings must be inspected to ensure that they were safe.
“The headmaster and district education officer must inspect such schools and inform the state education department if they find any building to be unsafe,” he said, adding that the affected schools could apply for an allocation for repair work.
Hon said this after visiting SJK (C) Keat Hwa in Jalan Kampung Perak here, where teacher Chan Boon Heng fell to his death when a decayed plywood floor gave way on Sunday.
In Kuala Lumpur, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the Kedah Public Works Department was investigating the incident at the school.
He said the department would submit a detailed report to him on the cause of the mishap.
“I have asked the PWD to check why the floor collapsed, and on the construction technique used,” he added.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/13/nation/12027751&sec=nation
Checks on school buildings to ensure all wooden structures are safe, says Hon
ALOR STAR: The Education Ministry has directed the management of schools with wooden buildings to consult their local authorities and state education departments at once.
Deputy Minister Datuk Hon Choon Kim said these buildings must be inspected to ensure that they were safe.
“The headmaster and district education officer must inspect such schools and inform the state education department if they find any building to be unsafe,” he said, adding that the affected schools could apply for an allocation for repair work.
Hon said this after visiting SJK (C) Keat Hwa in Jalan Kampung Perak here, where teacher Chan Boon Heng fell to his death when a decayed plywood floor gave way on Sunday.
In Kuala Lumpur, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the Kedah Public Works Department was investigating the incident at the school.
He said the department would submit a detailed report to him on the cause of the mishap.
“I have asked the PWD to check why the floor collapsed, and on the construction technique used,” he added.
