Lorry-passenger deck space rule under review
TODAY, Jul 26, 2011
SINGAPORE - While heavy lorries transporting workers on cargo decks will need to put in place fittings to enhance workers' safety by next month, the authorities are for now not requiring a doubling of the minimum deck space per seated worker on both light and heavy lorries.
This follows feedback from employers, and a further review of this measure will be conducted, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a statement yesterday.
In the meantime, it would do a stock-take and assess the effectiveness of the measures already put in place in enhancing the safety and welfare of workers being transported on the cargo deck of lorries, the LTA added.
As the measure is being reviewed, lorry owners are not required to recalculate the Maximum Passenger Capacity (MPC) nor change their vehicles' MPC label by next month.
Meanwhile, heavy lorries transporting workers must be fitted with higher railings and canopies by next month - part of measures progressively rolled out since 2009.
Lorry owners and employers have been given adequate time - from July last year - to make the necessary adjustments, said the LTA.
Mr Colin Lim, the LTA's group director for Vehicle and Transit Licensing Group, said: "LTA is committed to ensuring the safety of workers transported on lorries. For companies and lorry owners who can make the switch to safer modes of transport, we encourage them to do so as soon as they can."
The LTA said enforcement action will continue to be stepped up to deter any non-compliance of the regulations.
SINGAPORE - While heavy lorries transporting workers on cargo decks will need to put in place fittings to enhance workers' safety by next month, the authorities are for now not requiring a doubling of the minimum deck space per seated worker on both light and heavy lorries.
This follows feedback from employers, and a further review of this measure will be conducted, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a statement yesterday.
In the meantime, it would do a stock-take and assess the effectiveness of the measures already put in place in enhancing the safety and welfare of workers being transported on the cargo deck of lorries, the LTA added.
As the measure is being reviewed, lorry owners are not required to recalculate the Maximum Passenger Capacity (MPC) nor change their vehicles' MPC label by next month.
Meanwhile, heavy lorries transporting workers must be fitted with higher railings and canopies by next month - part of measures progressively rolled out since 2009.
Lorry owners and employers have been given adequate time - from July last year - to make the necessary adjustments, said the LTA.
Mr Colin Lim, the LTA's group director for Vehicle and Transit Licensing Group, said: "LTA is committed to ensuring the safety of workers transported on lorries. For companies and lorry owners who can make the switch to safer modes of transport, we encourage them to do so as soon as they can."
The LTA said enforcement action will continue to be stepped up to deter any non-compliance of the regulations.
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