Commitment to Safety

Putting quality, health and environment at the core of every operation.

OVERVIEW

Quality, safety, health and the environment are central to how we operate, protecting our people, partners, and communities every day. Guided by a robust Integrated Management System, including our OSH framework, we continuously monitor and improve performance with a firm commitment to zero fatalities.

Leading in Safety, Delivering with Confidence

We are steered by a robust Integrated Management System (IMS), which includes our Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management System. Through continuous management, monitoring and improvement of the Group’s performance where we strive to achieve zero fatalities.

We have achieved ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018, and for 14 years in a row 0 NCR in SIRIM Recertification Audit 2023.

Constant innovation and upskilling of our workforce won us the Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Awards, Builder of the Year 2016. We won the National Occupational Safety and Health Award, Construction Category 2022.

Our robust business continuity and crisis management plan also ensures that we maintain our operations and business resilience over the long-term, while providing the highest level of protection to our workforce. This was reflected in our COVID-19 pandemic preparedness. Meanwhile, Gamuda Clinic continues to offer employees and the public affordable outpatient medical services, including vaccination. The introduction of centralised labour quarters (CLQ) for the foreign workers employed by our contractors for our projects sets a new industry standard. The CLQ are complete with facilities for their welfare, medical, recreational and religious needs to lead a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

Everyone at Gamuda is responsible for our KPI-Linked Safety Performance and Risk Assessment, with a dedicated team that monitors our OSH management system’s ISO certification. These KPIs include annual zero lost time incidents, minimising non-compliance reports, achieving more than 85% of internally set QSHE objectives and targets, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Excellence in International Safety Standards

Gamuda also benchmarks its OSH performance against best practices in our countries of operation:

Malaysia: Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (OSHA 1994)
Vietnam: Law on Occupational Safety and Health (Law No: 84/2015/QH13)
Australia: Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Our consistent excellence beyond international safety standards has resulted in an impressive track record of achieving industry-leading safety performance for underground tunnelling works.

Since 2018, Gamuda has been recognised by the prestigious British Safety Council and has received the following awards:

Sword of Honour for MRT Putrajaya Line - 2022, 2020 and 2019
Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit for MRT Putrajaya Line (Underground) - 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018
International Safety Award (with distinction) - 2015 and 2019

Our rigorous engineering and safety measures for the Guantang Marine Bridge in Taoyuan, Taiwan earned us the Excellent Honour in Construction Golden Safety Award in 2022 and Excellent Honour in Public Construction Quality Award 2024. We became the first Malaysian company to win this safety award from Taiwan’s Ministry of Labour.

Adopting the Australian Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Standard, Gamuda became the first Malaysian-based company to achieve accreditation from the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner, as well as being accredited as a Technically Assured Organisation by Transport for NSW. Gamuda Australia’s Critical Risk Standards outline the mandatory critical controls that must be placed throughout a project lifecycle, including the Sydney Metro West – Western Tunnelling Package.

We have rolled out the Enabling Work programme, placing people at the centre of how we work and giving everyone a voice in how we tackle challenges. Teamwork actively breaks down silos and enables great work, providing everyone with a level of autonomy, as well as the discretion to be safe in everything they do. Safe, responsible, and effective work is more than just than ‘ticking boxes’ and ‘following legislation’; it’s an ethical responsibility shared by everyone at Gamuda.

Gamuda Singapore is accredited by bizSAFE Star and is certified as a Green and Gracious Builder.