Retaining walls in Malaysia have been peppering news reports with frequent incidents of failures and landslides. In the latest incident at Wisma YPR, a life was lost. It was just last month, but overtaken by other concerns, most of us have probably pushed the episode to the back of our memories.
Lifts are regulated by the Lift Regulation 1970 under Act 139 Factories and Machinery Act 1967 administered and enforced by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) under the purview of the Ministry of Human Resources.
Concrete flat roofs and open decks suffer similar issues with inter-floor leakage – mostly arising from lack of adequate gradient and drainage. Stagnant rainwater will cause algae bloom which will invariably result in clogging of rainwater gutters and outlets, thus exacerbating an already poor condition. Most concrete roofing is not easily accessible, making it difficult and unsafe to inspect and maintain regularly.
ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force: Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is significant and should be controlled. Changes to building operations, including the operation of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (AC) systems, can reduce airborne exposures.
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