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area during working hours. Additionally,
the contractor also separates the rest
areas for workers in different levels at
the construction site to ensure social
distancing on recess time.
O266 FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 Minister of Works, YB Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah bin Haji Minister of Works, YB Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah bin
Yusof, in a broadcast of Bicara Politikonomi TV1 RTM. Haji Yusof, reviewed the implementation and
compliance of the SOP at a construction site with
the SOP is ignored. Any abandonment the agency involved.
in providing guidance and awareness
will have a major impact on the level of EMPOWERING THE ACT
health as well as the country's economy REGARDING EMPLOYEE
as the construction sector recorded an ACCOMMODATION AT THE
average project value of RM140 billion a CONSTRUCTION SITE
year and it also has multiplier effects of
2 times. Among the SOPs to be adhered Construction companies providing
by each construction project include, housing and employee accommodation
ensuring that all foreign workers facilities at the construction site area
undergo the COVID-19 screening test are subject to the Workers’ Minimum
and are confirmed free from infection Standards of Housing and Amenities Act
before they can start working. 1990. In addition, the accommodation
also adopted the Malaysian Standard
SOP COMPLIANCE LEVEL for Temporary Construction Workers'
SURVEY AT CONSTRUCTION Amenities and Accommodation (MS
SITE 2593: 2015) whom developed by CIDB
and the Occupational Safety and Health
The cooperation and readiness of Act 1994 (OSHA). In general, all placement
project developers and contractors to of workers located inside and outside the
adhere to the best practices of Standard construction site must meet three (3) basic
Operating Procedures (SOP) can prevent things (safe, clean and comfortable), have
the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic at an area that suits the number of occupants
the construction site. This will enable and complieswith regulations and laws at
construction projects to continue all levels. During the Recovery Movement
to catalyse the country's economic Control Order (RMCO) all employee
development. Through inspections, the
Ministry finds that there are initiatives
taken by contractors such as developed
a special application to record the
presence of workers and health status
of employees and track employee
movements not to pass the project
the contractor also separates the rest
areas for workers in different levels at
the construction site to ensure social
distancing on recess time.
O266 FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 Minister of Works, YB Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah bin Haji Minister of Works, YB Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah bin
Yusof, in a broadcast of Bicara Politikonomi TV1 RTM. Haji Yusof, reviewed the implementation and
compliance of the SOP at a construction site with
the SOP is ignored. Any abandonment the agency involved.
in providing guidance and awareness
will have a major impact on the level of EMPOWERING THE ACT
health as well as the country's economy REGARDING EMPLOYEE
as the construction sector recorded an ACCOMMODATION AT THE
average project value of RM140 billion a CONSTRUCTION SITE
year and it also has multiplier effects of
2 times. Among the SOPs to be adhered Construction companies providing
by each construction project include, housing and employee accommodation
ensuring that all foreign workers facilities at the construction site area
undergo the COVID-19 screening test are subject to the Workers’ Minimum
and are confirmed free from infection Standards of Housing and Amenities Act
before they can start working. 1990. In addition, the accommodation
also adopted the Malaysian Standard
SOP COMPLIANCE LEVEL for Temporary Construction Workers'
SURVEY AT CONSTRUCTION Amenities and Accommodation (MS
SITE 2593: 2015) whom developed by CIDB
and the Occupational Safety and Health
The cooperation and readiness of Act 1994 (OSHA). In general, all placement
project developers and contractors to of workers located inside and outside the
adhere to the best practices of Standard construction site must meet three (3) basic
Operating Procedures (SOP) can prevent things (safe, clean and comfortable), have
the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic at an area that suits the number of occupants
the construction site. This will enable and complieswith regulations and laws at
construction projects to continue all levels. During the Recovery Movement
to catalyse the country's economic Control Order (RMCO) all employee
development. Through inspections, the
Ministry finds that there are initiatives
taken by contractors such as developed
a special application to record the
presence of workers and health status
of employees and track employee
movements not to pass the project
