The Office of the State Council Security Committee issued a notice requiring all localities to immediately carry out special supervision and inspection of water passenger transport
China News Service, Beijing, September 20 (Reporter Chen Su Guo Chaokai) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Emergency Management of China on the 20th that the Office of the Work Safety Committee of the State Council (hereinafter referred to as the The department strengthened transportation safety precautions and immediately carried out special supervision and inspection of water passenger transportation.
At about 17 o'clock on the 18th, a passenger ship on the Zang Dan River in Zang Dan Town, Liuzhi Special Economic Zone, Liupanshui City, Guizhou, rolled over.
The accident has caused 10 deaths and 5 lost contact. The search and rescue work is still in progress.
The Emergency Management Department has dispatched a working group to the scene of the passenger ship rollover accident, and, in conjunction with public security, transportation and other departments, guide the local rescue and disposal and accident investigation work.
On the morning of the 20th, Huang Ming, deputy director of the State Council’s Work Safety Committee and head of the emergency management department, presided over a video dispatch meeting, demanding that lessons be learned from recent accidents, detailed deployment of safety precautions in transportation and other key industries, and urged localities and relevant departments Strictly implement safety responsibility measures to effectively guarantee the safety of people's lives and property.
The meeting pointed out that to more effectively prevent and control transportation safety risks, the most prominent safety risks for Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day are still in the field of transportation. It is necessary to urge relevant localities and departments to strengthen targeted investigation and management of water passenger transportation, road transportation, civil aviation, and railway transportation. Resolutely suspend business for rectification where there are major hidden dangers, and at the same time strengthen extreme weather early warning response and departmental linkage, and decisively suspend operations when necessary.
It is necessary to organize safety inspections of tourist facilities and new-type amusement projects. If the safety requirements are not met, all operations shall be stopped. It is necessary to keep an eye on the fire safety of residential areas, large commercial complexes and other holiday gathering places, strictly investigate the illegal use of fire and electricity, and strictly prevent groups. Dead and wounded.
On the same day, the Office of the State Council Security Committee issued an emergency notice requesting all localities and departments to strengthen transportation safety precautions and immediately launch special supervision and inspection of water passenger transportation, focusing on the inspection of water passenger transportation enterprises and water passenger transportation companies that have had dangerous accidents in recent years and have records of violations of laws and regulations. Units have carried out in-depth special treatment of illegal overcrowding and illegal manning on highways, and further strengthened the improvement of the safety environment along the railway.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the national emergency management system strengthened on duty, and the national comprehensive fire rescue team and professional rescue teams such as safety production and earthquakes always maintained an emergency state, and made every effort to prepare for duty and emergency rescue. According to statistics, as of 17:00 on the 20th, the national comprehensive firefighting and rescue team has set up more than 2500 temporary duty points in key areas, dispatched more than 13,000 commanders and fighters to be stationed in advance for defense, and participated in various firefighting and rescue missions 5064 times. There were more than 11,000 vehicles, more than 60,000 commanders and fighters, and 1,477 people were evacuated. (over)