The Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is looking at the traffic management aspect in its investigations into the incident at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Highway construction project yesterday that left two women dead. CIDB in a statement today said the investigation was being done in accordance with Sections 34B and 34C of Act 520 on the contractor's duty in ensuring the safety of the building and construction work either during or after the construction work is carried out.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Nearly 700 companies from various sectors have been acknowledged by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Ministry of Human Resources as shared prosperity organisations as at Feb 12.
To this end, these companies received the e-Shared Prosperity Organisation (eSPO) Acknowledgement Certificate (e-certificate) issued by Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) which is driving the campaign to encourage more companies to join the ranks.
MPC has noted that the take-up rate among construction companies in particular, is still low, at only 47, and is urging more in the sector to claim the acknowledgement.
This is because through eSPO, the companies could attract more locals to work in the construction business, hence reducing the reliance on foreign workers, said director-general Datuk Abdul Latif Abu Seman.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) Inadequate supply of iron ore worldwide is among the reasons why the price of steel bars in the country’s construction sector has increased, said Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).
Its chief executive Datuk Ir Ahmad ‘Asri Abdul Hamid said most of the iron ore mines could not operate at full capacity due to natural disasters and the pandemic. This pandemic has indeed brought great challenges to all parties, particularly construction industry players. CIDB will study measures to address this problem to ensure continuity and sustainability of the sector for the short and long term,” he said in a statement today.
CIDB urges contractors to follow SOP 21 Dec 2020 / 15:58 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has urged construction industry players to comply with instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) issued by the National Security Council (MKN), following the surge in Covid-19 cases at construction sites.
To-date, the number of cases at construction sites particularly those in the Klang Valley have exceeded 4,000.
In a statement today, CIDB said the situation has taken an alarming turn, and stressed that all contractors should be responsible in ensuring that construction sites and workers’ accommodations comply with the SOP under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) and Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO).