Dosh: Most work-related casualties occur at construction sites

Saiful (seated middle in black baju Melayu) with Johor DOSH staff and guests at the Hari Raya open house at Menara TJB in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: Construction companies in Johor, especially in Iskandar Malaysia economic growth corridor, must be more proactive by focusing on the safety aspects of their workers, said Johor Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) director Saiful Azhar Mohd Said.

He said out of the 26 work-related casualties recorded in the first six months of this year, 16 occurred at construction sites.