Photo: 4 RMB A poor quality hard hat filled the construction site

The picture shows: The quality of the helmet is directly related to the safety of the workers.

On April 26, at a construction site in Mafangshan, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, a female construction worker fell from a wooden frame that was nearly 1 meter high. The head of his helmet was broken on the spot and his head was injured.

In recent years, accidents involving the quality of safety helmets have caused injuries to workers.

Normally, helmets are the last barrier for workers when they are in critical condition. Some poor quality helmets on the market can be recessed into small pits with a little hard press and may even be torn apart in the event of a crash. Where did these "unsafe" helmets come from and how did they flow into the construction site? In the past few days, the reporter conducted an investigation.

â–  Visits

8 yuan can buy two top

Bad safety helmet is not safe

Xiao Xu is a painter at the construction site of a construction site in Nanhu, Hongshan District. In February of this year, he accidentally lost his hard hat from the site. However, Xiao Xu was not in a hurry but went to a hardware store on Xiongchu Street and spent 8 yuan to buy two helmets . As a safety product for protecting the head of a construction worker, does this 4 yuan-top safety helmet provide protection?

The reporter saw that there is no information such as the license number and manufacturer on this helmet , there is no cushion inside the hat, only plastic lining. There is no need for much effort, and a small hole will be sunk in by one click.

Despite the quality, the cheap helmets are not uncommon at major sites in Jiangcheng. The reporter visited ten construction sites such as Hanyang Avenue in Hanyang District and Guzhangshu Road in Jianghan District. It was discovered that there were six helmets used by the workers on the construction site, all of which were poor quality products that had been depressed by hand.

At the construction site of the Nanguo Xiongchu Plaza project on Wugui Suigui Road in Wuchang, a site security officer named Li Yanfeng told reporters that before new workers enter the site, they will be issued free safety helmets that meet the national eligibility criteria. Some contractors may buy inferior helmets from hardware stores to save costs.

Xu, a construction worker, told reporters that because of the lack of quality, many workers do not like wearing hard hats . There are even workers joked: "A four-dollar helmet is at best a sunhat."

Worryingly, the entry of poor quality helmets into the construction site also threatens the safety of construction workers. Xiao Xu said that not long ago, when he was wearing a hard hat and a worker on the second floor, he accidentally dropped the helmet . As a result, the hat fell to a hole on the spot and scared him out of a cold sweat.

Coincidentally, on April 26, after a female construction worker fell from a wooden frame nearly 1 meter high on a construction site in Mafangshan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, the head of the helmet collapsed and his head was injured. .

â– Investigation

Made of scrap plastic

Mostly from Guangdong and Zhejiang

Where are these inferior helmets produced? On the morning of April 28, the reporter went to a labor insurance wholesale shop called “Red Light” on Heping Avenue in Wuchang. In this store, a variety of price helmets are available .

The reporter picked up a red safety helmet with the trademark “Jiyun” on the counter and saw the manufacturer “Shunde Plastic Hardware Factory” and the production license number “XK-20-301-00255” printed on the hat. There is no national quality supervision department's inspection certificate, and there is no national permanent label: standard number, production date, etc. The reporter pressed hard on the helmet with his thumb, and a small nest appeared immediately after pressing. If we continue to use force, there will be signs of cracking. The boss said that this hat costs 7 yuan.

In the New City Market, reporters also found cheaper helmets . At Chenhui Labor Protection Stores, No. 98, Block 5, District 15, Dadukoukou Market, Dongxihu District, the cheapest “Romon Shield” brand helmets retail for as low as RMB 4, and the wholesale price is as low as RMB 3.5. This hat is not only not permanently marked, but also does not have the manufacturer's name and production license number.

The female owner introduced that “Roma Shield” brand helmets sold well, with more than 50 boxes sold each month for a total of more than 2,500 tops. The average day is 83 tops. She admitted that the quality of the hat can be known by hand. "A penny, a hat, a hat, or a costume, can it have a protective effect?"

The female shopkeeper revealed that most of the hard hats priced at several yuan came from coastal areas such as Guangdong and Zhejiang. In Wuhan, local production of such helmets is rare. "The quality of the helmets produced in Wuhan is OK."

She also explained that the price of hard hats mainly depends on the material. Currently, there are three types of helmets that circulate on the market: the cheapest one is a plastic safety helmet with the least protective effect; the better is a ABS resin material helmet with moderate protection; the best is a glass steel helmet and the highest price. "The 4 yuan helmet is made of scrap plastic and the cost is quite low."

â–  Supervision

Quality Supervision into "Three Nos"

Experts Say Collaboration with Law Enforcement

The reporter learned that our country implements license management for the production of helmets . In GB2811-2007 helmet national standards, a qualified safety helmet must pass 50 °C high temperature, -10 °C low temperature and water environment impact resistance performance test.

Does the supervisory department know if there are poor helmets on the construction site? Yesterday, a person in charge of the name of a surname of Wuhan Urban-Rural Construction Committee stated that they had found similar conditions during the inspection of the construction site, and each time they requested a timely replacement. “The construction administrative department mainly inspects workers for wearing helmets , but has no right to penalize inferior hard hat products.”

The reporter also contacted the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision. A person in charge of the money surname of the quality supervision office of the bureau said that the quality supervision department can only investigate and prosecute places where local counterfeit products are being manufactured, once they enter the market for sale, "It belongs to the business sector."

The business sector does not think so. Fang Li, a law enforcement official from the Xujiapang Industry and Commerce Office of Wuchang District, said that the law enforcement officers of industrial and commercial administration do not have the ability to inspect, and it is difficult to confirm which helmets are suspected of counterfeiting and require the quality inspection department to cooperate with them. A law enforcement officer named Wu Xing of Ruduokou Industrial and Commercial Bureau in the Dongxihu District also stated that the industrial and commercial department can only investigate hard hats with quality problems and belong to the “three non-products”, but if there are production areas, production licenses, etc., even quality In case of problems, the quality supervision department must first make a professional inspection.

“The functional departments adopt the method of subsection supervision, and while demarcating the functional authority, it is also prone to push each other.” Qi Jiangang, professor of administrative law at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, believes that from the perspective of safeguarding workers’ life safety, Its implementation of supervision according to the law should "beyond the division of responsibilities between industries."

“The inferior helmets must be in charge of construction sites, quality inspections, and industrial and commercial departments.” Qi Jiangang said that since inferior hard hats come from the market, the industrial and commercial departments can manage; quality problems can be managed by quality inspections; finally, poor quality helmets directly lead to safety. In the event of an accident, the Urban Construction Commission can certainly manage it.

How to completely stop poor quality labor insurance products from flowing into the construction site? Qi Jiangang believes that this requires multiple departments to cooperate in law enforcement, and it also requires the improvement of workers' safety awareness.

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