Project visit to Malaysia
As part of our project Design for Safety in Construction, TAI colleague Dr Patrick Manu recently visited research partners in Malaysia to provide project updates and explore future opportunities, as the project nears completion.
The project, funded by and the (MIGHT), is a collaboration between academics at Â鶹´«Ã½ and .
The project aims to promote the exchange of research and practitioner expertise and experiences on design for safety in construction, through multi-dimensional scholarly activities.
Day 1 included visits to the (DOSH) and MIGHT, to present outcomes from the project and discuss potential future collaborations to support the implementation of OSHCIM - the Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health in Construction Industry.
On Day 2, Patrick and the UiTM team presented the work of the project at a workshop with construction industry stakeholders.
Day 3 included visits to where researchers had the opportunity to discuss strengthening collaborations in occupational safety and health research and across civil engineering.
On the final day, Patrick had the opportunity to visit the British Council to present project findings, share knowledge and discuss future work and the sustainability of the research environment links collaboration.
With thanks to UiTM team for the wonderful reception, and for organising the visit.
Project team
- Dr Patrick Manu, Â鶹´«Ã½
- Dr Clara Cheung, Â鶹´«Ã½
- Dr Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo, Â鶹´«Ã½
- Prof. Che Khairil Izam Che Ibrahim, Universiti Teknologi MARA
- Assoc. Prof. Sheila Belayutham, Universiti Teknologi MARA
- Dr Mazlina Zaira Mohammad, Universiti Teknologi MARA.