Ten cases of non-labor injury recorded on Armenian railways in jan-sept

YEREVAN, December 1. /ARKA/. Ten cases of non-labor injury have been recorded on Armenian railways over the period between January and September, Sergey Harutyunyan, the general engineer of South Caucasus Railways CJSC, said at a press conference.

“We are deeply concerned about the state of railways in Armenia. Ten cases of industrial injuries on railways were recorded in Armenia in Jan-Sept 2009. It means these injured people are not railway workers,” he said.

Harutyunyan said that the company doesn’t bear direct responsibility for such accidents.

The body of a man was found recently on rails in Ararat province. Investigation into the accident is under way now, but according to preliminary version, the man was run over while crossing railways where it is not allowed.

“There are special places for crossing railways, but many cross railways where they want,” he said.

Harutyunyan said that the company pays special attention to cleanness to the railways and areas adjacent to them.

He said that South Caucasus Railways pays special attention to cleanness

He said that cleanness of these areas is not only an aesthetic norm, but also safety, since garbage attracts rats, and they destroy cables.

The South Caucasus Railways CJSC fully owned by the Russian Railways Company is concession manager of the Armenian Railway Company.

Armenian Railway has been handed over to the South-Caucasian Railways CJSC for 30 years with a right for one-decade prolongation.

Under the contract, South Caucasus Railways will invest 2.6 million Russian rubles in Armenia’s railway network. M.V.-0--