Melaka DOSH issues two notices to project site contractors over fatal accident
The Melaka Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) has issued two prohibition notices to project site contractors involved in the upgrading of an existing sewer on Jalan Bukit Katil, Melaka following an accident on Thursday (Jan 5) that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist.
In a statement on Friday (Jan 5), the department said the notices were issued due to the contractors' failure to install sturdy barriers around the excavation area and the lack of appropriate warning signs with sufficient lighting.
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In a statement on Friday (Jan 5), the department said the notices were issued due to the contractors' failure to install sturdy barriers around the excavation area and the lack of appropriate warning signs with sufficient lighting.
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00:00 The Melaka Occupational Safety and Health Department has issued two prohibition notices
00:06 to project site contractors involved in the upgrading of an existing sewer on Jalan Bukit
00:12 Katil, Melaka, following an accident on Thursday that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist.
00:18 In a statement on Friday, the department said the notices were issued due to the contractors'
00:23 failure to install sturdy barriers around the excavation area and the lack of appropriate
00:29 warning signs with sufficient lighting.
00:32 It also said a directive has been issued to the contractors to notify Melaka Occupational
00:37 Safety and Health Department about construction activities and appoint a site safety supervisor
00:44 to oversee safety and health-related activities at the construction site.
00:49 Further investigations are underway to identify the causes and the parties responsible for
00:54 the accident.
00:56 The employer or contractors involved have been informed that legal action may be taken
01:01 if violations are found under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 provisions.
01:08 On Thursday, a young man died and two others were injured after their motorcycles veered
01:14 into a 3.2 metres deep hole at a project site undergoing upgrades to an existing sewer.
01:20 [Silence]