BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) Penang has issued a prohibition notice and a stop-work order to the employer at a construction site in the Bukit Minyak Industrial Park following a fatal accident recently. He said the foreign worker later died at Hospital Seberang Jaya last Tuesday (March 24) due to severe injuries sustained in the fall. "The accident occurred at the construction site on March 19. "The accident clearly reflects a serious failure in workplace safety management," he said in a statement on Monday. Hairozie added that the parties involved have been ordered to immediately cease operations until all safety requirements are fully complied with.

Source: The Star March 31, 2026 01:18 UTC