Volume 8 – Mechanical and Electrical Services - Malaysia Geoportal

Chapter 4 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
4.6 REGISTRATION OF ENGINEERS ACT
a) Submitting plans or drawings
-Only registered Professional Engineer may submit plans or drawings –
No other person other than a registered Professional Engineer who is residing in Malaysia, shall be
entitled to submit plans, drawings, schemes, proposals, reports, designs or studies to any person or
authority in Malaysia
b) Relation to the branch of engineering
-Only registered Professional Engineer in relation to the branch of engineering in which the
registered Professional Engineer is qualified may submit plans or drawings –
The right of a registered Professional Engineer to submit plans, drawings, schemes, proposals,
reports, designs or studies to any person or authority in Malaysia is subject to any restrictions
imposed by the Board of Engineers and is restricted to the right to submit such documents only in
relation to the branch of engineering in which the registered Professional Engineer is qualified as
shown by the entries made in the register.
c) Responsibility
-Responsibility to employer, client or profession –
A Registered Engineer in his responsibility to his employer, client or profession shall have full regard
to the public interest.
4.7 UNIFORM BUILDING BY – LAWS, FACTORY & MACHINERY ACT, FIRE
SERVICES REQUIREMENTS
4.7.1 Firefighting System Safety Checklist
a) Fire Detection System
i) No system is provided at the plant or if there is any, there is no evidence that the system is
working.
ii) There is evidence that the system provided complies with the minimum fire standard or
regulation
iii) Maintenance and inspection on the system is just for compliance to the standard / regulation.
iv) The system is maintained, tested and inspected regularly by the maintenance team.
v) Effectiveness of the system is assessed and reviewed by expert from time to time especially
whenever there is a change in the plant layout or process.
b) Fire Fighting Equipment
i) No equipment is provided or if provided there is no evidence that it is in good working condition.
ii) Evidence show that the equipment for firefighting is adequate as required by the fire standard /
regulation.
iii) Maintenance / inspection are carried out just for the purpose of complying to the standard /
regulation.
iv) The equipment is periodically checked by a competent person or trained personnel.
v) All records of maintenance, test and inspection are kept safely for future reference.
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