Contractor BSB Steel Construction says the company failed to do in preparing the missed lifting job in Alphen aan den Rijn. The lifting plan should have been submitted to a specialized company, says director / owner Jan Pesie in an interview with the local radio station Studio Alphen. “We do not check the expertise and stability calculations ballast calculations for the pontoons. (..) I failed there. That must be better in the future, “said Pesie
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However, he believes that a specialized company also could not put his finger on the sore spot. “There’s something happened that no one expected,” said Pesie.
Two cranes on pontoons lifted a bridge part, tipping beginning this month and fell on homes and businesses. Miraculously, there were no casualties. However, the devastation was huge. The recovery starts in the first half of September.
The municipality of Alphen asked the contractor Mourik / BSB Staalbouw recently been responsible for the accident and the damage. Main contractor Mourik laid the claim for it to BSB Staalbouw which in turn was referring to subcontractor Peinemann. Ad Cornet Peinemann said earlier that the filing of a liability claim which is a standard pro forma runs. Research should prove that the ultimate responsibility will lie
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chapeau mnr Pesie. What a relief that there are people who simply say how the flag is listed. would you like to be our prime minister after the election. We’re all such a need for someone who is honest.
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This gentleman has sought good advice on how to easily recognize guilt can save his reputation or to minimize. The fact remains that could have imagined that this had to go wrong every simpleton. Gambling to do in the casino.
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Municipality did have should also confirm that the correct calculations and papers were consulted? Seems to me that all parties have their part in.
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Last weekend, the company where I work again proven that things can be different. We have one night to replace the Breukelerbrug. Also with pontoons. So it is possible, if you have the stability calculation but okay.
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Of course good to admit mistakes and to be honest. What in this Mass is a renowned crane company as Peineman that the lifting plan will include ballast calculation, there has not pointed at BSB. That’s called supply chain cooperation. Then a specialized company could control this. It should also be the requirement of lifting plan includes control in the commission of the municipality. With us lifting plans must be submitted to the client who has to give approval.
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Idd. What a relief and great respect for the Lord Pesie, he just admits to have failed. but has he failed? he has won respect and sympathy with that! In politics and banking world is not one to find such a person with so much class! Good luck employees and management BSB in the future!
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Where chopped be breaking eggs. Even though it is here a lot went wrong, I admire the man who recognizes this now. Learning from our mistakes because we make them daily. Respect sir Pesie!
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Where is the witness that she broke a chain or should it keep his mouth ???
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No doubt there will be probably made calculations, fortunately the owner of the lifting job does not acknowledge himself to have the expertise in house to check stability calculations and ballast calculations for the pontoons. Hats off and great respect for the director / owner Jan Pesi BSB Staalbouw to openly admit mistakes and negligent. A great example for politicians who constantly fail and continue to deny this.
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Lesson 1 mobile cranes: Provide an even and stable surface. That was clearly not on the agenda. And during swing, why did the rear (very) long chain to chatter. That gives ruk- and tensile load on the links. And with this kind of weight is that even with an (approved) long chain not good because he kept longer (goes very fast) that helped him turn and the center of gravity of the load moves. And then you have the complete control kwijt.Dat pale.
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Is that v v construction company Mourik from Ophemert? But honest to admit your mistake. And could have ended worse. Everywhere sometimes goes wrong, where mistakes are made’m working, one can also learn again.
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He he finally someone who does not go running because politics is still an example to
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There is something happening that nobody has expected. Last year there was with us near a small dredging company with a crane on a pontoon to remove sediment from a canal. They were well prepared! Just four hydraulic jacks at each corner of the pontoon which have been lowered onto the bottom and then stable and safe to be able to dredge. Come on if you can not think that just as cranes lashing with chains on the pontoon sorry then you are wrong.
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Respect for the man who has done something very stupid but there comes without gedraai for. Unique in this society. Therefore my respect. This is a big man with balls.
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Two cranes with uneven towers give optoppen with a problem that has nothing do not make the stability of the pontoons. The pontoons is a different story, back to the clean bench Lesson 1 mechanics.
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It is incredible that so naive to a project is started and how many people have looked after. Pity then was around innocents have to feel the pain. The companies have too much profit conscious and making safety subordinate to profit. The municipality has made a risk analysis. There is included as calculations of engineers fault would be, what the consequences might be? This is a simple one-two punch. Here there is an admission of failure by all stakeholders.
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I think the drivers will not even they had never openly permitted put large cranes on a floating pontoon. They actually decide whether it is justified or crane is stable enough to get a tough job, which they must have in-house knowledge.
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Great appreciation for the recognition of the error.
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Pieter it will probably be a calculation error but why are they equal bunglers. You have no idea what a business it is, would be ashamed.
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In my view he gives an honest answer. That should also encourage our government to do.
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Yes, he had difficulty saying ‘there was nothing wrong. “
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If the company BSB steel construction admitting that they have failed why they push the claim than to hoist Peinemann business?
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There’s something happening here that no one had foreseen says Pesie except the shopkeeper they may never go well.
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This company takes its responsibility at least. How about letting go of the Church which does not control the contractor are underway and they are the principal. They should never have let the work was so performed. Simply outrageous.