Prosecuted Cases and Compound Cases are hereby the outcome of DOSH enforcement to companies for their failure to provide safe and healthy workplace in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (OSHA 1994) and Its Regulations.
Prosecuted cases are cases in which they were prosecuted in the court for various safety and health offenses and if found guilty, the offenders need to pay penalty. Compound cases are cases which were not prosecuted in court and offenders have to pay certain amount of compound.
Latest Information on Prosecuted Cases and Compound
For duration of
1 October 2020 to 9 October 2020
Prosecuted Cases
4 Cases
Total Penalty : RM 68000
Compound Cases
12 Cases
Total Compound: RM 57000
No
Industry of Company
Offenses
Penalty
1
Manufacturing
Sec. 17(1), OSHA 1994
Failure of employer to ensure, so far as practicable, that he and other persons, not being his employees, who may be affected thereby are not thereby exposed to risks to their safety or health.
RM 30,000.00
2
Business service
Sec. 15 (1), OSHA 1994
Failure of employer to ensure, so far as practicable , the safety, health and welfare at work of all his employees.
RM 18,000.00
3
Manufacturing
Sec. 15 (1), OSHA 1994
Failure of employer to ensure, so far as practicable, the safety, health and welfare at work of all his employees
RM 18,000.00
4
Manufacturing
Reg. 5(1), USECHH 2000, OSHA 1994
Failure of employer to identify and record in a register all chemicals hazardous to health used in the place of work
RM 2,800.00
OVERALL CASES FOR YEAR 2020
PERIOD
January 2020 to 9 October 2020
Total Prosecuted Cases Completed
165
Total Penalty
RM 2,337,000.00
Total Compound Cases Completed
388
Total Compound
RM 945,500
Notes:
Data on prosecuted and compound cases will be updated weekly on our website
HSE Insights, Issue 6, October 2020
