Safeguard both workers and the public

THE time has come for the Government to strongly consider setting up a special committee or task force to evaluate the safety of all construction sites in the country.

There have been many accidents on construction sites in the past few years, hurting or killing not just workers but passers-by as well. Last year, for example, two people were killed when a static crane at a construction site in Jalan Astana, Meru, Klang suddenly collapsed and fell onto their car.