No compromise on construction safety

and most projects they have are outsourced to other contractors, thus, the responsibility falls on those contractors.

However, it is commendable for SP Setia to immediately follow up and make an assessment.

Although the collapse of the pedestrian bridge did not harm any passers- by, foreign workers engaged for the job are human beings too. They come far and wide to work just to provide food and clothing for their families and due to the negligence of those not complying with building regulations, they paid the price and would never be reunited with their loved ones.

Our country does enforce construction regulations. For example, in the accident at Jalan Raja Chulan, the crane hook was not allowed to hang outside the premises under construction to ensure public safety but this regulation would make the construction a bit more troublesome and may lead to the need for a retractable crane – which would mean additional costs.

Given their tight budget, some would take the risk but it cannot be over- emphasised that the sudden failure of a machine could lead to the death of a human being or more.

Apart from developers and contractors not abiding by the rules, law enforcement units should also have a relative responsibility. After all, they are responsible for uncovering all those acting above the law to make sure serious accidents are kept to a minimum.

Apparently, law enforcement units are trying their best to do their job but after the repeated accidents, one cannot help but think there are some black sheep among them.

Considering how Malaysia’s corruption index had been ranked at 54 in 2015, everyone obviously would want the level of corruption to be drastically reduced in the country.

However, when it comes to corruption, it takes two hands to clap, and to wipe out corruption, we need to look at ourselves first. Invariably, corruption begins from the personal level. ( From Oriental Daily)