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The document is an investigation report by Samwoh Ready Mix Pte Ltd into an incident reported by the project consultant where the site RTO observed the concrete truck driver adding water to the concrete during casting. The investigation found that the driver was trying to clear a blockage in the discharge chute and sprayed a small amount of water onto the chute, not into the mixer drum. Interviews and a reenactment supported the driver's account. The investigation concluded it was a misunderstanding and the quality of concrete was not compromised, though the driver was warned.
The document is an investigation report by Samwoh Ready Mix Pte Ltd into an incident reported by the project consultant where the site RTO observed the concrete truck driver adding water to the concrete during casting. The investigation found that the driver was trying to clear a blockage in the discharge chute and sprayed a small amount of water onto the chute, not into the mixer drum. Interviews and a reenactment supported the driver's account. The investigation concluded it was a misunderstanding and the quality of concrete was not compromised, though the driver was warned.
The document is an investigation report by Samwoh Ready Mix Pte Ltd into an incident reported by the project consultant where the site RTO observed the concrete truck driver adding water to the concrete during casting. The investigation found that the driver was trying to clear a blockage in the discharge chute and sprayed a small amount of water onto the chute, not into the mixer drum. Interviews and a reenactment supported the driver's account. The investigation concluded it was a misunderstanding and the quality of concrete was not compromised, though the driver was warned.
Report on Investigation into Incident Reported By Project ConsuItant at PunggoI West C37
Project TitIe : HDB BuiIding Works at PunggoI West C37 Main Contractor : TeambuiId Engineering and Construction Pte Ltd
Prepared by,
____________________ Dr Tan Jun Yew, Senior Technical Manager Checked by,
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Acknowledged by,
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Samwoh Ready Mix Pte Ltd Teambuild Engineering and Construction Pte Ltd LBW Consultants LLP (Concrete supplier) (Main Contractor) (Project Consultant)
Date : 16 May 2014 Our Ref. : SWRMPL/2014/0067/JY
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1. Background This report contains an investigation into an incident report submitted by project consultant dated 21 April 2014 at HDB project @ Punggol West C37. The report alleged that on 02 April 2014, the site RTO noted the addition of water into the concrete by Samwoh during concrete casting at Block 227B, Pile G40-1. He immediately rejected the concrete truck and sent it back. Samwoh Ready Mix Pte Ltd was requested to submit an investigation report to explain the incident. A site meeting was held on 16 May in the presence of the main contractor, RTO, project consultant, and HDB management representatives where the incident was reenacted on site by the driver. This investigation report describes the actions taken in the investigation, details on the findings, action to be taken and conclusion drawn from the investigation.
2. Findings 2.1 nterview with driver and site personnel nterviews were conducted with the driver and site personnel on site to understand the details of the incident. The sequence of events based on the driver and site workers' explanation are as follows: (i) On 02 April 2014 at approximately 3pm, truck driver no. 973 delivered concrete to the site with D/N C214/005033 and proceeded to the casting location upon completion of slump check. (ii) After discharging of about 1m3, the flow of concrete was found to be not as smooth as it should be. The driver then came down from the truck cabin and tried to assist. t was found that the location that was slowing the flow was in the discharge chute (refer to Photo 1). t is possible that the main contractor's workers carrying out the discharging may not have rotated the mixer drum sufficiently. (iii) Two other site workers were there at the time. The driver requested the site workers to divert the chute away from the pile and attempted to clear the choke location by washing it down with a small amount of water. t is noted that the water sprayed onto the chute does not flow into the mixer drum. (iv) At this point, the RTO saw the driver's action from behind the mixer truck. His position was about 7-8 meters away to the left of the truck (refer to Photo 2). He came over and rejected the concrete and asked the driver to leave the site.
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2.2 Re-enactment of the incident The driver was asked to re-enact the incident in order to demonstrate how he sprayed the water. Photo 1 showed the position of the hopper and the water hose. The driver maintained that he had pointed the water hose onto the discharge chute to clear the choke location. He confirmed that the water was not directed into the mixer drum even after repeated questioning. The driver also reiterated that the position of the discharge chute was turned to the left, which means that the water does not flow into the bored pile being cast at the time.
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3. RemediaI Action Our investigation found that the driver's sole intention was to clear some blockage on the chute. We took into account the driver's initiative to request the help of site workers to turn the chute to the left away from the bored pile before spraying the water. This has been confirmed by the site workers. The position of spraying below the hopper also means that the water does not flow into the mixer drum. t was established with certainty and with RTO's agreement that no concrete from the truck was discharged into the bored pile thereafter. Thus the bored pile has not been affected by this incident.
4. Preventive Action Samwoh is fully committed to produce and supply good quality concrete to her customers. Stringent checks are in place at every step of the processes to ensure the concrete meets the customers' expectations. Our company has very stringent measures to deal with quality of the concrete during delivery, such as: (i) A strict policy and penalty for worker or driver who took actions that may jeopardize the quality of the concrete. A worker who is found to commit this act will be fined the full load of the concrete and subject to removal from the company. ZdK D
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(ii) By default, there are two hoses that come with a mixer drum. One hose goes to the mixer drum hopper and is meant to be used only during emergency to prevent hardening of concrete in the drum in the event of traffic accident or breakdown. We have taken the initiative to remove this hose when we took delivery of our trucks to prevent such incident from happening. Note: the other default hose located at the bottom of the mixer drum was retained for the purpose of washing off residue concrete from the chute after casting in order to comply with NEA requirement. (iii) n view of the incident, the driver was given a stern warning for this episode. f the need arise where water is really necessary, the site RTO shall first be consulted at all times.
5. ConcIusion Samwoh takes great pride in its quality and is fully committed to supplying good quality concrete to her customers. We have in place stringent checks to ensure quality is not compromised at every step of the processes including delivery. Any worker or driver who is found to disregard our quality policy will be dealt with accordingly. n this case, our investigation confirmed that the driver's intention is not to mishandle the concrete. We conclude that the above incident arose due to a sequence of events that led to the misunderstanding of the driver's intention. This conclusion is based on a few salient points as below: (i) There are two other workers on site whose testimony matches that of the driver's. (ii) The driver has good track record and is adamant that he did not add water into the concrete. He is able to give a consistent version of event. (iii) The RTO conceded that from where he was standing, there was blind spot and he had limited view of the position of the driver's hand during the incident. (iv) There was no other evidence to confirm that the driver has made the offence.
Nevertheless, we have given the driver a stern warning for this episode. Toolbox meeting was held to reinforce the quality commitment required from all workers and drivers.