Ministry of Construction: Strengthening quality and safety management in construction of traffic projects

(PLVN) - The Minister of Construction has just issued an official dispatch requesting the People's Committees of provinces and cities, investors of traffic infrastructure construction projects and Project Management Boards (PMUs) under the Ministry to strengthen the work of ensuring quality, traffic safety (ATGT), occupational safety (ATLĐ), and environmental sanitation (VSMT) during the construction of traffic infrastructure.

The dispatch clearly stated that the construction industry is simultaneously implementing many transport infrastructure construction projects nationwide. In some projects, the work of ensuring construction quality, occupational safety, traffic safety, and environmental sanitation still exists and is limited, causing occupational accidents and construction incidents such as: falling girders of Dai Ninh bridge (Lam Dong province); drifting of Son Lang suspension bridge (Binh Phuoc province); collapse of Binh Phong Thanh cable-stayed bridge ( Long An province); incident of Cai Doi Vam bridge (Ca Mau province). Most recently, there was the incident of subsidence of the road at the head of Hoa Binh bridge in Chau Thanh district, Tay Ninh province; construction of the Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway in adverse weather conditions...

The main reason is that some investors, project management boards, design consultants, supervisors, and construction contractors have not paid due attention to quality management, occupational safety, traffic safety, and environmental sanitation. Some contents in project documents, surveys, and construction designs are still defective, leading to adjustments and additions, prolonging the construction time during implementation.

Determining that construction quality is always the most important factor, the Ministry of Construction requested the People's Committees of provinces and cities to direct their affiliated agencies to fully implement the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the Investor; consolidate and perfect the apparatus and personnel. The project management unit at the site needs to arrange appropriate personnel, ensuring no overlap; specifically determine the authority, responsibility and obligations of each unit, and organize project management and operation in a unified, consistent and highly effective manner.

The People's Committees of provinces and cities need to direct the tightening of discipline, closely manage all activities of organizations and individuals participating in project implementation throughout the implementation process; further strengthen the inspection and urge the subjects to implement measures to improve the quality of works, meet labor safety, traffic safety, and environmental sanitation requirements during the design and construction process in accordance with approved standards, norms, and construction measures; comply with the design documents, technical instructions of the project and regulations; promptly adjust and supplement when necessary and strictly handle organizations and individuals who violate.

The Ministry of Construction recommends that localities improve the quality of survey and design tasks, ensure adequate survey data on topography, geology, hydrology, material mines, and dumping sites, especially in areas with weak ground and complex geological conditions; closely monitor survey implementation, approve survey results, control document quality, and accept before submitting for appraisal.

It is strictly forbidden to collude and collude to legalize procedural documents, falsify documents and work results, and increase volume; to take advantage of positions and powers to oppress, harass, and cause difficulties for units for personal gain; to impose designation of material mines, designation of origin, and sending contractors, subcontractors, and contractors to supply goods, supplies, and materials for the project.

Localities strengthen the management of acceptance records, procedures, and legal documents during the construction process; closely monitor the quality, origin, and source of materials, supplies, equipment, and waste disposal to meet the requirements of design documents and technical instructions; closely control and monitor quality testing during the construction process.

Nguyen Duy Khuong

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