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Gamuda Berhad (29579-T) • Annual Report 2012
safety & health Programmes & Achievements
occupational safety & health (osh) Management
system is an integral part of Gamuda’s operations
and social responsibility. The Group places a high
degree of emphasis on all aspects of safety and
health associated with project works, in particular,
the protection of employees and the public. our
approach to safety and health is to proactively
identify hazards, assess associated risks and
implement clearly defined and effective risk control
measures.
our experience of undertaking projects within
Malaysia and other international countries with
the recognised ohs Management system (ohsAs
18001 & Ms1722) enables us to integrate those
standards within the local legislative framework
and to effectively comply with the requirements of
the enforcing authorities.
Key factors that ensure our safety & health
Management system is effectively implemented
include:
i. Proactive risk management approach applied
at all project sites;
ii. empowering every employee to take ownership
and responsibility on safety and health issues;
iii. involvement of top/senior management in
effective planning, control and monitoring
on the implementation of safety and health
requirements; and
iv. ensuring sufficient allocation of resources to
provide safety and health training for a wide
range of supervisory and skills advancement
in safety and health.
Training and communication on safety and
health are given priority with an aim to enhance
employee awareness and inculcate a safety and
health culture throughout the organisation. one
of the initiatives taken by the Project Delivery
Partner (PDP) of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid
Transit (sungai Buloh - Kajang line) (KVMRT, sBK
line) project is the establishment of a safety,
health and environment (she) Display Centre
at the KVMRT sungai Buloh Depot. it is the first
she display centre in Malaysia implemented to
raise the standard of she, particularly in the
KVMRT project, to a level higher than normally
practiced in the Malaysian construction
industry. it provides a clearer understanding of
she components, conveyed during induction
trainings to senior management, consultants, sub-
contractors and workers involved in the project.
This is to ensure that good she performance is
strictly maintained and achieved throughout the
construction period of the KVMRT project.
Apart from that, continuous monitoring on
safety and health performance is carried out
through inspection, audit and consultation with
relevant parties. initiatives were taken to improve
participation level of employees by involving them
in safety and health-related activities such as
inspection, audit and campaigns. Recognising
safety and health contributions and innovation
have been effective in motivating employees
towards practicing competent safety and
health work behaviour. overall, the measures
implemented have resulted in a significant
reduction of work-related accidents due to greater
awareness among stakeholders.
“...in our quest to raise the profile of occupational health and safety
in Gamuda’s CsR agenda, a more comprehensive measuring and
reporting system will be employed to allow future improvement to take
place.”