Factory fined RM30k for unsafe worksite that resulted in visitor’s death


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 24 Sep 2020

IPOH: An oil palm processing factory was fined RM30,000 by the Sessions Court here for failing to provide a safe environment that caused the death of a visitor.

Engineer Benny Yeoh Cheong, 39, who represented the factory, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 17 (1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) before Judge Norashima Khalid on Thursday (Sept 24).

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