65 workplace accidents recorded in Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 65 cases of occupational accidents as of February this year. According to a report from the Department of Occupational Safety and Health, 64 cases are classified as non-permanently disabled (THUK) while one case is categorised as permanently disabled (HUK). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Certification Sarawak Regional Office board […]

APM captures cobra inside factory, releases it into the wild

MIRI: Factory workers are facing workplace risks everyday and it appears that the threat of being bitten by deadly black cobra is one of them. Workers here were certainly on edge for their safety after a cobra slithered into a factory they worked at near Jalan Prunus Piasau Utara here this morning (Dec 1). However, […]

Menara SEDC closed for sanitisation work

KUCHING: The Menara SEDC building located at Kuching Isthmus was closed today and is to remain closed until Friday (9 April) for sanitisation work. In a statement, Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) general manager Abdul Hadi Datuk Abdul Kadir said the building would be reopened on Monday and the usual office operation hours would resume. […]

Bintulu Port creates green bubble for workplace safety

KUCHING: Bintulu Port Sdn Bhd (BPSB), the operator of Bintulu Port has upped the ante in creating a safer working environment in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest initiative is the implementation of Quantum Fusion Resonance Disinfectant Coating Technology in its key facilities and work spaces to provide protection against the Covid-19 virus […]