Contractor Responsible for Becakayu Work Accident set to be Fined
22 February 2018 07:48 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - There are possible signs suggesting that Waskita Karya as the contractor responsible for the Becakayu Toll Road construction in East Jakarta will face administrative fines from the government.
The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said that the state-owned enterprise (BUMN) had already received a written warning in regards to a previous work accident case.
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“We issued a warning for the Batang Toll Road construction project in Semarang. The next logical step [would be more than a warning]” said Basuki at the PUPR Ministry headquarters in South Jakarta on Wednesday, February 21.
On Tuesday, February 20, Basuki officially halted the construction of elevated infrastructure construction projects following the Becakayu Toll Road work accident a few days ago. “I have temporarily stopped every elevated construction projects that involve heavy equipment,” said Basuki.
As of today, Budi explained that he had ratified an assignment letter to the National Construction Safety Committee (KKKN) where he urged the committee to evaluate 40 construction projects that involve elevated heavy equipment that also involves projects handled by Waskita Karya. He also clarified that the evaluation only involves the KKKN and not the Indonesian Contractors Association (AKI).
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Law No 2/2017 itself mentions the sanctions against contractors that fail to meet the health and safety standards in a construction project, it also explains the administrative penalties in Article 59 (1).
In order, the sanctions start from a written warning, administrative fines, temporary construction stoppage, blacklisting the company, freezing its work permit, and revoking its permit. As mentioned above, Waskita Karya has already received a written warning for the work accident at the Batang Toll Road construction previous to the Becakayu Toll Road construction incident.
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