Safety Challenges in Optimising IBS Precast and Lifting Machinery: Insights from Malaysian Construction Stakeholders

Authors

  • Muhamad Yusof Abdullah Centre of Studies for Integrated Construction Project Management, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Shah Alam Campus, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Ani Saifuza Abdul Shukor Centre of Studies for Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Shah Alam Campus, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Rohana Mahbub Centre of Studies for Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Shah Alam Campus, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24191/bej.v23i1.6730

Keywords:

Safety, Challenges, Optimisation, Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) Precast, Lifting Machinery

Abstract

This study examines the challenges associated with optimising Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) and lifting Machinery that impact safety within the Malaysian construction Industry. To optimise the IBS precast, a comprehensive strategy is required for both the concrete processing area and the line processing area, such as the Rebar processing area. Developing hypotheses about the impact of optimisation is aided by the ongoing adoption of underlying ideas, such as Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA), in the context of safety challenges. The primary objective is to identify any safety concerns with IBS precast goods and the lifting apparatus in the IBS prefabricated processing area. Eight people in Selangor and Johor responded to semi-structured interviews after twelve invitations were sent out for a preliminary survey and collected by using snowball sampling. The results and findings that concentrate on the theme in the safety issues are Material Handling Hazard, Standardisation & Operation Capacity, and Lifting Machinery Safety Gap, which have consequences for worker safety training for the IBS precast products and lifting machinery operations.

Author Biographies

  • Muhamad Yusof Abdullah, Centre of Studies for Integrated Construction Project Management, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Shah Alam Campus, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Ts Muhamad Yusof Abdullah is Asst. Project Manager at Haks Holdings Sdn Bhd for the Waste Management Project and in the industry more than 20 years. Candidate PhD in Built Environment, a graduate of MSc in Integrated Construction Project Management at the Universiti Teknologi MARA and Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Hons) at National Energy Universiti (UNITEN). His main research interest is in the optimisation of Industrialised Building systems, such as green products & lifting machinery, risk assessment for safety in the prefabricated IBS, oil & gas platforms, and nuclear reactors. He has published papers and supervised 5 students in the MBA in Project Management at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. He can be reached through his email at mdyusofa.78@yahoo.com

  • Ani Saifuza Abdul Shukor, Centre of Studies for Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Shah Alam Campus, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Hjh Ani Saifuza Abdul Shukor is a Senior Lecturer in the Quantity Surveyor Department at the Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam. She obtained her PhD in Built Environment, UiTM, MSc in Facilities Management from UTM, and her BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying from Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom. Her research activities are in Industrialised Building Systems, Supply Chain Management, and Procurement. She has published widely on these subjects in publications in the International Conference Methodology Built Environment (ICRMBEE), the Built Environment Journal (BEJ), and the Malaysia Construction Research Journal (MCRJ). She can be reached through his email at anisa278@uitm.edu.my

  • Rohana Mahbub, Centre of Studies for Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Shah Alam Campus, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Rohana Mahbub, PhD, is a Associates Prof at Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam and has been lecturing for over 36 years. She obtained her PhD in Built Environment and Engineering from Queensland University of Technology; her MSc in Construction Project Management from UMIST, and her BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying from the University of Reading. She has published research papers and articles in numerous conferences and academic panels throughout her academic career. She has supervised over 20 PhD and Master's (by research) students in the areas of innovations technologies, conservation and heritage buildings, sustainable construction and education in the built environment. Email at rohanam@uitm.edu.my

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Safety Challenges in Optimising IBS Precast and Lifting Machinery: Insights from Malaysian Construction Stakeholders. (2026). Built Environment Journal, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.24191/bej.v23i1.6730

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