Expert says finding the cause of the George building collapse remains crucial

  • 📰 ewnupdates
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 48 sec. here
  • 13 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 60%
  • Publisher: 53%

Ewn News

Ewn News,News,Eyewitness News

The landowner and development company has since distanced itself from any of the 81 contractors who were on site when the building collapsed on Monday.

JOHANNESBURG - Determining the cause of the George building collapse remains a crucial element in holding any person or entity liable.

Labour Attorney Dunstan Farrell said any loss of life or injury as a result of the George building collapse should be dealt with under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act.He said that establishing whether the contract workers have South African citizenship remains crucial. "It appears that a number of those individuals were “foreigners” and may well have been working on the site illegally and not registered in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act."

Farrell said that the investigation team appointed to probe the George building collapse will need to establish causation. "Experts will need to assess what happened to ultimately establish causation. In the event that it can be proven that a third party was at fault, such as the primary engineer or architect, the workers, alternatively, their surviving dependents, may have a civil claim for damages."

Ewn News News Eyewitness News Eye Witness News Latest News News Today Ewn South Africa Ewn-News Primedia+ Primedia Plus Prime Media Plus

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 30. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Unravelling the George disaster: Expert explains how the cause could be determinedBreaking Stories
Source: BoksburgNews - 🏆 40. / 51 Read more »

Kirsten Kluyts murder: Further delays as court awaits expert analysisKirsten Kluyts murder: Further delays as court awaits expert analysis
Source: News24 - 🏆 4. / 80 Read more »

Labour Threatens to Picket Offices of Electricity Regulatory Agency On MondayOrganised labour, under the auspices of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has given the federal government and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) a May 12 deadline to reverse the hike in electricity tariff to N65/kwh or face picketing of the commission's offices and that of Electricity Distribution...
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

OpenAI may unveil Google search rival this MondayOpenAI plans to announce its AI-powered search product on Monday, according to two sources.
Source: TechCentral - 🏆 8. / 71 Read more »

– Test Management (Expert) TT - Gauteng PretoriaIT Industry News. Daily.
Source: ITOnlineSA - 🏆 16. / 63 Read more »

Business Analyst – Test Management (Expert) TTIT Industry News. Daily.
Source: ITOnlineSA - 🏆 16. / 63 Read more »