APAD imposes a temporary ban on the use of charging points in all express buses after death by electrocution

The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has imposed a temporary ban on the use of charging points on all express buses until the completion of the investigation into the death of a teenage bus passenger who was fatally electrocuted while charging his mobile phone in the vehicle. reported Bernama.

The temporary ban on the use of charging points in express buses is intended to allow a thorough investigation to determine the real cause of the incident, Loke said.

“We have also sought advice from the Energy Commission (ST) and if improvements are required from the Ministry of Transport, we are prepared to work with ST to review the standard operating procedures that should be implemented before wiring or using sockets are allowed in express buses,” the minister said.

Currently, the inspection of charging sockets is not part of the inspection process of vehicle inspection body Puspakom, as charging sockets fall under the accessories.

Associate Professor of Law Teik Hua from Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Road Safety Research Center called for charging ports in express buses to be included in the inspection checklist, noting that due to the increase in the number of USB ports in vehicles, integrated circuits in cars must comply with Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) standards, a risk classification system defined by ISO 26262.

There are four ASIL levels, with A representing the lowest grade and D the highest grade of automotive hazard. Although systems such as airbags, power steering and anti-lock brakes are designed to ASIL-D standards, USB chargers are generally not required to meet ASIL standards as they do not directly impact critical systems.

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