SHAH ALAM – The Selangor Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) has issued an immediate notice of prohibition order for all renovation activities at a glove factory in Jalan Kapar, Klang, following the death of an employee on Sunday.
Selangor DOSH director’s office in a statement said it had instructed a team of officers to conduct an investigation into the incident and found that the victim, a Myanmar national, was assigned by the employer to paint a steel walkway platform on the sixth floor of the factory.
Investigators believe the victim slipped and fell from an unprotected platform, from a height of 15m onto the factory floor, and that he was not provided with appropriate personal protective equipment.
The office also said that it will take legal action against responsible parties if there proves to be a violation to the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 or Factories and Machinery Act 1967.
“Employers have full control over any activity in the workplace and are responsible for identifying hazards in the workplace, conducting risk assessments, and subsequently establishing effective risk control before employees carry out work activities.
“This is to reduce safety risks to employees and prevent accidents,” read the statement.
It also added that such accidents can be avoided if the employers conducted comprehensive risk assessment and control, in accordance with the methods set out in the Guidelines for Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control.
In the 10.30am incident, the 60-year-old man was confirmed by Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital paramedics to have suffered serious injuries and died on scene. – Bernama, September 8, 2021
