Since 2013, a total of 44 workplace fatalities have been recorded in the construction sector, representing 61 per cent of the total workplace fatalities recorded in the Sultanate. In terms of work-related injuries, the construction industry constitutes 40 per cent of the total number over the same period.
Director of the Strategic Planning Division at the Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) Haji Junit bin Haji Zakaria said this at a socialisation event on the enforcement of workplace safety and health legislation at the Authority for Building Control and Construction Industry (ABCi) building on Wednesday. SHENA and ABCi will conduct a series of events throughout September.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin