Stints are no longer allowed on public roads from midnight (Decision taken by the government after a terrible accident)
Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen has temporarily forbidden the Stints, electric cargo bicycles for children, on the public road. The first preliminary results from the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) following the fatal accident in Oss indicate potential safety risks. The Stints are no longer allowed on the road from midnight. Research from the inspectorate, the police and NFI raises doubts about the technical construction of the Stint. Several problems have been found that could cause the Stint to stop or stop braking. This has also happened a number of times in practice, according to three reports to the police and inquiries at a company that uses Stints for freight transport. Braking does not work anymore The ILT reports that one of the power cables can let go by overheating, which keeps the Stint stuck at the maximum speed. The same problem can arise according to the inspection service if the so-called gas spring breaks down. Braking is no longer possible in those cases, writes the ILT, because the parking brake is not powerful enough. Another emergency solution, the expansion of the ignition lock, is not sufficient, according to the ILT. "This is not a natural act in a panic situation." Technical changes have also been implemented in the Stint's design without being approved by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works. 'Premature decision' The findings of the ILT were discussed with the maker of the Stint, Edwin Renzen. He would acknowledge the problems with the power outage after his own investigation. But in a first reaction against the NIS, Renzen called the Minister's decision prematurely: "No research has been carried out on the wreck, they are based on a working hypothesis, but that should not be a reason to prohibit immediately all Stints on the public road." The ban has consequences for a large number of nurseries that children pick up and bring with Stints. The ministry says the information number 1400 is available for all questions about Stints. "I realize that this is a drastic decision, with practical consequences for day nurseries, but everyone realizes that safety is paramount, which is why I made this decision", said the minister in a press conference. The Stints will in any case be removed from the road until all investigations have been completed. In the accident in Oss on 20 September, four children were killed when a Stint collided with a train. Another child and a carer were injured. The inspections of inspection, NFI and police to the Stints have not yet been completed. "The pain, grief and suffering that caused the accident can not be described," Van Nieuwenhuizen said when explaining her decision. The minister said that there is still a separate investigation into the question whether the electromagnetic radiation of the railway crossing in Oss had an effect on the Stint. "That can also be a possible cause, but that research will also be completed in the coming months." Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2252930-stints-mogen-vanaf-middernacht-niet-meer-op-de-openbare-weg.html IJsselmeer hospitals close departments of obstetrics, pediatrics The departments of obstetrics and pediatrics of the ailing MC IJsselmeer hospitals are closed immediately. The hospital pharmacy can not deliver all medicines anymore, which means that patients have to move to other pharmacies. The outpatient clinics will remain open for the time being, according to the MC Group. Furthermore, only medically necessary operations are carried out immediately. The measures and limited availability of medicines have everything to do with the financial problems of the hospitals in Lelystad, Dronten, Emmeloord and Urk. For the same reason, temporary employment agencies and secondment agencies have withdrawn their nurses from the hospitals today, reports Omroep Flevoland . They are afraid that the staff will no longer be paid.Now that the departments of obstetrics and pediatrics are closed, children who have to stay in hospitals for a longer period of time are transferred. Because the delivery rooms are closed, pregnant women must be helped at other hospitals. Omroep Flevoland reports that a woman who was about to give birth was told she had to turn around. She was on her way to Lelystad, but was sent to a hospital in Sneek. Bills to be paidYesterday, the IJsselmeer hospitals and MC Slotervaart applied for deferment of payment in Amsterdam. Today it appeared that at least two temporary employment agencies no longer deploy their nursing staff for that reason. This step immediately removes ICU nurses, just like nurses at the emergency department. In addition, a number of separate services for temporary workers have not been completed. Due to the threatening bankruptcy at the MC Group, the temporary employment agencies and secondment agencies do not have enough confidence that they will receive money for the lending or seconded personnel. There are also accounts open. Outpatient clinic is openThe MC Group points out tonight that the outpatient clinic is open, "also for paediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology". But the question is how long. Health insurers no longer trust the hospitals and no longer provide emergency credit. "A bankruptcy may be inevitable," said the MC Group earlier today in a press statement. The MC IJsselmeer hospitals have received millions of euros of support from various parties over the past ten years. Ten years ago there were already major financial problems; then the hospitals were taken over by healthcare entrepreneurs Loek Winter and Willem de Boer and their MC Group. They tried to make the hospitals a success, but provided a condition that the government would help to alleviate the indebtedness of the IJsselmeer hospitals. Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2256204-ingehuurd-personeel-weg-uit-ijsselmeerziekenhuizen.html |
Owner Stint applies for bankruptcy
The manufacturer of the Stint is filing for bankruptcy with the court today. In his own words, owner Edwin Renzen sees no way out "now that the government does not want to talk to us about how we get the Stint back on the road", says Renzen, against RTL Nieuws . The company from Putten, Stint Urban Mobility, has been quiet since the government after the fatal accident in Oss decided that the electric delivery bikes are no longer allowed on the road . Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen decided to do so after exploratory research by the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), from which potential safety risks emerged. In the accident on 20 September in Oss, where a Stint was seized by a train, four children were killed. According to Renzen, the Stint is indeed safe. He had a last talk with the ministry last week but that led to nothing. "It was not a conversation, they are waiting for all the research, we simply do not have that time", says Renzen. The staff was informed on Friday evening. Around thirty people work there, and about twenty people at supply companies. Application for interim measures"I cried when I had to make this decision", says Renzen. "But I am an entrepreneur, I will overcome this blow." He finds it especially bad for his colleagues and partners. "But the worst thing to me is that the solution that we brought about for a social problem is lost.What about the safe and environmentally friendly transport of all these children? We are gone now, but the problems for schools and childcare are not." A childcare service from Almere has filed a lawsuit against the ministry. According to the reception, the decision to take the Stint off the road is panicked and the consequences for the reception are great. The interests of reception organizations would not be sufficiently taken into account. The shelter wants the TNO research into the safety of the Stint to be accelerated. The expectation is that clarity will only come at the end of this year. On Thursday, the court makes a judgment in the case. Renzen says in de Volkskrant that the outcome no longer makes a difference for him. "In the meantime, too much doubt has been sown about the reliability and safety of the Stint." The manufacturer of the Stint is filing for bankruptcy with the court today. In his own words, owner Edwin Renzen sees no way out "now that the government does not want to talk to us about how we get the Stint back on the road", says Renzen, against RTL Nieuws . The company from Putten, Stint Urban Mobility, has been quiet since the government after the fatal accident in Oss decided that the electric delivery bikes are no longer allowed on the road . Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen decided to do so after exploratory research by the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), from which potential safety risks emerged. In the accident on 20 September in Oss, where a Stint was seized by a train, four children were killed. According to Renzen, the Stint is indeed safe. He had a last talk with the ministry last week but that led to nothing. "It was not a conversation, they are waiting for all the research, we simply do not have that time", says Renzen. The staff was informed on Friday evening. Around thirty people work there, and about twenty people at supply companies. Application for interim measures"I cried when I had to make this decision", says Renzen. "But I am an entrepreneur, I will overcome this blow." He finds it especially bad for his colleagues and partners. "But the worst thing to me is that the solution that we brought about for a social problem is lost.What about the safe and environmentally friendly transport of all these children? We are gone now, but the problems for schools and childcare are not." A childcare service from Almere has filed a lawsuit against the ministry. According to the reception, the decision to take the Stint off the road is panicked and the consequences for the reception are great. The interests of reception organizations would not be sufficiently taken into account. The shelter wants the TNO research into the safety of the Stint to be accelerated. The expectation is that clarity will only come at the end of this year. On Thursday, the court makes a judgment in the case. Renzen says in de Volkskrant that the outcome no longer makes a difference for him. "In the meantime, too much doubt has been sown about the reliability and safety of the Stint." Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2256910-eigenaar-stint-vraagt-faillissement-aan.html Outpatient clinics VUmc open again after computer failure
The computer outage in the Amsterdam VUmc hospital is over. The outpatient clinics could therefore open again at 1 pm. The outpatient clinics had been closed since yesterday morning. The emergency department was also put to rest for several hours due to the outage, but that department was reopened yesterday afternoon.Patient files could not be consulted, staff could not log in and the e-mail did not work. Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2256176-poliklinieken-vumc-nog-zeker-tot-middag-dicht-door-computerstoring.html |