KUALA LUMPUR: USING reconditioned cranes, a lack of trained inspectors, cutting costs on safety nets — these are among the grouses aired by construction workers with regard to the alleged lack of adequate safety measures at construction sites.

The recent incident where a parapet wall slab fell onto a car at the Middle Ring Road 2 in Bandar Tasik Selatan here has once again drawn public attention to the safety measures taken at worksites.

Construction workers the New Straits Times spoke to claimed that dangerous incidents at such sites could be reduced if more attention and funds were allocated to ensure that adequate safety measures were in place.

One crane operator, who wished to be known only as Amri, said it was unfortunate that some contractors placed greater emphasis on cost-cutting measures at the expense of safety standards.

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