Introduction to

occupational Safety
and Health
CLO 1: Describe the OSH
regulations and compliance and
how it will create safe working
environment

Understand the
occupational Safety and
Health

Occupational safety and health

(OSH) is a cross disciplinary area
concerned with protecting the
safety, health and welfare of people
engaged in work or employment
The goals of occupational safety and
health programs include to foster a
safe and healthy work environment

Understand the
occupational Safety and
Health

OSH may also protect co-workers,

family members, employers,
customers and many others who
might be affected by the workplace
environment

History of OSH

Evolution of OSH Legislation in Malaysia

1844 British legislation specific safety and
health
Piecemeal legislation and regulations for
example transporting machinery on the train

1972 Lords Roben Committee of

inquiry Robens Report on OSH

History of OSH

Factories and Machinery Act (139) in

1967
- Part II Safety, Health And Welfare
enforced 1970

Occupational Safety and Health Act

(514) 1994

Why Safety is so
importance in the
workplace?
Give me your opinion ?

Major Safety
Terminologies
i.

ii.

Safe
The condition of being safe from
undergoing and causing hurt, injury
or loss
Hazard
A hazard introduces the potential for
an unsafe condition, possibly leading
to an accident

Major Safety
Terminologies
iii.

iv.

Risk
The probability or likelihood of
hazard resulting in an accident
Incident
Undesired circumstance that
produces the potential for an
accident

v.

vi.

Major Safety
Terminologies

Accident
An accident is unplanned event, which
could result in to persons, or in damage
to plant and equipment or both.
Accident cost
Accident cost includes medical payment,
compensation, overtime for replacement
workers, production delays, product or
material damage, training of
replacements, accident investigation cost,
building or complex damages, equipment
damages and business interruptions.

Types of accidents
The most frequent accidents in the
workplace:
Fall and crushing
Manual handling
Workplace traffic accidents

Can you find hazards in this

picture?

List all the hazards that you see in the

picture

The End