Medupi explosion - 8 senior Eskom staff suspended

[Jan]

Eskom suspends 8 senior staff over Medupi explosion

Eight Eskom employees were suspended over the devastating explosion at the utility’s Medupi power station earlier this month.

This was revealed during a presentation of Parliament’s portfolio committee on public enterprises, which addressed governance and financial challenges at state-owned enterprises.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

the real instigators probably long gone, these are the fall guys for that sabotage,

 

[Temujin]

Follow mah tenders

 

[Obieone]

the real instigators probably long gone, these are the fall guys for that sabotage,

Or workers could be just plain incompetent and useless, not to mention dangerous.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Eskom suspends 8 senior staff over Medupi explosion

Eight Eskom employees were suspended over the devastating explosion at the utility’s Medupi power station earlier this month.

This was revealed during a presentation of Parliament’s portfolio committee on public enterprises, which addressed governance and financial challenges at state-owned enterprises.

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"These are all the ESKOM explosions under De Ruyter's reign"

 

[TheMightyQuin]

the real instigators probably long gone, these are the fall guys for that sabotage,

This is a R2 billion "accident"....that will take 2 years to fix.

These incompetent people should be shot by a firing squad....not fukking suspended.

 

[gottagoon]

If this had happened any other place and not a SOE they would be fired on the spot.

Suspended......

 

[TheChamp]

If this had happened any other place and not a SOE they would be fired on the spot.

Suspended......

Nope, suspension, disciplinary hearing and sanction if found guilty, that's how it works, it's understandable that you think people can be fired on the spot, I take it you have been out of the loop of formal employment for a very long time.

Public and private employers are governed by the same labour laws.

 

[RudderVator]

Next article:

"These are all the ESKOM explosions under De Ruyter's reign"

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After that...
"Experts say 6th wave of Covid expected in June 2022"

 

[Sapphiron]

Can we rather suspend the executive that signed off on not having auto-purge systems on some of the most expensive coal generators ever purchased?

 

[Magnum]

Spoke to a SME on what happened. Some hairy idea to cool generators down. Especially with our 30%ers...

 

[Creag]

What? No promotions?

 

[gottagoon]

Spoke to a SME on what happened. Some hairy idea to cool generators down. Especially with our 30%ers...

30%ers thinking out the box lol.
BOOM.
O ****. What just happened?

 

[Magnum]

30%ers thinking out the box lol.
BOOM.
O ****. What just happened?

Does make sense. Hydrogen is a good cooling agent, Just do not mix with air/Oxygen...

 

[gottagoon]

Does make sense. Hydrogen is a good cooling agent, Just do not mix with air/Oxygen...

Apparently... procedures were not followed. But hey I wasn't there to see the time saving, VERY expensive BOOM.

Imagine if Nuclear was left to these people. Biggest BOOM ever in SA.

 

[Gordon_R]

Spoke to a SME on what happened. Some hairy idea to cool generators down. Especially with our 30%ers...

Is that a euphemism for deviating from standard procedures? How are such people let loose anywhere near equipment...

 

[gottagoon]

Is that a euphemism for deviating from standard procedures? How are such people let loose anywhere near equipment...

I can picture this:

Maintenance get told they need to service this new generating unit. OK they say.
Oke in charge checks the procedure that needs to be followed.

Scratches his head. No. Why so complicated a procedure?

Let's do it my way and save time and we all go home early.

Certain something along those lines happened and BOOM.

 

[Lupus]

Apparently... procedures were not followed. But hey I wasn't there to see the time saving, VERY expensive BOOM.

Imagine if Nuclear was left to these people. Biggest BOOM ever in SA.

What is Koeberg??

 

[gottagoon]

What is Koeberg??

Koeberg thank our lucky stars is still in safe hands in spite of "the bolt incident".

 

[TheChamp]

I can picture this:

Maintenance get told they need to service this new generating unit. OK they say.
Oke in charge checks the procedure that needs to be followed.

Scratches his head. No. Why so complicated a procedure?

Let's do it my way and save time and we all go home early.

Certain something along those lines happened and BOOM.

There are six such units at Medupi, the one that blew has been in commercial operation since 2017, nothing new about it, this most probably has nothing to do with not knowing how to carry out the procedure.