Brunei court acquits three companies over workplace death

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The Magistrate’s Court recently acquitted three companies after a trial on the charges of alleged failure to maintain a safe workplace that contributed to the death of an employee.

The case against private limited companies Kenyalang Marine Offshore (KMO), QESS Energy Support Services and QESS USV was the very first prosecution of its kind under the Workplace Safety and Health Order 2009, and the Merchant Shipping Order 2002.