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CIDBinitiatesfreesafetyandhealthassessmentsystem
CIDBinitiatesfreesafetyandhealthassessmentsystem
Publishedon:Tuesday,February23,2016
KualaLumpur:TheConstructionIndustryDevelopmentBoard(CIDB),togetherwithindustrystakeholders,
hasinitiatedtheSafetyandHealthAssessmentSysteminConstruction(SHASSIC),astandardassessment
mechanismtoassessandevaluatethesafetyandhealthperformanceofcontractorsatconstructionsites
forfree.
Themoveaimstohelptheindustryensuresafetyandhealthareenforcedandcheckedatalltimes,CIDB
saidinastatementMonday.
"ThegoodnewsabouttheSHASSICassessmentisitisfree.ApplicationscanbemadedirectlytoCIDBand
assessorswillbesenttocarryouttheassessment,"itsaid,addingplansareunderwaytomakeSHASSIC
mandatorybyyear2020.
CIDBsaidSHASSICcontainsastandardchecklisttoenableconsultants,sitesafetyteamincludingsafety
andhealthofficers,contractorsandworkerstoaddresssafetyandhealthissuesefficientlyandobjectively.
"Theassessmentwillbedividedintothreedifferentcomponents,namelydocumentcheck,worksite
inspectionandemployeeinterview,"itsaid,addingtheSHASSICalsoidentifieshazardsandrisks,
specificallyatconstructionsites.
"Itcomplementsthenormalcontractualrequirementandspecificationinaproject,nottobeused
independentlyasaworkingrequirementandspecification,"itadded.
Between2000and2009,theSocialSecurityOrganisation(SOCSO)reported42,775accidentsinMalaysia's
constructionindustryalone,with890fatalitiesand5,985permanentdisablementcases.Bernama
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