Control Measures Taken By DOE

1.Environmental Quality Act (EQA) 1974 was enacted to prevent, abate, control
pollution and enhance the quality of environment. The Department of Environment
administer and enforce the EQA 1974, and Section IV of the Economic Exclusive
Zone Act 1984.
2.Inspection and enforcement visits are being carried out to industrial premises to
ensure that industrial sectors comply with the Environmental Quality Act 1974:
3.Road side inspections on motor vehicles are conducted;
*Approved Facilities
*List of Aprroved Facilities
4.Aerial and ground surveillance on pollution sources are being carried out;
5.Air quality in the country is monitored for 24 hours to detect any changes in the
ambient air quality status that may cause harm to human health and the environment;
#Air Quality Monitoring
#Recommended Malaysian Air Quality Guidelines
#Air Pollutant Monitored
#Air Pollutant Index (API)
#Calculation of API (Flow Chart)
#Pollutant Measurement Technique
6.Awareness programme are conducted to educate public on the need to protect the
environment;
7.Initiate and promote research collaborations on relevant environmental area;
8.Participate in international negotiations on relevant environmental issues


Approved Facility

PROGRAMME FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROVED FACILITY' FOR TESTING EMISSIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES

'APPROVED FACILITY' means a facility or place approved by the Director General which is equipped with the necessary smokemeter and/or gaseous meter and trained personnel for carrying out any smoke and gaseous emission test from motor vehicles.

PURPOSE

The purpose of establishing the 'Approved Facility' are as follows :-

i) To prepare testing facilities to enable the vehicle owners/drivers to send their vehicles (petrol or diesel) for testing their exhant emission (at their own cost).This would assist the vehicles owners / drivers to observe the level of their vehicle emission and its compliance to the environmental laws.

ii)To enable corrective action be immediately taken on the vehicle engines to stop emitting excessive smoke/gaseous (to stop pollution the environment)

LAW AND EMISSION LIMITS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

Diesel :Environmental Quality (Control of Emission from diesel engine) Regulation, 1996
Vehicles enforced since September 1996.



Limit for Black Smoke : 50 Hartridge Smoke Unit ( HSU ) or 50 % opacity .
Emission


Petrol : Environment Quality (Control of Emission from Petrol Engine) Regulation, 1996.
Vehicles enforced since September 1996.


Limit for Gaseous : Vehicles of New Model
Emiission ( introduced after 1-1-1997 )
CO = 3.5 % ; HC = 600 ppm.


: Vehicles of Existing Model
( introduced before 1-1-1997 )
Co = 4.5 % ; HC = 800 ppm.


WHO SHOULD APPLY

1.Person/Company who own/operate:

i). Motor Vehicle Test Centre
ii). Motor Vehicle Service Centre
iii). Service Station ( Petrol Kiosks )
iv). Motor Vehicle Workshop

CRITERIA FOR OBTAINING RECOGNITION AS AN 'APPROVED FACILITY'

Motor Vehicle Test Centre / Service Centre/ Service Station / workshop that is equipped with:-

1. Smokemeter and/or CO & HC Analyzer.
2. Trained personnel prossessing the Certificate of Competency from Department of
Environment (DOE).
(DOE will conduct training and issue the Certificate of Competency to trainees which have undergone the DOE training).
(Training is given upon applications)

ISSUANCE OF THE 'APPROVED FACILITY' CERTIFICATE

'APPROVED FACILITY' Certificate would be issued to the applications by DOE as a recognition to facilities which fulfil the stipulated criteria.


HOW TO APPLY

1. Applicants need to fill the JAS/KYDL/01 Form obtainable at:-

i) /doe/KYDL/borangKYDL.pdf

ii) Department of Environment
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Level 1-4, Podium 2 & 3, Lot 4G3, Presint 4
Federal Government Administrative Centre
62574 PUTRAJAYA

iii) The States Department of Environment Offices.

2. Returned the above Form to any of the DOE offices as above


NO CHARGE OR FEES WILL BE IMPOSED IN THE PROCESSING OF THE ABOVE ' APPROVED FACILITY'


BENEFITS OBTAINED BY THE APPLICANTS

Your Motor Vehicle Test Centre / Service Station / Workshop would be ' upgraded and recognized as an APPROVED FACILITY' for conducting exhant test from motor vehicles by the Department Of Environment Malaysia.

Department of Environment only recognizes vehicular emission test conducted by 'APPROVED FACILITY' in enforcing the environmental laws and regulations.