About OSHCDM

Every construction project is commonly unique and complicated. It involves many people, specific timelines and decisions that can carry serious safety consequences if they’re made without the right information. What often gets overlooked is that many of these risks are created—or can be removed—long before anyone steps onto site, during the design and planning stages.

That’s where this website comes in.

OSHCDM was created to make the Occupational Safety and Health (Construction Work) (Design and Management) Regulations easier to understand and practical to use within Malaysia's construction industry. Instead of dense legal wording, you’ll find clear explanations, practical examples and role-based guidance that show how the regulations apply to real projects.

Whether you’re a client, construction work designer, construction work contractor or safety and health professional, the aim is simple: to help you understand what your responsibilities are, how they connect with others on the project and how better design and management decisions can reduce risk on site.

Rather than repeating the regulations word for word, this site breaks them down into manageable sections, explains key concepts in plain language and links legal duties to everyday design choices, coordination tasks and project decisions. The emphasis is on managing risk early, improving communication between duty holders and building safety into the project from the start—not as an afterthought.

Think of this website as a practical reference you can return to during design reviews, planning discussions and project coordination. By making the regulations clearer and more accessible, we hope to support safer projects, better collaboration and fewer injuries across Malaysia’s construction industry.

Because safer construction doesn’t start on site—it starts with informed decisions.