PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) is the first Asian highway company to receive the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award (PMIRSA) for its road safety initiatives in 2019. The award was presented in London on Tuesday and received from Prince Michael of Kent by PLUS Managing Director, Datuk Azman Ismail.
PLUS is one of the 23 award recipients this year and received the award in recognition of the company’s contribution towards successfully implementing multiple road safety initiatives along its 1,134.1-km highway across the Peninsular Malaysia.
“This award is a strong testimony that PLUS is internationally recognised as a world-class highway that adheres to high levels of safety. It reaffirms us as an organization that places safety above all,” said Datuk Azman.
Integrated road and traffic management system
As Malaysia’s largest highway operator, serving over 1.7 million users daily, the organization has implemented an integrated and innovative road and traffic management system known as the PLUS 3Es encompassing Engineering, Education and Enforcement since the first quarter of 2017. Through its engineering initiatives, it has ensured that 100% of its highways achieved a 3-star iRAP Rating Standard.
Through its educational collaboration with the Malaysian National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, PLUS co-created the Expressway Operations Safety Passport (EOSP) that has increased the safety awareness of highway workers. Upon its implementation, EOSP had contributed to a significant 75% reduction in fatalities involving highway and contract workers on the highways.
The EOSP programme is a first for the Malaysian highway industry, and the EOSP certification is mandatory for all roadside workers on PLUS highways before entering their respective work zones and has been identified for re-application across all tolled highways in Malaysia. The programme receives full support from the Malaysian Highway Authority as well as the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Transport.
About the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards
Prince Michael of Kent is a leading advocate of road safety, working to support the UN Decade of Action, an ambitious international programme which has already saved millions of lives promotes and implements good practice. Since 1987, the awards have given public recognition to those who have improved road safety throughout Britain. Now, the awards programme recognizes outstanding achievement and innovation worldwide. Each year, the most outstanding examples of international road safety initiatives are given public recognition by the PMIRSA.
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