Chapter 1:

Introduction To OSH
Legislation

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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
COURSE OBJECTIVES

 Understand the occupational safety and health.

 Importance safety in workplace

 OSH legislation

 Safety and health organization

INTRODUCTION

 Occupational
safety and health
(OSH) is a basic
human right for
safety at
workplace
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FAULT
HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
OSHA IN MALAYSIA
 The era of industrial safety and health-
1970 to 1994
 Akta Kilang dan Jentera’ (Factories and
Machinery Act @ FMA) 1970 was approved
by the parliaments.
 To solve all the shortcoming of the Machine
Ordinal 1953, as the workers in a
workplace without machine previously are
now being protected under the new Acts.
HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
OSHA IN MALAYSIA

 The era of occupational safety and

health- 1994 onwards
 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
was enacted in 1994
 FMA 1967 emphasis on safety while OSHA
1994 emphasis on addressing health
hazards in the workplace
TYPES OF ACCIDENT

 Accident happens
mostly due by two
major causes:
 Unsafe condition at the
workplace
 Unsafe act done by a
person or a group
OSH LEGISLATION
INTRODUCTION

 OSHA in Malaysia is an Act which provides the

legislative framework to secure the safety,
health and welfare among all Malaysian
workforces and to protect others against risks
to safety or health in connection with the
activities of persons at work
 Gazetted on 24th February 1994

OSHA di Malaysia adalah suatu Akta yang menyediakan rangka kerja perundangan untuk memastikan
keselamatan, kesihatan dan kebajikan di kalangan semua tenaga kerja Malaysia dan untuk melindungi
orang lain terhadap risiko kepada keselamatan atau kesihatan berkaitan dengan aktiviti orang-orang di
tempat kerja
OBJECTIVES OF OSHA 1994

 Secure the safety, health and welfare of persons at

work against risks to safety or health arising out of
the activities of persons at work
 Protect person at a place of work other than persons
at work against risks to safety or health arising out of
the activities of persons at work
 Promote an occupational environment for persons at
work which is adapted to their physiological and
psychological needs
 Provide the means whereby the associated
occupational safety and health legislation may be
progressively replaced by a system of regulations
and approved industry codes of practice operating in
combination with the provisions of this Act designed
to maintain or improve the standards of safety and
health.
DO YOU KNOW?

What OSHA does not covers?

Work on board ship

and armed forces
UNDERSTANDING OSHA 1994

 The Act contains 67 sections, divided into 15 parts

and appended with 3 schedules.
 The first three parts state the objects of the Act and
provide the infrastructure for appointment of officers
and the National Council (Majlis Kebangsaan)
 Part IV (4) to VI(6) provides the general duties for
those who create the risks e.g. employer, self-
employed person, designer, manufacturer, supplier,
etc and those who work with the risks i.e employees.
EMPLOYERS’ RESPONSIBILITY (PART IV,
SECTION 15-19)

 Provide a workplace free

from recognized hazards and
comply with OSHA standards
 Provide training required by
OSHA standards
 Keep records of injuries and
illnesses
 Provide medical exams when
required by OSHA standards
and provide workers access
to their exposure and
medical records
EMPLOYERS’ RESPONSIBILITY (PART IV,
SECTION 15-19)

 Not discriminate
against workers who
exercise their rights
under the Act (Section
11(c))
 Provide and pay for PPE
(personal protective
equipment )
EMPLOYEE’S RESPONSIBILITY (PART VI,
SECTION 24-27)

 Right to hazard exposure and

medical records
 Right to file a complaint with
OSHA
 Right to participate in an
OSHA inspection
 Right to be free from
retaliation for exercising
safety and health rights
 Worker responsibilities
FACTORY AND MACHINERY ACT (FMA)
1967
 Factory refers to places where persons are
employed in manual labor related to making,
altering, repairing, cleaning and similar activities
carried out for the purposes of trade or business.
 The Act does not apply to premises used for
housing vehicles where only minor cleaning and
repairs are carried out, or to any premises that
employ five or less persons.
FACTORY AND MACHINERY ACT 1967

 Contoh: Section 36 of FMA

1967
 (1) Tiada seorang pun boleh
memasang atau
menyebabkan untuk dipasang
apa-apa jentera kecuali
dengan kelulusan bertulis
pemeriksa dan bagi maksud
mendapatkan kelulusan itu
hendaklah dikemukakan
kepada Pemeriksa butir-butir
sebagaimana yang diteta.
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HEALTH
(DOSH)
 Under the Ministry of Human Resources
Malaysia
 Enforcement and promotional works that
employers, self-employed persons,
manufacturers, designers, importers,
suppliers and employees always practice
safe and health work culture, and always
comply with existing legislation, guidelines
and codes of practice
 DOSH

Safety Health
Organization in MALAYSIA NIOSH

SOCSO
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HEALTH
(DOSH)
 Formulate and review legislation, policies,
guidelines and codes of practice pertaining
to occupational safety, health and welfare
as a basis in ensuring safety and health at
work.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH (NIOSH)
 Carried out various training activities such
as courses, workshops and seminar in order
to fulfill the industries’ workforce needs and
wants.
 The courses were conducted at NIOSH or at
the clients’ premises.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH (NIOSH)
 Also offers certificated and trainers courses
in compliance(pematuhan) with the
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
1994 and its regulations
 Involved in research activities which are
done in accordance with its Memorandum
and Acts “to conduct short and long term
research projects on occupational safety
and health which will benefit the country
SOCIAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION
(SOCSO)
 Registration of employer and employee, collecting
contribution, processing benefit claims and make
payment to the injured worker and their
dependents.(Pendaftaran majikan dan pekerja,
mengutip caruman, memproses tuntutan manfaat
dan membuat pembayaran kepada pekerja yang
cedera dan tanggungan mereka.)
 Provide vocational and physical rehabilitation
benefits and enhance occupational safety and
health awareness of workers. (Menyediakan faedah-
faedah pemulihan vokasional dan fizikal dan
meningkatkan kesedaran keselamatan dan
kesihatan pekerja.)
CONCLUSION

 OSHA is about OSH

management, and the
responsibility to ensure the
safety and health of:
 The persons at work, and
 Other people who might be
affected by activities of
people at work
THANK YOU
FOR BEING
SAFE