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Special Feature
Q & A with CIDB
Fielding a number of queries from the
media, Megat Kamil Azmi responded as
follows:
s /UR OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE ONLY BUILDING
materials which meets the specified
standards are used in construction
PROJECTS TO PREVENT ANY SAFETY RISKS
to construction personnel and to the
public from the use of low-quality
materials. Enforcement of this Act is also
to prevent dumping.’
s @JUST LIKE 3)2)- IT !CT ENABLES
the identification of certified building
materials through standardised marking’
s @THERE WILL BE PERIODIC REVIEW OF
3CHEDULE !CT n IF NECESSARY
the list will be revised because of new
technology’
s @IMPORTS WILL REQUIRE VERIFICATION AT
Malaysian port of entry for issuance of
Certificate of Approval (CoA) by CIDB
in line with Customs (Prohibitions
on Import) Order 1998 (Amendment
2012), preceded by sampling, laboratory
testing and inspection of overseas
factory for the purpose of Product
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Certification (PC)’
@NON
COMPLIANCE OR ANYBODY WHO IS
found guilty of dealing with building
materials which have not received the
standards certification, can be fined not
less than RM10,000 and not more than
RM500,000 (amended from previous
maximum of RM 100,000) under
Section 33D(2) and Section 35C(2)’
@MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF
building materials have until 1st January
2016 to register with CIDB at no
charge….thereafter a fee of RM 1,500
will be levied’
@SUPERVISORS AND SKILLED WORKERS
(building personnel) are to be accredited
by CIDB with green cards to ensure only
legal workers are employed and given
HOUR INSURANCE COVERAGE
@WORKERS ARE GIVEN A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS
, up to 1st June 2016, for registration and
accreditation of certification of their
SKILLS AND COMPETENCY n FAILURE TO DO
so carries a penalty of not more than
RM 5,000 imposed on both worker and
employer’
)NSOFAR AS ENFORCEMENT @ADDITIONAL STAFF
[Footnote: Act 520 provides under Section 33C(1), that “the Lembaga (CIDB) shall, in the manner
determined…certify the construction materials used in the construction industry and specified in the Fourth
Schedule” and that “a person shall not deal or undertake to deal, whether directly or indirectly, with the
construction materials specified in the Fourth Schedule unless the construction materials have been certified
by CIDB” (Section 33D(1)].
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WILL BE EMPLOYED BY #)$" n WE WILL
also work with the relevant agencies like
Customs, DOSH, and so on.’
@ CONTRACTORS HAVE REGISTERED AND
700,000 workers are involved’
@CONTRACTORS SHALL REMAIN RESPONSIBLE
FOR BUILDING SAFETY EVEN AFTER A PROJECT
was completed and handed over to its
OWNER n THIS AMENDMENT IS TO PROTECT
the public interest’
%NFORCEMENT WILL TAKE THE FORM OF
@SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF ANY CONSTRUCTION
materials, equipment, instrument,
book, record, document, computerized
document, article or other thing that is
reasonably believed to furnish evidence
of the commission of such offence.’
In the final analysis, remarked Megat
+AMIL !ZMI @WE ARE NOT OUT TO PUNISH THE
industry but to make sure that only registered
contractors who meet the legal requirements
be allowed to do business.’ Benefits that
accrue to workers at construction sites
include their well-being insofar as their
SAFETY EMPLOYABILITY AND SECURITY JOBS NOT
taken over by illegals and the unqualified).
Further, as far as acquiring certified skills,
opportunities are to be had in training at
six Akademi Binaan Malaysia (Malaysian
Building Academy) nationwide. Q
More information at www.cidb.gov.my
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