Following a series of accidents during tunnel construction on the Linear Chuo Shinkansen, JR Central and the construction company will hold the first meeting to discuss measures to prevent recurrence, and will continue to share information for accident prevention in the future. I confirmed that.
In October, two workers were killed and injured at a tunnel construction site in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, and on November 8, sediment collapsed during tunnel construction in Toyooka Village, Nagano Prefecture. One worker was injured.
In response to a series of accidents, JR Central set up a council to discuss recurrence prevention measures with 12 companies outsourced construction work, and the first meeting was held in Minato-ku, Tokyo on the 24th.
Most of the meetings were held privately, and at the beginning, JR Tokai Vice President Mamoru Uno said, "A series of accidents has been criticized very severely by the world. We must work harder to prevent accidents." rice field.
According to JR Central, at the site where the accident occurred this time, the construction work has been suspended because the investigation of the cause of the accident is the highest priority, and there is no prospect of resumption.
JR Tokai and others have confirmed at the meeting that they will promote information sharing for safety measures, and hope to thoroughly prevent accidents.