新加坡：一名主管因疏忽被判处五个月监禁。此前，一名工人在新加坡博览会的屋顶上安装太阳能板时触电身亡。
SINGAPORE: A supervisor was sentenced to five months’ jail on Friday (Sep 25) for negligence after a worker died from electrocution while working with solar panels on the rooftop of Singapore Expo.
该工人于2023年6月12日因徒手触碰连接在太阳能板上的损坏电缆而身亡。
The worker died after being electrocuted on Jun 12, 2023, when he picked up a damaged cable connected to solar panels on the rooftop of the building with his bare hand.
法庭文件显示，46岁的拉马林加姆·库马拉桑（Ramalingam Kumaresan）未能对太阳能板安装团队的工人进行相关安全培训，特别是关于“将20块以上太阳能板串联连接”可能带来的电气危险方面的培训；同时，他也未对安装在新加坡博览会4B展厅屋顶上的太阳能板进行检查，以确保这些太阳能板没有被串联连接。
The worker died after being electrocuted on Jun 12, 2023, when he picked up a damaged cable connected to solar panels on the rooftop of the building with his bare hand. Ramalingam Kumaresan, 46, failed to train the workers from the solar panel installation team on the electrical hazards of connecting more than 20 solar panels in a series, court documents showed. He also failed to check on the solar panels installed on the roof of Singapore Expo’s Hall 4B to ensure that not more than 20 of them were connected in a series.
库马拉桑本人担任太阳能板安装团队的主管，而受害者则属于机械安装团队的一员。
Both Kumaresan and the victim worked for E-Tech Building Services as a supervisor of the solar panel installation team and a worker with the mechanical team respectively.
人力部检察官梅尔文·洛（Melvyn Low）要求判处该印度籍男子六至八个月监禁；其律师丹尼尔·泰（Daniel Tay）则主张判处三至四个月监禁。
Ministry of Manpower prosecutor Melvyn Low asked for six to eight months’ jail for the Indian national, while his lawyer Daniel Tay from BR Law argued for three to four months’ jail for his client.
在宣判时，地方法官克里斯塔尔·谭（Crystal Tan）认同检方的观点，认为这起案件造成的危害严重，但被告的过错程度属于中等。宣判后，库马拉桑在入狱前请求与在场的亲属交谈。
In delivering her sentence, District Judge Crystal Tan agreed with prosecution that this was a case of high harm and moderate culpability. After he was sentenced, Kumaresan asked to speak to his relatives, who were present in court on Friday, before starting his jail term.
法庭文件显示，新加坡博览会的太阳能板安装工作始于2023年4月17日。两名安装工人按照库马拉桑的指示完成了太阳能板的安装工作；两天后，库马拉桑又要求安装团队将所有已安装的太阳能板用电缆连接起来。最终，共有79块太阳能板被串联在一起。
The installation of the solar panels at Singapore Expo began on Apr 17, 2023. Two workers from the solar panel installation team installed and connected the solar panels as directed by Kumaresan, court documents said. This concluded two days later, and on Jun 1 that year, Kumaresan told the installation team to lap and connect looping cables for all the solar panels that had been installed.
这一情况与提供给太阳能板安装团队的图纸要求存在偏差，但这一偏差并未被及时发现。该图纸用彩色标记明确指出：任何一组串联连接的太阳能板数量不得超过20块。
As a result, a total of 79 panels were connected in a series, court documents said. This deviated from the string drawing provided to an electrician on the solar panel installation team, but it went undiscovered. The drawing had stipulated in colour highlighting that not more than 20 solar panels should be connected in a series.
根据法庭文件，Kumaresan本以为太阳能板安装团队的人员会按照图纸要求进行安装工作，因此他并未进行必要的检查。
According to court documents, Kumaresan had expected that the workers from the solar panel installation team would have known to connect the solar panels according to the string drawing. As such, he did not conduct the necessary checks.
2023年6月12日，Kumaresan指派受害者和另一名同事去Expo Halls 4和5的屋顶进行清洁工作。在清洁过程中，受害者发现其中一块太阳能板的电缆外露并受损，电缆在屋顶表面留下了烧痕。他立即将这一情况报告给了Kumaresan。随后，Kumaresan赶到现场，看到该工人正握着那根受损的电缆；Kumaresan表示会去拿工具来拆卸那块有问题的太阳能板。
According to court documents, Kumaresan had expected that the workers from the solar panel installation team would have known to connect the solar panels according to the string drawing. As such, he did not conduct the necessary checks. On Jun 12, 2023, Kumaresan instructed the victim and another colleague to perform housekeeping on the roof of Expo Halls 4 and 5. While doing so, the victim discovered that a cable from one of the solar panels was exposed and damaged, leaving a burn mark on the surface of the roof. He informed Kumaresan about this. The supervisor visited the site and saw the worker holding the damaged end of the cable. He told the worker he would get the necessary tool to dismantle the solar panel in question.
然而不久之后，该工人突然大叫一声，随后倒在地上。他被送往医院，但当天晚些时候不幸身亡。
Shortly after, the worker shouted and collapsed. He was taken to a hospital and died later that day.
调查显示：该工人是用裸露的手触碰了那根电缆，同时另一只手又接触到了屋顶的导电部分，从而形成了完整的电路，导致自己触电身亡。
Investigations found that he picked up the exposed cable with his bare hand and touched another part of the roof with his other hand, completing the electrical circuit and resulting in his electrocution.
那些因工作疏忽而危及他人安全或健康的人，可能会被判处最高两年监禁、罚款3万新加坡元（约合23,476美元），或两者并罚。
Those guilty of a negligent act at work that endangers the safety or health of others may be jailed for up to two years, fined up to S$30,000 (US$23,476), or both.