Regulating High-Risk Activities In Construction Industry In Malaysia: The Need For Legal Protection

Rozanah Ab Rahman , and Kamal Halili Hassan , (2008) Regulating High-Risk Activities In Construction Industry In Malaysia: The Need For Legal Protection. Jurnal Undang-Undang Dan Masyarakat , 12 . pp. 246-258. ISSN 1394-7729

Abstract

Construction industry is one of the important industries in Malaysia to register positive employment growth. With the progress of the industry, problem of industrial accidents are inevitable due to the nature of work involved in every phase within a construction project. As far as the hazards to the workers' safety is concerned, the high-risk related activities including work at height and lifting operations are identified to have posed its own hazards to the workers that contribute to injury cases in construction. However, there are no specific Regulations and Approved Code of Practice for construction that provide further provisions to be followed by the duty holder to achieve the general safety duty, particularly for working at height and lifting operations. Thus, the discussion in this article seeks the reference from the regime of occupational safety and health legislation in other jurisdictions that provide for such protection, as a guidance or direction to improve the present legislation on occupational safety and health in Malaysia.

[lndustri pembinaan adalah salah satu industri penting di Malaysia yang mel1yenaraikan pertumbuhan pekeljaan yang positif. Apabila industri berkembailg, masalah kemalangan industri tidak dapat dielakkan kerana jenis kelja yang ter/tbat dalam setiap fasa dalam seletor pembinaan. Berkaitan dengan bahaya terhadap keselamatan pekelja, aktiviti-aktiviti berisiko tinggi term as ukiah keIja tempat tinggi dan kelja-kelja mengangkat, dikenalpasti telah menyebabkan hazad kepada peke/jape/
aja yang membawa kepada kes-kes kemalangan dalam sektor pembinaan. Tralau bagaimanapun, tiada Peraturan-peraturan dan Tala amalan industri yang khusus bagi sektor pembinaan yang menyediakan peruntukan tambahan untuk dipatuhi oleh pekerja yang dipertanggungjawabkall, bagi mel1capai langgungjawab keselamalan, khususnya bagi kelja tempat tinggi dan kerja-kelja mengangkat. Oleh itu, perbil1cangan artikel illi mengambil rujukan daripada rejim perundangall keselamatan dan kesihatan pekeljaan dalam lain-lain perundangan, sebagai panduan atau arahtuju untuk memperbaiki perundangan semasa berkaitan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekeljaan dt Malaysia].

Regulating High-Risk Activities In Construction Industry In Malaysia: The Need For Legal Protection

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