Construction sites are known to be complex and potentially-hazardous environments. Officially, statistics show that in 2023, a total number of 159 accidents took place in Malaysia’s construction industry (this does not take into account potentially unreported incidents). As construction workers are constantly exposed to heavy machinery, work at height and among a multitude of moving objects, the importance of ensuring implementation of proper compliance and safety protocols among them cannot be emphasised enough.
Malaysia - The OSH Amendment Act
Recognising the importance of workplace health and safety, Malaysia updated its Health and Safety statutory requirements. The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022 (OSH Amendment Act) will take effect in Malaysia from 1 June 2024. The updated OSH Amendment Act includes the extension of relevance to ALL workplaces in Malaysia (with minimal exceptions), while establishing new safety requirements workplaces must abide by.
From a business standpoint
Given the varied risks construction workers face daily, construction companies should deem their workers’ health and safety as more than just a regulatory obligation, but a moral imperative as well. One life lost is one loss too many. Additionally, ensuring a safe working environment by reducing the number of preventable accidents boosts overall productivity within the workplace and helps companies cut back on medical and compensation expenses. Companies are also able to reduce turnover rates by retaining skilled workers, while upholding their reputation as a safe construction firm with low accident rates.
ArcLab, shares your sentiments as a construction firm – that proper compliance to safety regulations and guidelines of your workers takes number one priority. Effective training measures are the foundation of any strategy to ensure workers’ safety. It is vital that on-site workers are trained on the proper use of equipment, machinery, and tools, as well as emergency protocols, procedures, and work practices. Refresher courses are equally as important to pinpoint and bridge knowledge gaps, while ensuring workers are constantly up to date with compliance and safety guidelines.
As a Workforce Mobile Training Platform, ArcLab aims to revoluntionise the way training is delivered from you to your workers. With ArcLab’s fast and easy training solution, training material and assessments can now be accessible by Deskless Workers through their mobile devices – anytime, anywhere, making Mobile Learning much more convenient and on-the-go. ArcLab also provides interactive assessment options and analytics functions to track and analyse workers’ progress and understanding.
ArcLab has worked to reduce every possible barrier that you, as employers will face when it comes to training your workers. We developed an AI-assisted feature, SmartTranslate, to help create training modules in multiple languages, overcoming any language barriers your workers may previously have faced when being trained.
It is our moral and ethical obligation as employers to equip our workers with comprehensive training and measures to create a safe construction work environment. With ArcLab, employers can ensure proper compliance, best practices and regulations of workers through Mobile Training.