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Introduction
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) was established in 1959 and its primary
function is to promote and advance the science and profession of engineering in any
or all of its disciplines and to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas related
to engineering.

The governing body of the IEM is the Council, headed by the President. The affairs of
the Council are carried out by the Executive Committee comprising the President,
Deputy President, seven Vice Presidents, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer
and five members elected from the Council. Operations are supported by a full time
Secretariat.

Membership of the Institution is currently about 30,000 and the growth rate is
about 10% per annum making it one of the largest professional organization in the
country. In order to support the needs of members, the IEM has 8 Standing
Committees to attend to the different administrative functions of the Institution. To
support the multidisciplinary needs of engineering practice, there are 16 Technical
Divisions and 4 Special Interest Groups to look after and to organize activities for the
different disciplines. There is also a Young Engineer Section and Women Engineers
Section that caters exclusively to the younger members and women engineers
respectively. (Ralph, 2014)

Vision
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia aims to be the premier professional
Organisation pivotal achieving Vision 2020. (David, 2008)

Mission
IEM shall
 promote sound professional engineering practice in support of the socio-
economic development objectives of the nation.
 service the needs and interests of its members and the public and uphold
the social standing image of the engineering profession.
 contribute towards nation building and shall strive to enhance society's
consciousness of science an technology. (Charlie, 2009)

Functions
IEM is a society established to promote and advance the Science and Profession of
Engineering in any or all its disciplines and to facilitate the exchange of information
and ideas related to Engineering. (Deon, 2011)
IEM is produced three standard forms of construction contracts
 IEM Conditions of Contract for Works Mainly of Civil Engineering
Construction.
 IEM Standard Conditions of Sub-Contract for use in Conjunction with the
IEM Conditions of Contracts for Civil Engineering Works.
 IEM Conditions of Contract for Mechanical and Electrical Works. (Fraser,
2010)

Objectives of The Institution

The objectives of the Institution as set out in the Constitution shall include the
following:
 to hold meetings, exhibitions and visits, and such other activities as The
Institution may deem incidental or conducive to the promotion or
attainment of the profession of engineering.
 to raise the character and status and advance the interests of the profession
of engineering and those engaged therein;
 to promote honourable practice. and professional etiquette among
members of The Institution;
 to communicate to members information on all matters affecting the
profession of engineering and to print, publish, issue and circulate such
publications as may seem conducive to any of the objectives of the
Institution; and
 to do such other things as the Institution may think incidental or conducive
to the attainment of the objectives of The Institution (Ismail, 2007)

How to apply to become an IEM member

Anyone can apply to join IEM provided he/she has the necessary recognised
engineering qualification. A list of recognised qualifications is available at the IEM
Headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. As the list is updated from time
to time, it is not available for sale or distribution. (Deon, 2011)
 Case study

IEM POSITION DOCUMENT 2005-(number)

Approved by IEM Council on (27-7-2005)

ISSUES RELATED TO MITIGATION OF ROAD ACCIDENTS

IEM has a direct interest and concern with this issue

THE ISSUES
• Road accidents are on the increase at a rate of approximately 7% per annum with
an average of 6034 fatalities yearly.
• Existing legislations and guidelines are not sufficient to produce satisfactory effects
of reducing traffic accidents.
• Lack of sustainable solutions to road safety problems including enforcement,
speed management, road safety education, licensing and lane changing behaviour of
drivers. (David, 2008)

RECOMMENDATIONS
The proposed policies affect the followings:

• Existing traffic safety practice on mitigation measures.

• New road development and newly proposed measures for mitigation of traffic
accidents and congestion.

The following policies on issues related to mitigation of traffic safety and road
congestion proposed for consideration and acceptance by the Government of
Malaysia:

1. Review of current Engineering Design & Construction Standards and Practices

• Review of current practices and design standards on roads in the country is

essential as most of current standards are outdated. New research findings are to
be incorporated into the practice.
• Good Engineering practices / best practice in the community shall always be used
in the design of roads.

2. Constant performance monitoring of existing roads (‘Blackspot’ or Hazardous

location treatment programme) for all categories of roads

• This involves the application of appropriate road engineering and traffic

management schemes at hazardous locations on the existing road networks.
Currently, the practice of treating hazardous locations is confined to existing
Federal roads and Expressways only. Such practice shall be extended to existing
state and municipal roads.

3. Introduction of Road Safety Audit (RSA) for all categories of new roads

• Road safety audit provides constant systematic checking of the safety aspects of
new roads. Currently, the practice of road safety audit is limited to new Federal
roads and Expressways only. Such practice on road safety audits shall be
extended to new state and municipal roads as road accidents on these roads
contributed about 50 % of the total road accidents. The main aim is to anticipate
and tackle safety problems from the beginning (before construction) to reduce
future problems.
• Integration of regulating agencies and authorities is essential to realise such
practice.
• Particular attention shall be drawn to traffic management during construction.
• Traffic calming for residential areas aims to reduce vehicle speeds in order to
reduce both the number and severity of accidents, especially to vulnerable road
users. This measure shall be considered in the audit.

4. Risk assessment of all categories of existing roads

• Between the coverage areas of Blackspot programme on existing roads and Road
Safety audits on new roads, there exists ‘gap’ on potential risk on areas where
accidents has yet happened. This gap area shall be covered by Risk assessment
schemes of hazardous locations on the existing road networks.

5. Improvement of Speed Management for all categories of existing roads

• Improper managed speed of vehicles and non-uniform standards of speed

management devices could lead to potential crashes. Therefore, speed
management shall be incorporated in the Road Safety mitigation plan. (David, 2008)
Discussion
According to the example of the issue related to mitigation of road accident which in
charge by IEM, the mission statement that is responsibility of IEM and the aim is to
provide reasonably effective measures for mitigation of traffic accidents in Malaysia.
So if IEM take in responding in this issue, they need to improve the speed
management for all categories of existing roads and enhanced the improvement by
deployment of Intelligent transport System (ITS) for road safety and congestion .
Besides that, IEM should also give introduction for emergency response service to
save life during the first 10 minutes of incident and also the introduction of road
safety education curriculum for children at young age. After that, IEM need to
ensure substantial rolling research fund for road safety and congestion related
issues. Encouragement and moving towards sustainable transport system through
public transportation. Finally, the most important part is IEM should Continuing
education for practicing engineers. (Fraser, 2010)
 Individual Conclusion
Standard form has many advantages and every standard form have also have their
own characteristic and its specified uses. In the recent times, the commercial
activities associated with the construction industry are highly complex and the
standard forms of contracts have integrated into the day-to-day transactions of
most agreements .It is not compulsory to use standard contracts in the construction
industry; however it has become the common practice in procuring contractors,
consultants or architects. There have been numerous recommendations by authors
and researchers to adopt standard forms of contracts in the construction business.
(Alec, 2006)

Standard forms of contract are mostly published by an authoritative body of the

industry, recognised by all the parties involved, outlining the terms and conditions
which sets the parameters for the proceeding of the work. In the correct spirit of
standardization, these forms are not subjected to any negotiation and amendments
and are suitable for wide array of similar projects and works.

Standard forms of contracts have been reported and observed to assist the conduct
of trade . Another factor which attracts personnel towards standard contracts is that
it reduces the focus on specific contractual terms during the bargaining
process .These forms are helpful in reducing the cost linked to tendering and
contract administration. This is contrary to the amended forms of contracted which
require the clients and tenderers to seek additional legal advice and the probability
of the disputes resulting from unfamiliar terms also increase .These forms lead to
saving in time as drawing up of contracts from scratch is a tedious task . (Ralph, 2014)

Standardisation of the contract forms provides basic legal frameworks which

recognise the rights, obligations and duties of the parties and highlights the ambit of
the powers and duties of the contract administrator. Furthermore, standardisation
of contracts leads to higher degree of certainty and fairness during tendering
process. They become the basis of comparison and evaluation and familiarity with
the content makes it convenient and faster in pricing as well . (Ismail, 2007)
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