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Special Feature
CIDB to implement Act 520 (Amendment
2011) effective 1st December 2015
CIDB Senior General Manager (Operations) Megat Kamil Azmi Megat Rus Kamarani explains
the enforcement of standards compliance certification.
6ITRIFIED CLAY PIPES AND FITTING AND PIPE JOINTS FOR DRAINS AND
sewers
5. Cold reduced mild steel wire for reinforcement of concrete
6. Steel welded fabric for reinforcement of concrete
7. Portland cement
8. Hydraulic Cement
9. Hot rolled steel bars for reinforcement of concrete
10. Prefabricated timber roof truss system
11. Hot rolled non alloy structural steel sections
12. Precast concrete pile for foundation
13. Steel wire ropes for lifts
3PECIFICATION FOR STEEL FRAME SCAFFOLDINGS
15. Iron and steel products
16. Insulation materials
17. Float glass
18. Modular Coordination in Building
APPROVED BY PARLIAMENT on 12 July 2012 and gazetted
on 15 September of the same year, Act 520 (Amendment 2011):
Certification of Standards Compliance for Building Materials, is now
set for enforcement with effect from 1 December 2015, following a
provisional six-month grace period from 1 June to 20 November
2015. With the broader aim of enhancing the “accountability,
integrity and professionalism of the building construction industry in
Malaysia’, the three areas of focus are contractors, workers (building
personnel) and the public at large. What is at stake here, is that the
“structure or function of construction works is compromised by substandard materials/products, whereby they pose a threat to public
safety as well as the environment,” said CIDB Senior General Manager
(Operations) Megat Kamil Azmi Megat Rus Kamarani during a recent
media interview.
Enforcement of compliance will be two-pronged in approach, namely:
s -ANDATORY IE MATERIALSPRODUCTS LISTED IN 3CHEDULE !CT
will require CIDB’s Certificate of Standards Compliance (PSS)
insofar as adherence to Standards Malaysia (MS). There are 18
affected building materials listed under the Schedule’s Subsection
33 C (1), that is:
1. Sanitary wares (ceramic)
2. Ceramic tiles
3. Steel frame scaffoldings
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6OLUNTARY IE MATERIALSPRODUCTS NOT LISTED IN 3CHEDULE !CT
520) will require inspection, verification of quality and factory/
product registration - refers also to imported materials (for local
manufacture) as well as products that are exported overseas. For
the consideration of issuing a COA, a PC or FTTR (Full Type
Test Report) that is issued by an accreditation body, e.g., SIRIM,
IKRAM.