Dbkl Given 2 Weeks To Ensure Safety Of Lifts At Sri Sabah Flats

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The body of a man was found on top of one of the lifts at the Sri Sabah flats yesterday. (Facebook pic)KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has given Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) two weeks to ensure the safety of all lifts at the Sri Sabah flats in Cheras
This comes after the body of a man was found on top of one of the lifts yesterday
The department’s director for Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Husdin Che Mat, said they were investigating the incident and had yet to ascertain the cause of the man’s death
However, he said their checks on 17 other lifts in nine blocks there today uncovered several safety issues
He said it was the responsibility of the owner of the lifts, which is DBKL, to ensure that they were safe to use and well maintained
DOSH Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya director Husdin Che Mat (2nd L) conducting a briefing with his staff, officials from DBKL and a lift maintenance company at the Sri Sabah public flats in Cheras today afternoon.“We are giving DBKL two weeks until Sept 17 to make sure that all the lifts are in safe condition,” he said after a briefing for his staff, DBKL officers and personnel of a lift maintenance company at the flats this afternoon
“We checked them today and found them to be in poor condition
“They are working, but don’t comply with our safety regulations.”Both the lifts at Block 68, including the one on top of which the body was found, have been closed
DBKL yesterday said a lift maintenance company received a complaint about a lift that had broken down at the flats, and the technician later found the body of a man on top of the lift
The victim was later confirmed to be a 50-year-old man who lived in one of the flats
DOSH inspects lifts once every 15 months before renewing their certificate of fitness. The defective lift was last inspected about a year ago
The two lifts at Block 68 of the Sri Sabah public flats in Cheras. The body of a resident was found on top of the left lift yesterday afternoon.It was previously reported that DOSH had received reports on 52 incidents involving lifts from 2012 to 2018, with substandard maintenance identified as the leading cause of such incidents
Stating that the department views all incidents seriously, Husdin warned lift maintenance companies that their licences could be cancelled if they are found to be negligent

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