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MAJLIS BAGI SESI 2014/2015 (IEM COUNCIL SESSION 2015/2016)
YANG DIPERTUA / PRESIDENT
Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Lim Chow Hock
TIMBALAN YANG DIPERTUA / DEPUTY PRESIDENT Ir. Tan Yean Chin
NAIB YANG DIPERTUA / VICE PRESIDENTS
Dato’ Ir. Dr Andy Seo Kian Haw, Ir. Lee Weng Onn, Ir. Gopal Narian Ku琀琀y, Ir. Prof. Dr Ruslan
bin Hassan, Ir. Lai Sze Ching, Ir. Lee Boon Chong
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Ir. Choo Kok Beng
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Y.Bhg. Academician Tan Sri Dato’ Ir. (Dr) Hj. Ahmad Zaidee bin Laidin, Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Dr Gue See Sew, Y.Bhg. Academician Dato’ Ir. Prof. Dr Chuah Hean Teik, Ir. Vincent Chen Kim Kieong
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COVER NOTE
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER
IEM - An Engineer’s Roadway Within and Beyond Malaysia
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 2015
“Liberalisation of Engineering Services –The Wings for Engineers to Soar”
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56th Annual General Meeting and Annual Dinner and Awards Night 2015
The conclusion of the 56th Annual General Meeting was followed by a very eventful dinner which ended on a hilarious note when stand-up comedian Harith Iskander went on stage to amuse the audience with his interpretation of being a Malaysian.
For the new 2015/2016 session, all Standing Committees have now been formed, with both new and senior faces. The latter are the core members who help sustain the committees regardless of changes in the leadership. We salute these unsung heroes.
As the new chairman of the Information and Publication Standing Committee, I am counting on the full support of everybody involved.
It is always the aim of any learned society, especially one such as the IEM, to steer its members towards greater awareness.
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Just like any other profession, the concept of engineers sharing ideas is one that is worth pursuing. When an engineer has found a way around a tough problem, it is ethical for him to share by writing about and publishing the solution. By doing so, we keep up the momentum in the search for truth. Thus, we keep the standards high.
We are also embarking on e-publication and e-Library in a more active way. It will help our publication to reach a larger audience and IEM to carve a more respected position among other institutions globally. We welcome any contribution and input from IEM members in our bid to push our publication to greater heights.
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56 th IEM Annual Dinner & Awards Night 2015 56 th IEM Annual Dinner & Awards Night 2015
by Zoe Phoon
The annual event is an inspiration to scale to greater heights and to keep abreast of what’s happening in the engineering world.
WHAT a truly wonderful evening! The 56th IEM Annual Dinner & Awards Night 2015 was a memorable occasion and one of the most prominent events in the calendar for The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM).
Held at Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 18 April 2015, the event also saw the presence of guests from government departments, CEOs of statutory bodies and institutions of higher learning as well as distinguished personalities and captains of corporate sectors.
The IEM Annual Dinner has always been celebrated by both IEM members and their af昀椀liates since its inception in 1959. It has provided a platform for fellow engineers, governmentrepresentatives,entrepreneurs,professionals, academicians, contractors, suppliers and the like to meet and foster close rapport while giving due recognition to organisations, individuals and working groups which have contributed to the engineering fraternity.
As IEM celebrated its 56th anniversary this year, the event achieved yet another record in the number of participants, thanks to sponsors and supporters who helped make it possible, said Ir. Fam Yew Hin, chairman of the Organising Committee, IEM Annual Dinner 2015.
The evening’s programme was 昀椀lled with mesmerising music performances, great entertainment, conferment and presentation of awards as well as a lucky draw with prizes to fascinating foreign tourist destinations.
In keeping with the objectives of the dinner, the Mechanical Engineering Technical Division, which is the Organising Committee, pledged all funds raised from the event to the IEM Building Fund so that members will be able to enjoy an expanded and improved facility in the near future.
At7.00p.m.,guestsstartedstreaminginforthecocktail reception at the convention centre foyer, catching up with each other over pre-dinner drinks while a three-piece band provided soft music in the background.
At 8.00 p.m., guest of honour Y.Bhg. Dato’ Sri Zohari bin Hj. Akob, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Works (representing Minister of Works Y.B. Dato’ Sri Hj. Fadillah bin
"The collective strength of more than 36,000 IEM members is indeed a force to be reckoned with."
IEM President
Hj. Yusof) was greeted with a warm round of applause as he entered the ballroom, accompanied by IEM President Y. Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Lim Chow Hock.
At 8.20 p.m., 10 dancers came on stage and performed the opening dance, themed “Exotic 1Malaysia." At 8.30 p.m. dinner was served.
EXCITING YEAR AHEAD
At 9.00 p.m., Dato’ Ir. Lim elaborated on his presidential address, titled “Liberalisation Of Engineering Services –The Wings For Engineers To Soar”, which he had delivered at the annual general meeting (AGM) held earlier that morning.
He said the country is committed to liberalising business and professional services by 2015, and among the measures taken by the Board Of Engineers Malaysia, is the recently approved Registration Of Engineers (Amendment) Act 2014, aimed at liberalising the professional engineering services sub-sector.
He explained further that liberalisation will bring about an increase in foreign direct investments and result in foreign 昀椀rms transferring their capital, expertise and stateof-the art technologies to domestic 昀椀rms.
It will also provide opportunities for domestic 昀椀rms to form joint ventures with foreign companies and expand their businesses, locally or overseas. In essence, liberalisation will enhance the delivery and quality of local engineering services to a level that is comparable and competitive with advanced countries.
He said IEM is facilitating the mobility of engineers and enhancing business networking opportunities for trans-border engineering works, particularly in the ASEAN
region, and will continue to work with the various government agencies, especially the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), to prepare and assist local engineers in seeking opportunities for joint collaborations to expand their domestic markets as well as to venture into overseas markets.
“This year is an exciting one for us because while Malaysia is chair of ASEAN, IEM is coincidently, also the chair of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO),” he said.
As chair of AFEO, IEM will be hosting the 33rd CAFEO 2015 to be held in Penang from 23-26 November 2015.
Dato’ Ir. Lim said: “We are expecting a huge turnout of participants comprising delegates, guests and observers from the respective governments, academia and industry sectors of the ASEAN economies and Asia Paci昀椀c countries such as Australia, China including Hong Kong, Taiwan Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan and Peru.”
He added that IEM, as chair of AFEO, will play a crucial role in ensuring that priority measures and initiatives related to engineering services for the ASEAN community will be carried out smoothly.
As host of AFEO, IEM will assist the Malaysian government to strengthen its position in ASEAN by providing updated information on all engineering works and joint activities carried out by the its member countries in line with AFTA’s programme for the liberalisation of professional services within the ASEAN region.
AFEO was set up in 1982 to establish and develop the ASEAN baseline standard for the engineering profession with the aim of facilitating the mobility of engineers within ASEAN countries.
GOOD BUSINESS PREPARATION FOR ENGINEERING FRATERNITY
Dato’ Sri Zohari was then invited to deliver the Minister’s speech.Dato’SriHj.Fadillahlaudedtheengineeringfraternity in his speech as follows:
“Engineers are the prime movers of nation building. Engineersarethecatalystsandimplementersofinfrastructural and economic development. In this context, I am indeed pleased to acknowledge that, since its establishment 56 years ago, IEM has always played a signi昀椀cant role in promoting and advancing the engineering profession in the country. It
"IEM has gained the recognition and trust to assist the government in policy formulation,planning and implementation of some major projects under our national and state development programmes."
IEM President
has provided valuable inputs and feedback to the government through dialogues and brought about various reforms and transformations, especially in the delivery of engineering services.”
As part of the government’s initiatives to liberalise professional services in the country, Dato’ Sri Hj. Fadillah said his Ministry, with the assistance of MITI and other agencies, has steered the amendments to the Registration of Engineers Act 1967, the Architects Act 1967 and the Quantity Surveyors Act 1967. These were approved by Parliament in December 2014.
He said liberalisation will have positive effects when 昀椀rms are pushed to improve their competitiveness by eliminating unnecessary cost components and by exploiting economies of scale and adopting more innovative technologies and better management practices.
Liberalisation also means citizenship will no longer be a barrier to engineers from any part of the world to practise and set up services here, as long as they practise the same fair play rules that we adopt.
The Minister said that with amendments geared towards ensuring that standards and quality of professional education in local educational institutions are benchmarked with the best, the service delivery of the engineering profession has to be scaled to meet the best international standards in the world.
For this, he called upon IEM and the Board Of Engineers, Malaysia to effectuate the amendments in the Registration of Engineers Act (Amendment) 2014 and to ensure these are an integral part of their organisational mission and standard operating procedure.
He emphasised the high expectations placed on the country’s leadership, as the 2015 chair of ASEAN, to undertake initiatives to facilitate the transformation of ASEAN into a highly
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competitive region, one of equitable economic development that’s fully integrated into the global economy.
With freer movement of goods, services, skilled labour and capital, this is good business preparation for the engineering fraternity, he said. More so as ASEAN, with over 620 million people, is home to 10% of the world population, making it the world’s third largest single market, surpassing the US and the EU, and behind only China and India.
Dato’ Sri Hj. Fadillah described IEM’s chair of AFEO for 2015 and its hosting of the 33rd CAFEO 2015 as major milestones in Malaysia’s efforts to further strengthen regional integration and cooperation.
“I am con昀椀dent IEM will ensure the right initiatives are inducted for the ASEAN community. I fully support any move made towards the development and progress of ASEAN engineers, particularly Malaysian engineers, as engineering is a key ingredient in economic integration in ASEAN,” he said.
After the Minister’s speech, the programme continued with IEMacknowledgingthevariouscontributionstotheengineering industry.
IEM President Dato’ Ir. Lim noted in his speech that “this evening we will honour some very signi昀椀cant individuals and organisations that have made great contributions towards the engineering profession. Your achievements have made us proud and will indeed inspire our future generation of engineers to scale greater heights”.
THE HONOURS GO TO …
IEMContributiontoEngineeringIndustryAwardswereconferred on IJM Land Bhd, Salcon Bhd, Sunway Construction Sdn. Bhd.
and Tenaga Nasional Bhd. Dato’ Ir. Lim presented the awards to IJM Corporation Bhd CEO, Dato’ Soam Heng Choon, deputy chairman of Salcon Tan Sri Tee Tiam Lee, senior managing director of Sunway Construction Mr. Kwan Foh Kwai and chief executive of昀椀cer of Tenaga Nasional, Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Mohd.
IJM Land is one of Malaysia’s premier property developers which shapes and invigorates the property landscape as well as builds thriving, sustainable communities.
Salcon is a leading water and wastewater engineering company in Asia. Sunway Construction, a subsidiary of Sunway Group, aims to become the region’s leading integrated construction group and continually builds on its capabilities and invests in the latest tools and technologies. Tenaga Nasional is the largest electricity utility company in Malaysia and a leading one in Asia.
The IEM Honorary Fellowship Award for 2015 was conferred on Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Jeffrey Cheah Fook Ling, AO, founder andchairmanofSunwayGroup inrecognitionofhiscontribution to the country and his continued efforts to produce outstanding engineering students, many of whom have contributed widely towards nation building.
The IEM Honorary Membership Award was presented to Y. Bhg.DatukProf.DrShahrinbinSahib@Sahibuddin.AnICTexpert, he is also adept at engineering. The award recognises corporate or public leaders who have rendered outstanding services to the engineering profession and/or to IEM.
TherewasalsoatotalofthreeMostSupportiveAwardsforthree categories. The awards are for individuals or organisations that encourage their employees, fellow engineers and colleagues to become graduate and corporate members of IEM. The main purpose of the award is to increase IEM membership and the award is based on successful applications recruited.
Thegraduatemembership(organisationcategory)wasgiven to Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) for its committed assistance in getting memberships. Datuk Prof. Dr Shahrin received the award on behalf of the university. The award for the most active organisation in membership drive category went to Universiti Teknologi Mara, represented by Ir. Prof. Dr Abdul Rahman bin Omar.
IEM President Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Lim Chow Hock and the proud recipients of the IEM Award for Contribution to the Engineering Industry in Malaysia
Winners of the Presidential Award of Excellence striking a pose with the IEM President
That was followed by the presentation of the IEM Gold MedalAwardto25ofthebest昀椀nal-yearengineeringstudents in each of the local universities.
Then there were six IEM Presidential Awards of Excellence, presented to the most active technical divisions in terms of activities, generating income and organising seminars and courses for 2014.
For the 2014 activities, the champion and the most active technical division was the Mechanical Engineering Technical Division, followed by Civil & Structural Engineering Technical Division and Geotechnical Engineering Technical Division.
Merit Awards went to Chemical Engineering Technical Division (fourth placing) and Electrical Engineering Technical Division (昀椀fth placing).
On hand to receive the 昀椀ve awards were the chairmen of the respective divisions, Ir. Fam Yew Hin, Ir. Hooi Wing Chuen, Ir. Yee Thien Seng, Ir. Thayananthan Balakrishnan and Ir. Lam Sing Yew.
second and third prizes were Malaysia Airlines’ return economy class air tickets for two adults to Hanoi worth RM1,820.00, to Bali worth RM1,520.00 and to Phuket worth RM1,340.00 respectively.
AT THE AGM
Earlier that morning, the IEM held its AGM to mark the successful conclusion of the 2014/2015 session and the start of 2015/2016 session, with a new council line-up.
"–I am confident IEM will ensure the right initiatives are inducted for the ASEAN community. I fully support any move made towards the development and progress of ASEAN engineers, particularly Malaysian engineers,as engineering is a key ingredient in economic integration in ASEAN."
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Minister
The sixth IEM Presidential Award of Excellence for the most improved technical division, was presented to the Women Engineers Section, represented by its chairman Ir. Raftah binti Mahfar.
With the conclusion of the awards presentation, a 昀椀vepiece fusion band performed to entertain the guests as dinner continued.
At 11.00 p.m., there was a life performance by none other than “The Godfather of Malaysian Stand-up Comedy”, Harith Iskander. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the show and had a jolly good laugh.
The evening ended with a mystery lucky draw. Datin Dr Ho Eu Len, wife of the IEM President, was invited to pick the three winners and to present the prizes. The 昀椀rst,
Dato’ Ir. Lim, who was reelected President of IEM for another term, commended the respective technical divisions, special interest groups, Young Engineers and the Women Engineers Section as well as IEM’s 12 branches nationwide for their hard work in organising the many CPD programmes for members, with the objective to expose our engineers to the latest trends and technologies in engineering.
He also lauded the collaborative efforts of IEM Training Centre and IEM Academy in driving through the Institution’s vision and mission.
In addition, he complimented their concerted efforts in capacity building for IEM members as such efforts have served well the Institution’s objective to promote and advance the science and practice of engineering in the country.
Duringthemeeting,afewawardswerealsopresented, namely the IEM Technical Paper Awards, Tan Sri Hj. Yusoff Ibrahim Prize as well as the Woman Engineer Award.
The IEM Woman Engineer Award for 2015 was conferred on Ir. Assoc. Prof. Hayati binti Abdullah, the chairman of IEM Southern Branch, for her contribution to the profession and IEM.
One for the Album – IEM President Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ir. Lim Chow Hock with the Guest of Honour, Y.Bhg. Dato' Sri Zohari Bin Haji Akob, Secretary General Ministry of Works Malaysia with IEM of昀椀ce-bearers and VVIPs
IEM - An Engineer’s Roadway Within and Beyond Malaysia
Only two years younger than the nation, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) has been holding fort for Malaysian engineers for more than half a century.
While many parents continually harbour dreams of their children being engineers, very few realise that no engineer (and in fact, no one) succeeds as an individual. No one improves himself by being entirely on his own. Often, success and personal improvement come from learning from those who are more senior and more experienced.
This is where IEM comes in. When it was establishedin1959,itsprimaryfunctionwas(and still is) to promote and advance the science and profession of engineering in all disciplines. More than that, it also aims to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas related to engineering.
Within the country, IEM has sought partnerships and MoU’s (Memorandum of Understanding) with the government as well as the private sector where necessary, to promote opportunities for IEM’s members. It regularly organises events, meetings, discussions and conferences that will assist its members’ in Continuous Professional Development (CPD) through its 17 Technical Divisions and 3 Special Interest Groups. The CPD points is not only recognised for the annual renewal of the registration as Professional Engineer (P.Eng) by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) but is also recognised for international engineer register consideration.
IEM has also made a name for its 36,189 members, not just within Southeast Asia but all over the world. It believes that all its members are capable of scaling great heights through IEM if they are willing to innovate and work hard together.
One of such example was when IEM member Dato Dr Ir. Gue See Sew was elected Deputy Chairman of International Professional Engineers Register. We were just as proud when another member, Dato’ Ir. Lee Yee Cheong, became President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) for 20032005.
Currently IEM President Dato Ir. Lim Chow Hock is the Chair for the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO) and
academician Dato Ir. Prof. Dr Chuah Hean Teik is Chairman of Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Paci昀椀c (FEIAP).
Yet, in spite of their achievements, they remain active in IEM as humble members who are willing to share and pass their knowledge down to the younger generation of engineers. This, we believe is necessary in shaping the next generation of engineers who will certainly shake the nation.
As a professional organisation that serves engineers who will ultimately serve the very foundations of the nation, IEM is the Secretariat for the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO). It is also the Secretariat of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Paci昀椀c (FEIAP).
IEMisalsoauthorisedbyregionalandinternational bench marking bodies to implement two engineering registers, namely APEC Engineer Register and the International Professional Engineer Register (IntPE) in Malaysia, aimed at facilitating trade between the participating economies.
As such, joining IEM offers tremendous opportunities to excel, not just in Malaysia but beyond the country too. This is the direction that all engineers should be heading. We need to dream big but, of course, we should 昀椀rst establish a 昀椀rm footing in Malaysia.
The IEM Corporate Membership is also recognised by BEM as a pre-requisite for registration as a Professional Engineer.
With the liberalisation of trade within ASEAN coming up, especially through the ASEAN Economic Community, being a part of IEM has become even more pertinent.
One of IEM’s biggest events for 2015 is the upcoming Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (CAFEO) 33. Themed ‘From Light To Bytes’, it will be held in Penang on 22 - 26 November.
At the event, we aim to look at ASEAN’s engineering evolution and future challenges. These are exciting times for the engineering fraternity in Southeast Asia.
Through past activities and those in the pipeline, IEM strives to ensure that our education, training and qualifying standard for professional engineers is on par with the best in the world. Beyond any doubt, IEM is the roadway and link for engineers within and beyond Malaysia.
Dato’ Ir. Lim Chow Hock, was formerly the Director of the Division of River Basin and Coastal Zone Management with the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia (JPS).
“Liberalisation of Engineering Services – The Wings for Engineers to Soar”
Y.Bhg.
It seemed like only yesterday that I was addressing you in this same auditorium in conjunction with IEM’s 55th Annual General Meeting. First and foremost, I wish to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the IEM Council for re-electing me to the of昀椀ce of the President of IEM for 2015-2016. Once again, I am honoured by the trust and con昀椀dence you have placed in me and I shall strive to carry out this responsibility with utmost care and diligence.
I am grateful to the IEM Executive Committee and Council for their support over the past 12 months. During this period I’ve had the opportunity to meet with many IEM members, at both the headquarters and the branches. At every instance, I was overwhelmed by your co-operation, kind understanding and encouragement. For this, I wish to thankeachandeveryoneofyouforyourunceasingsupport.
This year is the 56th Anniversary of our Institution which has grown from a humble beginning in 1959 with 60 members to more than 36,000 members today. We have also gained recognition locally and internationally as a respected professional body. Recognising that engineers are prime movers of national development, government agencies, statutory bodies and local authorities have sought the advice and opinion of IEM on technical matters during the planning stage, at both the Federal and State levels. IEM will continue to play an active, constructive and meaningful role in assisting the Government towards achieving Vision 2020.
My Fellow Engineers,
The contribution of the service industry to our national GDP is on the upward trend and is envisaged to increase to 61% this year as compared to 53% in 2010. It is expected to rise further to 68% by 2020. In moving towards a developed nation with high income status, liberalisation of our national economy is inevitable in order to attract foreign direct investments, as according to the Economic Transformation Programme. On
this note, the topic of my Presidential Address this morning will be “Liberalisation of Engineering Services – The Wings For Engineers To Soar.”
DEFINITION OF LIBERALISATION OF SERVICES
Before we proceed, it may be pertinent to ask the question: “What is liberalisation of services?”.
Liberalisation of services can be de昀椀ned as a process whereby measures are taken to expand our market access to foreign services providers or to diminish discrimination against them vis-à-vis the domestic suppliers. Liberalisation is therefore a relaxation of government restrictions, usually in areas related to social and economic policies. It creates a more favourable investment environment characterised by the ease of doing business; this will certainly bene昀椀t the national economy in the long run.
MALAYSIA’S COMMITMENT TO LIBERALISATION
Our Government is committed to liberalisation and creating the appropriate environment for cross border trade and services. Malaysia, as signatory to both the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) in 1995, is obliged to liberalise its business and professional services progressively. Similarly, ASEAN member countries will have to open their markets to each other.
The liberalisation in the services sector is currently being undertaken through the following type of agreements:
i. Multilateral Agreement – World Trade Organisation (WTO) through progressive liberalisation (General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS))
ii. Regional Free Trade Agreement – ASEAN through the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS)
iii. VariousotherBilateralandRegionalFreeTradeAgreements
A number of important services sub-sectors have already beenopenedtoforeignparticipation,eitherthroughbinding
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commitments multilaterally, bilaterally or unilaterally through autonomous liberalisation. Under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), Malaysia has already taken steps to expedite the liberalisation of both 昀椀nancial and non-昀椀nancial service sectors.
When the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) was signed during the Fifth ASEAN Summit on 15 December, 1995, its aim was to enhance the co-operation in the services sector amongst ASEAN members by eliminating intra-regional trade restrictions and expanding the scope of liberalisation in services beyond those already undertaken under GATS. According to the AFAS timeline, 2015 is the 昀椀nal year for ASEAN member countries to ensure full liberalisation of their Business and Professional Services.
Malaysia is also committed to the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) framework, which includes free movement of professionals and skilled labour. As part of its overall development strategy, Malaysia subscribes to the principle of progressive liberalisation in the services sector. In October 2011, the Government announced the intention to liberalise the architectural and engineering sub-services, amongst others.
The liberalisation process is co-ordinated, monitored and guided by the Malaysian Services Development Council (MSDC), which is chaired by the Minister of International Trade and Industry.
LIBERALISATION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES – PROS AND CONS
Liberalisation of engineering services presents new opportunities as well as challenges to the engineering fraternity, with respect to both professional and socio-economic dimensions.
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There have been concerns expressed by certain quarters that liberalisation oftheengineeringservicessectorwillresultinforeignservice-providerscrowding out our own domestic providers. Some also feel that liberalisation may force certain small and medium local 昀椀rms out of business totally as a result of their inef昀椀ciency, unproductiveness and inability to compete on the economy of scale. There is also a perceived fear of potential out昀氀ow of money from Malaysia with foreign providers and shareholders repatriating the pro昀椀ts. Other fears include the possibility of an increased risk of 昀椀nancial instability due to increased exposure to global economic events and the risk of brain drain once foreign 昀椀rms gain a foothold in our country.
To all of these critics and pessimists, I would like to quote the wisdom of Sir Winston Churchill, who had once said:
“A pessimist sees the dif昀椀culty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every dif昀椀culty”.
The bene昀椀ts of liberalising the engineering services are immense. During an exclusive interview conducted by IEM in 2013, Y.Bhg. Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, the Secretary General of MITI, stated that:
“Growth of professional services such as engineering is critical as they have high potential to add value to the economy, besides having a signi昀椀cant multiplier effect on the economy and potential to improve productivity. Liberalisationoffersopportunitiesfortransferofcapital,expertiseandtechnology to domestic 昀椀rms. It also provides opportunities for domestic 昀椀rms to joint venture with foreign companies to expand their business overseas.”
It cannot be denied that through the Economic Transformation Programme, startedin2011,whereliberalisationofservicesisoneofthemajorinitiatives,theGDP per capita has risen substantially. According to the World Bank Report, Malaysia’s GDP per capita in 2006 was US$5,553, rising to US$5,984 in 2010, a difference of US$431. In2014ourGDPpercapitawasUS$6,990,adifferenceofUS$1,066,double that of the preceding period. This supports that notion that liberalisation can and will uplift our nation’s economy and propel the nation forward.
The move to liberalise will enhance the delivery, quality and productivity of local engineering services to a level that is comparable with other advanced countries. It also encourages healthy competition and increasestheir competitive edge. With the entry of foreign services providers, local 昀椀rms will be forced to take a relook at their current practices. They will have to upgrade and improve overall business environment through the introduction of international
best management practices, advanced technical skills and innovative cum state-of-art technology.
So, as ground-shattering as the effects may seem, the government’s agenda to liberalise the services industry should be welcomed and seen as an opportunity instead of a challenge. In order to cushion any adverse impact, the Government,throughMITI,hascomeoutwithvariousfunding mechanisms to enhance the capacity development of our domestic engineering services industry. There will also be a need to consider joint ventures either between local 昀椀rms or with foreign 昀椀rms in order to expand the domestic and international market shares.
AMENDMENTS TO THE REGISTRATION OF ENGINEERS ACT (2014)
Currently the domestic professional engineering services sector is protected with some restrictions on foreign professional services mainly because of the current perception that the engineering services sector lacks the capacity to compete on a bigger scale. For example, the Registration of Engineers Act (2007) only allows citizen and permanent residents of Malaysia to register as Graduate Engineer or Professional Engineer, thus restricting foreign professional engineering 昀椀rms to provide engineering consulting services here.
However, GATS stipulates that measures relating to quali昀椀cation requirements and procedures, technical standards and licensing requirements should not constitute unnecessary barriers to trade in services. The Board of Engineers, Malaysia (BEM) has taken the necessary steps to amend the Registration of Engineers Act (2007) to liberalise the professional engineering services sector with the aim of removing the restriction on foreign professional engineers.
In December 2014, Parliament passed amendments to threeBills,namelytheRegistrationofEngineers(Amendment) Act 2014, the Architects (Amendment) Act 2014 and the Quantity Surveyors (Amendment) Act 2014, to liberalise professional services related to engineering, architecture and quantity surveying respectively. While the Registration of Engineers (Amendment) Act 2014 was 昀椀nally gazetted on 24 February 2015, the actual date of its implementation is to be decided by the Minister of Works.
While liberalisation promotes economic growth and enhanced productivity, certain safeguard measures must be introduced to protect the nation against the risk of substandard or unethical services of foreign engineers and foreign engineering 昀椀rms.
In line with this, a two-tier registration has been introduced. The 昀椀rst tier is Professional Engineer and a new second tier is Professional Engineer with Practising Certi昀椀cate (PC). To move from the 昀椀rst tier to the second tier, the Professional Engineer will have to pass a Professional Competency Examination (PCE).
When a graduate engineer has obtained the necessary experience and passed a professional assessment examination conducted by the BEM or is a Corporate Member of IEM, he will be eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) under the 昀椀rst tier registration.
PCE is a second tier examination introduced under the new Registration of Engineer (Amendment) Act 2014 for
both local and foreign engineers who wish to practice as a Submitting Person. A Professional Engineer who has passed the PCE, will be known as a PE with Practicing Certi昀椀cate, and is considered eligible to run an engineering consultancy practice and submit plans for approval by the relevant authorities.
In brief, the PCE is a test of the engineers’ professional competencyinengineeringknowledgeandtheunderstanding of Malaysia’s laws and regulations, rules and standards, which are designed to ensure public’s health, safety and welfare. All practising Professional Engineers are also required to adhere to the Professional Code of Ethics and Conduct, failing which they will be subject to penalties as stated in the Registration of Engineers Act (Amendment) 2014.
To further safeguard the quality of services, both PE and PE with PC registrations are subjected to annual renewal where they need to ful昀椀l the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) requirements set by BEM.
Under the Registration of Engineers (Amendment) Act 2014, the Board of Engineers, Malaysia (BEM) will register professional engineers of any nationality and engineering 昀椀rm, as long as they have the required and recognised quali昀椀cations.
For engineering consultancy practices, the amended act allows for the following: (1) Sole proprietorship and partnerships, 100% foreign equity with all partners as Professional Engineers with Practicing Certi昀椀cate; (2) Body corporate,totalforeignequitymaybeupto100%,beginning with30%equityopentoalland70%forProfessionalEngineers with Practicing Certi昀椀cate.
For multi-disciplinary practices providing professional engineering services, architectural consultancy services and/or quantity surveying services, foreign equity may be up to 100%, beginning with 30% equity open to all and 70% equity for professional engineers, architects and quantity surveyors, whereas the day-to-day affairs of the body corporate shall be under the control of a Professional Engineer with Practicing Certi昀椀cate.
THE WAY FORWARD: IEM’S INITIATIVES
To face the possible challenges of liberalisation, there is an urgent need to increase the performance and competitiveness of our local engineering services, especially those who want to venture into the global market. To this end, IEM will focus on the following 3 major initiatives:
1. STRENGTHENING CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMES
Concern was raised at a national forum on benchmarking the quality of engineers organised by IEM in 2012, on the quality and trainability of fresh graduate engineers produced by local institutions of higher learning (IHLs). This concern has been incorporated into the Position Paper on “Benchmarking The Quality Of Engineers”, which was prepared by IEM and submitted to the Ministry of Education recently. The Position Paper showed that the increasingly poor quality of incoming undergraduate students as well as the unbalanced priorities of academia practice at local IHLs might have contributed to the problem, despite the fact that the curriculum at all local universities met the requirements of the Washington Accord.
ThefurtherstrengtheningofprofessionalservicesisinlinewiththeGovernment’s objective to develop the engineering industry:
• Towards more knowledge-intensive and higher-value-added sector
• To create synergistic linkages between sectors that would further contribute to other sectors of the economy and
• To generate high income jobs, which are linked to higher labour productivity.
In terms of strengthening capacity building programmes, IEM intends to fortify its role in every stage of the engineer’s development, from graduation to the attainment of Professional Engineer with Practicing Certi昀椀cate status, apart from the current on-going continuous professional development programmes. This will enable professional engineers to obtain their CPD points and equip themselves with the necessary skills, competencies and abilities needed to meet the impact of liberalisation and to venture overseas if necessary. Towards this end, IEM will undertake the three programmes as described below.
i. Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FEE)
One of the initiatives is the introduction of the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FEE) for 昀椀nal-year engineering students and fresh graduate engineers to ensure that the required standards pertaining to engineering fundamentals have been achieved to meet industrial demand.
The FEE provides potential employers with a preliminary screening mechanism, giving them an additional level of evaluation to select the right engineering graduate for their companies. Employers would therefore save time and resources as the process automatically shortlists the eligible candidates. In essence, the FEE serves as a benchmark to ensure that such engineering graduates has ful昀椀lled the required standard of engineering fundamentals, thus increasing their employability and marketability not only locally but potentially in overseas markets as well.
ii. Improvement of the Professional Interview (PI) Competency Model
It is envisaged that more and more graduate engineers will choose to upgrade themselves to PE and PE with PC status to meet the challenges and opportunities that come with service liberalisation.
IEM is currently in the process of reviewing the Professional Interview (PI) process for further improvement, modelled on the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence.Tothisend,IEMislookingintoimprovingthePIprocessbyintroducing the Assessment Rubics which has threshold (scoring scales) for marking system of the PI candidate’s attainment of competency. The Assessment Rubics provides a quantitative basis for assessment, thereby improving the consistency as well as minimising the subjectivity by different interviewers.
IEM must also increase the number of highly professional competency engineers available to serve as interviewers to conduct the PI examinations. We will provide training for the PI interviewers to ensure that they are competent and have suf昀椀cient knowledge and experience to carry out the PI.
IEM shall continue to organise PI workshops to prepare PI candidates for their Professional Engineers status. The Mentor-Mentee and the Log Book programmes will continue to assist candidates especially those who do not have a supervising Professional Engineer in his/her organisation.
iii. Training for Professional Competency Examination (PCE)
In line with the latest amendment to Registration of Engineers Act (2014) and the introduction of the Professional Competency Examination (PCE), IEM will also provide the necessary training for Professional Engineers who wish to go one step further to become Professional Engineers with Practicing Certi昀椀cates (PC). Through its Training Centre and Academy, IEM will play a greater role in preparing engineers in terms of capacity building for all disciplines.
2. FACILITATING BUSINESS NETWORKING
In terms of providing engineering services, Malaysia has a clear competitive edge over some of its ASEAN counterparts. However, local engineers may lack the information and technique to market themselves abroad.
With liberalisation, it is more urgent now than ever that IEM plays a more prominent role in facilitating business and professional networking to ensure smooth expansion of our engineering services.
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Through its various committees, IEM will continue its current initiatives to facilitate business networking for its members. One such initiative is the revival of the IEM Business Club, previously known as the “Pro-ETI Bureau”, which was established to prepare export readiness amongst IEM members. The Business Club will explore engineering business potentials within Malaysia and abroad as well as facilitate business networking for its members. It will disseminate information on trade visits, business dialogues and networking sessions through 昀氀yers, email blasts and website announcements. For the bene昀椀t of IEM members, I propose that the Club be given suf昀椀cient support and attention to make it more active and relevant.
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IEM is willing to assist MITI in this respect. To complement the initiative, IEM will play an active role in MITI’s outreach and export programmes that provide information on overseas market opportunities, particularly within ASEAN and the Asia-Paci昀椀c region. IEM and MITI must work together in co-organising programmes to disseminate information about the incentives provided by MITI to Malaysian engineers, aimed at strengthening their competitiveness, improved ef昀椀ciency and productivity as well as providing the means to venture into foreign markets.
IEM will also collaborate with other organisations such as the Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM), the ASEAN Business Advisory Council, the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB), the Malaysian Service Providers’ Confederation (MSPC) and the various Chambers of Commerce to carry out necessary market research, promotion, business match making and capacity building for our engineers.
ii. Through AFEO
This year, as the chair of ASEAN, Malaysia will carry the hopes and aspirations of more than 600 million people in the region by working towards the 昀椀nal stage of establishing an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the end of 2015. In this regard, ASEAN should give priority to harmonising, simplifying and enhancing the transparency of rules and regulations in the areas of business registration, investment and customs procedures.
As ASEAN chairman, Malaysia should also urge member economies to strengthen the process of information dissemination and consultation with businesses on AEC initiatives. In particular, ASEAN should redouble its efforts to reach out to local small 昀椀rms and allay their fears that the ASEAN economic integration will be a threat to their businesses as well as advise them on the opportunities available from AEC.
As AFEO secretariat, IEM will conduct Business Opportunities Networking Session (BONS) for ASEAN engineers during the annual Conference of AFEO (CAFEO). Member nations are constantly looking at the wider bene昀椀ts of liberalisation and to work and do businesses with each other. I urge all IEM members to attend the annual CAFEO to take advantage of the BONS to look for business partnerships. This will be an avenue where matchmaking of local engineering 昀椀rms with suitable foreign partners can materialise.
The ASEAN Engineering Register (AER) was established in 1999 as an ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO) initiative to facilitate the mobility of engineering services within ASEAN countries. I wish to remind all IEM members to register with the AER as it is a good platform for establishing networks with fellow engineers from all ASEAN member countries.
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3. ESTABLISHING AN ENGINEERING SERVICES DATABASE
To assist members who wish to ride the tide of liberalisation by expanding their businesses or venturing overseas, IEM will establish an Engineering Services Database (ESD) which can be accessed via the IEM Web Portal. The ESD will be open to all members who intent to seek information on all matters related to engineering services within the country and abroad. The ESD has to cater to the unique requirements of all IEM members from various disciplines and must be constantly updated.
The Engineering Services Database must also provide information pertaining to available grants, incentives and opportunities provided by the Government and other bodies, for engineers to participate in trade missions, marketing programmes and business ventures.
The ESD will be expanded to cover all such information for each and every ASEAN member country in order to meet the growing and diverse needs of the engineers. Information such as rules and regulations, as well as 昀椀nancial and funding mechanism to conduct transborder engineering services in each of the ASEAN member country, will be made available via necessary links established under this database.
CONCLUSION
Malaysia is committed to the liberalisation of the engineering services by 2015 under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS). The process of liberalisation in ASEAN is gaining momentum and I urge all IEM members, especially entrepreneurs to move forward and to take advantage of the many opportunities available.
According to Gary Ryan Blair, oneofworld’s topstrategic thinkers,
“You cannot afford to wait for perfect conditions. Goal setting is often a matter of balancing timing against available resources. Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditions.”
With the Registration of Engineers (Amendment) Act 2014昀椀nallygazettedinFebruary 2015, the restrictions on foreign professional engineers’ registration have been lifted.
In order to position ourselves and brace for the impact of liberalisation, IEM will endeavour to carry out three major initiatives:
1. Strengthening of IEM capacity building programmes
2. Facilitating business networking and
3. Establishing a credible engineering services database.
The bene昀椀ts of the liberalisation of engineering services far outweigh the perceived fears; the long-term increase in direct foreign investments and technology transfer will transform our economy into one that’s developed and with a high income status.
It is up to us to realign and strengthen ourselves as well as seize the opportunities to grow and expand our businesses, both locally and abroad. IEM will continue to assist in whatever possible way necessary and to provide the Wings For Engineers To Soar in the globalised and liberalised world.
With that, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you.
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Speed: An Innovative Way to Reduce Setup and Enhance Manufacturing Competitiveness
by Ir. Dr Oh Seong Por
Ir. Dr Oh Seong Por is currently Director of Manufacturing, Samsung SDIEM. He has 25 years working experience in high volume production in electronic & manufacturing industry. He holds PhD in Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia, Melaka, Master in Engineering (Manufacturing System), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering), Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
One of the major challenges that manufacturers face today is the demand trend for diversified products. This means product order sizes have become smaller and product life cycles are shorter. To meet the changing demand, manufacturers must be able to profitably make products in smaller batches but this involves frequent model changes or setups.
The setup covers all activities to recon昀椀gure the production system for the manufacture of anotherbatchofproducts.Thesemayinclude using new materials or parts, changing of moulds,昀椀xturesandtools,adjustingofmachines, tuning of process settings and production run tests to verify that products meet speci昀椀cations.
Generally, setup may be classi昀椀ed into two categories, namely external and internal. External setup is performed while the main machines are still running. These may include preparatory tasks before the machines are readjusted, out of main production line setting jobs and prefabrication of parts.
On the other hand, for internal setup, machines have to be stopped entirely before any setup can be carried out. Most of the time, production is shut down for this purpose. Therefore setup is considered non-value adding as it consumes resources and time. It also incurs cost, yet does not create value, namely products. To minimise loss, it is inevitable thatsetuptimemustbereduced.
SETUP TIME (CHANGEOVER TIME)
In manufacturing, the setup time is the elapsed time between the production of the last unit of
one order and that of the 昀椀rst unit of the next order. Figure 1 shows the breakdown of the setupsteptime.
This consists of several time frames, during which human effort and other related resources are utilised for speci昀椀c job functions. Queue time is the initial stage when the order to changeover to a different product model is received and awaiting production. When the turn for the order to be carried out is up, the machine will be stopped. This opens up opportunities for the execution of internal setup activities such as the changing of dies, 昀椀xtures and recon昀椀guring of machine functions.
The time spent to start and complete the changeover is known as setup time. At the end of setup time, the machine and all related resources are ready to work on the new order. Machines and work stations will resume normal operations. The normal operation time is known as run time. After it is processed, the work piece may have to wait for the material transporting system or worker to move it to the next work station downstream. The time taken is called waittime,afterrunandmovetime,respectively.
Of these different time frames, only run time is considered value adding, since work is done to maketheproduct.
SETUP TIME REDUCTION METHODOLOGY
A Japanese industrial engineer, Shigeo Shingo, successfully created an effective setup time reduction procedure. For years, he worked as a consultant for Toyota and other Japanese
Figure 1: Breakdown of setup step time
manufacturers. He introduced a way to analyse and reduce setup time for dies in huge body moulding presses. He named his method Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED). With this method, Shingo was able reduce the setup time on a 1,000 ton press from 4 hours to just 3 minutes or a single digit minute duration. Generally SMED refers to a setup that takes less than 10 minutes, hence the phrase of single minute. SMED implementation is divided into 4 stages as follows:
1. Identify internal and external steps
2. Convert Internal steps to external
3. Improve all aspect of the setup operation
4. Abolish setup
There are endless ways to reduce setup time initiated by companies which see setupreductionasacriticalfactortocutdowncostandgainmoreopportunities for production. In Malaysia, one such multi-national electronic company developed a technique which the author called SPEED (acronym for four approaches, categorised as Simple, Portable, Easy Exchange & Dependable). Through the consistent application and innovation of SPEED, the company was able to reduce setup time by 70%. The 昀椀rst three approaches focus on reducing setup time which share a similar objective as SMED, while the 昀椀nal approach, Dependable, ensures reliable product quality after changeover. The 昀椀nal approach is what differentiates SPEED from the conventional SMED. Below are the detail explanations and actual best practices of the SPEED technique.
1.0 SIMPLE APPROACH
Thesimpleapproachisdevotedtoimprovinginternalsetupinvolvingattachment methods of parts or 昀椀xtures to machines. Bolts are a widely used method of attachment but they are very setup inef昀椀cient. Fastening and unfastening of bolts are both non-value adding and time consuming if bolts are numerous, long or non-standardised. Simple approach improvements will, therefore:
a) Reduce the number of bolts without compromising the integrity of attachment.
b) Use shorter bolts but which are suf昀椀cient to achieve good attachment.
c) Use standardised bolts to eliminate the need for different turning tools.
d) Use innovative one-turn bolt attachments to minimise turning such as U-shaped washer, Pear-shaped bolt, Split-thread bolt and T or L-shaped heads as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: One-Turn Bolt Attachment: (a) U-shaped washer, (b) Pear-shaped bolt, (c) Split-thread bolt and (d) T or L-shaped
e) Use alternative attachments that do not require bolting. These include locking pin, locking ball and clamp. Locking pin has a reinforced spring which can be pulled outwards to release from the holder and to replace with another 昀椀xture for another model production. Once the replaced 昀椀xture is slipped correctly into the holder, the locking pin is released and a spring pulls it back into the hole in the 昀椀xture. The 昀椀xture is now 昀椀rmed attached to the holder and ready for use. See Figure 3.
A locking ball works the same way. Part with locking ball is pushed into a plate hole. The ball is pushed inward into the part as it slides through the hole. Once it reaches the end of the hole, the spring pushes the ball outward and 昀椀rmly attaches the part. To detach, the part is pushed in the reverse direction. See Figure 4.
Clamp is a one-motion attaching unit. A simple mechanical clamp can be manually operated to grip and release parts during the internal setup. For stronger gripping of heavy parts like a mould, a hydraulic actuated clamp can be used. An integrated hydraulic system can operate several clamps simultaneously making internal setup easier. See Figures 5 and 6.
f) Convert “昀椀rmed” attachment to “easy adjusting” attachment.
Different product models usually have different dimensions. As such, the internal setup may require adjustments to the supporting height of product transporting device. This usually involves temporarily loosening the attachment to adjust the height and then tightening back or replacing the supporting part entirely. Either method will need detachment and attachment tasks which means time used during changeover model. An innovative, simple approach is to use a slotted fan-shaped plate which can be rotated to raise or lower the supporting part according to the height of the product model that it needs to support. This eliminates the task of detachment and 昀椀rmed attachment, making internal setup faster. See Figure 7.
2.0 PORTABLE APPROACH
The idea is to add mobility to the machine units or parts intended for undergoing setup. This way, preparations can be made during the queue time and, with mobility, machine units can be detached from the main production for presetting to be done before the actual setup time. It 昀椀ts the idea to convert internal to external setup. A Portable approach is achieved through the following methods:
a) Installing wheel or guide rail system to light machine units
The added mobility allows the conversion of internal to external setup. Machine units can be preset in advanced during the queue time. Once the main production line stops for internal setup, the machine units can be moved and hooked up to the main production line. This cuts down setup time. See Figures 8 and 9.
b) Fabricate trolley to transport machine parts or tools
Partsortoolscanbeputonamobiletrolleyandmovedtobenear the main machine during queue time. Such early preparations willmeantheoperatordoesnothavetogoadistancetoretrieve parts or tools during internal setup. Less physical movement means less fatigue for the operators performing the setup, especially if it involves heavy parts. Indirectly it helps to speed up setup and cut down time. See Figure 10.
3.0 EASY EXCHANGE APPROACH
This approach is focused on reducing or abolishing internal setup to the level of a one-touch changeover, through technological improvements or modi昀椀cations to main machines or parts that will make them receptive to speedy setup. Initial investment is essentialbutthiswilltradeoffreasonablywithgreaterproduction opportunities and reduction in setup costs. Input from the production operator or setter and close collaboration with the machine designer are the key factors to accomplishing onetouch changeover. Below are some examples:
a) Incorporate multi-acting mechanism into the machine design
This consists of two or more pneumatic air cylinders of different linear stroke lengths coupled together to form a single linkage. The combined actuations of the cylinder rods will result in multi-
Figure 3: Locking Pin Attachment
Figure 7: Slotted Fan-shaped plate
linear or rotating movements. Cylinder actuations can be controlled by program logic control (PLC) or any other automation computer program. By touching the right command, the desired automation computer program can be activated to take control of the air cylinder combined actuations, generating the right mechanical movements to self-adjust machine parts and self-prepare for the processing of the next order product. In short, a multi-acting mechanism that loops to an automation computer program, creates enough 昀氀exibility in the machine to response to a changeover model with just a touch by the operator or setter. For higher precision, servo motor or cam system may be used. See Figure 11.
b) Apply grouping of process settings according to product model. Generally,processingconditionssuchastemperature(T),speed(S),pressure (P), working 昀氀uid 昀氀ow rate (Q) and cycle time (t) vary, depending on the product models. Resetting tasks for different processing parameters each time a changeover takes place, may be time consuming and mistakes too may occur. One improvement method is to group the related processing parameters for each product model into speci昀椀c individual formulas such as:
Model A – Formula A = <T1, S1, P1, Q1, t1>
Model B – Formula B = <T2, S2, P2, Q2, t2>
Model C – Formula C = <T3, S3, P3, Q3, t3>
The formula is then programmed into the main controller of the production line. The operator or setter can select the right formula accordingly. This helps abolish the tedious task of resetting every parameter which, in turn, reduces setup time.
c) Simplify part to abolish setup. In high volume production, moving pallets are normally used to transport
Figure 8: Wheel
Figure 9: Wheel & Guide Rail
Figure 10: Portable Trolley
Movable machine unit is preset in advanced for next production order for A model before being hooked up to main production line during setup
Trolley to transport parts or tools to main machine for internal setup. This reduces retrieving time.
work pieces through the various processing stations. Work pieces which are still fragile, must be placed correctly to avoid defect when pallets move around. This makes it necessary to changeover pallets when there is production order change and this takes a longer setup time.
The SPEED approach here is to redesign the pallet and make it 昀氀exible so as to be able to accommodate multi model products, thus eliminating setup or redesigning part of the pallet for quick exchange (like one pull, one push). See Figure 12 and 13.
4.0 DEPENDABLE APPROACH
So far the approaches presented are mostly focused on reducing or eradicating the setup. Most setups involve the exchange of parts or resetting of equipments. These activities bring along variations to the processes which must be checked. The checking may involve trial-anderror procedure like test runs, verifying parts and making necessary adjustment. The trial-and-error cycle is repeated until acceptable. This is time consuming. This process has to be undertaken no matter how skilled the setup person is. See Figure 14.
In SPEED, the 昀椀nal dependable approach is designed to reduce the post setup adjustment time and overcome the lengthy trial-and-error process. Besides reducing time, the dependable approach also guarantees product quality which meets customer requirements. In short, SPEED provides total management of setup, from reducing the setup time to ensuring product quality. Some of the dependable approaches are described below:
a) Utilise master jig or standard part. Fabricate master jig or develop standard part which is high precision and can be used as reference material for the setter to adjust 昀椀xtures or machine components during setup. This allows adjustments to be easily and accurately duplicated as well as minimises variations. See Figure 15.
b) Introduce “eye marking” or adjustment notice. This involves printing or engraving visible indicators on machine parts as a guideline for the setter to make adjustments during changeover model. The setter can conveniently search and adjust parts according to the indicator,thereforeeliminatingthetrial-and-errorprocedure. See Figure 16.
Another method is to display a setting notice for different models on the machine which can serves as a reference for the setter or operator when carrying out adjustments. See Figure 17. c) Convert internal to external setup
Since external setup is done during queue time while the main production is still running, there is no signi昀椀cant loss in production. So if tedious or high precision changeover of machine units can be converted to external setup, it will allow the setter time to get the right settings before hooking these up to the main line during internal setup. This ensures greater precision and eliminates unnecessary scrap or rework. See Figure 17.
Figure 11: Integrated Mechanism
Figure 13: Redesigned to quick exchange block (Reduce setup)
Figure 12: Redesigned to integrated block (Abolish setup)
Figure 14: Trial-and-Error Adjustments
Figure 15: Master Jig & Eye Marking
CONCLUSION
The SPEED approach offers endless opportunities for reducing setup with the assurance of product quality. It all depends on the active participation of stakeholders to contribute improvement ideas. To achieve this, the management must provide the right motivation and platform for the stakeholders to contribute innovative ideas. A manufacturer who engages in the initiative to reduce setup will have a competitive advantage as well as be able to meet the growing demand of small batch size and multi model orders.
REFERENCES
[1] Carreira, B. (2005). Lean Manufacturing That Works, American Management Association, New York.
[2] Nicholas, J.M. (1998). Competitive Manufacturing Management, McGraw Hill, Singapore.
[3] Oh, S.P. (2011). Lean Product Design Concept, PhD thesis, University Technical Malaysia Melaka.
[4] Shingo, S. (1983). A Revolution in Manufacturing:
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With deep regret, we wish to inform that Tan Sri Dr Ir. Jamaluddin Jarjis had passed away on 4 April 2015. On behalf of the IEM Council and Management, we wish to convey our deepest condolences to the family. Thank you.
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Figure 17: Convert internal to external setup
Figure 16: Setting notice
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The 54th Rankine Lecture 2014 “Interactions in Offshore Foundation Design”: A Rerun
reported by Engr. Dr Gue Chang Shin
Engr. Dr Gue Chang Shin is a Committee Member of IEM Geotechnical Engineering Technical Division (GETD). Formerly with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) in Norwa, he is now with NGI-G&P in Malaysia.
It was a great honour for the Geotechnical Engineering Technical Division (GETD) of IEM, to invite Prof. Guy Houlsby of University of Oxford, for a rerun of the 54th Rankine Lecture on “Interactions In Offshore Foundation Design” at the Tan Sri Prof. Chin Fung Kee Auditorium, Wisma IEM on 4 December 2014.
The Rankine Lecture is considered one of the most prestigious geotechnical lectures in the world. It commemorates Prof. W.J.M. Rankine, best known for his theory for earth pressure on retaining walls. The lecture, chaired by the technical division Chairman, Ir. Yee Thien Seng, was divided into three parts:
• Part 1: Installation of jack-up units
• Part 2: Performance of jack-up units
• Part 3: Foundations for offshore wind turbines
In Part 1, Prof. Houlsby introduced various jackup operations used in the offshore industry. He explained that in terms of analysis and design, the foundation of a jack-up installation such as spudcan penetration can be viewed as a bearing capacity issue. He then illustrated on the use of probabilistic calculations to deal with typical problems faced by engineers, such as soil variability, and demonstrated probabilistic calculations can narrow down a range of soil pro昀椀les obtained through laboratory and 昀椀eld tests, to arrive at a best estimate of soil pro昀椀le for design.
The main message in Part 1 is for engineers to learn more about statistics as soil mechanics calls out for the application of statistics and
probability and geotechnical engineers should not shy away from this subject.
In Part 2, Prof. Houlsby highlighted the interactions with structural engineers such as choosing a pinned or 昀椀xed support in the analyses of jack-up foundations. The importance and bene昀椀ts of “昀椀xity” in structural response and the application of plasticity theory in analyses were discussed.
The main message in Part 2 emphasised the communication between structural and geotechnical engineers. Prof. Houlsby quipped that structural engineers would typically ask for spring properties at the bottom of the jack-up legs for soil-structure interaction analysis whilst the geotechnical engineers will say that the issue is more complicated than springs! He
Photo 1: Screw piles
concluded that the framework of plasticity theory is the common language between geotechnical and structural engineers.
The 昀椀nal part of the lecture was on foundations for offshore wind turbines. Prof. Houlsby brought the attention of the audience to renewable energy, particularly on the challenges and solutions for offshore wind turbines.
Theoffshorewindindustryisgoingintodeeperwatersand using larger turbines. The lecture covered the conventional, unconventional and completely novel foundation solutions for offshore wind turbines. Monopiles are considered the conventional solution, where cyclic loading has to be considered in design.
While unconventional solutions, such as suction caisson, are used because of the advantage of cheaper installation equipment, the challenge lies in determining the tensile capacity. Prof. Houlsby then introduced the novel concept of screw piles (Photos 1 & 2) which can be installed by twisting motion.
The concept of screw piles could provide the solution as wind farms start to be developed in deeper water, where screw piles are robust and simple. However, the challenge lies with scaling up existing screw piles by many folds and the need to develop the equipment to install them. Prof. Houlsby metaphorised that screw piles essentially need the world’s “biggest screwdriver”. He then revealed that screw piles were used as the foundation for the Maplin Sands Lighthouse back in 1838!
The main message in Part 3 is that geotechnical engineers need to seek alternative and innovative solutions to meet the foundation demands of the next generation of the offshore wind industry.
Finally, Prof. Houlsby concluded the lecture by stressing that geotechnical engineers should embrace themselves with statistics and the importance of both the physical interactions of the foundations and the professional interactions between geotechnical and structural engineers
Photo 2: Capacity of a screw pile
as well as the use of plasticity theory to communicate geotechnical knowledge.
He encouraged the audience to engage with the energy debate. With that, Prof. Houlsby brilliantly linked all three parts of the lecture to the title of the talk, “Interactions In Offshore Foundation Design”. The talk ended with a round of applause from the audience. Then the technical division Advisor, Ir. Liew Shaw Shong, presented a memento of appreciation to Prof. Guy Houlsby (Photo 3).
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Photo 3: Ir. Liew Shaw Shong presenting a memento of appreciation to Prof. Guy Houlsby
National Dialogue and International Meeting on Engineering Qualification Standardisation 9-10
January, 2015, Islamabad Pakistan
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TThe Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Paci昀椀c (FEIAP) was previously known as The Federation of Engineering Institutions of Southeast Asia and the Paci昀椀c (FEISEAP).
FEIAP of昀椀cially replaces FEISEAP at the 15th General Assembly on 2 June 2008 in Hanoi, Vietnam. At the 16th General Assembly FEIAP celebrated its 30th Anniversary in Bangkok, Thailand on 25 November 2008 and a new logo was accepted at this General Assembly, with its two rings symbolizing the Asian and the Paci昀椀c regions and the gears the engineering profession as can be seen above. Currently FEIAP has a total of 20 member economy.
he National Dialogue and International Meeting on Engineering Quali昀椀cation Standardisation was held on 9-10 January, 2015, in Islamabad. It was hosted by the United Nations Educational, Scienti昀椀c and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Islamabad and Jakarta, Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), the International Science, Technology and Innovation Center for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC), the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Paci昀椀c (FEIAP) and Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF). More than 50 participants attended.
Under the main theme, Developing The Road Map For Engineering Quali昀椀cation Standardisation, there were four sessions devoted to national initiatives and regional perspective of engineering quali昀椀cation standardisation, engendered animated and constructive deliberation, culminating in the recommendations and outcomes in this Islamabad Declaration. The Islamabad Declaration was adopted by the participants of the international meeting on engineering quali昀椀cation standardisation on 10 January, 2015.
This Islamabad Declaration reaf昀椀rms that the standardisation of engineering quali昀椀cations is very important for the economies to promote engineers all over the world. A strong link between the stakeholders in this regard is instrumental. Engineers not only assure that the human resource pipeline required for the green and clean scienti昀椀c, engineering and technology devices and systems needed to combat the challenges of global poverty and global climate change, but they also provide the world with a rational and discerning citizenry that will help ensure peace and security.
The Islamabad Declaration:
• Calls on all engineering councils/ associations to redouble their commitment to engineering quali昀椀cationstandardisation,including reaching out to their national ministries of education and relevant parent departments
• Calls on industry to assist engineering councils/association and their national governments to enhance education policies and initiatives to ensure the formation of the creative and innovative human capital that will enable their own enterprises to remain competitive in the increasingly fast-paced science and technology development environment
• Calls on foundations and donors to sponsor the roll-out of engineering quali昀椀cation standardisation, especially in developing countries
• CallsonPakistan,thehostnationofthe Islamabadmeeting,andothernations with rich experience in engineering quali昀椀cation standardisation activities, to share their experiences and to assist in capacity building efforts of other pilot countries, especially developing countries, wishing to implement the engineering quali昀椀cation standards
• Agrees to the follow-up action plan towards formulating the roadmap for engineering quali昀椀cation standardisation for Pakistan as well as other growing economies of the Asia Paci昀椀c Region
• Expresses thanks to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in particular the Pakistan Engineering Council, for making excellent
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• Expresses thanks to the Government of Malaysia for establishing the funds for this particular initiative and
• Expresses thanks to UNESCO for the support provided for this important initiative in Pakistan.
Some decisions and action points were 昀椀nalised at the meeting which will help in developing the road map of engineering quali昀椀cation standardisation for Pakistan and other countries in the Asia Paci昀椀c Region. Participants volunteered to work on the action points. This group of participants will becalled engineers working group or working group.
The Scope of Work and Terms of Reference (ToR) of the working group are as follows:
1. The working group will work closely to review, analyse and document the technical reports
2. The working group will correspond with each other on a regular basis and have meetings on a need basis
3. The working group will respect the given frame and deliver the draft reports as per the decisions made in the meeting
4. The responsible person for each technical paper will initialise the process of the documentation, UNESCO and PEC will facilitate the process
5. Participants of the working group are working on volunteer basis and there is no legal obligation on the part of any party
6. All reports produced under this initiative will be co-branded by UNESCO and ECOSF.
The recipients are the National Ministries and policy making bodies. The ToRs are effective until 30 June, 2015. The overall coordination is the responsibility of Pakistan Engineering Council and UNESCO.
As per the agreed action points, the following technical studies will be undertaken by the working group as per the table below.
Technical Study AreaOutcomeDeadline
1 Needs/situation/opportunity analysis for standardisation at national and sub-regional level
2 Professional development through support for Pakistan Academy of Engineers
3 Pedagogy development (e.g. innovative teaching methods), Uniform entry and grading system in academic institutions
4 Extra-curricular learning, colearning, partnership building (e.g. between educational institutions and industry, NGOs and IGOs)
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5 Process of UNESCO accreditation through social integration in and through engineering, gender mainstreaming in all efforts 29 May, 2015
6 Lifelong learning through a UNESCO Chair in co-engineering for sustainable development across ECO countries with HQ in Pakistan
Report on ISO/TC71 Plenary Meeting on Concrete, Reinforced Concrete and Prestressed Concrete in University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 28 - 31 January 2014
reported by Ir. Adjunct Prof. MC Hee
Ir. Adjunct Prof. MC Hee is a member of IEM TechnicalCommittee on Earthquake, Working Group 1 Chairman, Study on Peak Ground Acceleration and Response Spectrum for Malaysia.
On the 昀椀rst day of the 20th ISO/TC 71 Plenary Meeting, the chair of ISO/ TC71, Mr. James Cagley (USA) gave a rousing welcome speech to delegates from member countries and thanked the Plenary Meeting host, Standards Australia (SA) as well as venue host, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW, for accommodating the huge number of international delegates.
These plenary meetings are instrumental in stimulating progress of the work of ISO/ TC 71 and improved communications between its subcommittees. The seven active subcommittees of ISO/TC 71 are:
• ISO/TC 71/SC 1-Test Methods for Concrete; Secretariat: Israel, Standards Institute of Israel (SII);
• ISO/TC 71/SC 3-Concrete Production and Execution of Concrete Structures, Secretariat: Norway, Standards Norway (SN);
• ISO/TC71/SC4-PerformanceRequirements for Structural Concrete; Secretariat: United States, ACI/ANSI;
• ISO/TC 71/SC 5-Simpli昀椀ed Design Standard for Concrete Structures; Secretariat: Colombia,InstitutoColombianodeNormas Técnicas y Certi昀椀cación (ICONTEC);
• ISO/TC 71/SC 6-Nontraditional Reinforcing Materials for Concrete Structures; Secretariat: Japan, Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC);
• ISO/TC 71/SC 7-Maintenance and Repair of Concrete Structures; Chair from Japan, Secretariat: Korea, Korean
Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS); and
• ISO/TC 71/SC 8-Environmental Management of Concrete Structures, Secretariat: Japan, Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC).
ABOUT 100 INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES ATTENDED THE PLENARY MEETING AND MANY WERE FROM AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, COLOMBIA, CHINA, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY (JRC-EC),JAPAN,KOREA,NIGERIA,NORWAY, MALAYSIA, MONTENEGIO, SAUDI ARABIA, SWITZERLAND,TANZANIA,THAILAND&USA
Invited Dignitaries and Speakers
Dr Bronwyn Evans CEO Standards Australia
In October 2013, Dr Bronwyn Evans took on the role as CEO, Standards Australia. She recently held the position of Senior Vice President, Quality, Clinical and Regulation, with Cochlear Limited, reporting to the CEO. She has over 30 years of experience as an engineering executive in the areas of power generation, engineering education, standards creation, and medical devices. She is the Chair of the Advisory Board for Robogals and Chair of the National Board of the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management.
Evans is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wollongong. In 2013, Dr Evans was
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FIONA DOCHERTY PRO-VICE CHANCELLOR (INTERNATIONAL) UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES (UNSW)
Fiona Docherty joined UNSW in August 2012 as Pro-ViceChancellor(International),havingspent3yearsattheUniversity of Glasgow, a world top-100 university, as International Director & Head of Student Recruitment. Docherty played a leadership role in the development of the university’s Internationalisation Strategy by recruiting international students, forging in昀氀uential research and knowledge-exchange networks, fostering a strong international staff and community on campus, harnessingthesupportofthealumni,workingwithgovernment, business, and the community on international issues as well as promotingthereputationoftheuniversityoverseas. AGlasgow alumna, Docherty spent over 10 years with one of the UK’s most successful family businesses, Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate, and, at the age of 29, became the youngest director of this awardwinning catering, retail, and manufacturing business. For the next 5 years, she worked in the tourism sector as Head of Visitor Services & Business Development at Historic Scotland, where she was responsible for all aspects of the visitor experience at Scotland’sbest-lovedheritageattractions,includingEdinburgh Castle. Throughouthercareer,Dochertyhasservedonarange of committees, including the Tea Sourcing Partnership, formed to set the industry standard for sourcing tea ethically, Business in the Community’s taskforce on cause-related marketing, the Historic Properties Group, established to promote increased collaboration across the sector and Universitas 21, the leading global network of research-intensive universities.
OTHER EVENTS ATTENDED BY DELEGATES OF ISO/TC71 COMMITTEE
CIES and CVEN host “Robustness of Concrete Structures” Workshop and 20th Plenary Meeting of ISO TC 71
The Centre for Infrastructure Engineering & Safety (CIES) and
The Faculty of Engineering were the major sponsors of the 20th Plenary Meeting of ISO TC71 (Concrete, Reinforced Concrete and Pre-Stressed Concrete Technical Committee) being held in Sydney from 28 -31 January, 2014.
CIES hosted an international workshop of international speakerson28January.Thethemeofthisworkshop,“Robustness of Concrete Structures”, brought together an eminent group of international speakers including:
Prof. James Wight - F.E. Richart, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
Prof. Tamon Ueda - Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
Prof. Ting-Yu Hao - Central Research Institute of Building and Construction, China
Prof. Stephen Foster - Head of School, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world’s largest developer of voluntary International Standards. International Standards provide state of the art speci昀椀cations for products, services and good practice, helping to make industry more ef昀椀cient and effective. Developed through global consensus, they help to break down barriers to international trade. ISO membership consists of a network of national standards bodies, which in turn represent ISO in their country. In Australia, ISO is represented by Standards Australia - recognised by the Commonwealth Government as the nation’s Peak Standards body.
The meeting will provide the members of ISO/TC 71 with an opportunity to further develop international standards in their 昀椀eld. The scope of this Technical Committee includes the standardisation of the technology of concrete, of the design and construction of concrete, reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete structures as well as testing procedures, to facilitate international exchange of research work. The meeting attracted more than 100 experts from the 37 participating nations, which were represented on the ISO/TC 71 Technical Committee.
Delegates participation in the workshop
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Title: Technical Visit to Bacfree Sdn Bhd (Bacteria Free Water Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd, No. 7, Jalan SS13/3F, Subang Jaya Industrial Estate, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor)
23 May 2015
Organisedby :AgriculturalandFoodEngineeringTechnicalDivision Time :9.00a.m.–1.00p.m.
CPD/PDP :3.5
Title: Technical Visit to Tex Cycle Sdn. Bhd. (Tex Cycle Sdn. Bhd., Teluk Gong, Klang)
23 May 2015
Organisedby :EnvironmentalEngineeringTechnicalDivision Time :10.00a.m.–12.00p.m.
CPD/PDP :2
Title: 15th Annual General Mee琀椀ng of the Tunnelling & Underground Space Technical Division, IEM
23 May 2015
Organisedby :TunnelingandUndergroundSpaceEngineering TechnicalDivision Time :11.00a.m.–1.00p.m.
CPD/PDP :2
Title: Two Day Course on “Fire Control Concepts & Design of Ac琀椀ve Wet Systems”
23 May 2015
Organisedby :BuildingServicesTechnicalDivision Time :9.00a.m.–5.30p.m.
CPD/PDP :13
Title: Evening Talk on “The Collec琀椀on Surface Method (CSM): A Highly E昀昀ec琀椀ve Lightning Protec琀椀on Air Terminals Placement Method”
25 May 2015
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Easy Recall with Mental Hooks
by Ir. Shum Keng Yan
Ir. Shum Keng Yan is a chemical engineer and a certi昀椀ed accident prevention and safety practitioner. He advises on EHS in the chemical, fast moving consumer goods, heavy metal manufacturing and building services industries across Asia Paci昀椀c and beyond. He regularly delivers talks at conferences, forums and universities.
Let me start with a simple method to enable a quick recall of things learnt. Let’s call it a safety mental hook. A mental hook helps to bring back memories of, or example, a training session or a key message.
Imagine a training session on the hazards of high pressure. You will have your deck of slides and undergo hands-on practical training as well as an examination. Pretty standard stuff.
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After the session is completed, we may do a bit of follow up, perhaps throughe-learningtocheckonprogress or maybe offer a refresher course. In between it is really up to the employee and his ability to recall.
Let’s work on an example, such as training a group on the hazards of gaseous pressure. How can you stress the message that pressure is dangerous? Create an over-pressure demonstration with an explosion? Show a video? Well, all such methods have been tried before. It is quite passive as the trainee just observes.
One of the best ways to learn and retain knowledge is to do it or experience it. Mental hooks can be created by using objects that can be seen daily.
Here is an example. During the training session, why not organise a simple competition such as getting the participants to blow balloons. The one with the largest balloon will win a prize. Initially everyone will blow fast and hard. As the balloon gets bigger, they will slow down due to lack of breath or something else…….
After the game, when you interview the participants, they will tell you that oneofthereasonstheyslowdownwhen blowing is that they are concerned that the balloon will explode due to over expansion.
This is where you can reinforce the message that overpressure is dangerous. So the next time the participant sees a balloon, he will recall the lesson has learnt.
Now think about it. Balloons are very common objects; you 昀椀nd them in shopping malls, at parties, in banks, markets and often at sales booths. You mayevenhavetheminyourownpremises. Thus the message is repeated each time apersonseesaballoon.Thisbeatshaving to conduct refresher classes again and again.
This is just one simple example. The point in having a mental hook during any training programme is to help us get the recall factor as well as regular reinforcement without us having to be there. But such mental hooks should be common daily items in order for them to be effective.
Warning: Mental hooks are no substitute for traditional technical safety training. This method reinforces and helpstorecallkeypointsfromtraditional technical safety trainings…. and helps make training a lot more fun too.
Can you think of other daily items that you can use as mental hooks? Share with me at: pub@iem.org.my.
It is not about having more training. It is about how we keep the message in mind which makes a difference.
The safest risk is the one that you did not take. Often it is the gap in the risk perception that leads to a gap in risk control.
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Alaska Highway
Ir. Chin Mee Poon www.facebook.com/ chinmeepoon
Ir. Chin Mee Poon isa retired civil engineer who derivesa great deal of joy and satisfaction from travelling to different partsof the globe, capturing fascinating insightsof the places and people he encountersand sharing hisexperienceswith othersthrough his photographsand writing.
Alaska does not have a dense network of roads. In fact, many towns and villages are so remote and isolated they are not linked to the outside world by road. They are not even linked to each otherbyroad. Theyareonly accessiblebyairorbyboat.
Alaska’s only road network is found in its central region, linking its largest city, Anchorage, to Fairbanks, Soldotna, Homer,Seward,Glennallen, Valdez, McCarthy and some small villages.
The US government bought this huge piece of land known as Alaska from the Russians in 1867. The price paid was US$7.2million, a princely sum in those days but a pittance by today’s standard. Divided by Alaska’s total land area of 1,518,600 sqkm, the price worked out to a mere US$4.74 per sqkm. Yet Mr. William Seward, US Secretary of State who signed the treaty for the purchase of Alaska, was severely criticised by many American people for his lack of foresight in buying a piece of land that had nothing but ice on it, and they dubbed the purchase “Seward’sFolly”andAlaska“Seward’sice-box”! For a long time Alaska saw little development and its population grew very slowly.
in Canada would be handed over to Canadian authorities after the end of the war. Progress on the construction was very speedy and the road was completed on 28 October 1942.
During the Second World War, the US government was very worried about the possibility of a Japanese attack on Alaska. It wanted to construct a road to link Alaska to the US mainland via Canada to enable US troops to mobilise quickly to face the enemy. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbour in the morning of 7 December 1941, was one of the major factors which prompted the US government to start construction work on the Alaska Highway on 11 February 1942.
The road that runs from Dawson Creek in British Columbia, Canada, to Delta Junction in Alaska via Whitehorse in Yukon Territory, Canada, covered a distance of 2,700 km and was mainly constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Canada gave its cooperation on two conditions: That USA bore the full cost of the road and that the road and other facilities
The road, however, was designed according to military standards and was not suitable for use by general vehicles until 1943. It was opened to the public in 1948. A lot of work had since been undertaken to improve its horizontal and vertical alignments as well as its surface. As a result, the overall length of the Alaska Highway was reduced to 2,232km (as measured in 2012). Today, the entire length of the highway is paved. However, a few sections of the highway require periodic maintenance because of movements in the permafrost subgrade.
The Alaska Highway is truly one of the most impressive engineering feats of the 20th Century as it is such a long road constructed over dif昀椀cult, mountain terrain in such a short time (less than 9 months). A drive along the highway is one of those once-in-a-lifetime road trips that many people dream of doing but very few actually accomplish.
My wife and I considered ourselves blessed as wewereabletodriveonitfromWhitehorsetoDelta Junction during our backpacking trip in Alaska in September 2014. The scenery was spectacular. By the way, Mr Seward was vindicated almost exactly one century after he signed the treaty for the purchase of Alaska. In 1968, oil and gas were discovered in Prudhoe Bay off the northern coast of Alaska, and that reserve turned out to be the largest in the world.
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