KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) has instructed member developers to provide the required safety measures for electric water heaters in new housing projects to prevent short circuits and electrocution.
Its president Datuk Seri Michael Yam Kong Choy said housing developers, who provided electric water heaters or circuits, should ensure they were equipped with residual-current circuit breakers (RCCB) of 10 milliampere (mA) prior to delivery of the premises to the buyers.
"As a responsible association, Rehda takes this matter seriously as any non-compliance to Regulation 122 of the Electricity Regulations 1994 is an offence. Member developers must comply with the requirements in ensuring the safety of users. All stakeholders in the supply chain of development must collectively en sure that such safeguards are fitted.
"These include those producing electric water heaters, the specifier, design engineer, installer and supervisors of installation."
He said premises sold or occupied should be equipped with the 10mA RCCB if electric water heater circuit was provided by developers prior to the sale of the premises.
Rehda committee member Datuk Wan Hashimi Albakri said the members were complying to the commission's circular issued to them in January.
"We have no issue with this directive. It is most welcome to protect house buyers. The ruling has been included in the development progress schedule," said Wan Hashimi, who is also Sime Darby Property Berhad head of development services.
