Chapter 1

DUW10022 Occupational Safety & Health

INTRODUCTION TO
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH LEGISLATION

By:
Syahira Bt Ali (JUN19)
PSMZA
 COURSE Learning Outcomes
 Understand the Occupational Safety and Health

CLO1. explain briefly OSH

procedure, regulation and its
compliance in Malaysia.

Student should be
able to :

CLO3. Form
communication skills in a
team to respond for an
CLO2. Initiates incident accident action at
hazards, risks and safe work workplace
practices in order to maintain
health and safe work
environment.
 LEARNING OUTCOME for chapter 1

CLO1 : Identify the OSH legislation and

its compliance in Malaysia

This topic will introduce the concepts and history of

occupational safety and health legislation and the
basic understanding on safety and accident.
 What is Occupational safety and health?

 Occupational safety and health is a discipline with a

broad scope involving many specialized fields.
Definition of OSH
 to make further provisions for securing the safety,
health and welfare of persons at work, for protecting
others against risks to safety or health in connection
with the activities of persons at work
 Occupational health and safety is concerned with
protecting the safety, health and welfare of people
engaged in work or employment.
 SEJARAH PERUNDANGAN DI
MALAYSIA (History…)
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 The Selangor Boiler Enactment 1892

 The Perak Boiler Enactment 1903
 The Pahang Boiler Enactment 1908
 The Negeri Sembilan Boiler Enactment 1908
 Federal Machinery Enactment 1913
 Machinery Ordinance 1953
 Akta Kilang dan Jentera Akta 1967 (AKJ 1967)
 Akta Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan 1994
(AKKP 1994)

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 KESELAMATAN DAN KESIHATAN
PEKERJAAN 1994
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 Akta Keselamatan dan Kesihatan

Pekerjaan 1994 (AKKP 1994)

 Skop Perundangan:
 Melindungi keselamatan dan kesihatan
pekerja di semua sektor ekonomi

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THE HISTORY OF BRIGHT SPARKLE

 Afternoon of Tuesday, May 7, 1991 in

Sungai Buloh, Selangor.
 Bright Sparkle Sdn. Bhd.
 'Hiroshima Sg, Buloh’
 Explosion 200 tons of sulfur effects
 Shaking up to seven kilometers from
the location of the tragedy.
 Fireworks factory tragedy gave to the
country's history.
 NIOSH
National Institute Occupational safety and
Health

(Institut Keselamatan dan Kesihatan

Pekerjaan Negara)
 NIOSH

 menyediakan latihan dan penyelidikan bkaitan

keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan.
 mengadakan kursus2 pendek.
 menawarkan kursus latihan kepada industri.
 menganjurkan kursus utk tingkatkan kemahiran
pekerja
 Social Security Organization (SOCSO)•

 An organization set up to administer, enforce and

implement the Employees’ Social Security Act, 1969
and the Employees Social Security (General)
Regulation 1971.•
 Commonly known as Perkeso or Pertubuhan
Keselamatan Sosial in Malay term.•
 Employees with a monthly income of RM3000 and
below, along with their employees are required to
make contributions.
Role Social Security Organization (SOCSO)•
 Provide social security protection by social insurance
including medical, cash benefits, provision of
artificial aids and rehabilitation to employees to
reduce the sufferings.
 • Provides social security protection by social
insurance including medical and cash benefits
 Provision of artificial aids and rehabilitation to
employees to reduce the suffering and provide
financial guarantees and protection to the family
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 Application of OSHA
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Apply throughout Malaysia to the industries as follows (First Schedule )

» Manufacturing;
» Mining and Quarrying;
» Construction;
» Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing;
» Utilities such as Electricity, Gas, Water and sanitary Services;
» Transport, Storage and Communication;
» Wholesale and Retail Trades;
» Hotels and Restaurants;
» Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services
» Public Services and Statutory Authorities
 OSH LAWS IN MALAYSIA
1. Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (OSHA
94)
2. Factories and Machinery Act 1967 (FMA 67)
3. Electricity Supply Act 1990 (ESA 90)
4. Environment Quality Act 1974 (EQA 74)
5. Employees Social Security Act (SOCSO)

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SCOPE OF OSHA 1994

Includes
ALL WORKING PERSONS
Except
ARMED FORCES
PERSONNEL
And
CREW OF MERCHANT
SHIPS

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 duty of care…

 Management and workers must cooperate

 (EMPLOYER VS EMPLOYEE)
 statutory requirements

the objective of Occupational Safety and Health 1994

(Act 514).

Employers responsibilities (Part IV, Section 15-19).

Employees responsibilities (Part VI, Section 24-27).

the objective of Factory and Machinery Act 1967

 Objective of Occupational Safety and
Health 1994 (Act 514).
The objects of this Act are—
(a) to 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;

(b) to protect persons 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;
 Objective of Occupational Safety and
Health 1994 (Act 514).

The objects of this Act are—

(c) to promote an occupational environment for persons at
work which is adapted to their physiological and
psychological needs;
(d) to provide the means whereby the associated
occupational safety and health legislations 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
 Employers
responsibilities
(Part IV,
Section 15-19).
 Employers
responsibilities
(Part IV,
Section 15-19).
Employers responsibilities (Part IV, Section 15-19).
 Employers
responsibilities
(Part IV,
Section 15-19).
 Employees
responsibilities
(Part VI,
Section 24-27)
Employees responsibilities (Part VI, Section
24-27)
 Employees
responsibilities
(Part VI,
Section 24-27)
 Objective of Factory and Machinery Act 1967

 to provide for the control of factories on matters

relating to the safety, health and welfare of persons,
and the registration and inspection of machinery.
Some high risk machinery such as boilers, unfired
pressure vessels, passenger lifts and other lifting
equipment such as mobile cranes, tower cranes,
passenger hoists, overhead traveling cranes and
gondolas, must be certified and inspected by DOSH.

 All factories and general machinery must be

registered with DOSH before they can be installed
and operated in Malaysia.
ENVIRONMENT & QUALITY ACT 1974
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