Contractor for Penang paired road projects gets RM22,000 fine for neglecting worksite safety | Malay Mail

Wednesday, 08 Jan 2020 01:14 PM MYTA general view of the construction site where the landslide occurred at Bukit Kukus in Paya Terubong October 25, 2018. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Judge Mazdi Abdul Hamid fined the company RM20,000 in lieu of two months’ jail for the first charge and RM2,000 in lieu of two weeks’ jail for the second charge. Department of Occupational Safety and Health prosecutor Mohd Najib Anuar told the court that the company should have ensured it adhered to all safety requirements and procedures before undertaking the works.The same company was faced with an amended charge for failing to provide engineering calculations by an accredited engineer for earth backfill works for a temporary slope which led to a landslide on October 19 in 2018 and thus failing to ensure safety and health of workers on the site.

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