Malaysia introduces new ruling for electrical wiring work in all buses
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JPJ Director-General Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli (centre) inspects additional electrical wiring components in a bus during a survey at a bus body manufacturing factory in Telok Gong.
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KLANG, Selangor - All buses registered on or after Jan 1, 2026 will need to produce an additional certification from a competent person as proof that additional wiring work on the vehicle complies with requirements of the Energy Commission.
In a press conference on July 23, Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said the Internal Work Sheet for any extra wiring installation is meant to enhance electrical safety in vehicles.
The new guideline comes after the fatal electrocution of a passenger on an express bus in Butterworth, Penang in November 2024
Mr Mohamad Nur Asymawi Jasmadi, 18, died from an electric shock while charging his phone using a socket on an express bus at the Penang Sentral Bus Terminal in Butterworth.
Seberang Perai Utara district police chief Assistant Commissioner Anuar Abdul Rahman said the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, with injuries found on his left hand.
Following the incident, the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) ordered an immediate suspension on the use of on-board charging facilities.
In relation to the November 2024 incident, Mr Aedy said: “For the record, joint investigations by the special task force consisting of JPJ, Apad, the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, Sirim, and the Energy Commission found that there was an error in the electrical connection of the bus that involved alternating current, with the unsupervised work conducted by a non-competent person.” THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
