Chitchat Smrt defends sacking of smrt driver

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The reason why there is an outcry is cos the driver is a mud were the driver a Chinese i doubt there would be an outcry http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/...cid=spartandhp SMRT defends themselves amidst outcry against the sacking of driver involved in train accident 1/35 Coconuts Media Coconuts Media 4 hrs ago SHARE TWEET SHARE EMAIL 'I had long chat with Anwar' A family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which went missing in 2014 reacts during a protest outside the Chinese foreign ministry in Beijing Debris found is from MH370 SMRT: Photo: SMRT Facebook page © Coconuts Media Photo: SMRT Facebook page In the wake of the tragic accident that took the lives of two young SMRT trainees earlier this year, heads had to be rolled for sure. Thus why 49-year-old Rahmat Mohd is now jobless. The former SMRT train driver was sacked on Tuesday following an internal disciplinary inquiry, while sources who spoke to The Straits Times mentioned another staffer who was fired as well. Both of them were involved in the March 22 tragedy, in which 26-year-old Nasrulhudin Najumudin and 24-year-old Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari died after getting hit by a train near Pasir Ris MRT station while investigating a fault on the tracks. The public were up in arms over the sacking of the two SMRT staffers — the blame and consequences of the tragedy should lie with the higher-ups, they argued. After all, it was officially declared that multiple lapses in safety were the cause of the accident. Netizens disagreed that the Rahmat should bear all the responsibility as there was no evidence showing that the deaths were solely his fault. "If we're really into sacking the driver, then shouldn't the management be held to a higher degree of accountability? After all, the driver is but one of many factors in the accident," writes Jerry Chrife on Facebook. "When a series of safeguards are breached at the same time, it is no longer human error, but a systematic failure. But is there really any surprise?". While extremely thankful for SMRT's support in the wake of the accident, Muhammad Asyraf's cousin believes that it would have been better if the transport operator based their disciplinary actions on the Coroner's Inquiry, which will reveal the "real" sequence of events. "The takeaway from all this is that hopefully, none of this happens again,” he said to TODAY. SMRT Trains' managing director Lee Ling Wee defended his company's decision amidst public outcry and the presumably a bid to temper low morale. In an email sent to all SMRT staff members, he assured that that they do not single out any staff or department to bear the responsibility when things go wrong. Lee explains that the two sacked employees were let go after a “fair, thorough and comprehensive” disciplinary process centred on the fatal accident. Other than the two dismissals, SMRT has also issued verbal and written warning letters to employees "across several grades" who also played a part in the tragedy. When queried on the email, SMRT declined to comment on its contents.


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