National Recovery Plan: Standard Operating Procedure For Construction Industry

Following the Malaysian Government's announcement of the National Recovery Plan, which is intended to be the country's exit strategy in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia ('CIDB') has published the standard operating procedure ('SOP') for the construction industry.¹ The SOP varies depending on the phase of the National Recovery Plan that a state is categorised under.

This Alert outlines and compares the key aspects of the SOP for the construction industry for Phases 1 to 3 of the National Recovery Plan. Aside from such key aspects as set out herein, the on-site protocols with respect to the sanitisation of common areas, movement of workers, and social distancing measures are reflective of the previous requirements imposed during the movement control orders² and apply to all three Phases.