Construction sector to maintain 10-12pc contributions to GDP this year
Published on: Friday, July 03, 2015
Kuala Lumpur: The construction sector will maintain its 10 to 12 per cent contributions to the national gross domestic product (GDP) this year, driven by the number of projects from the ministry and private sector.Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said several projects would be completed this year, including the ongoing West Coast Expressway and other highway projects."In Sarawak alone, the Pan Borneo project is worth RM16 billion. So you can imagine the spillover to all sectors that will derive and create the supply chain," he told reporters at the launch of Sunway Safety Week 2015 organised by Sunway Construction Group Bhd.ADVERTISEMENT He said the construction sector would be busy this year with the Mass Rapid Transit, Light Rail Transit and the 1Malaysia Housing projects.Fadillah said in September, the government would launch the Construction Industry Transformation Programme (CITP) in its efforts to improve safety and health aspects of the construction sector.In conjunction with the launching, Sunway Construction and the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaborations in areas of environmental, safety and health in the construction industry.Under the MoU, all Sunway Construction projects would be assessed by the Safety and Health Assessment System in Construction (SHASSIC), developed by CIDB.ADVERTISEMENT Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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The scope of SHASSIC covers three main thrusts of documents check, site inspections and employee interviews.Sunway Construction also adapted the SHASSIC framework into its recently-launched Bus Rapid Transit system and the ongoing development of Sunway Velocity which is slated for completion by 2018. – Bernama