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Number 04, APRIL 2020 IEM Registered on 1 May 1959

MAJLIS BAGI SESI 2019/2020 (IEM COUNCIL SESSION 2019/2020)

YANG DIPERTUA / PRESIDENT
Ir. David Lai Kong Phooi

5 6 - 11
TIMBALAN YANG DIPERTUA / DEPUTY PRESIDENT
Ir. Ong Ching Loon
NAIB YANG DIPERTUA / VICE PRESIDENTS
Ir. Prof. Dr Norlida bt Buniyamin, Ir. Prof. Dr Jeffrey Chiang Choong Luin, Ir. Ellias bin Saidin,
Y.Bhg. First Admiral Dato’ Ir. Ahmad Murad bin Omar, Ir. Dr Tan Chee Fai, Ir. Hj. Mohd
Aman bin Hj. Idris, Ir. Dr Wang Hong Kok
SETIAUSAHA KEHORMAT / HONORARY SECRETARY COVER NOTE & COVER STORY
Ir. Mohd Khir bin Muhammad
BENDAHARI KEHORMAT / HONORARY TREASURER EDITOR’S NOTE Evolution of Fire
Ir. Chen Harn Shean
BEKAS YANG DIPERTUA TERAKHIR / IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Safey Regulations
Ir. Dr Tan Yean Chin
BEKAS YANG DIPERTUA / PAST PRESIDENTS
Y.Bhg. Academician Tan Sri Datuk Ir. (Dr) Hj. Ahmad Zaidee bin Laidin, Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Dr
Gue See Sew, Y.Bhg. Datuk Paduka Ir. (Dr) Hj. Keizrul bin Abdullah, Y.Bhg. Academician Tan Sri
Dato’ Ir. Emeritus Prof. Dr Chuah Hean Teik, Ir. Choo Kok Beng, Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Lim Chow Hock
WAKIL AWAM / CIVIL REPRESENTATIVE
Ir. Dr Lee Yun Fook
WAKIL MEKANIKAL / MECHANICAL REPRESENTATIVE
16 - 28
Ir. Fam Yew Hin
WAKIL ELEKTRIK / ELECTRICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Ir. Lim Kim Ten
FEATURE
WAKIL STRUKTUR / STRUCTURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Ir. Dr Ng Soon Ching Importance of Fire Performance-Based Zero Fire Policy to
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Ir. Prof. Dr Lee Tin Sin
& Testing Safety in Buildings in Healthcare Facilities
WAKIL LAIN-LAIN DISPLIN / REPRESENTATIVE TO OTHER DISCIPLINES
Ir. Dr Bhuvendhraa Rudrusamy
WAKIL MULTIMEDIA DAN ICT / ICT AND MULTIMEDIA REPRESENTATIVE
Ir. Dr David Chuah Joon Huang

30 - 38
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Ir. Rusnida bt Talib
AHLI MAJLIS / COUNCIL MEMBERS
Ir. Dr Leong Wai Yie, Ir. Razmahwata Mohd Razalli, Ir. Abdul Razak Yakob, Ir. Yau Chau Fong,
Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Foong Choy Chye, Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Kisai bin Rahmat, Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Nor
Hisham Mohd Ghazali, Ir. Toh Chin Kok, Ir. Dr Jeyanthi Ramasamy, Ir. Yim Hon Wa,
Ir. Yam Teong Sian, Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Fakharazi bin Wahijan, Ir. Yasotha Ramachandran Chetty,
Ir. Mohmad Asari bin Daud, Ir. Ng Beng Hooi, Ir. Dr Lai Khin Wee, Ir. Prof. Dr Ruslan bin
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Dr Yew Weng Kean, Mr. Kuugan Thangarajoo, Ms. Tiang Kor Lin, Mr. Tan Teck Ying,
Dialogue Proposal Mined Tunnel
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PENGERUSI CAWANGAN / BRANCH CHAIRMAN The Way Forward for SMI/SMEs in Industry 4.0
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4. Kedah-Perlis: Ir. Haji Abdullah bin Othman
5. Negeri Sembilan: Ir. Dr Oh Seong Por
6. Kelantan: Ir. Hj. Shaipuddin bin Shapii

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8. Melaka: Ir. Puvanasvaran a/l A. Perumal
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EVOLUTION OF FIRE SAFEY REGULATIONS

by Ir. Wong See Foong.

Ir. Wong is a Fellow of both the
Institution of Fire Engineers
(UK) and IEM. He is a partner in
engineering consultancy firm
MEP Engineering Sdn. Bhd. and
has assisted the Fire & Safety
Department Malaysia to draft
the amendments to the Uniform
Building By-laws, 1984.

W
ith the end of World War II and at that time and the situation led to much
Ja p a n e s e Occupation, the dissatisfaction and complaints, resulting in
reconstruction of buildings and the formation of the KL Municipality By-laws
facilities was urgently needed to rebuild the Committee to draft the first set of building
economy. At that time, building control was by by-laws. The KL Municipal (Building) By-laws
the “Competent Authority” under the provisions 1958 came into force on 17 April 1958, with
of the Legislation for the Control of Buildings, the Selangor Government Gazette under the
with the regulations drawn mostly from UK Municipal Ordinance (Extended Application)
practices due to our colonial ties. These were Ordinance, 1948.
enforced by the various town boards, sanitary Numerous problems were encountered
boards or municipalities; each had its own due to different interpretations by the architects
set of regulations and requirements, so it was and the local authorities, compounded by
a nightmare for submitting professionals to the non-uniformity among the many local
ascertain the particular requirements of the authorities all over the country. The need for a
local authority he had to deal with. uniform set of building regulations was critical.
On top of this, the interpretation of the Meanwhile, these regulations continued to
legislation by the officer-in-charge depended be used until they were replaced by the Kuala
on the officer’s experience and exposure. Lumpur Municipal (Building) (Amendment)
This varied from officer to officer, even within By-laws, 1975 which was gazetted on 26 June
the same department and became a serious 1975.
impediment to redevelopment. In order to implement a set of uniform
The Kuala Lumpur Municipality, for building regulations for the country, an Act
example, was the centre of building activities was needed and this resulted in the Street,

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Drainage & Building Act 1974, which PERFORMANCE-BASED address the problem of possible
was gazetted on 13 June 1974 and FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING inconsistencies, the Fire & Rescue
empowered State authorities to APPROACH Department required that a
make by-laws for buildings, street UBBL 1984 was a set of prescriptive checker be engaged to carry out
and drainage works. The intent was codes and regulations that a peer review but this met with
to amend and consolidate the laws described what a designer limited success due to the lack of
relating to street, drainage and needed to follow and what was not recognised and internationally
buildings and thus establish a uniform permitted. Some of the clauses were accepted set of standards that the
law and create uniform policies to be very specific, especially on technical checker could follow.
followed by all local authorities. issues, for example for minor items With the introduction of PBFSE, the
The first set of proposed Uniform such as the size of pipes. This made opportunity to reduce construction
Building By-laws was published in 1976 it very easy to follow and was costs by justifying the omission of fire
but there were so many discrepancies suitable at a time when designers safety systems as stipulated in the
and flaws that the final draft was only were not so well versed in fire safety. prescriptive by-laws, led to abuse.
ready in July 1982. This set of UBBL served us well Some fire consultants claimed
Disaster awakens people. It was over the years but as technology that, with PBFSE, fire safety systems
only after a series of widely publicised advanced and expectations grew, could be waived. Some also used
fires that greater urgency was leading to larger and taller buildings advanced computer hardware and
given to the issue. The fires involved with iconic and complex designs, software developments to create fire
the Campbell Complex and Bank UBBL 1984 was found to be too rigid simulations and to prove that the
Bumiputra building in Kuala Lumpur. and restrictive. solution proposed as an alternative
Campbell Complex in Jalan When planning the Kuala to the prescriptive by-laws would
Campbell (renamed Jalan Dang Lumpur International Airport in work.
Wangi), stood at 17 storeys and had a Sepang, it was found that the sizes However, practising professionals
shopping mall in the podium and an of the ticketing area and other were very doubtful of the
office tower block above it. It was still areas far exceeded the limits of effectiveness of the proposed
under construction when fire broke compartmentalisation as stipulated solutions. Computer simulations
out and there was no provision to fight in UBBL 1984. It would also not be were based on assumptions,
the fire from inside the building as the practical to put up walls to reduce theoretical fire situations and
fire fighting systems had not yet been the compartment sizes. expected human behaviour. In a
installed. After this, the requirement The public spaces were also real life situation, the circumstances
to install temporary fire fighting so high that sprinklers on the could be totally different and
systems during construction was ceiling would not be effective as difficult to predict, leading to an
subsequently introduced into the a fire would have spread out of uncontrollable life threatening
By-laws. control before the sprinkler heads situation.
A not he r fi re involved the were activated by the heat from At the present moment, the Fire
30-storey Bank Bumiputra building the fire. This led to the application & Rescue Department is very careful
in Lebuh Ampang. Helicopters were of performance-based fire safety about accepting projects designed
used to evacuate occupants from engineering (PBFSE). The aim was using the PBFSE approach. Such
the roof but this method proved to achieve the intent of existing designs can only be accepted for
very risky as the down draft from building by-laws through alternative specific aspects of a building where
the helicopter rotors fanned the means instead of sticking to strictly one cannot comply with specific
fire below. Fortunately, this was prescriptive codes and regulations. requirements of the present building
recognised in time and stopped As an alternative to prescriptive- by-law, and cannot be adopted
before a disaster happened and the based regulations, PBFSE was a new for an entire building, especially
provision of helipads for evacuation concept, even in more advanced with an intention to waive active
was discontinued. countries. The fire safety design fell fire safety systems for cost saving
The Uniform Building By-laws back on the basic fundamentals of purposes.
(UBBL) 1984, with emphasis on fire fire behaviour. However, there were Recognising the need for a
especially for high rise buildings, no uniform standards governing the standard for PBFSE to follow, the
was finally gazetted and came into criteria to follow, for example. Department of Standards, under
force on 1 January 1986. The Ministry The basis and assumptions the chairmanship of the Fire &
of Housing & Local Government adopted for the fire safety concept Rescue Department, had embarked
set up a UBBL Standing Review depended on the fire consultant’s on preparations for a Malaysia
Committee on 18 April 1986. views an d as s um pt ion s. To Standard, titled Application on Fire

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gazetted in 2012 as Uniform Building

By-laws 1984 (Amendment 2012).
Most of the changes were related
to structural and fire requirements.
Structural requirements would
comply with Euro Codes instead
of British Standards which we had
been following traditionally. This was
necessitated by the replacement
of British Standards with European
Codes when the United Kingdom
joined the European Union.
Fire requirements (under Part VII
and Part VIII) were also substantially
revamped. The clauses were
rearranged so that Part VII relating
to passive fire safety came under the
purview of architects and Part VIII
relating to active fire safety, came
under mechanical and electrical
engineers. With this, architects would
have to certify under Form G8 that
their design complied with Part VII
upon completion, for the purpose
of the issuance of the Certificate
of Completion & Compliance.
Likewise, mechanical and electrical
engineers would have to certify
compliance with Part VIII in Form G9
for the same purpose.

REVIEW OF BUILDING
BY-LAWS 2012
The UBBL is a prescriptive code and we
need to follow whatever is prescribed
in the by-laws. In UBBL 1984, there were
numerous technical details stipulated
Fire hose reel Fire hydrant that were no longer relevant. But just
because they were in the UBBL, we
Safety Engineering Principles to the made to revise the building by- still needed to comply with these
design of buildings. The Malaysia laws but this was only successful requirements. This hampered the
Standard will adopt BS 7974 as the for very specific issues such as development of fire design and was
guide where fire safety requirement energy conservation, rain water one of the reasons for the need to
is unable to comply with the UBBL harvesting and the implementation amend the UBBL.
and PBFSE has to be adopted. of the Certificate of Completion & In UBBL 2012, these technical
Compliance. details were omitted as much as
UNIFORM BUILDING BY-LAWS, In 2009, the Ministry of Housing possible and reference was made
1984 (AMENDMENT 2012) & Local Government set up multiple to Malaysia Standards and relevant
The use of PBFSE design will be the committees to simultaneously international standards, the reason
exception rather than the norm. review various sections of the being that standards were updated on
UBBL 1984 is still the most important building by-laws, including space, a regular basis. For example, Malaysia
set of regulations governing fire light and ventilation, structural Standards are reviewed every 5
safety for buildings but after more requirements, constructional years. This gives us the opportunity
than 30 years, it has long outlived requirements and fire requirements. to follow the latest technology and
its usefulness. Several attempts were These amendments were finally innovations whenever they arise and

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we are not held back by outdated interested parties to introduce new to be adopted in all the states. As
clauses in the UBBL. clauses to promote specific products land matters came under the purview
and ideas. However, we must not lose of the individual states, UBBL had to
FORTHCOMING UBBL sight of the intention of the Uniform be approved by the respective state
(AMENDMENT 2020) Building By-laws, which is to promote assemblies before the local authorities
With the implementation of UBBL 2012 safety and health in public interest. could adopt the by-laws.
in Selangor and Terengganu (the first To date, only Selangor, Terengganu
states to adopt the amendments), SUMMARY and Penang have adopted UBBL
various deficiencies in the clauses In summary, the evolution of the 2012. Some states, including Pahang
were noted and the Ministry of Housing building regulations started with the and Negri Sembilan, have held back
& Local Government embarked on a first set of by-laws under the Kuala because of the coming Uniform
review although it was only 8 years Lumpur Municipal (Building) By-laws Building By-laws 1984 (Amendment
since its initial implementation. The 1958 which led to UBBL 1984 being 2012) which is in the final stages of
review has been completed and if all gazetted and coming into force on approval by the Ministry of Housing &
goes well, the new amendments can 1 January 1986. After 28 years, came Local Government.
be implemented in 2020. UBBL 1984 (Amendment 2012).
During this recent review, there Although it had been 8 years
have been attempts by various since it was first published, it had yet

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IMPORTANCE OF FIRE PUMP

MAINTENANCE & TESTING

Ir. Cha Hoong Kum

I
n any development, whether small, medium, big or Maintenance Procedure: A proper maintenance
mega sized, the Uniform Building By-Law (UBBL) procedure shall be set up and followed during
stipulates the active and passive systems. Engineers maintenance work, such as wearing appropriate
design the systems with reference to relevant standards personnel protection equipment (PPE), having the correct
such as MS 1910 Fixed Firefighting Systems (Automatic tools and equipment, recording and filling.
Sprinkler Systems Design, Installation and Maintenance, Method of maintenance: Setting up the maintenance
MS 2616 Fixed Fire Fighting System) Fire Pump and NFPA checklist (weekly, monthly and annually). Below are some
20 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for sample checklists for reference:
Fire Protection and NFPA 25 Standard for the Inspection, • Pump house ventilation
Testing & Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection • Type of fire pump system, e.g. sprinkler system, wet
Systems for the protection of life and the premises. riser system, hydrant system, water deluge system
The fire protection system, including the hose reel and foam system.
system, wet riser system, hydrant system, automatic • Electrical system/power supply, controller/panel
sprinkler system, water spray deluge system and foam • Fire pump functioning/operating test
system which are pressurised systems, will have at least • Packing gland tightness (normally one water drop
one set of fire pumps consisting of jockey pump, duty per second)
and standby pump. In particular, NFPA 25 provides • Suction and discharge pressure gauge
the details for the inspection, installation, testing and • Check controller operating (auto mode operation)
commissioning as well as maintenance of the fire • Valve position
pump. Proper planning of the pump room set-up and • Verify pump operating speed
installation will ease future testing and maintenance. • Suction pipe condition
For reference, see the suggested pump set • Water tank size and water level
configuration schematic in this article (sourced from • Check power supply
MS2616, page 21). The configuration indicates test line • Diesel fuel oil tank level
facilities equipped with flow meter pipe discharge to • Battery condition, voltage/charging
drain or pipe back to water tank. The sizing of the test • Engine cooling water
pipe will depend on the pump design flow rate. For • Air cleaner/filter
example, for an ordinary hazard group sprinkler system, • Exhaust system
the suggested test pipe is 4 ins. • Lubrication oil level
How reliable are fire pumps during a fire incident in On-site Fire Pump Performance Test Procedure: Before
a building? Pumps are reliable and dependable only if performing the fire pump testing, the following
they are properly operated and maintained according procedures must be followed, according to order and
to the steps indicated below. that the working environment is safe.
1. Maintenance procedure 1. Check the Pump Room condition before set-up, i.e.
2. Method of maintenance pump condition, piping layout and flow meter location.
3. Testing procedure 2. Notify the person-in-charge of the test and obtain the
4. Method of testing necessary permit.
5. Analysis of the test results. 3. Record all the pump and driver date on the name plate,

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i.e. pump model, design capacity, operating RPM, PUMP Room Schematic
pump horse power, serial no., motor horse power, etc.
4. Isolate the alarm signal if applicable.
5. Check the power supply for starter panel/controller.
6. Check conditions of the pump sets for diesel engine
oil level, diesel supply, batteries, cooling system, etc.
together with the associated auxiliary equipment and
facilities and ensure the appropriate line up of isolation
valves for the pump performance test.
7. Check and witness the pumps start and stop by the
technician who does it weekly. Record the pump
(a) Electric motor driven pumpset
pressure settings for cut-in and cut-off.
8. Secure an appropriate reflector indicator on the
flywheel/counterweight wheel of the pump for
measuring the RPM using the portable tachometer.
9. Set up the ultrasonic flow meter in accordance with the
manufacturer’s recommendation over the discharge
line for flow measurement.
10. Identify the discharge devices like fire hoses, hydrants
of by-pass discharge line to be opened and/or
throttled for flow control.
11. Check that the fire water tank volume has sufficient
water supply for the testing.
(b) Diesel engine driven pumpset
12. Check that strainers are not choked up.
13. Study the water flow along the system pipeline and
identify the type of discharge outlet such as fire Method of testing: The method of testing the fire pump
hydrants/monitor that need to be opened for flow test. is flow measurement and pressure recording. The
14. Start the duty pump. measurement device available is either portable flow
15. Open the 1st, 2nd and 3rd fire hydrant landing valves meter such as ultrasonic flow meter (Figures A and B)
for discharge outlet (Figure F) for various flow rates. and pitot tube (Figure E) or fixed flow meter installed in
16. Record the following data for each flow rate: Pump the system such as venturi flow meter (Figures C or D) or
RPM, discharge pressure, flowmeter reading and digital flow meter etc.
vibration reading.
17. After the pump flow rate or maximum flow rate is
achieved, close the hydrant discharged outlets, one
by one.
18. Stop the duty pump.
19. Repeat procedures 15, 16 and 17 for the standby pump.
20. Close all outlets.
21. Normalise the pumps system - jockey, duty and standby
22. Dismantle the testing equipment – ultrasonic flowmeter,
23. Clean up and demobilise.

Figure A: Ultrasonic Figure B: Ultrasonic flow meter

flow meter transducer mounting

Figure F: Hydrant discharge flow test Figure E: Pitot tube Figure C: Venturi type flow meter

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All the above shall provide the accuracy
figure. A higher value of accuracy will provide
the true result of the pump performance. The
pressure measurement is used for suction
pressure gauge and discharge gauge.
Analysis of test result: Attached to this
article are sample site testing pump curves.
From the test results, we will know how well
the pump is performing. Does it perform as
per the original performance curve or is it
below the acceptance level? If it is not up
to expected results, find out the possible
causes. Below are some possible causes Figure D: Venturi type flow meter
for fire pump performances being unable
to meet the original design:
a. Suction strainer clogging
b. Suction pipe size too small
c. Suction pipe too long (water tank location is very far to the pump)
d. Pump impeller obstruction
e. Pump impeller damage
f. Driver speed is slower than the design speed
g. Flow meter not working
h. Delivery pipe too small for the flow
i. Rated motor voltage different from the line voltage
j. Engine operating RPM too low
k. Discharge valve in closed position.

Sample Test Result

Author’s Biodata
Ir. Cha Hoong Kum set up Versus Solutions Sdn. Bhd. in 2011, offering services for testing
and commissioning of fire pumps, design of fire protection systems and supply of firefighting ALPHA AUTOMATION (SELANGOR) SDN BHD
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 FEATURE

PERFORMANCE-BASED APPROACH
TO FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS

Ir. Alan Chan Teck Wai

F
ire safety regulations for buildings in Malaysia are acceptance criteria, fire design sizes, a modelling
designed according to the Uniform Building By-law tool and an assessment method for the fire safety
(UBBL) 1984, which is a prescriptive fire safety design of a building. It identifies an engineering approach
code used by architects and professional engineers to building fire safety and offers guidance on the
when designing fire safety work in a building. application of scientific and engineering principles to
Generally, all passive or active requirements of protect life and property from fires. [1]
buildings shall conform to UBBL 1984, and are guided The methodology facilitates performance-based
by Malaysia Standards (MS), British Standards (BS) and designs which meet fire safety objectives of building
Australia Standards (AS) for installations of firefighting codes and includes the form of construction, means of
appliances. All these requirements are prescriptive- escape, occupancy factors, smoke management system,
based designs in which they set out the objectives detection system, alarm system and fire suppression
of all fire safety measures such as travel distance, system facilities.
fire compartment, building material, fire suppression A building which undergoes the performance-based
system and smoke control system. But the prescriptive study is to address the non-compliance issues of UBBL
requirements are rigid and limits the construction of 1984. Currently, PBA allows deviation in fire compartment
buildings or projects to a certain size and height. sizing (UBBL provision By-law 136, 137 and 5th Schedule)
In 2003, several mega projects such as the Kuala and travel distance (UBBL provision 7th Schedule).
Lumpur International Airport and Kuala Lumpur City As for the application of PBA in Malaysia, it is
Centre, had huge fire compartment sizes and travel recommended to apply it during the conceptual phase
distances that were beyond the UBBL 1984 fire safety of building fire safety system design. A close discussion
requirements. To resolve this, a performance-based between the project team, the design consultants (principal
approach (PBA) was adopted. Since there was no local submitting persons, architect and M&E) and the Fire &
performance-based code to refer to, several international Rescue Department (Bomba) Putrajaya is required.
fire safety engineering guidelines were considered. The detailed design and specifications of fire safety
PBA is an alternative solution to the prescriptive sub-systems may not be specified at this stage. However,
requirements of UBBL 1984 or other standards. It it adheres to the decisions and agreements by the
uses quantitative design review engineering analysis stakeholders for PBA application during this phase. The
(computational fluid dynamics or CFD simulation) to verify engagement of a fire safety engineer (FSE) is granted
the performance objective for the passive or active fire thereafter. Figure A shows the flow chart for the PBA
safety requirements to ensure human safety in a building. application process.
So most building designs, including Pavilion Mall
KL, MidValley MegaMall and Setia Alam Convention PBA & STANDARDS
Centre, which could not comply with the 5th and 7th Since the PBA is a developing discipline, its conceptual
schedules of UBBL 1984, used the PBA. proposal may be subjective and some judgement is
required. Therefore, a few workshops and meetings with
PBA IN MALAYSIA & AUTHORITY Bomba Putrajaya on the concept proposal are necessary
APPROVAL PROCESS prior to identifying the parameters and assumptions. These
PBA is a methodology for design, evaluation, assumptions, are then documented in the PBA report.

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PBA ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
PBA begins with a qualitative design review.
The scope and objectives of the fire safety
design are defined, the performance
criteria is established and one or more
potential design solutions are proposed.
The quantitative analysis shall include the
following requirements:
• Subsystem 1: Initiation and development
of fire within the enclosure of origin.
• Subsystem 2: Spread of smoke and toxic
gases within and beyond the enclosure of
origin.
• Subsystem 3: Structural response and fire
spread beyond the enclosure of origin.
• Subsystem 4: Detection of fire and
activation of fire protection systems.
• Subsystem 5: Fire and rescue service
intervention.
• Subsystem 6: Occupant evacuation,
behaviour and condition.
• Subsystem 7: Probabilistic risk assessment.
The results of the quantitative analysis are
compared and the acceptance criteria will
be identified during the qualitative design
review.
PBA establishes an acceptable standard
for life safety, a comparison of time between
the occupants reaching a safe assembly area
and conditions to reach agreed tenability
limits, as expressed:
Available Safety Escape Time (ASET) >
Required Safety Escape Time (RSET). ASET
is defined as the time taken between the
start of a fire and building incapacitation,
including ineffective action to escape to a
Figure A: Flow chart for the performance-based approach process
safe area, while RSET is defined as the time
required for an individual occupant to travel
When applying the PBA fire safety engineering from his/her location to a safe assembly area.
design, the FSE can refer to several international fire According to BS 7974, at 2.5m above ground level,
safety engineering guidelines such as International Fire visibility shall be greater than 10m, while the average
Engineering Guidelines (IFEG), Society Fire Protection upper smoke layer temperature shall not exceed 200°C. As
Engineer Handbook (SFPE), and British Standard 7974. occupants are expected to egress past a fire, the radiative
However, Bomba prefers the British Standard (BS) 7974- heat flux shall not exceed 2.5 kW/m2 (see Figure B).
2019 Code of Practice which provides a framework for
the application of fire safety engineering principles to
the design of buildings. In addition, the supporting
document PD 7974 provides guidance and information
on how to undertake a detailed analysis of specific
aspects of fire safety engineering in buildings [4]. Thus,
BS 7974-2019 provides a basis preparation of the
qualitative design review and fire safety engineering
reports. Figure B: Tenability criteria for performance-based application

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The engineering design needs to be reliable and • Design fires and reference to test fires
accurate before Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) • Methodology and PBA guidelines
analysis is applied, for an accurate ASET estimation. • Analysis results and safety factors
CFD simulation will show smoke flow phenomena and • Report conclusions and special conditions.
turbulence characteristics of a building fire. The FSE The peer-reviewed report is to be submitted independently
must advise the design team of any change before the to Bomba Putrajaya as a basis for PBA comparison,
onset of the untenable condition environment during ASET. ensuring compliance and consistency with the design
With CFD, the FSE will be able to estimate the errors and guidelines. Figure C shows a sample of CFD simulation by
provide reliable conclusions. an independent peer reviewer.
In summary, the FSE can establish the fire safety of a In addition to the PBA application process, Bomba
building using PBA and, by using CFD simulation as a Putrajaya will be invited to audit the inspection testing
reference to engineering design, be able to simulate worst- and verify the design on site as per submission. Bomba
case fire scenarios. will audit a hot smoke fire test based on Australia
Standard 4391- Hot Smoke Test Management procedures.
PEER REVIEW
Usually, the PBA report will be peer-reviewed by another CONCLUSION
FSE to ensure consistency in findings and assurance of a The PBA application is a design process to ensure
building. The engagement of the peer reviewer depends public safety. So it is necessary to have a qualified,
on the scale of the project and the complexity of fire competent and experienced professional adopting
safety issues involved. The peer reviewer’s role shall not the PBA and who shall be responsible for the design
be limited to the following: which deviates from UBBL 1984. PBA application
• Design objectives can be an alternative solution to issues of modern
• Purpose and scope of the study innovation of buildings.

REFERENCES
[1] Peter N. Whiting, “Fire Engineering Report and the Approval
Process,” 7-9 September 1999
[2] International Fire Engineering Guidelines. Canberra, ACT: Australian
Building Codes Board, 2005
[3] Australia Standard 4391, Smoke Management Systems, Hot Smoke
Test, Edition 1999
[4] British Standard (BS) 7974-2019- Application of fire safety
engineering principles to the design of buildings- Code of practice

Author’s Biodata
A committee member of IEM’s Fire Advisory Board, Ir. Alan Chan is also
a professional engineer with Board of Engineer Malaysia and a member
of Society Fire Protection Engineer (SFPE) and an affiliate member of
Figure C: Sample comparison CFD results between FSE and PR Institution of Fire Engineer Malaysia (IFEM).

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ZERO FIRE POLICY TO REDUCE FIRE

HAZARDS IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

by Ir. Al-Khairi
Mohd Daud

H
ave you ever wondered what will happen if you are In many cases, the fire safety committee only
a healthcare facility and a fire breaks out? Will you identifies assembly areas after the hospital begins
be evacuated to safety? operations. Often, hospital safety officers are not aware
There have been many records of fatalities resulting of the need to identify appropriate locations and the
from fires in healthcare facilities. On 24 September 2019, need for correct directional signages to direct patients
eight newborns perished when an early morning fire and visitors to the assembly areas.
blazed through a maternity ward in Algeria. The fire was Moving highly critical patients from the ward to the
said to have started from a spark triggered by a faulty assembly area should be the last option as these patients
anti-mosquito device. In Malaysia, a fire at the Sultanah require special care and are immobile. Moving them
Aminah Hospital in Johor Baru on 25 October 2016, resulted may cause more harm especially if they are not directly
in the deaths of six patients in the intensive care unit. In exposed to the fire hazard in the first place.
both cases, the victims were helpless and could not move Fire risks are higher in older healthcare facilities such
themselves to safety. as general hospitals which have not been constructed
Even if patients are evacuated, it does not mean that according to the latest building fire code which requires
they will be in the best clinical care conditions. In March passive and active fire designs. It is next to impossible to
2018, a store at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, renovate these hospitals, especially the structural layout.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur1, caught fire due to short circuit. To avoid any untoward incident, healthcare
Although the store was not near the wards, patients and institutions should adopt a zero fire policy and ensure
staff members were evacuated to assembly areas. adequate protection against fires with good design,
well-rehearsed fire plans and trained personnel who can
identify fire risks and respond quickly in the event of one.
The following steps should be taken when developing
healthcare facilities zero fire safety policy.

HEALTHCARE FACILITIES DESIGN

When designing a hospital fire system, fire engineers must
have full knowledge of the following:
Hospital Kuala Lumpur staff members Assembly point at the hospital • Type of care provided
evacuating patients to assembly entrance which impedes
areas. - Bernama pic the passageway of fire engines • Mobility of patients
• Planned staffing levels
Patients will have to endure the traumatic experience • Age of patients
of being relocated via emergency staircases or fire lifts, • Size of premises
together with confused and nervous employees and visitors. Beginning with the end in mind, they should first look at the
The situation is also not necessarily better in the assembly evacuation assembly areas. With limited space, especially
areas; patients should be placed in relatively safe areas until when located in urban areas, many healthcare facilities
the support medical team is assembled to manage them. have failed to provide relatively safe assembly areas where
In many hospitals, assembly areas are often located patients and staff members can take refuge. Healthcare
in inappropriate places such as the entrance, buildings facilities should also be designed to include access passage
across roads with heavy traffic, the hospital car park for fire engines, temporary medical support facilities and
or an open air car park. Some assembly areas even assembly areas for disaster and rescue activities.
obstruct the access route for fire engines. As a basic guide, the building standard for passive

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 FEATURE
protection and active systems for healthcare facilities can or as a consequence of the treatment they are receiving.
be found in the Uniform Building By-Laws (UBBL) 1984, Fire Fire hazards – risk assessment: Healthcare facilities have
Service Act -1988, Private Healthcare Facilities & Services inherent hazards of medical gas piping systems and oxygen
Act 1998. For other applicable Malaysian Standards, refer cylinders in the wards, LPG piping in the kitchen, inflammable
to the IEM website (https://www.myiem.org.my/content/ chemicals in pathology and pharmacy department and
bomba-476.aspx) which has links to all issues related with papers and combustible materials in the medical records
the Fire Services Department. and consumable stores. Mentally unstable patients can also
Passive design – fire compartments: The most important be fire hazards.
building feature to protect against fire and smoke is the The facilities manager must conduct fire risk assessments
passive design. Healthcare premises for dependent and as part of the healthcare facilities integrated risk management
very high dependency patients should be divided into a plans and the records should be made available. Apart from
series of compartments which can provide one hour of the mandatory visits by the Fire Service Department visits for
fire resistance. These should be further divided into sub- the Fire Certificate inspection, healthcare facilities should also
compartments. Compartments and sub-compartments carry out regular fire safety audits.
should be constructed to provide 60 and 30 minutes of fire Management policy: At the minimum, healthcare facilities
containment respectively, without affecting adjacent areas. must comply with the Occupational Safety & Health Act 1994.
Where evacuation involves very high dependency Additionally, the Malaysian Society for Quality In Health has
patients, additional consideration must be given to the clearly spelt out the need for healthcare management to have
distance of travel necessary to reach a place of safety a good disaster management plan which includes internal
where essential treatment and care can be recommenced. and external disaster plans. Fire safety plans and evacuation
It is also important to ensure that fire walls and fire barriers drills must be conducted yearly and should involve the Fire
are not breached, rendering the passive fire protection Services Department.
ineffective. Staff training and competency: A fire safety officer
Active design – detection & suppression system: In the who can respond to fire emergencies at any time, must be
event of fire or smoke developing, healthcare facilities need appointed and he should have the support of an Emergency
to be protected by an active fire system. Response Team (ERT), floor wardens and an Incident
A detection system, sprinklers and hose reels are the Management Team which includes a medical response
basics requirements. However, do note that water is a source team. These teams must be trained in basic fire fighting skills
of microbial life and can be a serious source of infection. and should practise the evacuation process especially when
Water discharged by sprinklers may do more damage to critically-ill patients or patients with limited or no mobility are
the patients and buildings than the fire itself. The following involved.
areas require separate fire fighting systems: The facilities team must fully understand the building(s)
architectural design, air-conditioning and mechanical
Areas Type of Fire Fighting system ventilation (ACMV) systems, medical gas systems, fire
Operation theatres pre-action/clean agent protection systems, electrical systems and emergency
Medical record room clean agent generator system. Most air handling units (AHUs) in healthcare
Server room clean agent facilities are equipped with duct smoke detectors which
Kitchen wet chemicals automatically shut down the fan where the fire occurs.

Many healthcare facilities now provide these additional FIRE SAFETY STRATEGY
services. It is very important that, during the retrofitting, Even with good design, a committed management and
the fire detection and suppression system be checked competent staff, the facilities manager should still be prepared
for adequacy and relevancy so that fire protection for fire in the worst case scenario. The following are the three
management is not compromised. stages of fire safety management strategy:
1. Pre-planning
MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT
Healthcare facilities are only as safe as the management’s 2. Fire response
commitment to fire safety. As such, the facilities manager 3. Evacuation plan
must understand the following issues when setting up the Pre-planning: Fire can occur at any time. Most of the time,
fire safety management plan: it occurs at odd hours, so the facilities management should
• Dependency of the patient stay constantly vigilant. Pre-planning for a fire is a proactive
• Fire hazards within the premises means to ensure success in safeguarding the occupants
• Management policies and the building. Pre-planning must also include testing the
• Adequate and competent staff proposed measures to ensure they can achieve their intended
Patient dependency: Patients are classified into three objectives. The overall aim is to ensure that all occupants
categories – independent, dependent and very highly can escape unharmed to a place of safety, either within the
dependent – which differentiate between the anticipated building (progressive horizontal evacuation) or outside the
dependence of the patients, either during an evacuation building.

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or moved rapidly without serious
consequences.
For these patients, evacuation should
be the last resort and should be based
on the concept of progressive horizontal
evacuation, so that only those directly
at risk from the fire will be moved. A
comprehensive fire evacuation plan
should involve different departments of
building blocks. Fire events should be
simulated (with smoke and darkness)
to be as real as possible in order to
understand the continuity of care for
critically-ill patients for whom evacuation
itself is a hazard.
Fire evacuation plans and procedures
Diagram 1: Steps in preparing a Healthcare Fire Management Plan
should include:
To achieve this, there must be a prompt response a) The assignment of personnel to specific tasks and
to the alarm and an effective strategy for evacuation. responsibilities, e.g. IMT, ERT, floor wardens.
Diagram 1 is a summary information taken from HTM 05-01 b) Instructions on the use of alarm systems and signals.
Managing Healthcare Fire Safety2 and can be taken as a c) Information concerning methods of fire containment
guide for developing a fire safety manual that includes the and suppression.
evacuation process. d) Information concerning the location of fire fighting
Fire response: Healthcare facilities must first ascertain equipment.
the time needed for the Fire Services Department to arrive e) Systems for notification of appropriate persons.
as this will define the competencies that the Emergency f) Evacuation process, maps on evacuation routes,
Response Team will need to equip themselves with. All staff assembly points.
members should be familiar with the fire protection system g) Head count process.
in their work area and be trained to handle fire extinguishers h) Activation of the fire emergency plans (Code Red) or
and hose reels. Isolating the source of the fire is a primary other emergency plans where warranted.
action in extinguishing fires. i) Other provisions as dictated by the local situation, such
It is important that nurses are trained to shut off the as arrangements for the mobility impaired.
oxygen supply at the Area Valve Service Unit (AVSU), Because of the risks in moving patients, it is highly
especially in critical care units to stop the fire from recommended to have an independent colour code
spreading quickly. The AVSU must be correctly labelled to
avoid accidentally cutting off the medical gas supply to
unaffected patients.
Fire fighting equipment and systems must be maintained
regularly to ensure they function properly. Retrofitting of
areas need to be managed as the fire fighting system
can be compromised during renovation works. Security
personnel in the control room must be trained to look at the
fire panels, communicate with the Fire Services Department
The author conducting a fire drill using real fire in a hospital building to create
and to notify the facilities management quickly. urgency and realism during the evacuation process
Evacuation plan: Although necessary, evacuation
should be the last resort in order to protect the patients.
Evacuating all occupants is an enormous exercise
and patients may be placed at risk due to trauma or
their medical condition. There will be challenges when
evacuating the following:
• Patients with restricted mobility
• Patients who use wheelchairs
• Patients confined to a bed which cannot negotiate
escape routes, particularly stairways, unaided
• Patients under medication who may require staff assistance
• Patients dependent on electrical/mechanical
equipment which cannot always be disconnected Patients in wheelchairs taking part in an evacuation during a fire drill

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for evacuation, for example Code Orange3. Before triggering a hospital-
wide evacuation process, the facilities manager must consider the following
conditions:
• Extreme emergency – where there is immediate threat from the fire or
smoke.
• Emergency – no immediate threat, but the fire or smoke is likely to spread
from an adjoining area.
• Precautionary – no immediate threat to life or safety, but there is a fire on
an adjoining floor or in an adjacent building.
In extreme emergency situations, the sequence of evacuation should be:
Our products: 1. Those in immediate danger
2. Ambulant patients
3. Patients who are not ambulant
The basic strategy for evacuation of dependent or very high dependency
patients is to move them on their bed or in a wheelchair, to a safer area on the
same floor.
Once the evacuation code has been activated, these are three main stages
of evacuation:
Stage 1. Horizontal evacuation from the sub-compartment where the fire
originated, to an adjoining sub-compartment or compartment
Stage 2. Horizontal evacuation from the entire compartment where the fire
originated, to an adjoining compartment on the same floor
Stage 3. Vertical evacuation to a lower floor substantially remote from the floor
where the fire originated, (at least two floors below) or to outside the building.
It is critical that the facilities manager understands the patient-access
areas where progressive horizontal evacuation will be carried out except for
areas where patients fall into the independent category, e.g. clinics. On a final
note, patients should not be located where it is necessary for them to climb a
staircase to the final exit.
Outside the buildings, it is important to have clear signages to direct
evacuees to safe assembly areas. Patients should be accompanied by staff
members at all times during the evacuation and disaster trauma centres should
be deployed concurrently as part of the fire safety plan.

CONCLUSION
Evacuating patients immediately every time there is a fire alert is not a good
strategy. They should only be evacuated if the fire cannot be contained. During
the evacuation process, they may be exposed to higher risks and health hazards
that may be detrimental to their healing, or worse, prove fatal due to trauma.
It is more important to adopt a zero fire policy to ensure patients and staff
members are protected. To ensure the safety of patients, all parties involved
in the design, operation, maintenance and fire disaster management, have
to understand the needs of the patients and the hazards of evacuating the
patients. The authorities too have to be supportive in ensuring that healthcare
facilities are managed by competent fire safety officers. It’s only when all
parties are committed to minimising fire hazards that patients can sleep well
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REFERENCES
No. 45-3, Jalan PJU 5/20
[1] NST report, March 17, 2018.
The Strand, Kota Damansara
47810 Petaling Jaya [2] Healthcare Technical Memorandum 05-01 M anaging Healthcare Fire Safety, 2006.
Selangor Darul Ehsan [3] Malaysian Society for Quality in Healthcare 5th Edition Standard 2: Environment and Safety
Services.
Tel : 603 6142 6638
Fax : 603 6142 6693 Author’s Biodata
Email : [email protected]
Email : [email protected] Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud has over 13 years’ experience managing healthcare facilities. He is a
surveyor with the Malaysian Society for Quality in Healthcare and is active in improving safety
standards in healthcare facilities.

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 FORUM FIRE ADVISORY BOARD

FIRE ADVISORY BOARD’S

TECHNICAL DIALOGUE

by Ir. Chong
Chew Fan

Group photo

I
t is the responsibility of the professional engineer as the IEM in Petaling Jaya, for IEM members on current fire safety
Submitting Person to ensure that the fire safety design design requirements. All concerns and issues raised will be
of a building complies with the latest regulations, compiled and forwarded to JBPM. The session, chaired by
standards and practices. After further dialogues with the FAB chairman, Ir. Thin Choon Chai, was attended by
the Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia (Jabatan 48 participants. Earlier, IEM members were encouraged to
Bomba Penyelamat Malaysia or JBPM), IEM committee send in questions to FAB before the event.
members were updated with the latest developments Ir. Thin began the session with a background of events
on guidelines, design practices and submission and highlighted some of the developments in the industry.
requirements related to the fire protection industry. Among the topics updated by the FAB team were:
On 13 January 2020, the sub-committee of IEM’s Fire 1. Development of Amendment to the Uniform Building
Advisory Board (FAB) on Fire Protection Services organised By-Laws (UBBL) 2019
a technical dialogue at Auditorium Chin Fung Kee, Wisma 2. Possibility of Registration of Fire Contractors and Fire
Engineers by JBPM
3. Latest Development on Malaysian Standards on Fire
Fighting Pumps (MS 2616)
4. Latest Development in the Certificates of Completion &
Compliance (CCC)
After brief updates by FAB committee members, Ir.
Thin handed over the session to Ir. Leong Siew Meng
who briefed the audience on the latest draft of the
IEM Testing & Commissioning (T&C) Guidelines for
Participants at the technical dialogue Fire Protection System. He said the aim of producing

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 FORUM

this document was to provide a benchmark for should be ready for public comment and stakeholders’
the firefighting industry on the proper testing and engagement by end of 2020.
commissioning to be carried out. It will also help This was followed by a Q&A session; questions received
to further improve the quality of T&C works for the via e-mail were also addressed. The key issues raised were
firefighting system. Ir. Leong said the draft document as follows:

No Issues/Question Answer
1. When do we need to submit for Fire Certificate 1 year after CCC is issued.
renewal?

2. For renovation works on parts of existing buildings, The submission should be limited to areas under
do we need to submit the JBPM submission for renovation, unless the changes affect the overall
the whole building and will the CCC need to building (e.g. change in use of renovated areas
include the whole building? which will affect the overall building).

3. For CCC, what are the supporting documents Borang G9 is required for active submission. The main
required for the active submission? supporting document is Surat Pelepasan Perakuan
Berperingkat, issued by JBPM.

4. For electrical wiring works in firefighting systems, PVC cables in GI conduits are acceptable, subject to
are we required to use fire-rated cables? Can the relevant conditions in the respective Malaysian
we use PVC cables in GI conduit or PVC cables Standards. For example, MS 1745: Part 14 provides
concealed in walls instead? details of when fire-rated cables should be used.

5. Are there any specific guidelines to define the Refer to Clause 238 & 239 of the Uniform Building By-
need for firemen intercom-based type of buildings laws (UBBL 1984).
or risks?

6. Class K extinguishers (for Class K type fire, Class K extinguishers are not approved by JBPM. MS
particularly needed in kitchens) in the market do 1539 uses a different classification for fires involving
not have a JBPM certificate. Does JBPM allow the fats and cooking oil (Class F). The extinguishers used
use of such extinguishers? Is it necessary to have should be certified to MS 1539.
other type of extinguishers in the kitchens as well?

7. Do we need to provide sprinklers for areas with For areas of more than 18m high, sprinklers may
heights of over 18m or an open air area, i.e. drop not be effective and can be omitted under certain
off area, canopy area, etc.? conditions. MS 1910 generally requires all areas to
be provided with sprinkler protection, with some
exceptions. Refer to Section 4 of MS 1910.

8. What is the minimum pressure for non-pressurised Generally, the required pressure is 2 bars.
fire hydrant systems?

9. Can hose reel system, wet riser, sprinkler system No, combined systems are not allowed. Designs
and hydrant system share the same fire pump and based on NFPA are allowed by JBPM on a case-by-
fire tank? If yes, what is the requirement needed case basis only.
for this combined system? NFPA (National Fire
Protection Association) allows such a combined
system.

10. For compliance of MS 1780, does a warehouse Yes, either the natural type or powered type is required
with jack roof need to have a smoke curtain or for smoke control systems.
comply to the smoke zone requirement of 2,600
sq. m.?

11. Can fire curtains be used for electrical rooms with Fire curtains can be used, depending on the situation.
fixed gas suppression system? Do note that TNB no longer permits the use of fire
curtains.

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 FORUM FIRE ADVISORY BOARD

PREVIEW OF FIRE PROTECTION

SYSTEM TESTING AND COMMISSIONING
GUIDELINE PROPOSAL

by Ir. Yim Hon Wa Ir. Leong Siew Meng

R
egulations and design requirements of fire protection 2. Dry systems:
systems have been well disseminated to engineers a. Fire detection and alarm system
and other stakeholders but documented guidelines b. Firemen intercom
on testing and commissioning (T&C) requirements for c. Public announcement system
consistent and systematic approach are lacking. d. Self-contained emergency lightings and exit sign units
Fire protection T&C activities are normally managed 3. Gaseous suppression systems:
by engineers. Subsequently, after obtaining the design a. Carbon dioxide gas suppression system
approval from the authorities, the installation work is b. Formula gas suppression system
primarily left to contractors, who also conduct T&C. c. Mist suppression system
In tight project schedule, T&C activities are commonly 4. Foam fire suppression system
subjected to a limited timeframe for thorough completion. 5. Wet chemical system
Such a scenario can be challenging for engineers who 6. Smoke management system
want to ensure that comprehensive completion of all T&C 7. Emergency power supply from generator set
activities is achieved. 8. Electrical isolation switch
The IEM Fire Advisory Board (FAB) has deliberated on 9. Firemen lifts.
the challenge of getting proper T&C and to prepare In the current practice, specialist contractors or suppliers
a Fire Protection System T&C guideline. This guideline only focus on the respective T&C of a system. Some
adheres to a consistent administrative and procedural aspects of integrated T&C activities may be overlooked.
concept of fire protection system T&C. It will also outline The proposed guideline is intended to address gaps
a systematic and consistent approach to ensure all in the current T&C of industry practice to ensure that
systems and equipment functions are as intended by systematic and consistent T&C activity is conducted
the owner and design team. and documented properly. The objectives of the
The T&C of fire protection systems comprises many proposed T&C guideline are:
sub-systems, including both active and passive fire • To establish a consistent and best-practised approach
protection systems. The proposed guideline will address to fire protection and life safety system testing and
only the active system, which are within the job scope commissioning throughout the country.
of mechanical and electrical engineers. The active fire • To provide guidance for systematic execution and
protection system consists of many sub-systems such as: coordination of testing and commissioning process
1. Wet systems: and activities.
a. Hose reels • To provide guidance and direction on integrated
b. Wet riser and dry riser system tests.
c. Fire sprinkler system • To ensure fire protection and life safety systems are
d. Water spray deluge system properly tested in accordance with the respective
e. Pressurised hydrant system/yard system system requirements and standards prior to Fire &

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Rescue Department (BOMBA) inspection. format. T&C submittals checklists will be part of pre-T&C
• To ensure that all T&C procedures and records are activities to ensure the installation contractor has T&C
properly documented. testing plans prior to conducting the activities. This
The proposed guideline is based on NFPA3:2018 provides an opportunity for engineers to review and
Standard for Commissioning of Fire Protection & Life comment on any discrepancy and inadequacy in the
Safety Systems. However, full adoption of the NFPA3 T&C submittals.
will be stringent and costly to building owners. Figure The objective of the fire operation matrix is for
1 shows the proposed T&C guideline. engineers to establish a reference document for
In the design phase, engineers are recommended installation contractors to coordinate and conduct
to establish several key documents such as Owner’s integrated tests, especially for large installations that
Project Requirements (OPR) and Basis Of Design (BOD), involve interfacing with air-conditioning system, smoke
as a reference for commissioning process. A systematic control system, lift system, sounders and strobe lights for
execution & coordination that focuses on the installation evacuation management, roller shutters and door closure
stage begins with pre-T&C activities. control. In addition, systematic T&C reporting enables
Broadly, the guidelines are categorised into two the PSP or SP to manage and monitor T&C activities with
section: Pre-T&C activities and T&C activities. In the greater confidence prior to inspection by BOMBA.
pre-T&C section, the PSP or SP stipulates the minimum In summary, the proposed guideline will allow
competency requirements of the commissioning team engineers, owners and other stakeholders to address
members and their roles and responsibilities for the gaps in existing practices and establish a consistent
commissioning process. The proposed guideline also T&C approach to fire protection and life safety system
provides an exemplar for engineers to prepare the fire throughout a project implementation. The proposed
operation matrix, sequence of operation test form, an guideline will be circulated for comments once the draft is
overview of functional testing plan and status reporting approved by IEM.

Figure 1: Fire Protection System T&C Flowchart

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 TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE ENGINEERING TECHNICAL DIVISION FORUM

TECHNICAL VISIT TO KVMRT LINE 2:

V207 MINED TUNNEL

by Ir. Dr Rini Asnida

binti Abdullah

Participants at V207 site

T
he IEM Tunnelling & Underground Space Technical
Division (TUSTD) organised a technical site visit to
KVMRT Line 2: V207 Mined Tunnel (West Portal) on 27
of July 2019. An earlier visit was made to the V207 Mined
Tunnel (East Portal).
At the briefing for the 10 participants, the project
manager, Mr. Vincent Neng, said the tunnel with
dimensions of 182m (length), 12.1m (width) and Fixing reinforcement for tunnel invert concreting

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 FORUM
10.1m (height) was being mined through Kenny Hill, a)
a formation of both interbedded weak rock and
residual soil. He then talked about the various stages
of construction using the New Austrian Tunnelling
Method (NATM).

1 • Slope Stabilization

2 • Portal Canopy Works

3 • Tunnel Excavation

4 • Concrete Lining

5 • Infrastructure Works
b)

6 • M&E Works

Figure 1: Overall concrete lined tunnel construction stages

Figure 1 shows an overall concrete lined tunnel

construction. For the sequential excavation stage, it
started with top heading excavation, followed by bench
excavation and finally invert excavation. Due to the fair
quality of rock mass, the application of forepoling and
face bolting as pre-support excavation works (Figure 2)
were highlighted. During the excavation works, various Figure 2: Pre-support application of (a) forepoling, and (b) face bolting
support classes were installed based on the geological
mapping, such as steel fibre reinforced shotcrete (SFRC), Neng. The participants then proceeded to V207 tunnel
wire meshes, steel ribs and friction bolts. site at Taman Universiti. The site of the tunnel had been
After the briefing, session chairman Ir. Chong Chi completely mined and was ready for waterproofing layer,
Koong presented a memento of appreciation to Mr. reinforcement and concreting of tunnel invert.

POSTPONEMENT OF 61st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Further to the Special Instruction issued by the Registrar of

Societies (ROS) and Council decision on 16 March 2020, IEM
wish to announce that the 61st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
ED scheduled on 18 April 2020 is hereby postponed to a later
TP ON
POS date.
 
IEM will announce the new date once it is confirmed. During
this challenging time, IEM hope that all members will abide
by directives from the government agencies so as to protect
yourselves and others. Stay safe and take care.
 
IEM Council
17 March 2020

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 URBAN ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (UEDSIG)
AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICAL DIVISION (METD) FORUM

THE WAY FORWARD FOR

SMI/SMES IN INDUSTRY 4.0
PART 3: BUILDING AN AFFORDABLE INDUSTRY 4.0 ECOSYSTEM

by Assoc. Prof. Ts.

Dr Lee Wah Pheng

oriented or very specific which may not be suitable for the

Part 3 of a joint project promoted by Urban participants.
Engineering Development (UEDSIG) and One option is to engage an external consultant
Mechanical Engineering Technical Division. but this can be costly and may be beyond the means
of SMI/SMEs. One possible solution is to have a

I
n the early stage of building an Industry 4.0 personalised online learning programme for the SMI/
ecosystem, it is necessary to identify the stakeholders SMEs. This programme should have the flexibility to allow
in the supply chain (Figure 1). This unique identifier, participants to select relevant courses and schedule
called Organisation Identifier or Org. ID, is used to trace them accordingly.
stakeholders in the entire Industry 4.0 ecosystem. The As high digital connectivity investment is always
stakeholder who would like to connect into the Industry the main concern that discourages participation from
4.0 ecosystem is required to obtain an Org. ID so that other SMI/SMEs in adopting the Industry 4.0 ecosystem, it
stakeholders will be aware of his/her physical location, is necessary to develop and provide an affordable
business nature and digitised asset information in a connectivity framework for them. This framework is called
secured and trustworthy network. Manufacturing Chain Management (MCM).
These stakeholders may not understand Industry 4.0 MCM (Figure 2) is a software stack in the RAMI 4.0
and so will face difficulties when looking for relevant asset Architecture Layers to handle tradable digitised asset
information that may be overloaded with many online data delivery between suppliers, production lines
and offline media which can be confusing. On the other and customers, particularly for SMI/SMEs in different
hand, training courses are either too academic, product- geographical locations. SMI/SMEs need only to invest in

Distribution,
Harvesting & Processing & Wholesale
Production Packaging &
Transport Storage & Retail
Handling

Figure 1: Stakeholders with Org. IDs in the agro food supply chain

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Figure 2: Building Industry 4.0 ecosystem based on RAMI 4.0

the process line digital integration and development of During the development stage, an institution of higher
functional software. learning (IHL) can provide scientific research for the SMI/
Once digitised, the assets in the production line can SMEs. The Fraunhofer model[1] can be adopted to ease
be indexed by the Manufacturing Chain Broker (MCB) the engagement and expectations between IHL and
which guarantees data sovereignty and only acts as an SMI/SMEs as it has been proven to ease the technology
intermediary to manage the digitalised asset information transfer from IHL to industry.
repository for all the stakeholders. The MCB is based In summary, to build a sustainable Industry 4.0
on the International Data Space Reference Architecture ecosystem in Malaysia, we must increase its awareness
model. Any stakeholder (data consumer) who is interested through education, develop an affordable connectivity
in obtaining the asset data, will have to register as a framework, provide asset information brokering platforms
member and, through MCB, obtain approval from the in a secure and trustworthy network and encourage
stakeholder who owns the asset data (data provider). institutional support on research.
Once the infrastructure in the Industry 4.0 ecosystem
is developed, the subsequent activities will help connect
SMI/SMEs in the ecosystem (Figure 2). The first step is to REFERENCES
digitalise the low-level production process and integrate [1] Marianne Hoffmann, “The Fraunhofer Model – Technology transfer from
them into MCM. The second step is the development Universities to Industry”, Fraunhofer Headquarters, Japanese-German
Symposium, Tokyo, 26-27 April 2018
of high-level application software for monitoring the
production and business operations based on digitised
assets.

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 CAMPUS NEWS

HAZARD AND OPERABILITY

STUDY WORKSHOP

by Tan Sze Hao

I
EM UTAR Sungai Long Campus Student Section was The purpose of the workshop was to enhance the
started in 2009 to provide a platform for the better students’ knowledge of HAZOP. This is a structured and
development of engineering students. systematic technique for system examination and
On 2 March 2019, in collaboration with IEM’s Chemical risk management that is used, in general, to identify
Engineering Technical Division, IEM UTAR Sungai Long potential hazards which may lead to nonconforming
Campus Student Section organised a technical workshop products. Using examples of real-life situations, Ir.
on Hazard & Operability Study (HAZOP) at the campus, Razmahwata showed the students how HAZOP could be
attended by 23 students. useful in solving problems in chemical plants.
It was conducted by Ir. Razmahwata from IEM’s Gaining such insider knowledge in HAZOP was a
Chemical Engineering Technical Division who had 20 huge benefit for the students, especially those studying
years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, in both Chemical Engineering, as they now have a better
design and operations. understanding of industrial expectations as well as an
insight into the working environment.

Ir. Razmahwata and the workshop participants

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 ENGINEER'S ADVENTURES

ROMANTICISM
Ir. Chin Mee Poon
Ir. Chin Mee Poon is a
retired civil engineer who

OF ANCIENT
derives a great deal of joy and
satisfaction from travelling to
different parts of the globe,
capturing fascinating insights

SILK ROAD
of the places and people he
encounters and sharing his experiences with
others through his photographs and writing.

M
y first trip on the ancient Many people think that the Silk along the roads as well.
Silk Road was in August Road is a single road extending The network of roads not only ran
2001. I had joined a group westwards from Chang-an (present in an east-west direction but north-
of friends to retrace the footsteps day Xian) to Rome, a distance of south as well. This dense network of
of yesteryears’ trade caravans from about 6,500km. But the name “Silk roads would certainly have taken a
Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Road” is really a misnomer as it is very long time to evolve. No single
Autonomous Region of China, to actually a network of roads between person or country could claim credit
Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, the East and West. These allowed not for its creation. Many of the roads
cutting across the great Taklamakan only commodities to move one way passed through territories with hostile
Desert and skirting the mighty Kunlun or the other, but more importantly, climates or people, so traders plying
Mountain Range to reach Kashgar, they facilitated the propagation of the routes often faced the risk of
and then following the Karakoram knowledge, technologies, ideologies, losing their goods and even their
Highway over Khunjerab Pass into cultures and religions over a very lives. Most confined their activities to
the extremely beautiful Hunza Valley large area. small sections of the road, so a bale
deep in Karakoram Mountain Range So when German geographer of silk would have gone though many
in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. and explorer Ferdinand von Richtofen hands before it reached the western
From the first I heard about this gave this network of roads the market.
ancient trade road, it exerted an moniker “die Silkenstrasse” (Silk Road) In early 7th century AD, during the
irresistible attraction on me like a in 1877, he created two misleading Tang Dynasty, Buddhist monk Xuan
magnet. Its very name exuded a connotations: First, that there was only Zang made a very long journey
strong connotation of romanticism one road and second, that silk was on the Silk Road from Chang-an
bequeathed by great travellers of the the only commodity that mattered. to India to study Buddhism. More
past. Silk was undoubtedly very precious than 6 centuries later, Marco Polo
I have since visited other parts of to the westerners before they stole the of Venice followed his father and
the Silk Road over the years. In March secret of silk making from the Chinese, uncle to the Yuan Dynasty capital
2008, my wife and I spent 32 days but many other valuable goods (present-day Beijing), also via the
exploring the Silk Road from Xian to also moved along the roads, not Silk Road. These two great travellers
Urumqi. In September-November 2010, necessarily between China and the are rare examples of the very few
we visited many old Silk Road cities in West, but also between the countries who succeeded in traversing the Silk
Iran and Turkey over 55 Road extensively.
days. The Silk Road began
In September 2011, its decline as soon as
we spent 35 days in Europe went through the
Italy to visit Rome and industrial revolution and
many other cities. many countries became
In November and maritime powers,
December of the same sending fleets of cargo
year, we took 49 days ships out on the high
to visit old Silk Road seas.
cities in Central Asia Today, the ancient
and in May-June 2017, Silk Road remains a
we spent 44 days in symbol of bygone
Bulgaria and Romania, romanticism, waiting
visiting yet more old Silk for intrepid travellers to
Road cities as well as unearth its many past
other places. glories.

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Kepada Semua Ahli, MENJADI AHLI KORPORAT
No. Ahli Nama Kelayakan
KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIKAL
SENARAI CALON-CALON YANG LAYAK 69516 ABANG NIZAMUDDIN BIN BE HONS (UTP) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS,
MENDUDUKI TEMUDUGA PROFESIONAL ABG MOHD KHALID 2013)

TAHUN 2020 KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA

19733 BURHANUDIN BIN ABU BE HONS (UTM) (CHEMICAL, 1996)
BAKAR
Berikut adalah senarai calon yang layak untuk menduduki Temuduga
KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL
Profesional bagi tahun 2020. 65208 GAN SOON KAI BE HONS (UTAR) (MECHANICAL, 2013)
ME (UPM) (ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 2015)
Mengikut Undang-Undang Kecil IEM, Seksyen 3.8, nama-nama seperti 21154 LIM POH SENG BE HONS (UPM) (MECHANICAL, 2000)
tersenarai berikut diterbitkan sebagai calon-calon yang layak untuk
menjadi Ahli Institusi, dengan syarat bahawa mereka lulus Temuduga
Profesional tahun 2019.
Sekiranya terdapat Ahli Korporat yang mempunyai bantahan terhadap Pengumuman yang
mana-mana calon yang didapati tidak sesuai untuk menduduki ke-138
Temuduga Profesional, surat bantahan boleh dikemukakan kepada
Setiausaha Kehormat, IEM. Surat bantahan hendaklah dikemukakan SENARAI PENDERMA KEPADA
sebulan dari tarikh penerbitan dikeluarkan. WISMA DANA BANGUNAN IEM

Ir. Mohd Khir bin Muhammad FIEM, PEng Institusi mengucapkan terima kasih kepada semua yang telah
Setiausaha Kehormat, IEM memberikan sumbangan kepada tabung Bangunan Wisma IEM.
(Sessi 2019/2020) Ahli-ahli IEM dan pembaca yang ingin memberikan sumbangan
boleh berbuat demikian dengan memuat turun borang di laman
PERMOHONAN BARU web IEM http://www.iem.org.my atau menghubungi secretariat
Nama Kelayakan
di +603-7968 4001 / 5518 untuk maklumat lanjut. Senarai
KEJURUTERAAN AWAM
LAI CHUEN HIEN BE HONS (NANYANG) (CIVIL, 2012) penyumbang untuk bulan Februari 2020 adalah seperti jadual di
MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS BIN A RAHMAN BE HONS (UTHM) (CIVIL, 2013) bawah:
PET ROYSTON BIN PAULUS TINUS BE HONS (UiTM) (CIVIL, 2013)

KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA NO. NO. AHLI NAMA

MOHD HAZUWAN BIN CHE ISHAK BE HONS (UTM) (CHEMICAL-POLYMER, 2008) 1 01167 IR. TAN KHENG CHIONG
ME (UTM) (PETROLEUM, 2015)
2 34006 MR. NORMAN BIN AWALLUDIN
3 13215 IR. LIM CHEE KOK
PERMOHONAN BARU / PERPINDAHAN MENJADI
AHLI KORPORAT 4 07078 IR. LOO YEOW CHUEN

Nama Kelayakan 5 11946 MR. CHEW YEE CHUAN

6 09362 DATO' IR. AHMAD 'ASRI BIN ABDUL HAMID
KEJURUTERAAN AWAM
MOHD. TAHA BIN ABD. WAHAB BE HONS (ARIZONA) (CIVIL, 1988) 7 09952 MR. LIM CHENG SENG
8 14816 IR. CHEW SIANG MENG

PERPINDAHAN AHLI 9 25525 MR. CHOW CHIN SEANG

No. Ahli Nama Kelayakan 10 86607 EN. ABDUL YASIM BIN ALI

KEJURUTERAAN AWAM 11 25252 MR. FOO YEW CHIN

52845 CHEAH SHENG HONG BE HONS (UTHM) (CIVIL, 2013) 12 09010 IR. LEONG SANG KHIM

30148 DUANE ALVIN WILLIAM BAYA BE HONS (UNITEN) (CIVIL, 2012) 13 10136 DATO' IR. AHMAD FITRI BIN OTHMAN
14 24053 IR. ZAIMI BIN MD ALI
104306 JOSEPH CHEN CHO' LIN BE HONS (SWINBURNE) (CIVIL, 2014)
15 15416 MR. ROSLI BIN MOHD TAIB
76050 TAN KEN HENG ME HONS (NOTTINGHAM) (CIVIL, 2014)
16 06016 IR. MOHD ELIAS BIN BURAN
51625 TAN SIANG LOONG BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2012)
41750 TAN SOONG CHING BE HONS (UKM) (CIVIL & STRUCTURAL, 2011) 17 94704 MR. RINGO LIM
18 107637 MR. TAN WENG SOON
KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIKAL 19 43801 MR. AHMAD HOSNI BIN ABD. MALEK
93670 JAGDESH RAO A/L KRISHNAN BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2016) 20 01165 IR. WONG HUNG HUANG, PETER
29109 LIM KHONG HEAN BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL POWER, 21 13470 MS. NORAZIDAH BTE TAUFEK
2006)
22 12893 IR. LEONG YEE LUNG
107808 MARCO P. KISSOL BE HONS (UTHM) (ELECTRICAL, 2010)
23 19291 MR. WAN ALWI BIN WAN MUSTAPHA
47167 OOI BAN JUAN BE HONS (MALAYA) (ELECTRICAL, 2012)
24 24170 IR. MOHD SALLEH BIN NGAH MAT DRUS
99157 YUVARAJA A/L K. GOKULABALAJI BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL POWER,
25 45269 MR. YEE KAI KENG @ JOO KAI KENG
2011)
26 70213 MR. SIVALINGGAM A/L SELLIAH
KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK 27 09499 IR. TAN CHIN NYAN
51683 SITI AISYAH BINTI ANAS BE HONS (UTeM) (ELECTRONIC 28 21285 IR. NG WENG LIANG
(COMPUTER), 2008) 29 26970 MR. S. VEERAKUMAR A/L S. SUBRAMANIAM
ME (UKM) (COMMUNICATION & COMPUTER,
2011) 30 75371 IR. HASRIN BIN HASHIM
31 24198 IR. CHUAH CHIN SENG
KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL 32 109187 MR. RUEBAN MOHAN
54272 AZIM BIN AZMI BE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICAL, 2010) 33 23101 MR. KUEK HANN YIH, KELVIN
MSc (UTM) (MECHANICAL, 2018)
34 12459 IR. ZAINAL ALAM BIN BAKAR
109219 CHONG KOK HONG BE HONS (UPM) (MECHANICAL, 2008)
35 07039 IR. WONG YII HENG
46690 FARIS FIRDAUS BIN ABDUL MUTALIB BE HONS (UiTM) (MECHANICAL, 2014)
36 16659 IR. KHAZALI BIN HAMID
MSc (UTM) (MECHANICAL, 2019)
27492 LIOW SOON SHAK BE HONS (UNIMAS) (MECHANICAL & 37 06233 IR. MOHAMAD SOFIAN BIN AHMAD
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, 2006) 38 13229 IR. MUHYI @ MOHAMAD YUSOF BIN HAJI ALI
35790 SIEW HAW SHIUN BE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICAL - 39 21575 IR. NGIM CHIN KIM
MANUFACTURING, 2010)
40 26740 IR. MHD. SHUKREE BIN SHAHABUDIN
41 14242 MR. DING SHAN HUAT

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 KEAHLIAN
84851 ABD AFFIDZ BIN BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL 58010 YUSUF BIN BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2009)
NO. ABD MOKMIN POWER, 2013) MOHD SALLEH
NO. NAMA
AHLI 40843 AHMAD FADZLI BE HONS (UMP) (POWER SYSTEMS, 94130 ZUL HAZUZAN BE HONS (UMS) (ELECTRICAL &
42 103798 SDR. BEH HENG YEW BIN AHMAD 2010) BIN ALI ELECTRONICS, 2011)
TARMUGI
43 16615 MR. AHMAD FADZLI BIN HASHIM
69508 AKMAL ARIF BIN BSc (TEXAS AT AUSTIN) KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK
44 19057 LT. COL. IR. MOHD NASIR BIN SULAIMAN MOHAMMED (ELECTRICAL, 2008)
87343 ADZNINA BINTI BE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL,
45 24341 IR. CHIN SHYI HER 58097 CHAN YI VON BSc HONS (WESTERN MICHIGAN) EBERAHIM 2009)
(ELECTRICAL, 2012) MSc (UiTM) (TELECOMMUNICATION
46 05043 MR. NG YONG KONG
59068 CHIA HUA MING BE HONS (USM) (ELECTRICAL, & INFORMATION ENGINEERING,
47 06216 IR. LOKE HOON BOO 2012) 2011)
48 10760 MR. NG CHUN CHOONG 88799 CHIENG HING BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2003) 54561 AHMAD BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL-
SENG ZURIYADI BIN ELECTRONIC, 2009)
49 87691 MR. MOOI WING QUEN
90324 CHONG TSE BE HONS (MMU) (ELECTRICAL, PAWZI
MING 2012) 87323 AINON BE HONS (UTM)
26224 FADZLIDA BINTI BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2006) SHAKILA BINTI (ELECTRICAL POWER, 1998)
CONTINUATION OF MARCH ISSUE FADZIL SHAMSUDDIN ME (UTM) (MANAGEMENT, 2010)
2020 49923 GEETHA A/P
BALAKRISHNAN
BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL
POWER, 2008)
72615 AZIZUL BIN
AWANG ANAK
BE HONS (UTM) (COMPUTER, 2006)

56491 GOPI A/L BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL 85921 CHOW VOON BE HONS (AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL
SUBRAMANIAM POWER, 2009) YANG UNIVERSITY) (ELECTRONIC &
PEMINDAHAN AHLI KEPADA AHLI KORPORAT
65234 HO MIN LOONG BE HONS (NORTHUMBRIA) COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, 2012)
No. Nama Kelayakan (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2000) 90132 JULIANA BINTI BE HONS (STRATHCLYDE)
Ahli CONVERSION (UNITEN) (2012) JOHARI (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 1992)
32590 IRWAN BIN BE HONS (UTP) (ELECTRICAL & 57036 LAU YEW NEN BE HONS (UNIMAS) (ELECTRONICS
KEJURUTERAAN AWAM & TELECOMMUNICATION, 2004)
ISMAIL ELECTRONICS, 2003)
48924 KHOO CHEN BE HONS (NOTTINGHAM)
48910 KRISHNAN A/L BE HONS (AIMST UNIVERSITY) 85960 MOHAMMAD BE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL,
KIAT (CIVIL, 2006)
PANERSELVAM (ELECTRICAL, 2007) FARID BIN SAAID 2006)
MSc (NUS) (CIVIL, 2010)
41249 KU HONG BE HONS (UPM) (ELECTRICAL & 60032 MUHAMMAD BE HONS (UPNM) (ELECTRICAL &
27881 LEONG KING BE HONS (UMS) (CIVIL, 2007)
LEONG ELECTRONICS, 2008) SYAHIR BIN ELECTRONIC, 2012)
YAP
59169 MOHAMAD BE HONS (UKM) (ELECTRICAL & BADRUDDIN
53730 LO SIE CHIEH BE HONS (WALES) (CIVIL, 2004)
FAKHRURUDDIN ELECTRONIC, 2014) 62062 NG WEE KIAT, BE HONS (MULTIMEDIA)
48896 LOH WEI LUN BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2010) BIN ROMELI DANNY (ELECTRONICS-
49957 MANSOR BIN BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2000) 50166 MOHD ALIF BIN BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2009) BIOINSTRUMENTATION, 2008)
MOHAMAD MOHD NOR 78065 ROZITA BINTI BE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL,
38777 MASSILAWATI BE HONS (UKM) (CIVIL & 24093 MOHD AZHAN BE HONS (MALAYA) (ELECTRICAL, JAILANI 2002)
SALWA BINTI STRUCTURAL, 2005) BIN SIDIK 2005) 90307 SUZI SEROJA BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 1999)
MUKHTAR BINTI SARNIN MSc (UKM) (MICROELECTRONICS,
61143 MOHD FIRDAUS BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2012)
66384 MOHD BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2009) BIN MOHAMAD MSc (UiTM) (MANAGEMENT, 2018) 2006)
DZULHUZMI BIN IDRIS 34906 TAY CHING EN, BE HONS (UTM)
NASRUDDIN MARCUS (TELECOMMUNICATION, 2012)
87390 MOHD NAZLAN BE HONS (USM) (ELECTRICAL,
76836 MOHD BE HONS (MALAYA) (CIVIL, 2013) BIN SAPRI 2010) PhD (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2015)
ZULKHALID BIN 49970 WAN BE (YAMAGUCHI) (ELECTRICAL &
94150 MOHD SUHAIMI BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2006)
AFANDI KHAIRUNIZAM ELECTRONIC, 1999)
BIN MOHD
17835 NG KIM SENG BE HONS (MALAYA) (CIVIL, 1999) YUNUS BIN WAN AHMAD PhD (KAGAWA) (2009)
37368 NOR AZIZAH BE HONS (UTHM) (CIVIL, 2010) 56495 MOHD SYAFREN BE HONS (UniMAP) (ELECTRICAL
BINTI EFFENDY BIN SYSTEM, 2007) KEJURUTERAAN GEOTEKNIK
MOHAMMED MOHD YUSOFF
RUM 48501 KANG YEE PING BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2010)
93849 MOHD YASMER BE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL, 32092 ONG KAH PENG BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2011)
41314 NUR AIN BINTI BE HONS (UiTM) (CIVIL, 2008) BIN DAUD 2009)
SHA'ARI
78483 MOHD YUSRI BE HONS (UniMAP) (ELECTRICAL
45549 OOI ZI XUN BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2014) BIN SARDAR ALI SYSTEM, 2012)
KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA
45283 RAGESH KUMAR BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2004) 80187 MUSA BIN BE HONS (UiTM) (CHEMICAL, 2009)
73380 MOHD ZAFROL BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2002)
LINGAM MA'AMOR
HAFEEZ BIN
93782 RAHMAT BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2010) SHEE KANDAR 38332 SHAZANA BINTI BE HONS (UTM) (CHEMICAL, 2007)
ZULHAIRI BIN MOHD IBRAHIM ME (UTM) (ENVIRONMENTAL, 2009)
81269 MUHAMAD BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2006)
MOHAMED FALIHAN BIN 101011 SHUHAIDA BINTI BE HONS (BROOKLYN) (CHEMICAL,
14962 RICHARD ANAK BE HONS (UiTM) (CIVIL, 1992) BAHARI HARUN 1995)
TAJAN MSc (UKM) (PROCESS
95850 MUHAMMAD BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL
22369 SARAH BINTI BE HONS (MALAYA) (CIVIL, 2001) SYSTEM, 2008)
EZIRI SAIRI BIN POWER, 2012)
ISMAIL MSc (UKM) (CIVIL, 2014) PhD (UKM, 2014)
MOHD RAZALI
29489 SHAHRUL BE HONS (UTHM) (CIVIL, 2011) 26492 SYAIFALIZAN BE HONS (UTP) (CHEMICAL, 2002)
72646 MUHAMMAD BE HONS (USM) (ELECTRICAL &
BAZLI BIN AKMA BINTI
RANDIE BIN ELECTRONIC, 1998)
SHAHARUDIN JAMALUDIN
ABDULLAH
25570 SIA KIE DING BE HONS (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) 102420 YEO WAN SIENG BE HONS (UTM) (CHEMICAL-
86550 MUHD ASYIKUN BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2015)
(CIVIL & WATER, 2000) BIOPROCESS, 2007)
ILAHI BIN ISMAIL
ME (ADELAIDE) (CIVIL & M.PHIL (CURTIN) (CHEMICAL, 2014)
87049 NAZMI BIN BE HONS (MALAYA) (ELECTRICAL,
ENVIRONMENTAL, 2008) ZULKIFLI 2010)
44543 SITI AZURA BINTI BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2006) ME (MALAYA) (POWER SYSTEM, KEJURUTERAAN KOMUNIKASI
MAT DAUD MSc (SHEFFIELD) (URBAN WATER 2013) 64571 ABDULLAH BE HONS (IIUM)
ENG. & MANAGEMENT, 2013) 28530 NOR AISYA BINTI BE HONS (UTHM) (ELECTRICAL, 'IRFAN BIN (COMMUNICATION, 2006)
55880 SONG YU MING BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2010) ZAKARIA 2009) ABDULLAH MSc (UiTM) (TELECOMMUNICATION
ME (UTM) (CIVIL-STRUCTURE, 2012) 58683 NORHAZIRAH BE HONS (UTeM) (POWER & INFORMATION ENGINEERING,
70446 SU KEIN LEONG BE HONS (CURTIN) (CIVIL & BINTI JAAFAR ELECTRONIC & DRIVE, 2011) 2016)
CONSTRUCTION, 2013) 90143 NURHIDAYAH BE HONS (UMS) (ELECTRICAL & 86301 KHAIRAYU BINTI BE HONS (IIUM) (COMMUNICATION,
38786 SYAHBRINA BE HONS (UTHM) (CONSTRUCTION, BINTI IBRAHIM ELECTRONICS, 2012) BADRON 2006)
BINTI OSIN 2006) MSc (IIUM) (COMMUNICATION, 2011)
61129 PRATAP A/L BE HONS (UniMAP) (ELECTRICAL
38612 TIE KING BANG BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2006) PhD (IIUM) (2016)
CHILAPPAN SYSTEM, 2010)
24542 V PARANJOTI A/L BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2001) 44296 SANDEEP SINGH BE HONS (UTeM) (ELECTRICAL-
VEERAPPAN THALIVAL POWER ELECTRONIC & DRIVE, KEJURUTERAAN LEBUHRAYA
38863 YAP WERN YIAN, ME HONS (IMPERIAL COLLEGE 2011) 48899 SAHARA BINTI BE HONS (UMS) (CIVIL, 2007)
MICHAEL LONDON) (CIVIL, 2009) 79319 SIM WEI HONG, BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2010) SAI’EN @ ME (UPM) (HIGHWAY & TRANSPORT,
90066 YIK YEW SIONG BE HONS (UKM) (CIVIL & JAMES ABDULLAH 2013)
ENVIRONMENTAL, 2011) 90058 SYAKIB BE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL,
89028 ZIKI THENI BIN BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2014) ARSALAN BIN 2013) KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL
KUSHAN KAMARUDIN 32304 AHMAD ABIDI BE HONS (UiTM) (MECHANICAL,
93701 ZURHIJJAS BIN BE HONS (UNIMAS) (CIVIL, 2011) 34847 SYED FAREED BE (LOUGHBOROUGH) BIN JAAFAR 2010)
RABIEE BIN SYED OMAR (ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL, 1994) 57025 AHMAD BE (EHIME, JAPAN) (MECHANICAL,
ME (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL, 2006) NORSYAHMEY 2007)
KEJURUTERAAN BIOPERUBATAN 34331 TAN SEE HEAN BSc HONS (WICHITA STATE) BIN RAMLI
(ELECTRICAL, 2004) 79004 CHAN YING WAI BE HONS (UNIMAS) (MECHANICAL &
93539 KHAIRUNNISA BE HONS (MALAYA)
BINTI HASIKIN (ELECTRICAL, 2007) 55872 TEE PING HONG BE HONS (UTP) (ELECTRICAL & MANUFACTURING, 2013)
MESc (MALAYA) (BIOSENSOR, 2010) ELECTRONICS, 2011) 79352 CHEAH BE HONS (MALAYA) (MECHANICAL,
PhD (USM) (2014) 93810 WAN ABDUL BE HONS (UTHM) (ELECTRICAL, YUANFENG 2014)
95827 SITI NORAINI BE HONS (USM) (ELECTRICAL AZIR BIN WAN 2005) 69507 FOO REN HAW, BE HONS (RMIT)
BINTI SULAIMAN & ELECTRONIC, 2000) MUSA HUDSON (MECHANICAL, 2011)
MSc (USM) (ELECTRICAL & 81451 WAN MOHD BE HONS (UniMAP) (ELECTRICAL MSc (RMIT) (BUSINESS
ELECTRONIC, 2003) SUKAIRI BIN SYSTEM, 2014) ASMINISTRATION, 2013)
WAN MUSTAPHA
33762 WAN OTHMAN BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2002)
KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIKAL
BIN WAN JUSOH Note: Continuation would be published in May 2020.
48783 AAIZUDDIN- BE HONS (UTHM) (ELECTRICAL,
HUSSAINI BIN 2013)
61911 YU YONG KOK BSc HONS (WESTERN MICHIGAN) For the list of approved “ADMISSION TO THE GRADE OF
(ELECTRICAL, 2000) STUDENT”, please refer to IEM web portal at http://www.
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