Make Dope Test Mandatory for Crane Operators: DNCC Mayor

Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam on Sunday urged to make dope tests compulsory for the crane operators.

“Dope test should be compulsory for those who are tasked with heavy works specially crane operators and their mental health should be tested also,” he said.

The DNCC Mayor said this while talking at a meeting over ensuring necessary security in the ongoing development projects under DNCC.

“Every contractor firm should ensure security in reality not in papers and for this a daily or weekly meeting is needed over security issue. No safety, no work and if the workers did not get safety assurance, they can stop work,” said the Mayor.

Replying to a question, Atiqul said no project work should be started without ensuring security and action will be taken against those involved in violating the order. “We’ll visit the sites of different projects and there will be magistrates for penalising.”

Five people of a family including two children died after a girder of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project fell on a private car in the city's Uttara area on August 16.