This study is intended to focus on the aspects of police competency in implementing
Emergency Response Plan in National Stadium Bukit Jalil consequence to the current
rising trend of spectator’s violence. This new emerging trend has also given birth to
“Ultras Malaya” which is known for their fanaticism and have often cross the boundary
of safety and security. The methodology adopted is through the distribution of a set of
questionnaire to 150 respondents in Cheras Police District. Questionnaire were divided
into four broad categories. Except for demography, knowledge, skills and attitude were
measured by using Likert Scale. Knowledge was mainly to gauge the understanding of
the personnel on emergency, emergency preparedness and emergency response plan.
Skills was to gauge the proficiency to undertake tasks related to emergency response
in football stadiums. Attitude was to highlight the perception of the personnel towards
training and drill needs, the review of the emergency response plan and the capabilities
and the interoperability amongst authorities. Data was analyzed by the descriptive
mode such as frequency, mean and percentage. Findings revealed a performance gap
whereby majority of officers deployed at national Stadium lacked the necessary
experience and exposure to handle such volatile crowd and in a closed area. Hence the
understanding that RMP should be the key player in stadium safety should be revisited.
The study concluded by recommending a changing face in football policing through
increasing the absence of uniformed police, Stadium Management to be responsible
for the safety of spectators and appointment of stewards to fill the void created by
police withdrawal.
The construction industry is one of the major sectors in Malaysia. Apart from providing
facilities, services and goods it also offers employment opportunities to local and
foreign workers. In fact, the construction workers are exposed to high risk of noises
being generated from various sources including excavators, bulldozers, concrete mixer
and piling machines. Previous studies indicated that the piling and concrete work were
recorded as the main source that contributed to the highest level of noise among
others. Therefore, the aim of this study is to obtain the level of noise exposure during
piling process and to determine the awareness of workers against noise pollution at
the construction site. Initially, the reading of noise level was obtained at construction
site by using a digital sound level meter (SLM) and noise exposure to the workers was
mapped. Readings were taken from four different distances; 5, 10, 15 and 20 meters
from the piling machine. Furthermore, a set of questionnaire was also distributed to
assess the knowledge of regarding noise pollution at the construction site. The result
showed that the mean noise level at 5 meters distance was more than 90 dB, which
exceeded the recommended level. Although the level of awareness of regarding the
effect of noise pollution is satisfactory but majority of workers (90%) still did not wear
ear muffs during working periods. Therefore, the safety module guidelines related to
noise pollution controls should be implemented to provide a safe working environment
and prevent initial occupational hearing loss.