The Indonesian football association (PSSI) and world football governing body Fifa will form a joint task force in a bid to improve crowd control and safety measures after a deadly stampede earlier this month, officials said on Thursday.

Indonesian authorities are under pressure to take swift steps to overhaul football safety standards after more than 130 people died during a crowd crush at a match at the Kanjuruhan stadium in East Java on October 1, in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters.

Security experts have said the firing of tear gas by police inside the stadium, a measure prohibited by Fifa, triggered the fatal stampede.

“We agreed to form a task force, or football transformation task force, consisting of the government, Fifa, and experts in football, security, and stadiums,” PSSI head, Muhammad Iriawan, said after a meeting with Fifa officials.

Under the plans, Indonesian police would ensure their standard operating procedures were synchronised with Fifa regulations, he said.

The joint task force will also include members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).