A review of emergency management governance at construction sites in Malaysia

The construction industry is one of the biggest industries in Malaysia which contribute to a significant growth towards the country’s economy. Accidents, disasters, or crisis events originating either from internal or external of the construction site can cause delays to the project and impact the c...

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Main Authors: Khairilmizal Samsudin, Nurulilyana Sansuddin, Maliki Hapani, Mohamad Fahmi Hussin, Ainul Husna Kamarudin, Ahmad Faizol Hashim
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22109/
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author Khairilmizal Samsudin,
Nurulilyana Sansuddin,
Maliki Hapani,
Mohamad Fahmi Hussin,
Ainul Husna Kamarudin,
Ahmad Faizol Hashim,
author_facet Khairilmizal Samsudin,
Nurulilyana Sansuddin,
Maliki Hapani,
Mohamad Fahmi Hussin,
Ainul Husna Kamarudin,
Ahmad Faizol Hashim,
author_sort Khairilmizal Samsudin,
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description The construction industry is one of the biggest industries in Malaysia which contribute to a significant growth towards the country’s economy. Accidents, disasters, or crisis events originating either from internal or external of the construction site can cause delays to the project and impact the continuity and productivity of the overall project, hence there is a need for emergency management capability to be available for each construction site. Hence, it is the objective of this research is to identify and review current emergency management governance in construction industries in Malaysia and indicate the compliance of the governance towards Malaysia’s disaster management environment. In understanding disaster governance of emergency management in Malaysia at the construction site and in the construction industry, a systematic procedure for reviewing and evaluating documents which include both printed and electronic materials was conducted. This study concentrates on both the content validity method and face validity method. Identify significant documents were studied and recorded to acknowledge the contribution and support that the document provides towards disaster management and validation of findings from subject matter experts in the industry. Findings indicate that there is still a huge gap in the construction industry emergency management and governance in emergency management is greatly needed in ensuring the high productivity and sustainability of the construction industry.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:221092023-08-18T01:01:55Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22109/ A review of emergency management governance at construction sites in Malaysia Khairilmizal Samsudin, Nurulilyana Sansuddin, Maliki Hapani, Mohamad Fahmi Hussin, Ainul Husna Kamarudin, Ahmad Faizol Hashim, The construction industry is one of the biggest industries in Malaysia which contribute to a significant growth towards the country’s economy. Accidents, disasters, or crisis events originating either from internal or external of the construction site can cause delays to the project and impact the continuity and productivity of the overall project, hence there is a need for emergency management capability to be available for each construction site. Hence, it is the objective of this research is to identify and review current emergency management governance in construction industries in Malaysia and indicate the compliance of the governance towards Malaysia’s disaster management environment. In understanding disaster governance of emergency management in Malaysia at the construction site and in the construction industry, a systematic procedure for reviewing and evaluating documents which include both printed and electronic materials was conducted. This study concentrates on both the content validity method and face validity method. Identify significant documents were studied and recorded to acknowledge the contribution and support that the document provides towards disaster management and validation of findings from subject matter experts in the industry. Findings indicate that there is still a huge gap in the construction industry emergency management and governance in emergency management is greatly needed in ensuring the high productivity and sustainability of the construction industry. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22109/1/jk_2.pdf Khairilmizal Samsudin, and Nurulilyana Sansuddin, and Maliki Hapani, and Mohamad Fahmi Hussin, and Ainul Husna Kamarudin, and Ahmad Faizol Hashim, (2023) A review of emergency management governance at construction sites in Malaysia. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 35 (2). pp. 275-285. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-3502-2023/
spellingShingle Khairilmizal Samsudin,
Nurulilyana Sansuddin,
Maliki Hapani,
Mohamad Fahmi Hussin,
Ainul Husna Kamarudin,
Ahmad Faizol Hashim,
A review of emergency management governance at construction sites in Malaysia
title A review of emergency management governance at construction sites in Malaysia
title_full A review of emergency management governance at construction sites in Malaysia
title_fullStr A review of emergency management governance at construction sites in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A review of emergency management governance at construction sites in Malaysia
title_short A review of emergency management governance at construction sites in Malaysia
title_sort review of emergency management governance at construction sites in malaysia
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22109/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22109/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22109/1/jk_2.pdf