Site Visit : Water Transfer Tunnel

Well it has been a very long time since I have the chance to visit a workplace/site. Last month, to be exact on 13th of December 2011, we (my colleagues, students and I) managed to pay a visit to Pahang-Selangor Water Transfer project. It is a Shimizu-Nishimatsu-UEM-IJM Joint Venture tunnel project. 

Okey autobots, let's roll out!!

This is their site office, nice huh? It is super duper clean, and everybody was like "is this the site? Seriously?"

No wonder, this project was loaned by the Japanese (I cant remember the name of the funder), by 1% interest rate. Ambik ko, sampai interest rate pun kitorang tahu. So the system of work is strictly Japanese-way-of-work. One of the worker told us, the Japanese themselves will pick any cigarette end on the floor and put it in the pocket. 

This tunnel project is more than 40% completed, with approval from DOE Malaysia and yet to received the BEST Safety and Health award from DOSH!!! And of course by following the Japanese requirements also. They informed us that the workers' house have an air conditioner at every unit and Astro! Kaya gilos!! 

The site. Clean and clear. ;p

After a short briefing by the KeTTHA officer, we were given the appropriate Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) and zassss took a walk to the site. The explanation was given by the Japanese engineer, Mr Shuri-san. 

Mr. Shuri-san. 

Lets take a look on the safety measures installed. 

This is Tally Board, where you have to flip your card before you enter, AND after you leave the tunnel. This is to make sure how many workers/visitors are in the tunnel in case any emergency happens. Oh, they have their own medic room and an ambulance. Thumbs up!

Emergency phone. The Safety and Health Officer even took the oxygen level and also the level of hazardous gases . When he have confirmed the level is safe, only then we were allowed to enter the tunnel. 

Inside one of the Adit. Sila gunakan laluan pejalan kaki ye anak-anak. 

This is where they treat the waste water before any discharging. DOE requirement. 

On the engineering aspect, sorryla tak terror. But all I know they are using 2 types of machines, which costs millions each.  The picture above is called TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine). They call it TIARA-MIDORI. Midori tu maksudnya hijau. This kind of machine jugak yang korek SMART Tunnel tuu. This machine even have a part where they can hide if emergency happens. Siap ada mask, breathing apparatus, etc. 

All the dust/waste from the digging process will be transferred using the conveyor. Hassle free from using the lorries. look, the floor sangat bersih kan, boleh main kejar-kejar lagi. 


We are more excited to meet the Japanese Engineer. *gatal. They are so young! Yet handle a big  project! 

I cant remember his name. In his 20s. Masa aku nak balik siap tolong tutupkan pintu kereta. Orang Jepun memang gentleman.

If not mistaken, he is Suzuki-san. My friend said he looks like a K-Pop singer. Really? I dont listen to K-pop, sorry. They know a few Malay words, masa bos dia ajak makan, dia reply "sudah kenyang", bila tanya how many years have you been here, dia reply "2 tahun setengah". Hehe comel comel. Amboi amboi.