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Collapse Of Concrete Slab And Formwork

Structure During Construction

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This safety alert is published following an accident at a construction site in Terengganu. An

employee was fatally injured when the formwork and temporary propping structures
collapsed during concreting work on the upper floor slab. The deceased had fallen to the
floor below, together with the formwork and propping structures that suddenly collapsed.

The incident had also caused injuries to another four workers who were working together
with the deceased.

Photo: Showing one of the views for the

collapsed part of the building structure

From the investigation that had been conducted, it was found that the concreting work for
the fourth floor slab was in progress. The concrete was hoisted up by using the mobile crane
and unloaded onto the building's upper floor slab. The incident happened during the last
pour as per available information.

Legal Requirements
1. The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994, requires employer to conduct and
identify hazards at the workplace before the risk can be assessed and controlled to a
standard as far as practicable. It also requires principal contractors and sub-contractor
to provide implement and maintain safe systems of work. The employer is also
required to develop and implement safe work method statement for any hazardous
construction tasks that have been identified. Such information from the method
statement has to be communicated to all the workers who are involved in such work.

2. The employer has to ensure that all parts of formwork, false work and temporary
propping assemblies are stable and secured at all times during the concrete pouring
process. The designated person appointed by the employer has to check on the safety
of the temporary work structures whilst the concreting work is in progress.

3. The contractor shall comply with Part III, Factories and Machinery (Building Operations
and Work of Engineering Construction) (Safety) Regulations 1986 on concreting work.

Other Information and Recommendation

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1. Guidelines on Public Safety At Construction Site published by Department Of

Occupational Safety And Health Malaysia

2. Formwork Code of Practice 2006 published by Workplace Health and Safety

Queensland, Australia.

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