Ang Mo Kio lift shot up 17 floors, trapping a maid

[skyleon]

Another lift incident but thank goodness no one is injured .

http://i.imgur.com/g5iSmc5.jpg

It seems like a scene from a horror movie involving a lift that has a life of its own.


An Indonesian maid had the fright of her life inside a lift in Ang Mo Kio when it went out of control and shot up 17 floors suddenly.

The incident on Monday evening (March 7) put Ms Evi Lisnawati, 36, in a desperate situation which became more agonising for her when she was then trapped in the elevator for about an hour and a half, reported Lianhe Wanbao.

Ms Evi, 36, entered the lift on the fifth storey at Block 317 in Ang Mo Kio Street 31 at about 7.15pm as she had to pick up her employer's two children.

- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/ang-mo-kio-lift-shot-17-floors-trapping-maid#sthash.mwE6hhUY.dpuf

[sibehchiam]

She must have the fright of her life . Luckily she is safe .

[sadfa]

Another lift incident but thank goodness no one is injured .

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It seems like a scene from a horror movie involving a lift that has a life of its own.


An Indonesian maid had the fright of her life inside a lift in Ang Mo Kio when it went out of control and shot up 17 floors suddenly.

The incident on Monday evening (March 7) put Ms Evi Lisnawati, 36, in a desperate situation which became more agonising for her when she was then trapped in the elevator for about an hour and a half, reported Lianhe Wanbao.

Ms Evi, 36, entered the lift on the fifth storey at Block 317 in Ang Mo Kio Street 31 at about 7.15pm as she had to pick up her employer's two children.

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Hdb will say so??
In China, the lift crashed Down n ppl died.
In China, the escalator shaft opened n ppl died.

Since no one died, dont bother us la.
If ppl died, pls check with Dom's family on 14 GPA.

[iHateRodents]

Hdb will say so??
In China, the lift crashed Down n ppl died.
In China, the escalator shaft opened n ppl died.

Since no one died, dont bother us la.
If ppl died, pls check with Dom's family on 14 GPA.

Someone will ask "Why compare with China?"

Then someone will reply "You can compare everything ..... except salary" :D

[The Stalker]

in another thread they will say what a hot maid :D

[rocket_boy]

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[skyleon]

BCA to step up checks on lifts around Singapore: Lawrence Wong

SINGAPORE - Following the recent spate of lift incidents, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) will be conducting independent audit checks of passenger lifts around Singapore.


In a Facebook post on Friday (Mar 11), National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said that he had asked BCA to carry out the checks alongside investigations conducted by experts appointed by individual lift owners.

There have been a number of lift incidents in HDB blocks in the past few months. Just last Monday (Mar 7), a lift at an Ang Mo Kio HDB block suddenly shot up 17 storeys, before trapping an Indonesian maid inside for over an hour and a half.

Lift in Ang Mo Kio shot up 17 floors
Photo Source: Lianhe Wanbao, The New Paper

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Are the lifts that really safe for the residents to use ?

What would you do if you were stuck in a lift ?

[JokerDeBest]

I guess the investigations not completed yet .

[skyleon]

AMK lift which trapped maid likely due to faulty brakes

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has allowed Lift A at Blk 317 Ang Mo Kio Street 31 to resume operation on 28 March 2016.

Photo: The Straits Times

Yeo Sam JoMY PAPER
Wednesday, Mar 30, 2016


The lift in Ang Mo Kio that malfunctioned in early March was likely to have had brakes that were "not functioning well", investigations have found.

The authorised examiner appointed by Ang Mo Kio Town Council to inspect the lift concluded that the brakes "could not hold the lift car in a stationary position", the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said yesterday.

The examiner, who submitted his investigation report to BCA on Thursday, said this could have been due to "jammed mechanical parts of the brakes, oily brake drum and worn-off brake liners".

On March 7, domestic worker Evi Lisnawati, 36, fell and hurt her back after the lift shot up 17 storeys suddenly.

The machine, Lift A at Block 317, Ang Mo Kio Street 31, later stalled and trapped her for over an hour before she was rescued.

The lift was subsequently suspended from use while investigations were carried out by an authorised examiner appointed by Ang Mo Kio Town Council.

- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/amk-lift-which-trapped-maid-likely-due-faulty-brakes#sthash.RCrai9Q3.dpuf

[power69]

ching ming comin, ...
this week...
pray pray..

[skyleon]

AMK residents wary of lift which 'broke down again'

Photo: The Straits Times

MY PAPER
Wednesday, Apr 6, 2016

RESIDENTS in Ang Mo Kio have been shunning a lift that suddenly shot up 17 storeys last month, hurting a domestic worker who was in it.

It has broken down again despite having been certified safe for use last week.

Residents at Block 317, Ang Mo Kio Street 31, do not dare to take Lift A, saying it is "too terrifying", Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao reported yesterday.

A 38-year-old resident, Abby, told Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News in a report yesterday that the lift broke down at least thrice since March 28, when it was certified safe for use by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA).

The lift had malfunctioned on March 7, hurting Evi Lisnawati, 36, when it shot up 17 storeys and stalled, trapping her for more than an hour.

Her employer told Shin Min that Ms Evi no longer dares to take the lift by herself and will use the stairs if she is alone.

- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/amk-residents-wary-lift-which-broke-down-again#sthash.fIBzWVSp.dpuf

[stardawn]

Imagine you have to walk up and down the stairs everyday . Sure to lose weight . But now can not have any hanky panky at the staircase.

[skyleon]

Lift back in service after malfunction caused spinal fracture in woman




By


Toh Ee Ming


[email protected]
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Published: 4:00 AM, August 18, 2016

SINGAPORE — Two months after a malfunctioning lift shot up and down erratically and caused a woman to suffer a spinal fracture, it is finally back in service, to the relief of the elderly residents in the block.

The lift at Block 150 Petir Road had not been in operation since the incident on June 7.

Residents had to walk over to the next lift in the same block, and some had to climb a few flights of stairs as the lift did not connect to some floors.

In a statement yesterday, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said the independent Authorised Examiner (AE) appointed to inspect the lift and recommend rectification works submitted its findings last month.

The lift contractor then proceeded with the rectification works. The BCA was informed last Friday that the AE had inspected, tested and certified that the lift is safe for operation.

After an inspection, the BCA lifted the suspension on Tuesday. It did not elaborate on the cause of the incident.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/malfunctioning-lift-caused-woman-suffer-spinal-fracture-back-service

[sadfa]

Lift back in service after malfunction caused spinal fracture in woman




By


Toh Ee Ming


[email protected]
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Published: 4:00 AM, August 18, 2016

SINGAPORE — Two months after a malfunctioning lift shot up and down erratically and caused a woman to suffer a spinal fracture, it is finally back in service, to the relief of the elderly residents in the block.

The lift at Block 150 Petir Road had not been in operation since the incident on June 7.

Residents had to walk over to the next lift in the same block, and some had to climb a few flights of stairs as the lift did not connect to some floors.

In a statement yesterday, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said the independent Authorised Examiner (AE) appointed to inspect the lift and recommend rectification works submitted its findings last month.

The lift contractor then proceeded with the rectification works. The BCA was informed last Friday that the AE had inspected, tested and certified that the lift is safe for operation.

After an inspection, the BCA lifted the suspension on Tuesday. It did not elaborate on the cause of the incident.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/malfunctioning-lift-caused-woman-suffer-spinal-fracture-back-service

This is fcuking disgraceful!

In which real country would the government refuse to state the cause???

The CEO of bca should b sacked.
If another incident happen in this or any lift in spore due to the same cause, who'll be responsible? Bca?

If there's an illness killing children in schools, can moh say no comments if they KNOW the cause?

Shocking!!
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Exchange points shocking ma?

[skyleon]

I wonder why they did not disclose the cause of the incident ? More things to hide ? :rolleyes:

[sadfa]

I wonder why they did not disclose the cause of the incident ? More things to hide ? :rolleyes:

You miss the point again la.

Khaw beh wan kept quiet on important things cos his rationale is the cracks don't pose safety hazard.
He admit later he was wrong which means in future he will reveal things which aren't critical.

And yet bca now can keep quiet so soon after khaw's cock up!!!

I bet the reason bca kept quiet cos they're being sued. Which is fcuking stupid cos this is a public safety issue.
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Exchange points missing the point ma?

[placido]

I smell something fishy .

[skyleon]

New scheme to help pay for costs of modernising HDB lifts


Posted 19 Sep 2016 12:36
Updated 19 Sep 2016 13:18


SINGAPORE: A new Lift Enhancement Programme (LEP) will be launched to help fund the costs of modernising older lifts in public housing estates, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) announced on Monday (Sep 19).

Last Friday, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) recommended a list of eight items to modernise existing lifts in Singapore, in a move to enhance their reliability and performance.

Under the LEP, which will be rolled out over 10 years, HDB will fund about 90 per cent of town councils’ costs to install the BCA’s recommended enhancement features.

Lifts that are not equipped with the recommended features, and are not due for replacement soon – in other words, those that have been in operation for less than 18 years – will be eligible for the scheme.

“For the older lifts, it will make more sense for the town councils to replace them with new lifts which will come with these enhanced features,” said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong in a separate blogpost on Monday.


continue reading here : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-scheme-to-help-pay-for-costs-of-modernising-hdb-lifts/3138166.html


Why are the investigations to the lift accidents taking so long ?

[horserace]

Why are the investigations to the lift accidents taking so long ?

Hiding something from us again? :rolleyes:

[Inteli3]

Hiding something from us again? :rolleyes:

Won't rule that out

[skyleon]

What's up with HDB lifts?

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Published 5 hours ago


They take us to our homes each day, but recent accidents have given cause to pause. The Government will put up some $450 million to help modernise some lifts, but the scheme is voluntary and town councils must foot about 10 per cent of costs. With another $3 billion potentially needed to replace lifts that are too old to be updated, town councils have much to weigh up.

Janice Heng


When an elderly Housing Board resident lost a hand in a lift accident last October, it turned out to be the first in a spate of accidents that have plagued HDB lifts over the last year.

Madam Khoo Bee Hua, then 85, had stepped into her lift in Jurong and pressed the lift button without realising that her dog was outside - while she was still holding its leash. As the lift rose, her hand is believed to have been pulled through a gap in the doors.

The worst of the incidents since then came this May when Mr Lim Hang Chiang, 77, died when his mobility scooter fell over while backing out of a lift that was not level with the ground floor.

Since then, the authorities have stepped up audits of lifts, and completed the first phase of a lift regulations review which began in 2014.

The latest move is a $450 million Lift Enhancement Programme (LEP) announced last month, under which the HDB will give town councils around 90 per cent of the funding required to modernise lifts of up to 18 years of age, by installing recommended safety features. Town councils will have to chip in the remainder.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/whats-up-with-hdb-lifts

What are the outcomes of all those lift accidents ? Still investigating ? :rolleyes:

[skyleon]

Lift upgrading no longer a hot-button issue

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Published 5 hours ago


Once part of PAP's campaign promises, the Lift Upgrading Programme had benefited 500,000 households by end-2014

Janice Heng


A decade ago, Housing Board lifts were making headlines. Tempers flew, but the problem was not with existing lifts. Rather, it was over lifts yet to be built.

In the early to mid-2000s, lifts were a hot political topic, thanks to the Housing Board's $5 billion Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP).

The scheme was for blocks built before 1990, which did not have lifts that stopped at every floor.

At its inception in 2001, the Government made it clear that the LUP was not free of political considerations - quite the opposite.

In announcing the LUP, then National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said that "upgrading programmes are possible only because our people continue to support the Government" which generates budget surpluses. "That is why... the Government has given priority to those who have actively supported these programmes," he said


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/lift-upgrading-no-longer-a-hot-button-issue

[Cuntworth]

Taking lifts for so many years nothing happen only when upgraded to new lifts I had to climb stairs every now and then...
Missed the old lifts whereby only break down once a blue moon..

[downloading]

Lift upgrading no longer a hot-button issue

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Published 5 hours ago


Once part of PAP's campaign promises, the Lift Upgrading Programme had benefited 500,000 households by end-2014

Janice Heng


A decade ago, Housing Board lifts were making headlines. Tempers flew, but the problem was not with existing lifts. Rather, it was over lifts yet to be built.

In the early to mid-2000s, lifts were a hot political topic, thanks to the Housing Board's $5 billion Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP).

The scheme was for blocks built before 1990, which did not have lifts that stopped at every floor.

At its inception in 2001, the Government made it clear that the LUP was not free of political considerations - quite the opposite.

In announcing the LUP, then National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said that "upgrading programmes are possible only because our people continue to support the Government" which generates budget surpluses. "That is why... the Government has given priority to those who have actively supported these programmes," he said


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/lift-upgrading-no-longer-a-hot-button-issue

I guess Hougang and Aljunied will be the last to have their lifts upgraded

[aaaa]

Taking lifts for so many years nothing happen only when upgraded to new lifts I had to climb stairs every now and then...
Missed the old lifts whereby only break down once a blue moon..

Last time the old lifts are of much better quality .

[sadfa]

I guess Hougang and Aljunied will be the last to have their lifts upgraded

If got uograde, they should thank sky thank earth.
If garbagement dulan them, give them the rejected, got crack lifts how?

It's like maids eating the leftovers cold rice, chicken bones etc cos boy boy must whack drumsticks first. Not happy, maid starve lor. Garbagement don't give a shit whether u live or die
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Exchange points got thank you ma?

[skyleon]

Part of lift ceiling in Pasir Ris block falls, injuring two

Published 4 hours ago



Investigations ongoing; town council says it'll look into compensation for family after probe

Yeo Sam Jo


Technical producer Mohammad Yazid Razali was leaving his parents' flat after dinner last Thursday when an ordinary lift ride nearly became a disaster.

Part of the ceiling of the lift at Block 480, Pasir Ris Drive 4, fell and hit Mr Yazid, his 63-year-old father and his two-year-old son on their heads. "It just dropped on us suddenly. Everybody was shocked," said Mr Yazid, 36, whose parents live in the block.

While Mr Yazid escaped without injuries, his son suffered a bump on his head. His father was scratched by the metal panel, left dangling on a cable.

His wife and two older daughters, who were also in the lift at the time, were unhurt.

Mr Yazid dialled the emergency number in the lift and also informed Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council, before going to a nearby 24-hour clinic. The doctor said the injuries were not serious.

But Mr Yazid, who lives in a Housing Board flat in Woodlands, said: "I am angry. What kind of lift is this? My son cried loudly and had nightmares. Now he's traumatised and afraid to enter lifts."

He hopes something can be done to prevent such incidents from recurring. "It's lucky that I am tall and absorbed a lot of the impact (from the dislodged ceiling panel)," said Mr Yazid, who stands at 1.84m.

"But my grandfather and parents use the two lifts in the block every day. There are also quite a number of elderly people and kids who live there. I am worried that something might happen to them."

He is planning to seek compensation for the $128 that his family spent at the clinic.

In the past year or so, several incidents have occurred in which ceiling boards, cladding or other structures have dislodged from HDB blocks. There have also been incidents involving lifts in which people were hurt.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/part-of-lift-ceiling-in-pasir-ris-block-falls-injuring-two

[skyleon]

All three lifts at People's Park Complex break down, forcing some to climb 30 floors

Published 1 hour ago


Charmaine Ng


SINGAPORE - An unfortunate series of lift breakdowns at People's Park Complex forced some residents to climb 30 floors back to their homes, reported Shin Min Daily News on Tuesday (Nov 15).

All three lifts at the 31-storey complex broke down on Monday (Nov 14) afternoon at around 1.30pm, according to the Chinese newspaper.

One resident who was interviewed by Shin Min said two of the lifts were unoperational when she arrived at the complex that afternoon.


She then took the third lift, which was still operating at the time. Upon reaching the 15th floor, however, the doors of the lift were unable to close and became unresponsive.

After waiting for two minutes, she decided to climb the stairs of the remaining 14 floors to her apartment.

The building's management told Shin Min that the lifts often break down as they have been in operation for a long time.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/all-three-lifts-at-peoples-park-complex-break-down-forcing-some-to-climb-30-floors


Mrt breakdown . lift breakdown so what else will break down ?

[skyleon]

Resident hurts leg when Boon Lay lift plunges and rises unexpectedly


A 65-year-old Boon Lay resident hurt her leg last Tuesday (Nov 15) when the lift at Block 207, Boon Lay Place, plunged unexpectedly.
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Published 6 hours ago


Janice Heng


SINGAPORE - A 65-year-old Boon Lay resident hurt her leg last Tuesday (Nov 15) when the lift in her Boon Lay Housing Board block plunged unexpectedly from the third floor to the ground floor, then rose again to the second floor, Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao reported.

The lift, at Block 207, Boon Lay Place, is currently closed.

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said that on Friday (Nov 18), it was alerted to an incident at the lift. BCA engineers, representatives from West Coast Town Council and the lift contractor visited the site to investigate.

"Based on BCA's investigations, there was an electronic fault that caused the lift to initiate a safety stop between the second and first storey until the lift re-levelled at the second storey," said a BCA spokesman.

The BCA said it has instructed West Coast Town Council to work with its lift contractor to do the necessary checks and rectifications to ensure that the issue is resolved.

Mr Patrick Tay, who is the Member of Parliament for the area, said he visited the resident at her home last Thursday after being informed of the incident by the town council that evening.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/resident-hurts-leg-when-boon-lay-lift-plunges-and-rises-unexpectedly


Yet another faulty lift incident . The resident should sue the town council for maximum damages and medical fees.

[sadfa]

Resident hurts leg when Boon Lay lift plunges and rises unexpectedly


A 65-year-old Boon Lay resident hurt her leg last Tuesday (Nov 15) when the lift at Block 207, Boon Lay Place, plunged unexpectedly.
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Published 6 hours ago


Janice Heng


SINGAPORE - A 65-year-old Boon Lay resident hurt her leg last Tuesday (Nov 15) when the lift in her Boon Lay Housing Board block plunged unexpectedly from the third floor to the ground floor, then rose again to the second floor, Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao reported.

The lift, at Block 207, Boon Lay Place, is currently closed.

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said that on Friday (Nov 18), it was alerted to an incident at the lift. BCA engineers, representatives from West Coast Town Council and the lift contractor visited the site to investigate.

"Based on BCA's investigations, there was an electronic fault that caused the lift to initiate a safety stop between the second and first storey until the lift re-levelled at the second storey," said a BCA spokesman.

The BCA said it has instructed West Coast Town Council to work with its lift contractor to do the necessary checks and rectifications to ensure that the issue is resolved.

Mr Patrick Tay, who is the Member of Parliament for the area, said he visited the resident at her home last Thursday after being informed of the incident by the town council that evening.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/resident-hurts-leg-when-boon-lay-lift-plunges-and-rises-unexpectedly


Yet another faulty lift incident . The resident should sue the town council for maximum damages and medical fees.

You got it half right.
I see no reason why if they sue everybody including the cb mp, they cant get every cent due to them. But don't b surprised garbagement come up with their usual tricks to fuck them.

And not only should they sue, shanmugam should charge everybody involved including town council n lift company n even the mp. So many fucking serious cases, why no action taken?

Don't only whack the small fry.
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[SiaSuay]

You got it half right.
I see no reason why if they sue everybody including the cb mp, they cant get every cent due to them. But don't b surprised garbagement come up with their usual tricks to fuck them.

And not only should they sue, shanmugam should charge everybody involved including town council n lift company n even the mp. So many fucking serious cases, why no action taken?

Don't only whack the small fry.
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This is also another case why the opposition parties don't make noise on . :eek: They sure to score points on this. I wonder whre has NSP ; SDP and First Party gone to ? Even WP very quiet on this.

[sadfa]

This is also another case why the opposition parties don't make noise on . :eek: They sure to score points on this. I wonder whre has NSP ; SDP and First Party gone to ? Even WP very quiet on this.

Don't rely on opposition la

All those families affected should gang up n hold press conference n say whether garbagement got pay them every fucking cent due to them.

N publicly question shanmugam who will he charge for killer lifts. Or like nus orientation, do nothing.
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Exchange points got gang up ma

[skyleon]

Predictive system may ease lift failure woes; will be used in some towns next year

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PublishedNov 26, 2016, 5:00 am SGT


It was tested on lifts in several town councils and successfully predicted two breakdowns


Janice Heng


Imagine a system which can predict which lift will fail, and when. This would help town councils perform preventive maintenance before a problem breaks out, said a spokesman for Surbana Jurong (SJ).

Several town councils are hoping to achieve this by tying up with the infrastructure consultancy, which monitors more than 24,000 lifts in HDB estates, and which believes it may just have this predictive system.

The consultancy said it worked with multiple town councils to place sensors in 720 lifts, of varying models and ages, in HDB blocks. The sensors detected and recorded lift speed, acceleration and deceleration, and jerky movements. SJ declined to name the town councils.

After collecting the data, SJ put it through an algorithm, and predicted the specific days for two lift breakdowns, two weeks before they actually happened. SJ also predicted three other breakdowns but those lifts underwent scheduled maintenance beforehand.

The consultancy said it can do even better. As more data is collected over time, the algorithm will improve, allowing breakdowns to be predicted even earlier, said a spokesman.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/predictive-system-may-ease-lift-failure-woes-will-be-used-in-some-towns-next-year

[skyleon]

PAP town councils to set aside S$45m over next five years to boost lift safety


Published: 11:20 AM, December 5, 2016

Updated: 11:59 AM, December 5, 2016



SINGAPORE — The 15 town councils run by the People’s Action Party will set aside S$45 million over the next five years to install new devices and implement new protocols to enhance lift safety, a taskforce convened in July this year said on Monday (Dec 5).

Besides the new features stipulated under the Lift Enhancement Programme announced in September this year, the taskforce spearheaded by Dr Teo Ho Pin, who is coordinating chairman of PAP town councils, recommended that surveillance cameras be installed in all lifts to quicken rescue operations and to deter misuse of lifts.

The eight enhancement features in the Lift Enhancement Programme — where the Housing and Development Board (HDB) pays 90 per cent of the cost to upgrade lifts — includes devices to prevent lift cars ascending too quickly or jerking, light curtains to prevent lift doors from clamping on objects or people, and telephone or intercom systems in lifts to activate emergency response.

As announced previously, about 20,000 lifts are eligible for this programme, which will cost around $450 million. Works will be carried out over 10 years, depending on the age and performance of the lifts, said the taskforce.

The taskforce also wants the 15 town councils to jointly develop a dashboard management system to monitor the performance of lifts and lift contractors. “This will allow town councils to benchmark the performance standards of their lifts and lift contractors,” the taskforce said.

It added that all PAP town councils will provide information on the performance of lifts and lift contractors to the Housing and Development Board when they call tenders for contracts.

On the maintenance front, the taskforce said all PAP town councils will work with the lift companies to incorporate the 20 maintenance outcomes as required by the Building and Construction Authority into their lift servicing checklists. But it urged the town councils to carry out additional checks and adopt preventive maintenance on five critical lift components — door mechanisms, inductor switch, brakes, over-speed governor and levelling system.

Town councils should also set aside at least an average of 100 minutes per lift for servicing, it added.

The recommendations came after a spate of high-profile accidents from lift failures earlier this year.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/pap-town-councils-set-aside-s45m-over-next-five-years-boost-lift-safety

[SiaSuay]

I wonder where they get money from ?

[skyleon]

Lift company Sigma barred from tendering new HDB projects since Oct 2015


By Kenneth Lim

Posted 13 Jan 2017 18:30
Updated 13 Jan 2017 23:34

SINGAPORE: Lift manufacturer Sigma has been barred from tendering for new HDB projects since October 2015 after it was "unable to fully adhere to the timeline of lift installations for certain projects," said the Housing and Development Board (HDB) on Friday (Jan 13).

Sigma has made about 3,500 of the 24,000 lifts in HDB estates to date. It is one of approximately 20 different brands of lifts in public housing estates.

In response to media queries, HDB said its decision is part of a procedure to "restrict poor performing contractors from tendering for new HDB projects," so that Sigma can focus on completing the installation of lifts and improving the performance of the installed lifts under its current contract.


http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lift-company-sigma-barred-from-tendering-new-hdb-projects-since/3436140.html

Again not everything was disclose. What happened to the accidents investigation reports ? Have the victims been fully compensated ?

[Chakill]

Didnt know town council so rich....

[miguela]

Let's just move on bros

No one is injured and this is not serious case

[sadfa]

Lift company Sigma barred from tendering new HDB projects since Oct 2015


By Kenneth Lim

Posted 13 Jan 2017 18:30
Updated 13 Jan 2017 23:34

SINGAPORE: Lift manufacturer Sigma has been barred from tendering for new HDB projects since October 2015 after it was "unable to fully adhere to the timeline of lift installations for certain projects," said the Housing and Development Board (HDB) on Friday (Jan 13).

Sigma has made about 3,500 of the 24,000 lifts in HDB estates to date. It is one of approximately 20 different brands of lifts in public housing estates.

In response to media queries, HDB said its decision is part of a procedure to "restrict poor performing contractors from tendering for new HDB projects," so that Sigma can focus on completing the installation of lifts and improving the performance of the installed lifts under its current contract.


http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lift-company-sigma-barred-from-tendering-new-hdb-projects-since/3436140.html

Again not everything was disclose. What happened to the accidents investigation reports ? Have the victims been fully compensated ?
Hdb talk absolute rubbish n Cb media 'just report lor'

Hdb say barring sigma from tendering means sigma will focus on their Existing work with hdb. Wah!!!!!! Really ar.....
knn la!! It simply means sigma will look for work elsewhere la!!!!

Knn. Hdb really bluff children
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[BruceBuck]

Didnt know town council so rich....

Would be much richer if they had not squandered millions on Lehman Brothers

[SiaSuay]

Didnt know town council so rich....

You should ask this question : the town council get the money from where ? :rolleyes:

[SiaSuay]

Let's just move on bros

No one is injured and this is not serious case

Are you sure no one injured ? :rolleyes:

[skyleon]

Town councils to set aside 14% of S&CC funds for lift replacements from April: MND


By Toh Ee Ming

Published: 12:47 PM, January 23, 2017

Updated: 12:48 PM, January 23, 2017



SINGAPORE – From April this year, all town councils will have to set aside at least 14 per cent of their service and conservancy charges (S&CC) collections and Government grants for lift replacements, while the authorities will be increasing their financial assistance to help the town councils cover their costs.

The Ministry of National Development (MND) announced on Monday (Jan 23) that the 14 per cent will come on top of town councils’ regular contributions to the sinking funds, which amounts to another 26 per cent or more of their collections

The MND added it would increase the S&CC operating grants it currently gives to town councils, and also provide additional grants to match part of the town councils’ contributions to their Lift Replacement Funds (LRF). Details of the MND assistance measures will be released separately, the ministry added.

With the issue of lift safety coming under the spotlight following several lift accidents last year – including a 77-year-old man using a mobility scooter who died after falling from a lift that had stopped 15cm above ground level – the MND announced last September that all town councils would have to set up dedicated LRF, which would be carved out from their sinking funds and ring-fenced for future lift replacements.

The Housing and Development Board had also announced a S$450 million Lift Enhancement Programme (LEP) to help fund the town councils’ cost of retrofitting older lifts with safety features and enhancements commonly found in newer lifts, such as additional sensors to detect obstructions to the lift door, and to better regulate lift speeds.

Some 20,000 lifts, which have been in operation for 18 years or less, are expected to benefit from the programme.

Stressing that with more expenditure needed to maintain and replace ageing infrastructure, the MND said town councils would have to plan ahead and contribute more to their sinking funds to pay for major expenses, such as the repainting of HDB blocks, maintenance of building facades, replacement of lifts and water pumps.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/town-councils-set-aside-14-scc-funds-lift-replacements-april-mnd


So still no outcome of the investigations of the life incidents ??? :rolleyes:

[skyleon]

Complaints made about faulty lift before fatal mishap


By Alfred Chua

Published: 8:45 PM, May 25, 2017

Updated: 9:36 PM, May 25, 2017



SINGAPORE — At least three complaints were lodged over three months about a lift at a block of public housing flats in Pasir Ris, before a 77-year-old man died while using that same lift.

This was revealed in court on Thursday by the investigation officer for the accident, at the start of a coroner’s inquiry into the death of Lim Hang Chiang.

In May last year, Lim fell backwards and hit his head on the floor while reversing his mobility scooter out of the misaligned lift car, which had stopped about 15cm above ground level. He went into a coma and died the next day in hospital.

The complaints about the lift made by residents of Block 247, Pasir Ris Street 21, surfaced after the wire ropes of the lift were replaced the year before, the court heard.

Inspector Justin Ng, the investigation officer for the case, said that the first complaint about “jerky rides” was reported on Jan 20 last year. Fujitec, the lift contractor, found it to be “functioning normally, with no jerky issues”, Insp Ng said. The complaint was then classified as a “false call”.

The next month, the Essential Maintenance Service Unit (EMSU) of the Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council was notified that the lift did not align properly when at the ground level. Fujitec technicians noticed that there was “poor activation of the car door”, and some of the “door panel rubber stripes” were protruding, Insp Ng said. The problem was fixed.

On March 20, a third complaint came in about the misaligned lift car.

Mr Derek Kang, counsel for Lim’s family, contended that there were more complaints than that, but State Counsel Jane Lim said that an investigator with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) would be better placed later on to tell the court about the issue.

Insp Ng said that based on investigations, Fujitec “only responds to complaints and feedback”, and carries out monthly lift maintenance.

Separately, there is a lift maintenance unit from the town council also involved in joint inspections, which conducts random checks on the estate’s lifts. Apart from these, the BCA also sends third-party engineers to do mandated checks.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/complaints-made-about-faulty-lift-fatal-mishap


Please sue both the Essential Maintenance Service Unit (EMSU) & Pasri Ris Town council for maximum damage as a life was lost here which could have been prevented .

[ongahnoi]

Please sue both the Essential Maintenance Service Unit (EMSU) & Pasri Ris Town council for maximum damage as a life was lost here which could have been prevented .

Most likely will be brushed aside as an HONEST MISTAKE

[skyleon]

Most likely will be brushed aside as an HONEST MISTAKE

How can it be honest mistake when a life was lost ?

[sadfa]

Complaints made about faulty lift before fatal mishap


By Alfred Chua

Published: 8:45 PM, May 25, 2017

Updated: 9:36 PM, May 25, 2017



SINGAPORE — At least three complaints were lodged over three months about a lift at a block of public housing flats in Pasir Ris, before a 77-year-old man died while using that same lift.

This was revealed in court on Thursday by the investigation officer for the accident, at the start of a coroner’s inquiry into the death of Lim Hang Chiang.

In May last year, Lim fell backwards and hit his head on the floor while reversing his mobility scooter out of the misaligned lift car, which had stopped about 15cm above ground level. He went into a coma and died the next day in hospital.

The complaints about the lift made by residents of Block 247, Pasir Ris Street 21, surfaced after the wire ropes of the lift were replaced the year before, the court heard.

Inspector Justin Ng, the investigation officer for the case, said that the first complaint about “jerky rides” was reported on Jan 20 last year. Fujitec, the lift contractor, found it to be “functioning normally, with no jerky issues”, Insp Ng said. The complaint was then classified as a “false call”.

The next month, the Essential Maintenance Service Unit (EMSU) of the Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council was notified that the lift did not align properly when at the ground level. Fujitec technicians noticed that there was “poor activation of the car door”, and some of the “door panel rubber stripes” were protruding, Insp Ng said. The problem was fixed.

On March 20, a third complaint came in about the misaligned lift car.

Mr Derek Kang, counsel for Lim’s family, contended that there were more complaints than that, but State Counsel Jane Lim said that an investigator with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) would be better placed later on to tell the court about the issue.

Insp Ng said that based on investigations, Fujitec “only responds to complaints and feedback”, and carries out monthly lift maintenance.

Separately, there is a lift maintenance unit from the town council also involved in joint inspections, which conducts random checks on the estate’s lifts. Apart from these, the BCA also sends third-party engineers to do mandated checks.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/complaints-made-about-faulty-lift-fatal-mishap


Please sue both the Essential Maintenance Service Unit (EMSU) & Pasri Ris Town council for maximum damage as a life was lost here which could have been prevented .

Sure push blame to company n not garbagement.

Last time teo chee bye talked to family. Thought he'll settle matters swee swee.
But family still must sue in court.
Doubt the court will punish town council seriously la. So family end up disappointed n unhappy
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Exchange points waste time ma

[sadfa]

How can it be honest mistake when a life was lost ?

Honest mistake can cover several million OK. Whats the life of one small fry old man. In garbagements eyes, not even worth 500k ok
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Exchange points got value ma

[SiaSuay]

Sure push blame to company n not garbagement.

Last time teo chee bye talked to family. Thought he'll settle matters swee swee.
But family still must sue in court.
Doubt the court will punish town council seriously la. So family end up disappointed n unhappy
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Exchange points waste time ma

I support the family for the doing the right thing . This is sort of accident should have been avoided in this first place should there been proper maintanece carried out .

[sadfa]

I support the family for the doing the right thing . This is sort of accident should have been avoided in this first place should there been proper maintanece carried out .

If spore is truly a place for sporeans n future generations, such lawsuits not necessary.

If I'm in charge, ill determine what went wrong.
If it's fucked up lifts or maintenance, then apologize n compensate family fairly n ensure wont happen again. Those in the wrong will b punished.

No point for family to go court unless they greedy n want 10 million etc.

So unnecessary for family to waste money go court n go thru agony of seeking justice. even worse, lose the case n pay more money

Garbagement mentality fucked up la.
Leave it to court to dig for the truth.
Which means in Court, the cb garbagement will take a contrary approach n say they are not in the wrong. They're 100% right. So Old man die, isnt garbagement fault. Must b his fault la

Just like poor Thai ger lost legs in MRT.
For fucking years, MRT refuse to put doors in outdoor MRT stations . Now we know its fucking simple technology. If they put doors, even if ger faint or ppl push her, she wont lose her legs.

And in case u forgot, she lost her case hor. Which means she probably have to compensate MRT!!
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Exchange points fair ma

[JiByeLoong]

All because of that LanJiaoLoong :mad:

[Echo3]

All because of that LanJiaoLoong :mad:

What to do .

[Lord_of_Panda]

a lumions pearl that is broken and rotten to the core :eek:

[skyleon]

10-year-old girl injured in HDB lift accident


By Wong Pei Ting

Published: 10:32 PM, June 7, 2017

Updated: 11:27 PM, June 7, 2017



SINGAPORE — A 10-year-old girl needed five stitches on her foot after parts of the ceiling of a lift she was in at Sengkang East Way collapsed, in the latest of a series of lift accidents to hit Housing and Development Board (HDB) blocks.

The lift at Block 325A is now under repair until next Monday evening (June 12), said a notice pasted on its door.


Following the incident, the girl, Chung Yan Ting, was sent to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. In an interview after her discharge Wednesday evening, Yan Ting said she is now afraid to take the lift.

Her father, polytechnic lecturer Chung Koh Choon, 43, told TODAY that the family was on their way home after lunch, and had entered the lift on the fourth floor of the block, which is linked to the multi-storey carpark.

Mr Chung said his wife had entered the lift first and noticed a long metal rod on the floor. “I was thinking it doesn’t look like something from a household,” he said. But before he could peer up at the ceiling, half of the light cover, made of plastic and metal, fell and hit his daughter.

“She ran out of the lift shouting ‘Ah, my head got blood’,” said Mr Chung.

Yan Ting had initially thought the blood on her foot had dripped from her head.

Yan Ting’s five-year-old brother, who was standing further away from the lift door, was unharmed. Her mother, Madam Saw Soh Peng, suffered a small cut on her right arm.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/10-year-old-girl-injured-hdb-lift-accident


Poor girl must have had the fright of her life . Please sue the town council and the lift service maintenance co for medical and mental stress .

[SiaSuay]

No accountability and no responsibility . :mad:

[sadfa]

10-year-old girl injured in HDB lift accident


By Wong Pei Ting

Published: 10:32 PM, June 7, 2017

Updated: 11:27 PM, June 7, 2017



SINGAPORE — A 10-year-old girl needed five stitches on her foot after parts of the ceiling of a lift she was in at Sengkang East Way collapsed, in the latest of a series of lift accidents to hit Housing and Development Board (HDB) blocks.

The lift at Block 325A is now under repair until next Monday evening (June 12), said a notice pasted on its door.


Following the incident, the girl, Chung Yan Ting, was sent to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. In an interview after her discharge Wednesday evening, Yan Ting said she is now afraid to take the lift.

Her father, polytechnic lecturer Chung Koh Choon, 43, told TODAY that the family was on their way home after lunch, and had entered the lift on the fourth floor of the block, which is linked to the multi-storey carpark.

Mr Chung said his wife had entered the lift first and noticed a long metal rod on the floor. “I was thinking it doesn’t look like something from a household,” he said. But before he could peer up at the ceiling, half of the light cover, made of plastic and metal, fell and hit his daughter.

“She ran out of the lift shouting ‘Ah, my head got blood’,” said Mr Chung.

Yan Ting had initially thought the blood on her foot had dripped from her head.

Yan Ting’s five-year-old brother, who was standing further away from the lift door, was unharmed. Her mother, Madam Saw Soh Peng, suffered a small cut on her right arm.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/10-year-old-girl-injured-hdb-lift-accident


Poor girl must have had the fright of her life . Please sue the town council and the lift service maintenance co for medical and mental stress .

Really fucking amazing.
When will the floor of the lift suddenly give way n ppl plunge to their death?

When will the cb Lawrence say how they're going to deal with it? Or just diam diam n say urmmmm. Court case so shanmugam say cannot talk about it till its Over. Kekekeke
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Exchange points amazing ma

[skyleon]

Sengkang lift accident: Light panel not secured, says BCA


Ang Mo Kio Town Council to reimburse medical fees of 10-year-old girl hit by frame


By Wong Pei Ting

Published: 11:00 PM, June 8, 2017




SINGAPORE — Investigations into a lift accident, where a ceiling panel fell on a 10-year-old girl’s foot, revealed that the plastic board might not have been secured properly.

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said in a statement on Thursday night (June 8) that “the ceiling parts were improperly secured to their support frame”, and it has issued a notice to suspend the operation of the lift.

On Wednesday at around 1pm, Chung Yan Ting was in the lift with her family at Block 325A, Sengkang East Way, when the plastic panel collapsed and hit her.

She was sent to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and needed five stitches on her foot.

The Ang Mo Kio Town Council, which is responsible for the upkeep of the estate, told TODAY: “For the safety of residents, Lift B will be shut for maintenance and (operations will) resume only after it has been certified to be in safe working condition by BCA for daily use.”

BCA has ordered the lift contractor to assess and recommend repairs, and inspect the lift after the repairs.

It added: “Our engineers also inspected the other lifts in the same block, as well as four other lifts with similar design in the vicinity. We have reminded the lift owner to ensure that the parts in other lifts of similar design are properly secured.”

The lift contractor maintaining the LG elevators for the block is Sigma Elevator, a beleaguered company that has been banned from taking part in tenders for lift maintenance works since October 2015, because its newer lifts broke down more often than usual.

Responding to the latest incident, a Sigma Singapore representative said: “Our thoughts are with the injured girl ... We are working with the town council to gather more information as quickly as possible.”

Polytechnic lecturer Chung Koh Choon, 43, told TODAY that he would not pursue the matter further as the town council would be following up with an insurance company to reimburse his daughter’s medical costs, which came to about S$200.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/sengkang-lift-accident-light-panel-not-secured-says-bca

[daxiao]

Those white bastards will tell you to pay more if you want better quality lifts :(

[skyleon]

Second lift incident at Sengkang East Way block traps elderly man for 40 minutes



By Tan Weizhen


Published 7:30 AM, June 09, 2017

Updated 7:30 AM, June 09, 2017


SINGAPORE — Two days after the ceiling panel of a lift at Block 325A Sengkang East Way fell and hurt a girl, the other lift at the block broke down on Friday afternoon (June 9). The breakdown trapped a 70-year-old man inside the lift for 40 minutes, and left residents in the block with no lift access during this period.

The first lift with the faulty ceiling remains under repair till Monday (June 12).

Retiree Lee Keng Duan, who was trapped in the lift on Friday, said: “This lift has been always breaking down. I’m not so scared for myself, but I worry that my granddaughter could get trapped one day.”

He could not call anyone as his mobile phone had no reception, but one of his neighbours, Mr Sanjay Panday, happened to pass by at 4.40pm, and alerted the Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC).

“I heard the alarm, and saw that this old man was stuck in the lift, which had stopped between the first and second floor. This is very worrying, it is the school holidays, and imagine that there are kids who might be stuck in the lift if they happen to be inside,”said the 40-year-old workplace safety and health officer.

Mr Panday, who has lived at Block 325A since 2007, added that lift breakdowns in the block have been increasingly regular, echoing the views of several other residents interviewed by TODAY.

Homemaker Madam Lim B.C, 60, said that the open-door button for the lift that broke down on Friday does not work properly, and its door once closed abruptly, giving her a bruise on the arm.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/second-lift-incident-sengkang-east-way-block-traps-elderly-man-40-minutes

[skyleon]

BCA warning after spate of lift breakdowns

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Published 4 hours ago


Lift owners and contractors reminded of their responsibility to maintain lifts



Jose Hong


Singapore's building regulator said last night that it takes "a serious view on safety", following four lift breakdowns that took place in HDB blocks over two days this week.

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) reminded lift owners and contractors last night that they are responsible for the required maintenance of their lifts.

It said in a statement that it has stepped up its lift audit inspections after the rules for the upkeep of lifts were tightened last July, following a series of breakdowns, one of which led to the death of a 77-year-old man who was on a mobility scooter.

The new rules "include requiring registered lift contractors to maintain lifts in accordance with specific maintenance requirements tied to key outcomes'', said its statement.

At the same time, BCA has taken enforcement action against lift contractors for failing to comply with specific maintenance requirements for lift buffers and door alignment, it added.

The reminder of the new rules follows the doors of three lifts getting stuck this week and the ceiling of a lift falling on a 10-year-old girl, hitting her forehead and injuring her foot.


It happened around 1pm on Wednesday.

Residents were trapped in a Geylang Bahru HDB lift for 30 minutes when its doors refused to open on reaching the ground floor. PHOTOS: SHIN MIN, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS READER

Yesterday, two days later, a second lift in the same HDB block in Sengkang broke down for about 40 minutes, trapping a 70-year-old man inside.

On the day of the ceiling incident, a lift in an HDB block in Jalan Membina broke down at about 9 pm.

Bank manager Lim Eng Joo had taken the lift to fetch his son home from his enrichment lessons on the fourth floor.

Recounting the incident to The Straits Times, Mr Lim, 42, said he was trapped inside with six others, including two young children.

The lights and ventilation went out, plunging them into total darkness.

The lift alarm did not work and he could not use his mobile phone to call for help as there was no signal.

"I lost all contact with the outside world and in that instant, I was stunned," he said.


A 10-year-old girl was sent to hospital after a ceiling panel in a Sengkang HDB lift fell on her. PHOTOS: SHIN MIN, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS READER

With help from fellow passengers, he managed to open the doors slightly, allowing him to dial the emergency number but no one responded, he added.

The power came on around 15 minutes later and the lift moved, allowing them to get out.

In the first incident on Monday, three residents were trapped in a Geylang Bahru HDB lift for 30 minutes when its doors refused to open on reaching the ground floor. It was forced open.

In all three cases, the town councils of Tanjong Pagar, Jalan Besar and Ang Mo Kio told The Straits Times personnel were sent to check the affected lifts.

Lift experts contacted yesterday said residents need not be overly anxious about the latest incidents. Mechanical and electrical consultant Lum Chong Chuen, 72, said it takes time and properly trained manpower to implement the new regulations effectively.

But he gave the assurance that most lifts in Singapore are maintained by competent staff, and safe to use.

Lift and escalator engineer Kok Peng Koon, 81, said there are more than 60,000 lifts in Singapore and the breakdowns make up just a tiny fraction. "Compared with road accidents, this is not a significant figure," he added.



continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/bca-warning-after-spate-of-lift-breakdowns


Is this what you call ownself check ownself ? With new rules and funding why are lift breakdowns on the rise ? All these injuries could have been avoided and prevented in the first place.

[SiaSuay]

After taking tax payer's money for town council sinking fund . After increasing SC&C charges. After setting guidelines for lift maintenance . Lifts still breakdown and cause injuries to the residents.

[wietjiet]

After taking tax payer's money for town council sinking fund . After increasing SC&C charges. After setting guidelines for lift maintenance . Lifts still breakdown and cause injuries to the residents.

I pray that during MP walkabout, lift will fail jialat jialat and there'll be a by-election :)

Or they dare not use lift and climb the stairs instead? :p

[sadfa]

BCA warning after spate of lift breakdowns

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Published 4 hours ago


Lift owners and contractors reminded of their responsibility to maintain lifts



Jose Hong


Singapore's building regulator said last night that it takes "a serious view on safety", following four lift breakdowns that took place in HDB blocks over two days this week.

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) reminded lift owners and contractors last night that they are responsible for the required maintenance of their lifts.

It said in a statement that it has stepped up its lift audit inspections after the rules for the upkeep of lifts were tightened last July, following a series of breakdowns, one of which led to the death of a 77-year-old man who was on a mobility scooter.

The new rules "include requiring registered lift contractors to maintain lifts in accordance with specific maintenance requirements tied to key outcomes'', said its statement.

At the same time, BCA has taken enforcement action against lift contractors for failing to comply with specific maintenance requirements for lift buffers and door alignment, it added.

The reminder of the new rules follows the doors of three lifts getting stuck this week and the ceiling of a lift falling on a 10-year-old girl, hitting her forehead and injuring her foot.


It happened around 1pm on Wednesday.

Residents were trapped in a Geylang Bahru HDB lift for 30 minutes when its doors refused to open on reaching the ground floor. PHOTOS: SHIN MIN, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS READER

Yesterday, two days later, a second lift in the same HDB block in Sengkang broke down for about 40 minutes, trapping a 70-year-old man inside.

On the day of the ceiling incident, a lift in an HDB block in Jalan Membina broke down at about 9 pm.

Bank manager Lim Eng Joo had taken the lift to fetch his son home from his enrichment lessons on the fourth floor.

Recounting the incident to The Straits Times, Mr Lim, 42, said he was trapped inside with six others, including two young children.

The lights and ventilation went out, plunging them into total darkness.

The lift alarm did not work and he could not use his mobile phone to call for help as there was no signal.

"I lost all contact with the outside world and in that instant, I was stunned," he said.


A 10-year-old girl was sent to hospital after a ceiling panel in a Sengkang HDB lift fell on her. PHOTOS: SHIN MIN, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS READER

With help from fellow passengers, he managed to open the doors slightly, allowing him to dial the emergency number but no one responded, he added.

The power came on around 15 minutes later and the lift moved, allowing them to get out.

In the first incident on Monday, three residents were trapped in a Geylang Bahru HDB lift for 30 minutes when its doors refused to open on reaching the ground floor. It was forced open.

In all three cases, the town councils of Tanjong Pagar, Jalan Besar and Ang Mo Kio told The Straits Times personnel were sent to check the affected lifts.

Lift experts contacted yesterday said residents need not be overly anxious about the latest incidents. Mechanical and electrical consultant Lum Chong Chuen, 72, said it takes time and properly trained manpower to implement the new regulations effectively.

But he gave the assurance that most lifts in Singapore are maintained by competent staff, and safe to use.

Lift and escalator engineer Kok Peng Koon, 81, said there are more than 60,000 lifts in Singapore and the breakdowns make up just a tiny fraction. "Compared with road accidents, this is not a significant figure," he added.



continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/bca-warning-after-spate-of-lift-breakdowns


Is this what you call ownself check ownself ? With new rules and funding why are lift breakdowns on the rise ? All these injuries could have been avoided and prevented in the first place.

So long, now bca then say something.

Knn. Fucking sleeping or hoping stupid sporeans will forget or problem will go away by itself??

Really bunch of fucked up assholes
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EXCHANGE points too late ma

[UncleBill]

Better to take the stairs . It is safer .

[CBTL]

Better to take the stairs . It is safer .

Agreed. Pity those who live higher floors :(

[southernwind]

Agreed. Pity those who live higher floors :(

I pity the grandpa and grandma and those who are disabled. Simple problem also don't know how to fix it .

[skyleon]

Residents fuming over ‘problematic lifts’ at HDB block in Punggol


By Faris Mokhtar

Published: 7:59 PM, June 19, 2017

Updated: 8:05 PM, June 19, 2017



SINGAPORE — For the past year, elderly residents of Block 621B, Edgefield Walk in Punggol - which comprises mainly two-room rental flats and studio apartments - have had to endure faulty lifts. Last Saturday (June 17), both lifts were out of service for half a day - from noon to midnight.

In response to queries, Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council chairman Zainal Sapari revealed that the lifts were among the batches installed by Sigma - the lift maker that has been suspended from tendering for new contracts since October 2015 because of poor performance.

Residents in the 256-unit block, most of whom are elderly, told TODAY that the faulty lifts have been a recurrent problem, despite the constant repairs by technicians.

Some of the issues include the doors shutting too quickly before residents can enter or exit and the lifts stopping abruptly.

Retiree Atmee Saini, 67, who lives on the 13th floor, got a shock when the lift doors opened suddenly after coming to an abrupt stop on the sixth floor last Saturday. She and her 14-year-old grandchild had to take the stairs, an exertion that left her breathless by the time she got down to the ground floor.

Another resident Madam Geetha Kaur, who said she has asthma, recounted that she had trouble getting to her third-floor unit when both lifts were down.

The 54-year-old who works in the childcare industry said: "Whenever it's faulty, we call, they repair and it becomes faulty again. There are quite a number of elderly residents living here and they have to climb up the stairs when the lifts don't work."

Meanwhile, aviation police officer Zahar Kairan, 47, worries about emergencies happening when both lifts are down.

Mr Zainal said the town council takes feedback on lift breakdown "seriously" and is working with Sigma to investigate the cause of the breakdowns.


continue reading here : http://m.todayonline.com/singapore/residents-fuming-over-problematic-lifts-hdb-block-punggol

[greenbone]

How come Singapore got so many problems ?

[skyleon]

Faulty lifts leave Bukit Batok residents fuming

Lifts installed by Sigma Elevator at Bukit Batok's Skyline II estate have broken down about seven times between May and this month


Isabelle Liew


Jun 23, 2017 06:00 am
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She moved into her new five-room HDB flat on the 35th storey of Block 296C at Skyline II in Bukit Batok last Saturday.

But each time Madam Soon, who is six months pregnant with twins, wants to use the lifts, she wonders if they will work.

The four lifts in the 38-storey flat have broken down about seven times between May and this month. It has left residents disappointed and frustrated.

Lifts A and B serve the ground floor and the 21st to 38th storeys. Lifts C and D serve the ground floor to the 20th storey.

Whenever Madam Soon, 33, a researcher, takes the lift, she will message her family group chat as a precaution in case she gets trapped inside.

She has seen two lift breakdowns.

She told The New Paper on Wednesday that she couldn't go to work the day before because the two lifts were not working.

She said: "It's dangerous for me to walk down the stairs (due to my pregnancy)."

The lifts at Skyline II are from Sigma Elevator, which had been banned from tendering for new HDB projects since October 2015 due to poor performance and installation delays.

Said Madam Soon: "HDB has banned Sigma lifts and we're unlucky they managed to get the tender for this project before that. What if the lift breaks down when I'm inside and I go into labour?"

Bukit Batok Member of Parliament, Mr Murali Pillai, told TNP he shares the residents' concerns and will be monitoring the situation closely.

He said lift A was shut for maintenance on Monday night and on Tuesday morning. Lift B broke down resulting in both lifts being unusable.

MAINTENANCE CYCLE

He said: "I have asked HDB to consider shortening the maintenance cycle time to reduce the chances of both lifts not being in operation."

In February, TNP reported on the faulty Sigma lifts at the next block, Block 296B. Residents told TNP the issues have been resolved.


continue reading here : http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/faulty-lifts-leave-bukit-batok-residents-fuming

[JazzEra]

OMG breakdown 7 times in 2 months and still monitoring closely? :eek:

[SiaSuay]

OMG breakdown 7 times in 2 months and still monitoring closely? :eek:

Simple problem also they don't know what to do . :eek:

[CarelessWhisper]

Simple problem also they don't know what to do . :eek:

This should be the case hehe :D

[skyleon]

Lift plummets four floors, fractures woman's leg


Hariz Baharudin
Reporter


Jul 02, 2017 10:59 pm
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He had been looking forward to a Hari Raya celebration at his nephew’s home on Saturday night but Mr Zulkiffle Saad and some of his family members ended up in an emergency ward.

The lift they were in had plummeted four floors at Block 542, Jurong West Avenue 1.

The impact left Mr Zulkiffle’s sister, who is in her 30s, seriously injured with a fractured leg.

Three other family members in the lift, including his 10-year-old niece, also sustained cuts and bruises.

Mr Zulkiffle, 48, told The New Paper that he was just stepping out of the lift when there was a “loud snapping sound” and the door closed on him.

“I was stunned. Luckily, my brother-in-law pulled me back in, or else I would have lost my leg. Suddenly, the lift dropped, it was so fast that we were not prepared at all,” he recounted.

“Before I knew it, we were below the ground level. My sister was crying out in pain and her leg was badly injured.”

Mr Zulkiffle said the lift had gone below the first floor and about a third of it was “underground”.

Fearing that the lift would suddenly move again and anxious to get help for his sister, Mr Zulkiffle pried open the lift door.

He and his brother-in-law then carried her out of the lift, where other family members were waiting.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force told TNP that it received a call for assistance at 9.40pm and no one was trapped in the lift when they arrived.

Mr Zulkiffle’s sister was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.

Responding to TNP queries, a spokesman from the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said that it was told of the incident on Sunday morning.

The spokesman said: “In the interest of public safety, BCA has immediately issued a notice to suspend the lift for further investigation.

“The town council is required to appoint an independent professional engineer to investigate the cause of the incident and submit a report with the recommended rectification works to BCA.


continue reading here : http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/lift-plummets-four-floors-fractures-womans-leg


Please sue the MP ; town council and lift service company fur full damages including mental stress and medical and hospitalization .

[sangtao]

Gahmen no time to talk about lifts now?

[uClick]

Gahmen no time to talk about lifts now?

Later today lift in parliament break down and kill a few MPs, they'll start talking

[yellowwolf]

Later today lift in parliament break down and kill a few MPs, they'll start talking

Parliament house got lift ? :confused:

[SiaSuay]

After giving town councils some more sinking funds. After increasing SC&C there is still no improvement at all . Now got people injured some more . :eek:

[skyleon]

Jurong West lift that fell 4 floors serviced last month

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PublishedJul 4, 2017, 5:00 am SGT



Woman's leg fractured in Jurong West accident; lift out of service till probe is over


Timothy Goh

Ng Jun Sen


A Jurong West lift that plummeted four storeys last Saturday, injuring a woman in it, had its monthly servicing just two weeks earlier on June 15, a spokesman for the Jurong-Clementi Town Council said yesterday.

Responding to media queries, the town council spokesman said it "deeply regrets" the incident and confirmed that lift D at Block 542, Jurong West Avenue 1, will remain out of operation until the cause of the accident has been verified.

The woman in her 30s, who fractured her leg, was with her husband, 10-year-old daughter, brother and brother-in-law on Saturday night.

Her brother, Mr Zulkiffle Saad, 48, told The Straits Times they were visiting a relative for Hari Raya. The lift had stopped on the fourth floor, and he had taken a step out of the door when they heard a sound "like a cable snapping".



continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/lift-that-fell-4-floors-serviced-last-month


Looks like somebody not doing their job properly .

[Wruckers]

Parliament house got lift ? :confused:

Parliament house no lift? :confused:

[skyleon]

Lift that caused man's fatal fall had history of being faulty



Shaffiq Alkhatib, The Straits Times
Aug 02, 2017 04:40 pm
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In the months leading to an elderly man's fatal fall, there were six instances where the lift floor was not level with the lift lobby floor when the doors opened at Block 247, Pasir Ris Street 21, the coroner's court heard on Tuesday (Aug 1).

On May 15 last year, Mr Lim Hang Chiang, 77, fell backwards and hit his head after reversing his mobility scooter out of the lift without noticing that its floor was about 13cm higher than the lobby floor.

He died the next day in hospital.

On the second day of an inquiry into his death, Building and Construction Authority (BCA) investigation officer Winson Lee, who took the stand, said the six earlier "mislevelling" incidents took place between December 2015 and March last year.

He told State Coroner Marvin Bay that the BCA launched an investigation after the fatal incident, and found out about these instances following complaints residents had made to Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council about the lift.

Mr Lee said the town council had received such complaints once a month between January and March last year. The BCA then conducted an in-depth investigation and viewed closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the area.

He said the levelling problem took place "intermittently" and no one was injured in the earlier cases. The problem was either auto-corrected with built-in recovery mechanisms or rectified after technical repairs, the court heard.

CCTV footage of the fall was played in court yesterday, showing Mr Lim riding his mobility scooter into the lift at the 10th storey. Two more men entered the lift before it went down to the ground floor.

Mr Lim was the first to leave the lift and, due to the uneven ground, his mobility scooter toppled over and he fell. The two men rushed to help him and he was seen waving his hand around as he lay face-up on the floor outside the lift.

Mr Lim re-entered the lift minutes later with his mobility scooter and got out at the 10th storey. There was no "mislevelling" problem when he exited the lift.

His family members later took him to Changi General Hospital, where he threw up thrice before falling into a coma.

According to earlier news reports, CT scans and an X-ray showed he had a cerebral haemorrhage and the internal bleeding affected half of his brain. He died in the early hours of May 16.

The inquiry has been adjourned to Aug 22.


continue reading here : http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/lift-caused-mans-fatal-fall-had-history-being-faulty

[SiaSuay]

Sue the lift maintenance company ; sue the town council and sue the MP in charge of that block .All sleeping on the job until someone died . This death could have been avoided in the first place.

[HalfBake]

Sue the lift maintenance company ; sue the town council and sue the MP in charge of that block .All sleeping on the job until someone died . This death could have been avoided in the first place.

No use suing, because the judge wears white

[SiaSuay]

No use suing, because the judge wears white

You are wrong lah the judge wears black when on duty .

[chukeliang]

How ah
.?. Sentosa the tower got ppl trapped inside
Wah tower so tall how to rescue?

[skyleon]

Lift issues continue to plague three Punggol West estates


The ward’s MP Sun Xueling has submitted recommendations to HDB and will meet the agency next week

By Alfred Chua

Published: 7:30 PM, September 1, 2017




SINGAPORE — After an overall decline in lift-related complaints in Punggol West since last October, “unacceptable” incidents have cropped up again at three estates, prompting the ward’s Member of Parliament Sun Xueling to take matter up with the Housing and Development Board (HDB).

“It is unacceptable that a lift technician is nowhere to be found for 3½ hours. It is also unacceptable that right after servicing, the same lift breaks down again the next day,” Ms Sun, a Pasir Ris-Punggol group representation constituency MP, wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

She was referring to the issues “plaguing” Punggol Arcadia, Punggol Regalia and Punggol Residences.

After going through the lift issues with the town council, Ms Sun sent findings to the HDB on Tuesday and made two recommendations.

She suggested having a lift maintenance team on standby, to “step in when the lift contractor is unresponsive or has shown itself incapable of rectifying faults”.

The second suggestion is tougher action against the lift contractor, Sigma. HDB needs to “hold the contractor accountable for the current unacceptable state of affairs and for the lift contractor to provide concrete steps to rectify (the problems)”, she told TODAY.

Residents at the three estates said they have encountered lift doors that do not shut properly, unresponsive lift buttons and lifts that abruptly stall, among other issues.

Ms Sun said that lift complaints for Punggol West had halved since last October, but complaints for the three estates within the ward have gone up by 30 to 50 per cent in the past two months. She said she will be meeting the HDB next week.

In response to TODAY’s queries, the HDB said: “We will work with the town council and the lift contractor, Sigma, to improve the performance of these lifts.”


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lift-issues-continue-plague-three-punggol-west-estates


Well done new estates also got lift problems

[macux]

You are wrong lah the judge wears black when on duty .

Wears black but his decision always in favour of those in white

[JeanReNo]

This is terrible .

[localla]

I tot mrt ,n hdb got problem.
Now kallang special power the building got smoked woh...

All water pumps check already.
Now rain ,they shld check again just in case it fail.

[kpkbIppI]

I tot mrt ,n hdb got problem.
Now kallang special power the building got smoked woh...

All water pumps check already.
Now rain ,they shld check again just in case it fail.

The problem is the greedy people at the top

[KelongPresident]

The problem is the greedy people at the top

Thanks to the 70% who voted for them . :D

[Vegeater]

Thanks to the 70% who voted for them . :D

Then who to thank for the kelong President ? :D

[skyleon]

Erratic lift behaviour plagues residents of premium BTO flats in Boon Keng

PUBLISHED 11 HOURS AGO

Lim Min Zhang


SINGAPORE - Heavy landings on the ground floor, lifts stopping mid-journey, and buttons turning off after being pressed.

Such erratic lift behaviour and at least 20 breakdowns this year have plagued residents of the new Built-To-Order, premium flats at McNair Towers in Boon Keng since the keys were handed over in August last year (2016).

There are four blocks in McNair Towers, with Blocks A and B having 35 storeys, and C and D, 28.

Sales adviser Eileen Long, 30, and her family of four had a bad experience with one of the three lifts serving Block B on Oct 18.

"There was a very loud sound when it landed on the ground floor with impact. Thankfully we were not hurt, but my daughter was a bit traumatised."

Ms Long was with her husband, and two children, aged one and three. A day after the incident, the lift, was shut down for two days for maintenance work.

Mr Howie Hau, 50, a financial trader, said he was in a lift in Block A in August when it jerked, stopped and went into free fall for a short while.

"It does not seem safe for the lift to be free-falling, even if it's just for a few floors. Now, we try to avoid that lift whenever we can because it seems to be the most problematic," he said.

He said there has been a lift breakdown almost every week, since he moved in in April.

The doors and sensors of these lifts, which were installed by Sigma, were more prone to misalignment from heavy and rough usage, especially during the lifts' first year of operation, with renovation and moving activities, a Housing Board investigation showed.

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The interior of a Sigma lift at Block 17B, Circuit Road.
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In response, HDB has instructed the lift manufacturer - Sigma Elevator - to carry out servicing twice a month, instead of once, as is normally done, and progressively carry out improvement works to raise lift reliability.

Said its spokesman: "While there has been an observed increase in reported lift issues in September and early October, Sigma has been carrying out additional checks and rectification works and the situation has since improved."

Jalan Besar Town Council, which the blocks come under, confirmed it has been conducting regular inspections with Sigma.

"At our request, Sigma has specially allocated a team to monitor and look into the lift issues at these blocks," said the town council.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/erratic-lift-behaviour-plagues-residents-of-premium-bto-flats-in-boon-keng


New building also got lift problem . Sue the town council . So you still want to vote for PAP ? :D

[skyleon]

All 3 lifts at an Ang Mo Kio block are defective, requiring “lift attendants” to be present 24/7

December 12, 2017

Visitors to Block 352 Ang Mo Kio Street 32 will find a “lift attendant” at each of the three lifts at the 30-storey block, after all the lifts began malfunctioning from Sunday morning, 10 Dec.

It appears that the lift landing button on each floor has ceased working. Due to this, lift attendants are made to sit inside the lift compartments so they can manually press the ‘open’ button for those who wish to use the elevators. These attendants are posted on a shift basis and are on duty 24 hours a day.

Handwritten signs pasted at the lift inform residents and visitors, “Calling button is temporarily out of order. Please wait for the lift attendant to serve you. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.”

One resident, Mr Pan, revealed: “I live on the 27th floor and had to climb down the stairs to go to work on Sunday. When I came home, there was a worker inside the lift who activated it to help me enter.”

Ang Mo Kio Town Council is helmed by parliamentarians Darryl David, Ang Hin Kee, Intan Azura Mokhtar, Gan Thiam Poh, Lam Pin Min, Koh Poh Koon. It is anchored by the head of government, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, himself.


continue reading here : http://www.theindependent.sg/all-3-lifts-at-an-ang-mo-kio-block-are-defective-requiring-lift-attendants-to-be-present-247/


Increase SC&C still got lift malfunction . Still want to vote for PAP ? :D

[SiaSuay]

I thought there is usually a schedule for life maintenance ? :rolleyes: Somebody never do their job is it ?

[sionglim]

marine parade hdb dwellers complain to their mp.
At nite heard weird noise comin from empty flat above.
Waste taxpayer money.

[sharklaserscom]

marine parade hdb dwellers complain to their mp.
At nite heard weird noise comin from empty flat above.
Waste taxpayer money.
boh tell which blk :mad:

[skyleon]

Please note that this thread is for lift breakdowns .

[skyleon]

Residents at 19-storey Keat Hong Close block left with one lift for two months as Sigma lift woes continue

PUBLISHED 10 HOURS AGO

Lim Min Zhang


SINGAPORE - They had just started moving into their new Choa Chu Kang flat around the middle of 2016, but it did not take long for the two lifts at Block 805D, Keat Hong Close, to start misbehaving.

Since Nov 27, one of the lifts has been shut down and residents have now been told that they would have to wait till January at the earliest for it to be fixed.

The reason for the delay is that the lift's manufacturer Sigma Elevator does not have the spare parts in stock and, because of their size and weight, need to ship them instead of flying them in by air.

What has also surprised some residents is how relatively new lifts could malfunction so often.

Mr Alan Peng, a 46-year-old technical manager in the chemical industry who lives on the 18th floor, said there have been multiple problems with the lifts since he moved into the 19-storey block in May 2016.

"There were smaller issues like doors not being able to close, which took one or two days to repair, to breakdowns like the latest one, which is the worst so far," he said.

Facility manager Mohamed Hassan, 38, who moved into the block in August 2016, said he found himself trapped in Lift A last month after it jerked while descending, before the lift stopped between the second and third floors. Rescue workers arrived within 20 minutes.

He added: "The regular breakdowns might be caused by misuse by contractors if they, for example, jam the doors or leave items in the lifts."


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/residents-at-19-floor-hong-keat-flat-left-with-one-lift-for-two-months-as-sigma-lift-woes


Such poor quality of the lifts . So how Mr Lawrence Wong ??? Are the lifts safe to use or not ???

[VirgilvanDijk4]

Pity the residents there .

[Woodburn1745]

All 3 lifts at an Ang Mo Kio block are defective, requiring “lift attendants” to be present 24/7

December 12, 2017

Visitors to Block 352 Ang Mo Kio Street 32 will find a “lift attendant” at each of the three lifts at the 30-storey block, after all the lifts began malfunctioning from Sunday morning, 10 Dec.

It appears that the lift landing button on each floor has ceased working. Due to this, lift attendants are made to sit inside the lift compartments so they can manually press the ‘open’ button for those who wish to use the elevators. These attendants are posted on a shift basis and are on duty 24 hours a day.

Handwritten signs pasted at the lift inform residents and visitors, “Calling button is temporarily out of order. Please wait for the lift attendant to serve you. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.”

One resident, Mr Pan, revealed: “I live on the 27th floor and had to climb down the stairs to go to work on Sunday. When I came home, there was a worker inside the lift who activated it to help me enter.”

Ang Mo Kio Town Council is helmed by parliamentarians Darryl David, Ang Hin Kee, Intan Azura Mokhtar, Gan Thiam Poh, Lam Pin Min, Koh Poh Koon. It is anchored by the head of government, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, himself.


continue reading here : http://www.theindependent.sg/all-3-lifts-at-an-ang-mo-kio-block-are-defective-requiring-lift-attendants-to-be-present-247/


Increase SC&C still got lift malfunction . Still want to vote for PAP ? :D

Ask Ah Loong to standby 24/7 lah :D

[skyleon]

Choked drainage causes ‘waterfall lift’ at Tampines multi-storey carpark

By Faris Mokhtar


Published08 January, 2018

Updated 08 January, 2018


SINGAPORE – The rainwater overflowing into a lift at a Tampines HDB multi-storey carpark on Monday (Jan 8) morning was caused by a choked gully trap at an upper level of the building, said Tampines Town Council.

A video of water flowing heavily down the lift entrance has been making its rounds on social media.

In response to media queries, the town council’s spokesman Pauline Kwa explained that the top storey of the carpark at Block 492A Tampines Street 45 is unsheltered and built with a slight gradient to ensure that water will flow to the drainage area.

But investigations showed that particles had deposited at the trapped gully, said Ms Kwa. The situation was worsened by the intense rainfall, which had caused the water level to rise above the carpark gradient. The water was then discharged out of the carpark.

“Tampines had an unfortunate incident of overflow rain water into the lift this morning after the heavy rain. This was brought to our attention at about 9.50am and our lift team was activated to investigate,” she said.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/choked-drainage-causes-waterfall-lift-tampines-multi-storey-carpark


Now lift also got waterfall . So is it safe to use the lifts or not ?

[TungYi]

Be prepared to pay more for all this "extras" :D

[newton]

Next GE in 2020, PAP can buy voters support with new feature in
Lift-Ungrading, WaterFall.:p

[Yessir]

Why is there a lot of things falling apart in Singapore ?

[sentiments]

Why is there a lot of things falling apart in Singapore ?

Wondering too ?

[ChopChai]

Next GE in 2020, PAP can buy voters support with new feature in
Lift-Ungrading, WaterFall.:p

Pay for free waterfall. :D

[GreenWater]

Pay for free waterfall. :D

Where got free one ? :D

[skyleon]

Sengkang lift plunges down 3 floors before shooting up, injuring elderly taxi driver

January 18, 2018

A 63-year-old taxi driver was injured on two occasions in a span of two days this week after taking a defective elevator at Block 122 Sengkang East Way. Interestingly, the defective elevator had reportedly been repaired two weeks before it began malfunctioning again, according to the taxi driver:


“This lift always gives problems. The doors always cannot close properly. Maintenance was done just 2 weeks ago and it was still working fine on Sunday. Who knows the lift problem suddenly worsened instead.”

The taxi driver, Mr Tan, first injured himself on Monday (15 Jan) around 5pm when he was about to exit the lift compartment when he tripped and fell. When he checked the lift, he noticed that the lift floor was not level with the ground and found that there was a 15cm gap between the ground and the lift floor.

Mr Tan told the Chinese daily: “Luckily I grabbed the handle in the lift in time, that’s why I wasn’t too seriously injured.”

The very next day, Mr Tan entered the elevator at the 7th floor when it suddenly plunged three floors down before halting, then shooting back up again:

“In about 1 second, the lift suddenly sped down from the 7th floor to somewhere in between the 4th and 5th floor. I totally didn’t expect this and that’s why I lost my balance and fell. Before I had time to stand up properly and steady myself, the lift suddenly shot up twice and I fell again. After a while, the lift started working normally again.”

Mr Tan reported feeling a sharp pain in his buttocks and experienced swelling in his right ankle.

The taxi driver added that he is frustrated that the elevator is malfunctioning once again especially since it underwent repairs recently.


continue reading here : http://www.theindependent.sg/sengkang-lift-plunged-down-3-floors-before-shooting-up-injuring-elderly-taxi-driver/


How come this incident not reported by the main news media ? :rolleyes: Mr Tan did you vote for the PAP ? If you did you have no right to complain . Not happy with the lift services ? Just sue the town council and the lift maintainence company for full damages.