CIDB certificates needed from June 1

JOHOR (April 27): From June 1, skilled construction workers and site supervisors cannot continue to work at construction sites unless they have a certificate from the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), Bernama reported yesterday.

"To obtain the certificate, they need to undergo five to 10 days of training depending on their skills, or they can be assessed through a one-day test," Johor CIDB director Othman Safar told Bernama during an enforcement exercise near the Legoland park yesterday.

He explained that the new ruling applies to all (local and foreign) skilled construction workers and site supervisors, but excludes general construction workers.

"For now, the competency certificate is free for all local skilled construction workers, while foreign site supervisors and foreign skilled construction workers are charged between RM370 and RM700, depending on their skills,” Othman added.

Othman warned that the failure to abide by the ruling could result in a fine not exceeding RM5,000.

"The certificate is to ensure the workers are capable of fulfilling their tasks and follow all safety regulations at the building site," he said.

Under the Third Schedule of Section 2 and Subsection 33A (2) of Act 520 (the CIDB Act), 59 types of skilled construction workers need to have a competency certificate -- they include carpenters, machine operators, structural draughtsmen, concrete pump operators and metal workers.

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