BUTTERWORTH (July 1): The investigation papers on the collapse of the Second Penang Bridge ramp is expected to be ready in a week and will be submitted to the legal adviser for further action, Penang Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Anuar Embi said today.

He said investigation on the incident, which occurred last June 6, was progressing smoothly.

"We are now in the final stage of preparing the investigation papers. When completed it will be submitted to the legal adviser and the Human Resource Ministry for further action.

"Actually, we have been monitoring works carried out there and after the incident, DOSH has tightened safety measures by directing the five contractors under Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB) to send a weekly report on the safety and health condition at their workplace," he added.

He told this to reporters after opening a seminar by the Northern Region Occupational Safety and Health Association (NRG-SHE) here today.

In the incident which occurred on June 6, the concrete ramp at the exit of the Second Penang Bridge which was under construction at the Tun Dr  Lim  Chong Eu Expressway collapsed at about 6.40pm.

The body of Tajudin Zainal Abidin, 45, who was trapped in a Perodua Kelisa car under the rubble was extricated about  8.45pm the following day.

Three people were injured in the incident, two of them foreign workers, identified as Slamat, 36, from Indonesia, and Tin  Maung Iwin, 39, from Myanmar.

The other is a local, Thilasheni Rajendran, 24, who injured her hand in the incident.

Anuar said there were about 450 construction areas registered under DOSH in Penang, where between 50 and 70 of them were categorised as high-risk. -- BERNAMA