Indonesia's 1st ever MRT Jakarta starts trial operation
MRT Jakarta is set to conduct an evacuation drill from February 27 until March 11 involving relevant stakeholders,including the police, military, fire and rescue team and health services.
MRT Jakarta operational and maintenance director Muhammad Effendi said the drill would mainly examinehow the authorities respond to emergencies.
City-owned PT MRT Jakarta has been preparing measures to ensure passenger safety ahead of the MRT's o cial opening scheduled for the end of next month.
Manpower Minister M. Hanif Dhakiri lauded the company’s move to prioritize the occupational health and safety ( K3 ) of workers and passengers.
“The implementation of the K3 system in the MRT has been su cient. Besides, worker [health and safety] awareness is quite strong,” he said during a site visit to MRT stations on Monday.
The minister added that he had no significant concerns over health and safety because the MRT was well prepared as its opening approaches.
“There are some things that need to be tidied up, for instance, lift access for disabled people,” he added.
MRT Jakarta president director William Sabandar said on the same occasion that the firm had upheld health and safety since the beginning of the MRT's construction.
“We have proposed for [health and safety] certification. For the MRT, safety and security is of utmost importance,” he said.
Source from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/02/26/mrt-jakarta-gears-up-for-passenger-safety.html