CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION
1.1

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The annual production of methanol exceeds 65 million tons and continues to grow by 4% per
year. Methanol has traditionally been used as feed for production of a range of chemicals
including acetic acid and formaldehyde. In recent years methanol has also been used for other
markets such as production of DME (Di-methyl-ether) and olefins by methanol-to-olefins
process (MTO) or as blend stock for motor fuels.
From the estimated 65 million tons of annual production, Malaysia produced 3% of methanol in
Asia-Pacific region in the year of 2012. However, this value will increase by 2% with the new
methanol plant in Kuantan, Pahang. Kuantan is the suitable site to construct a methanol plant due
to its location near to the raw materials to be used, natural gas supplied by PETRONAS. The
plant capacity is 100,000 metric ton/year for local uses. The duration for the construction to
finish is 3 years as estimated in the time management section in this report.
1.2

PROCESS DESCRIPTION

At the methanol production plant, there are three process sections and 1 utility section involved.
Below are the brief description of each sections involved:
a) Synthesis gas separation CO, CO2 and H2 are required in the reaction process. For this
project, the synthesis gas produced by autothermal reforming is rich in carbon monoxide,
resulting in high reactivity of the gas.
b) Methanol synthesis - In the methanol synthesis conversion of synthesis gas into raw methanol
takes place. Raw methanol is a mixture of methanol, a small amount of water, dissolved gases,
and traces of by-products
c) Methanol purification Distillation columns to be used to increase the concentration of
methanol and to remove impurities (by-products) produced in the process.

d) Utilities heating and cooling elements needed to be installed to ensure the quality of the
product and the requirement during the process.

Figure 1: Process flow diagram with ATR

1.3

USES AND APPLICATIONS

Methanol is one of the most versatile compounds developed and is the basis for hundreds of
chemicals, thousands of products that touch our daily lives, and is second in the world in amount
shipped and transported around the globe every year. A truly global commodity, methanol is a
key component of modern life and new applications are paving the way forward to innovation.
1.3.1

Applications of pure methanol

i. Transportation fuel methanol has a high octane rating that allows for superior vehicle
performance compared to gasoline. Many countries have adopted or are seeking to expand

methanol fueling programs, and it is the fastest growing segment of the methanol marketplace
today.
ii. Wastewater denitrification - used in wastewater treatment facilities to aid in the removal of
nitrogen from effluent streams. As wastewater is collected in a treatment facility, it contains high
levels of ammonia. Through a bacterial degradation process this ammonia is converted into
nitrate.
iii. Biodiesel transesterification - used to convert the triglycerides in different types of oils into
usable biodiesel fuel. The transesterification process reacts methanol with the triglyceride oils
contained in vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled greases, forming fatty acid alkyl esters
(biodiesel) and the by-product glycerine.
iv. Electricity generation methanol used as the fuel source to create steam to drive turbines.
1.3.2

Chemical feedstock

Methanol is a key component of hundreds of chemicals that are integral parts of our daily lives.
Methanol is most often converted into formaldehyde, acetic acid and olefins - all basic chemical
building blocks for a number of common products. Listed below are among the types of
materials that are made from methanol:
Plastics
Synthetic fibers
Paints
Resins
Magnetic film
Safety glass laminate
Adhesives

Solvents
Carpeting
Insulation
Refrigerants
Windshield washer fluid
Particle board
Pigments and dyes

CHAPTER II
SCOPE MANAGEMENT
2.1

PROJECT REQUIREMENT

Project requirement is one of the most important factor shall be identified in the project
management plan. This project requirement will be as guideline in this project. The list of this
project requirement as follows:
i.

The project need to be completed according to time provided and budget allocated by

ii.
iii.

OWNER
All the design must follow the standard and regulations
All changes in the design must get approval from OWNER before proceeding with

iv.

construction
All documentations must be recorded properly

2.2

PROJECT BOUNDARIES

i.

The scope of work for this project is from detailed engineering design until

ii.
iii.

commissioning work.
Conceptual design and basic engineering design will be provided by OWNER
OWNER is responsible on landscaping which getting approval from landowner and
government

2.3

PROJECT DELIVERABLES

Project deliverables have been identified according to work phases for control purpose as follows
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PHASES
Engineering

Procurement

Construction

Commissioning

2.4
i.
ii.

2.5
i.

DELIVERABLES
Detailed Engineering Design Report
Final drawings including PFD, P&ID, Plant Layout, and etc
Final Process Datasheet for all equipment
Plant safety analysis such as HAZOP, FMEA
Completion of selection of vendor for all equipment
Datasheet for all equipment from vendor including mechanical

drawings
Scheduling for equipment deliveries
Maintenance manual for all equipment from vendor
As Built Drawing
Completion of installing all equipment including control and

instrumentation according to final P&ID

Completion built up all the buildings
Test Report
Start up and shut down procedure
Product specification report after commissioning
Training Manual

PROJECT ACCEPTANCE
Production capacity of methanol is 100,000 metric ton per year
The purity of methanol must achieve 98%

PROJECT CONSTRAINT
Time
- Proper scheduling and time controlling shall be specified for every work phase in
order to avoid delay in the project. Safety margin shall be considered in order to avoid
the delay especially on the delivery of long lead items. The project is expected start

ii.

on Jan 2013 and will be completed in Dec 2013

Budget
5

Budget can be considered as one of project constraint. Budget is provided by the

OWNER. However fluctuation of Ringgit Malaysia shall be one of the risks in this

iii.

project
Natural Disaster
- Natural disaster such as flood shall be taken into account in project constraint since it
is beyond human control. However, precaution step such as weather forecasting
during construction (to avoid delay) and proper water drainage system shall be
installed at methanol plant

2.6

WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE

The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is used for defining work packages and developing and
tracking the schedule for the project. In this project, WBS has been divided into 4 phases which
are:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

Engineering Phase
- Detailed Engineering Design
- Safety Analysis
Procurement Phase
- Contract
- Purchasing
Construction Phase
- Site Work
- Installations
Commissioning Phase
- Testing
- Start-up & Operation

Please refer Figure 2.1 for details Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

2.6.1

Engineering Phase

Engineering phase will cover detailed engineering design and safety analysis. In detailed
engineering design the job scopes is preparing final drawings, final sizing of each equipment,
and final datasheet. For safety analysis, HAZOP and FMEA will be conducted.

At the end of this phase, final drawings and process datasheet will be developed together with
detailed engineering design report and plant safety analysis report.

2.6.2

Procurement Phase

Contract and purchasing are two major activities that will be covered under procurement phase.
Preparation of vendor contract, open tender, selection of vendor and contract award are the main
activities under contract activity. While quotation requisition selection of best quotation and
purchase order preparation are the main activities under purchasing activity.

2.6.3

Construction Phase

Construction phase is the main phase in this project. It will cover site work and installation
process. By this phase, all equipment including major and minor equipment are expected to be
arrived before installation. Clearing the site work and preparing good water drainage system will
be done under site work activity. While installing minor and major equipment and construct the
building such as administration building, maintenance workshop, control panel room, cafeteria
and etc will be completed under installation activity.
2.6.4

Commissioning Phase

Commissioning phase will cover testing and start-up & operation. In testing activities, all the
testing will be conducted including for major equipment testing and leakage test before start-up
the plant. Start-up & Operation activity will be operated after all equipment have been installed
accordingly and all the testing had been conducted. The job scopes are preparing final drawings,
final sizing of each equipment, and final datasheet. For safety analysis, HAZOP and FMEA will
be conducted.
At the end of this phase, start-up procedure, shutdown procedure, operation manual and
maintenance manual will be produced.

Figure 2.1: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

CHAPTER III
TIME MANAGEMENT
3.1

ACTIVITY / WORK PACKAGE DURATION

Time is the most elements to be controlled in every project to ensure that the project can be
completed within the project durations. The duration for each activity need to be allocated in
order to manage the time. The duration for each work package as follows:
PHASE
ENGINEERING PHASE
PROCUREMENT PHASE
CONSTRUCTION PHASE
COMMISSIONING PHASE

DURATION (MONTH)
3
15
14
4

Total duration for this work package is 36 months (3 years).

3.2

PROJECT SCHEDULE

The details of activities have been listed in the project schedule. Gantt Chart is one of the tools to
monitor the activities of the project. The plan Gantt Chart is the based guideline for the project
while the actual progress need to be monitored in order to keep track if there is any delay in the
project. Thus, time management is important to make the project success on time.
Please refer Figure 3.1 for Gantt Chart for this project.

The details of activity with duration for each phase as below.

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PHASE

ENGINEERING

PROCUREMENT

CONSTRUCTION

COMMISSIONING

ACTIVITY

DURATION
(MONTH)

A-Detailed Engineering Design

B-Final Drawing & Datasheet

C-Safety Analysis

D-Vendor Contract

E-Contractor Selection

F-Contract Award

G-Purchasing Process

10

H-Site Works

I-Water Drainage System

J-Equipment Installation

11

K-Testing

L-Commissioning and plant start up

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Figure 3.1: Gantt Chart

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3.3

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS

Critical path analysis has been analysed using Critical Path Method (CPM). In order to
control the project, finding the critical path is important. In CPM, the activities that fall on
the critical path represent any task that will delay the whole project if it is performed behind
schedule.
A critical activity is defines as the activity that involved in a project which does not have any
slack time. Critical path analysis for this project as follows:

ACTIVITY

DURATION
(MONTH)

ES

EF

LS

LF

SLACK

10

18

18

18

21

18

21

18

21

20

23

11

21

32

21

32

32

34

32

34

34

36

34

36

ES: Earliest Start Time. This is the earliest time an activity can be started, allowing for the
fact that all preceding activities have been completed.
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EF: Earliest Finish Time. This is the earliest time an activity can be finished or completed.
LS: Latest Start Time. This is the latest time an activity can be started without delaying the
start of following activities which would put the entire project behind the schedule.
LF: Latest Finish Time. This is the latest time for an activity can finish in order to remain on
project schedule.
Slack: Activity Slack Time. The amount of slippage in activity start or duration time which
can be tolerated without delaying the whole project.

Based on this analysis, all activities except D and I are critical activities. The network of the
critical path analysis is shown in Figure 3.2 where red indicates the critical activities.

Figure 3.2: Critical Path Analysis (CPM Method)

Based on above figure, critical path have been identified as follows:

CHAPTER IV
RISK MANAGEMENT
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4.1

RISK ASSESSMENT

In this section, possible risks are included and analysed by Qualitative Risk Assessment
(QRA) to determine the severity and impact of each possible risks. The common risks faced
in the industry are technology, market, financial, people, structure or process. Among these
risks, this project had eliminated technology and market from the possible risks. Due to the
fact methanol production from natural gas had been commercially produced for a long time,
making it is a proven technology with already known risks during process. The market
demand of methanol is high in Malaysia and the world and will keep increasing because of its
vast uses and application; thus, eliminating the risk of low market demand and prices. Other
possible risks are studied and listed below with its preventive and control measures.
Table 4.1: Probability ranking

Probability (P)
Very low
Low
Moderate
High
Very high

Description
Insignificant effect to the project
<5% change to the project
5-10% change to the project
10-20% change to the project
>20% change to the project

Rating
1
2
3
4
5

Table 4. 2: Impact ranking

Impact (I)
Catastrophic
Major
Minor
Negligible

Description
Unacceptable to the Investors
Major changes to the project
Minor changes to the project
Insignificant change to the project

Rating
4
3
2
1

Table 4.3: Risk rating description

Possibilit
y

Impact

Very low

Major Minor Insignificant

4
3
2
1

Risk
Rating
1 to 4

Low

5 to 9

Catastrophic

4
15

Descriptio
n
Low risk
Medium
risk

Moderate
High
Very high
Risk area

12
16
20

9
12
15

Risk Scenario

Error in estimation

6
8
10

3
4
5

>10

High risk

Risk Assessment
Probability
Impact
Descriptio Rankin Descriptio Rankin
n
g
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Risk
rating

Low

Catastrophi
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Moderate

Major

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Cost
Fluctuations in price of
bulk items

Reductions in the project

budget

Preven

Low

Major

Schedule

Error in estimation

Poor allocation and

management of slack
Late receiving goods from
suppliers

Low

Low
High

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2
4

Catastrophi
c

Major
Minor

3
2

6
8

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Choose
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Possibility to recruit staff
with required skills

Management
/ HR

Key staff are ill at critical

times during the project

Moderate

Very low

Low

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Catastrophi
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Injuries during
construction

High

Negligible

Safety

Fire / Explosion

Natural disasters

Very low

Very low

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Major

Major

From the risk assessment prepared, there are no possible high risks scoring more than 9 and
all are classified as low and medium risks. Thus, no further risk assessment should be taken.
However, preventive and control measures must be followed properly to avoid bigger issues.

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CHAPTER V
STANDARDS, LAWS AND REGULATIONS
5.1

INTRODUCTION

It is necessary to understand and applied the codes and standards, as well as laws and regulations
in every phase of a project in project management. Since the plant project of Methanol
production is involved in territory of Malaysia, those legal requirements set by the State
government (Pahang) and Federal government (Malaysia) are the main scopes in this section and
are discussed in detail.
5.2

CODES AND STANDARDS

Codes and Standards that required to be complied in this project are described in the following
Table 5.1.
Table 5.1: Codes and Standards applied for the proposed project

Code/Standard

Description

ASME
Boiler
and
Pressure code (2009)

Guideline that contains the requirements for the design

of pressure vessels. Aspects covered in the code
include determination of vessel wall thickness,
maximum allowable pressure, joint, welding properties,
maximum stress, and etc.

ASME B16.5 (2009)

Guideline that contains the requirements for design of

piping flange or flange on vessels. Aspects covered
include size, dimension, and details of flanges based on
materials, design pressures, and temperatures.

ASME B31.3 (2012)

Guidelines that contains the requirements for material

and components, design fabrication, assembly,
erection, examination, inspection, and testing of piping
in chemical processing plants.

Code of Professional
Conduct/Ethic (Code of

Guidelines that defines the roles and responsibilities for

professional, provide framework for ethical judgment,
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Professional Conduct of
Engineers by Board of
Engineers Malaysia)
ISO 21500:2012
(Guidance on Project
Management)

stimulates ethical behavior as well as raise professional

consciousness in an organization.

Provides high-level description of concepts and

processes that are considered to form good practice in
project management.
One of the benefits is that the standard enables the
flexibility of project management employees and their
ability to work on international projects.

Malaysia Standard (MS)

for construction:
[MS 1195, MS 416, MS
523]

Code of practices in construction field in Malaysia.

The standards covered design code for concrete
structure (MS 1195), steelwork design (MS 416),
specification, production and compliance criteria for
the supply of ready mixed concrete (MS 523).

National Fire Protection

Association codes:
NFPA 70, NFPA 70E,
NFPA 110, NFPA 111, etc.

NFPA 70: National Electric code

Responsible for documents on minimizing the risk of
electricity as a source of electric shock and as potential
ignition source of fires and explosions.
NFPA 70E (Standard for Electrical Safety
Requirements for Employees Workplaces)
These standards cover the installation of electric
conductors, electric equipment, signaling and
communication conductors and equipment for building,
structures, industrial substation, equipment that
connected to the electricity and installation using
electricity supply.

PETRONAS
Technical
Standards (PTS)

These standards apply to the design, construction,

operation and maintenance of all PETRONAS
installations in the upstream, downstream and
petrochemical sectors.

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5.3

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

In order to ensure all the operations involved in the proposed project including details
engineering, construction, and commissioning are carried out legally, it is important to abide the
Law of Malaysia.
5.3.1

Environmental Quality Act (EQA) 1974-Act 127

This is an Act relating to the prevention, abatement, control of pollution and enhancement
of the environment. It is enforced by the Department of Environment (DOE) in Malaysia to
protect the environment. Table 5.2 shows the important section that applied to this proposed
project.
Table 5.2: Important Section of EQA 1974

Section
Section 20:
Requirement
and Approval
of plans

Description
Every application to carry out any
work, building, erection, or
alteration specified in Section 19
shall be submitted to the Director
General of Environmental Quality.

Section 22:
Restriction on
pollution of
the
atmosphere

No person shall, unless licensed,

emit
or
discharge
any
environmentally
hazardous
substances, pollutants or wastes into
the atmosphere.

Section 24:
Restriction on
pollution of
the soil

No person shall, unless licensed,

pollute or cause or permit to be
polluted any soil or surface of any
land.

Section 29:
Prohibition of
discharge of
wastes into
Malaysian
waters
Section 29A:
Prohibition on
open burning

No person shall, unless licensed,

discharge environmentally
hazardous substances, pollutants or
wastes into the Malaysian waters.

No person shall allow or cause open

burning on any premises.

Action
Documentation for the project such as plan and
specifications, layout plan of the site, details of
process and waste indication should be provided
and submitted to the Director General.

A waste treatment system should be built on

construction site to treat any waste before
discharge. Waste includes any matter prescribed
to be scheduled waste or any matter whether in a
solid, semi-solid or liquid form or in the form of
gas or vapor which is emitted, discharged or
deposited in the environment in such volume,
composition or manner as to cause pollution.

Site supervisor must ensure that is no any open

burning activities allowed on site or in the area
near the construction site.

Source: EQA 1974

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5.3.2

Contracts Act 1950 Act 136

This is an Act relating to the contracts. It is important that the contract involved in this project is
clearly defined and precise in order to avoid any problems occur especially during the
construction phase. The following table shows the important Section of the Act.
Table 5.3: Important Section of Contract Act 1950

Section
Section 10:
What agreements
are contracts

Description
All agreements are contracts if they
are made by the free consent of
parties competent to contract, for a
lawful consideration and with a
lawful object, and are not hereby
expressly declared to be void.

Action
The legally valid contracts must be prepared
with all the parties involved in the project to
ensure agreed objectives are achieved as
contracted. These include the contract between
contractor and employer (PETRONAS).

Section 38:
Obligation of
parties to
contracts

The parties to a contract must either

perform, or offer to perform, their
respective promises, unless the
performance is dispensed with or
excused under this Act, or of any
other law.

Each party must fulfill their jobs or duty

according the contract. It is important for each
party to understand the right on the project
based on contract details.

Section 48:
Time and place
for performance
of promise where
time is
specified and no
application to be
made

When a promise is to be performed As the contractor for the project, it is important

on a certain day, and the promisor to complete the project within the duration as
has undertaken to perform it without agreed in the contract. A clause for delay or
application by the promisee, the deadline can be negotiating must be put in
promisor may perform it at any time contract as a precaution step.
during the usual hours of business on
the day and at the place at which the
promise ought to be application
performed.
Source: Contract Act 1950

5.3.3

Factory and Machinery Act 1967 Act 139

An Act to provide for the control of factories with respect to matters relating to the safety, health
and welfare of person therein, the registration and inspection of machinery and formatters
connected therewith. The important section that applied for the project is described in the
following table.

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Table 5.4: Important Section of FMA Act 1967

Section
Section 10:
Provisions
relating to safety,
etc.

Description
Without prejudice to any law with
respect to local authorities,
in respect of any factory, the
following provisions relating to
safety shall apply: [(a) to (f)]

Section 35:
Building
operations or
works of
engineering
construction

Every person who undertakes any

building operations or works of
engineering construction shall not
later than seven days from the
commencement of those operations
serve on the Inspector
written notice in the prescribed form.

Section 36:
Installation
machinery, etc.

No person shall install or cause to be

installed any machinery except with
the written approval of the Inspector
and for the purpose of obtaining the
approval there shall be submitted to
the Inspector such particulars as may
be prescribed.

Action
This section should be considered to ensure the
safety of workplaces and to avoid any accidents
in the site.

A written approval should be obtained from the

Inspector for all the machineries that will be
used in the construction work. Upon approval, a
written notice should be served on the Inspector
or licensed person to make inspection on the
machineries.

Source: FMA 1967

5.3.4

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994 Act 514

OSHA 1994 is an Act to make further provisions for securing the safety, health and welfare of
persons at work, and for protecting others against risks to safety or health in connection with the
activities of persons at work. Table 5.5 described the important section related to the proposed
project.

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Table 5.5: Important Section of OSHA Act 1994

Section
Section 15-18:
Duties of an
Employer

Description
It shall be the duty of every
employer and every self-employed
person
a) To ensure, so far as is
practicable, the safety,
health and welfare at work
of all his employees.
b) To formulate safety and
health policy.
c) To ensure that he and other
persons, not being his
employees, who may be
affected thereby are not
thereby exposed to risks to
their safety or health.

Action
The employer should
- ensure the safety, health, and welfare at work
of all his employees and visitors. A sufficient
training should be providing to the employees.
- prepare and as often as may be appropriate
revise a written statement of general policy with
respect to the safety and health at workplace for
the employees.
- ensure the absence of risks of safety and health
by providing sufficient information to the
persons other than the employees.

Section
20-21: 20:
General
duties
of
Duties of Third manufacturers, etc as regards plant
party[suppliers/c for use at work [(1) to (3)]
ontractors]
21:
General
duties
of
manufacturers, etc as regards
substances for use at work [(1) to
(2)]

The designers, manufacturers, importers, and

suppliers involved should aware of their
respective responsibilities to make sure the
project is carried out safely.

Section 24: Duties

of an Employee

Every employee involved in this project should:

General duties of employees at

work[ (1) to (2)]

- Take care of their safety at the workplace by

wearing or using at all times any protective
equipment or clothing provided.
- Comply with instructions and measures of
occupational safety and health instituted by the
employer under this Act.
Section 29: Safety
and health officer

The safety and health officer shall A qualified person should be appointed as a
be employed exclusively for the Safety and Health Officer to ensure the safety
purpose of ensuring the due and health at the workplace.
observance at the place of work of
the provisions of this Act and any
regulation made thereunder and the
promotion of a safe conduct of
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work at the place of work.

Section 30:
Establishment of
safety and health
committee at place
of work

Every employer shall establish a A safety and health committee should be

safety and health committee
established since more than 40 persons are
at the place of work
employed for the project.

Source: OSHA 1994

5.3.5

Employment Act 1955 Act 265

This is an Act relating to employment. For this project, it is important to follow this Act
especially for foreign worker who will work on construction site. The following table shows the
applied section for this project.
Table 5.6: Important Section of Employment Act 1955

Section
Section 60K:
Duty to furnish
information and
returns

Description

Action

An employer who employs a foreign The details information of foreign workers who
employee shall, within fourteen days are employed must be submitted to the Director
of the employment, furnish the General. This is including the termination
Director General with the particulars service of foreign employees.
of the foreign employee.
The employer shall, within thirty
days of the termination of service,
inform the Director General of the
termination in a manner as may be
determined by the Director General.
Source: Employment Act 1955

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CHAPTER VI
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
6.1

PROJECT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

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Figure 6.1: Organizational structure of the project management team

As shown in Figure 6.1, the organizational structure of this project management team is led by a
project manager and will be assisting by a project engineer. The Project Manager has overall
responsibilities for meeting requirements within the agreed time, cost, scope, and quality
constraints outline in the Project Plan. The roles of Project Manager are:

To supervise and provide technical direction to project team

Provide weekly Project Status Reports to the Project Sponsor
Chair weekly team status meetings
Attend Steering Committee meetings and prepare supporting materials with the

Project Sponsor (agenda, presentations)

Execute project management processes: risk, issues, change, quality, and

document management
Ensure Project plan, schedule, and budget is up-to-date.

For this project, several teams have been establishing depend on their respective skills and
knowledge. The teams are technical team, construction team, finance team, human resources
team, and safety team. Each team is led by a Team Leader who is responsible for managing one
part of the project. Role for each Team Leader are:

To supervise and provide technical direction to sub-team members

Hold regular sub-team status meetings
Provide regular Status Reports to Project Manager
Manage and resolve team-level risks, issues, and changes in the project.

Technical team consists of Process, Mechanical, and Electrical and Instrumentation engineers.
Each team members responsible for performing engineering activities based on their respective
skills. Process engineers are responsible to oversee the construction of new plants and ensuring
that equipment works to its specification and to appropriate capacities. For the Mechanical,
Electrical and Instrumentation engineers, the main task is to install equipment and utilities such
as water and electricity supply, control valve, and pipeline for the whole plant.

The construction team consists of civil/site engineers, site technicians, and foreman. Site
Engineers provide technical advice about, plan, organize and supervise construction projects.
Site technician will assist site engineer for maintenance works during the construction. Foreman
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main task is to ensure that the workers at a construction site are following correct work
procedures and safety precautions.

The Finance team led by Head of Finance is responsible for accounting works. The team
members include accountants who responsible to improve the operational and financial
effectiveness. They also perform cost and financial analysis for the project, as well as purchasing
work especially the equipment and material needed for the project.

Human Resources team consists of Human Resources officer as the team member. The main task
for the team is to maintain and enhance the organization's human resources by planning,
implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and
practices. The team also responsible to prepares employees for assignments by establishing and
conducting orientation and training programs.

The Safety team members are Health, Safety, and Environments engineers and officers. This
team is responsible to ensure the safety and health of the employees especially the person
involve in the construction activities. The HSE engineer is in charge of the development and
maintenance of health, safety and environmental systems. The HSE officer is responsible to
ensure workplace safety comply with the regulation requirements and to conduct regular site
safety inspection and follow up actions.

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International ASME. 2009. ASME B16.5:Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings.USA: The
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
International ASME. 2007. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel.USA: The American Society of
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International ASME. 2012. ASME B31.3:Process Piping.USA: The American Society of
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Malaysia. 1974. Contracts Act 1950 (Revised- 1974). (Act 136)
Malaysia. 1974. Environment Quality Act 1974. (Act 127)
Malaysia. 1974. Factories and Machinery Act 1967 (Revised-1974). (Act139)
Malaysia. 1981. Employment Act 1955 (Revised-1981). (Act 265)
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