Maintenance management of kariah masjid: A preliminary study on the technical background of masjid’s maintenance staff in Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Md. Najib, Abdul Rasid, Anis Azura, Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: TH3301 Maintenance and repair
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/8474/2/seminar_masjid-najib_8474.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/8474/; http://seminarmasjid.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Although maintenance works are normally outsourced, the officer in charge of maintenance of a masjid should have a basic technical background in building maintenance management. This is essential so that the maintenance problems are correctly identified for communication with top management as well as for follow-up maintenance work by appointed contractors. This paper presents the preliminary finding of a study on the technical background of masjid official responsible in building maintenance of selected masjids kariah in Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The finding may be used in drafting a suitable training module for them.