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SINGAPORE – A plan by a company to install partitions in the back of a lorry to ensure safe distancing while workers are being transported during the Covid-19 outbreak has not been given the green light by the authorities, even as a video of the vehicle made the rounds online.
The authorities explained that the set-up was not secure and asked the company to review its plan.
The clip was part of a demonstration video and proposal sent by a local construction firm to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for consultation on Tuesday (May 12), MOM and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) told The Straits Times in a joint statement on Thursday (May 14).
It is understood that the clip was taken in the workshop of the company, Shin Khai Construction, and shows a lorry’s rear carriage with dividers to separate seated workers. The set-up has not been put to use.
After the video was posted online, it drew criticism from some netizens, who said that the way the workers had to sit in compartments was undignified. Some added that the workers could be at a higher risk of injury should an accident occur.
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