Companies fined for safety breaches that led to deaths

IPOH: Two companies were fined RM50,000 and RM35,000 respectively by the Sessions Court here for neglecting safety aspects which resulted in the deaths of their workers.

In the first case, Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd, represented by its chief financial officer Mohd Hidayatullah Mohamed Yusof, was fined a maximum of RM50,000 after being found guilty under Section 15(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994.