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TEN CASES OF NON-LABOR INJURY RECORDED ON ARMENIAN RAILWAYS IN JAN-SEPT
ARKA
Dec 1, 2009
YEREVAN, December 1. /ARKA/. Ten cases of non-labor injury have been
recorded on Armenian railways over the period between January and
September, Sergey Harutyunyan, the general engineer of South Caucasus
Railways CJSC, said at a press conference.
"We are deeply concerned about the state of railways in Armenia. Ten
cases of industrial injuries on railways were recorded in Armenia in
Jan-Sept 2009. It means these injured people are not railway workers,"
he said.
Harutyunyan said that the company doesn't bear direct responsibility
for such accidents.
The body of a man was found recently on rails in Ararat province.
Investigation into the accident is under way now, but according to
preliminary version, the man was run over while crossing railways
where it is not allowed.
"There are special places for crossing railways, but many cross
railways where they want," he said.
Harutyunyan said that the company pays special attention to cleanness
to the railways and areas adjacent to them.
He said that South Caucasus Railways pays special attention to
cleanness
He said that cleanness of these areas is not only an aesthetic norm,
but also safety, since garbage attracts rats, and they destroy cables.
The South Caucasus Railways CJSC fully owned by the Russian Railways
Company is concession manager of the Armenian Railway Company.
Armenian Railway has been handed over to the South-Caucasian Railways
CJSC for 30 years with a right for one-decade prolongation.
Under the contract, South Caucasus Railways will invest 2.6 million
Russian rubles in Armenia's railway network.
ARKA
Dec 1, 2009
YEREVAN, December 1. /ARKA/. Ten cases of non-labor injury have been
recorded on Armenian railways over the period between January and
September, Sergey Harutyunyan, the general engineer of South Caucasus
Railways CJSC, said at a press conference.
"We are deeply concerned about the state of railways in Armenia. Ten
cases of industrial injuries on railways were recorded in Armenia in
Jan-Sept 2009. It means these injured people are not railway workers,"
he said.
Harutyunyan said that the company doesn't bear direct responsibility
for such accidents.
The body of a man was found recently on rails in Ararat province.
Investigation into the accident is under way now, but according to
preliminary version, the man was run over while crossing railways
where it is not allowed.
"There are special places for crossing railways, but many cross
railways where they want," he said.
Harutyunyan said that the company pays special attention to cleanness
to the railways and areas adjacent to them.
He said that South Caucasus Railways pays special attention to
cleanness
He said that cleanness of these areas is not only an aesthetic norm,
but also safety, since garbage attracts rats, and they destroy cables.
The South Caucasus Railways CJSC fully owned by the Russian Railways
Company is concession manager of the Armenian Railway Company.
Armenian Railway has been handed over to the South-Caucasian Railways
CJSC for 30 years with a right for one-decade prolongation.
Under the contract, South Caucasus Railways will invest 2.6 million
Russian rubles in Armenia's railway network.