Mahfuz: OSH Act amendments with stiffer penalties being drafted

PUTRAJAYA, 1 April -- Timbalan Menteri Sumber Manusia Datuk Mahfuz Omar ketika sidang media pada Majlis Pelancaran Tandatangan Komitmen Dasar Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Negara sempena Hari Sedunia Bagi Keselamatan dan Kesihatan di Tempat Kerja 2019 di Kementeriannya hari ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

LANGKAWI (Bernama): Amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 will also involve higher penalties for employers who fail to ensure safety, health and welfare at the workplace.

Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Mahfuz Omar said currently, the amendments to the Act were still being drafted and expected to be brought to the next Parliamentary sitting.