PUTRAJAYA, April 7 — Civil servants affected by the April 1 gas pipeline blast in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, have been granted leave from work.
This is in accordance with Clause SR.4.2.7 of the Service Circular for Human Resources, which applies to civil servants.
The directive was issued by Public Service director-general Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz via a circular today, which was shared on the Public Service Department’s Facebook page.
The circular is for the attention of all ministry secretaries-general, heads of federal departments, state secretaries, heads of management of federal and state statutory bodies, and local authorities.
“The government agreed to grant an exemption to the condition prohibiting travel to the office or usual place of work under the Rules for Granting Permission to be Absent from Work for Reasons of General Emergency,” he said in the circular.
Wan Ahmad Dahlan said the exemption was granted under two conditions, namely that officers are residents of the affected areas and that they do not have access to facilities that would allow them to work from home or attend the office.
The circular also stated that the exemption was granted specifically for the gas pipeline fire incident in Putra Heights.
“The head of department may decide on the appropriate period of absence from work, taking into account the welfare of officers and the smooth running of services,” he said.
The Petronas gas pipeline explosion at 8.10am on April 1 caused flames over 30m high, with temperatures soaring to 1,000°C. It took nearly eight hours to extinguish.
— Bernama
