64% of commercial vehicle operators fail safety audit, says JPJ
JPJ director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said some companies had no safety action plans in place and did not display hotline numbers or the names of responsible officers on their vehicles for public complaints. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA : The road transport department (JPJ) found that 64% of commercial vehicle operators failed an audit on mandatory safety requirements, in a recent nationwide operation.
Its director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said the operation, which began on June 23, saw audits carried out on 133 companies operating commercial vehicles, Bernama reported.
He said only 48 companies passed the audit while the other 85 failed as they did not comply with JPJ Inspection and Safety Audit (Jisa) guidelines.
'The non-compliant companies comprised 43 lorry operators and 42 tour and express bus operators,' he was quoted as saying.
Among the key violations were the failure to appoint occupational safety and health officers (OSHO), lack of GPS installation in all vehicles and poor GPS monitoring practices.
Many companies also failed to record drivers' working hours, which must not exceed eight hours a day, and to ensure that drivers take a break of at least 30 minutes for every four hours of driving.
Aedy said some companies had no safety action plans in place and did not display hotline numbers or the names of responsible officers on their vehicles for public complaints.
'The department will submit the list of non-compliant companies to the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) for further action, including recommendations for possible suspension or cancellation of operating licences,' he said.
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