Medium industrial classification

Medium industrial activity classes, descriptions and standard requirements.

Medium Industry

Descriptions and Standards Requirements

• These industries could generate significant noise from machineries, generators and similar equipment, but the noise can be controlled to meet a level not exceeding 65 dB(A) Leq at the factory boundary, and not exceeding 55 dB(A) Leq during daytime and 45 dB(A) Leq during nighttime at the residential or buffer zone boundary.
• Industries could emit some gaseous emissions, but these can be controlled to comply with the Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulation 1978.
• The industries could produce some industrial effluent that can be treated on site before being discharged to meet Standard A or B of the Environmental Quality (Sewage and Industrial Effluent) Regulation 1979, depending on the site.
• These industries could use toxic and hazardous raw materials in production.
• The industries could produce scheduled wastes, but these can be treated on site to comply with the Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulation 1989 or disposed of from their premises.
• The industries could produce fumes and odors that can possibly affect workers' health and neighbouring plants, but design solutions are available for prevention and shall comply with the Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 1978.
• The stack height shall conform to the production capacity of the specific plant, based on air quality modeling and simulation with DOE approval.
• The industries shall be located in designated industrial estates or zones with good compatibility within the industrial estate or zone to ensure good industrial mixing.
• These industries shall not use any radioactive materials.

Note: All discharge and emissions shall meet the relevant Environmental Quality Regulations stipulated in the Environmental Quality Act 1974.

Medium Industry Examples

• Manufacture of prepared animal feeds.
• Soft drinks and carbonated water industries.
• Tobacco manufacture.
• Dyeing, bleaching, printing and finishing of yarns and fabric, other than batik.
• Batik making.
• Synthetic textile mills.
• Manufacture of miscellaneous primary textiles.
• Knitting mills.
• Manufacture of carpets and rugs.
• Manufacture of textiles, not elsewhere classified.
• Tanneries and leather finishing.
• Fur dressing and dyeing industries.
• Manufacture of furniture and fixtures except primarily of metals.
• Printing, publishing and allied industries.
• Manufacture of soap and cleaning preparations.
• Manufacture of perfumes, cosmetics and other toilet preparations.
• Matches factory.
• Manufacture of domestic plastic products n.e.c.
• Manufacture of pottery, china and earthenware.
• Cut stone and stone products.
• Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware excluding tin smithing and black smithing.
• Tin smithing and black smithing.
• Ice cream.
• Other dairy products.
• Pineapple canning.
• Other canning and preservation of fruits and vegetables.
• Canning, preservation and processing of fish, crustacean and similar foods.
• Small rice mills.
• Sago and tapioca factories.
• Biscuit factories.
• Bakeries.
• Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery.
• Ice factory.
• Coffee factories.
• Meehoon, noodles and related products.
• Spices and curry powder.
• Manufacture of starch and its products.
• Other food products