Another contruction accident happened in the Philippines and it was a very mesirable one. Eleven workers
fell with a gondola platform when the cables that held it broke. Of the eleven who stood on the gondola platform 10 died and only one survived. According to the initial investigation, the cause off the accident was overloading. The capacity of the gondola platform was 5 men but 11 stood on it. If the capacity of the gondola was indeed 5 men and 11 used it then overloading is the most possible cause of the accident. If it is not then the structural engineer who designed the gondola must have his both feet teetering now because he will be accountable for this. If it was not due to overloading, then the foreman or the project-in-charge must be held accountable. Ordinary costruction workers do not know the capacity of these platforms. The engineer in the site is responsible for reminding these workers of the gondola's capacity. If it was not due to overloading, then it must be due to the defect of the cables and connections. Then the maintenance and quality control will be held responsible. And lastly, remote possibility but still possible is foul play. I hope that the city engineers and the government will make their standards governing contruction stricter and more stringent so that accidents like these will no longer happen in the future.
