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KUALA LUMPUR: The Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Expressway (SUKE) project prime contractor and subcontractor was fined RM180,000 for failing to ensure safety at the construction site in a September 19 incident in which a concrete slab fell from the elevated road. and crushed against a passing car.
Bernama reported that a statement from the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) on Tuesday (November 3) said that the main contractor, MRCB Builders Sdn Bhd, would be fined RM80,000, while subcontractor Makna Setia received a fine of RM100,000.
Both contractors were fined under Section 34B (1) (c) and Section 34C (1) of the CIDB Act of 1994 (Act 520), which establishes that it is the contractor’s duty to ensure the safety of construction and construction during or after construction.
“The CIDB investigation found that the subcontractor also did not follow proper work procedures and has a site supervisor without accreditation.
“Therefore, the subcontractor is instructed to make improvements to safety procedures, including sending employees, site supervisors and construction managers for accreditation,” the statement said.
The CIDB also ordered the subcontractor to conduct a third party safety audit on the safety of the project, the work procedure and operation, as well as the management of the construction site.
“Throughout the investigation, both companies cooperated, even promising to improve procedures and safe practices in the workplace,” he said.
On September 19, a woman cheated to death when a concrete slab fell on her car while driving on Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2), causing her car to be crushed and her left arm injured.
SUKE is a project owned by Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (Prolintas).
In September, the Ministry of Public Works ordered the parties involved in the incident to review the design to ensure minimization of risks to workers and the public, stricter scrutiny of related consultants and contractors, as well as the hiring of experts. to manage risks during the work you took. lay on existing roads, before work can be resumed.
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