The Department of Occupational Safety and Health has now set guidelines that all parties involved in the construction industry are responsible in the event of an accident at construction sites.
“We are concerned over the number of deaths occurring at construction sites not only in Penang but in other states as well. So, we have now set guidelines for everybody to be responsible not only the contractors but also the owners, developers as well as the designers. He said the guidelines would also create awareness among developers, designers and contractors in the construction industry to ensure that the workplace is safe for workers and the public.
“With the promotion hopefully they know what to do. Later when we make it a rule it will be easy for us to enforce,” he said.