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"ARE YOU
READY FOR
DOSH-SIRIM
CERTIFIED
PPE?"
Speaker:
Ms. Sherlyn Voon Chel Ling
22 MARCH 2022
TUESDAY
9.00 AM - 1.00 PM
PROGRAMME
09.00AM – 10.00AM DOSH - SIRIM PPE CERTIFICATION OVERVIEW
10.00AM –11.00AM CORRECT SELECTION OF PPE
11.00AM – 12.00PM IMPORTANT OF PPE FIT
12.00PM – 01.00PM CASE STUDY REVIEW
SYNOPSIS
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is clothing or equipment designed to reduce
employee exposure to chemical, biological, and physical hazards when on a worksite. It
is used to protect employees when engineering and administrative controls are not
feasible to reduce the risks to acceptable levels. There are 7 types of PPE that require
the approval from Director General of DOSH which includes respiratory, hearing, eyes,
hands, foot, body and head protection. The requirements for PPE approval are
stipulated in Factory and Machinery Act 1967, Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994.
The scope of DOSH approval is applicable for all PPE products using in the workplaces,
including both imported and locally made PPE products. The course will provide
guidance for participants to understand the date of DOSH SIRIM certification being
enforce, what they need to know about their current PPE inventory and the next
purchasing of PPE product to be used in Malaysia, the list of approved PPE, how to get
product certification from SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd., correct type of PPE
Selection and more. This course will also cover on PPEs to prevent unnecessary injury in
the workplace, protect employees from excessive chemical exposure, prevent the
spread of germs and infectious diseases including COVID-19, help businesses comply
with regulatory requirements; and improve employee productivity and efficiency by
using proper type of PPEs.
SPEAKER'S PROFILE
Ms. Sherlyn Voon Chel Ling is a Technical Service Engineer in Occupational Health and
Environmental Safety, with experience in the field of safety, health and environmental.
She Graduated with Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Applied Chemistry, Master Degree
(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya. Currently she is attached to
Personal Safety Division, serves as the Technical Service Engineer on Respiratory
Protection Products/programs, Hearing Protection Products/programs, Head, Eye and
Face Protection, Body Protection, Chemical Sorbent and relevant regulations on
occupational health and environmental safety. She had done various training on the
subject related to Personnel Protective Equipment and to advise proper control
measures. She is very involved with seminar and paper presentation since 2012 in
various conference, seminar and workshop. Apart from that, she actively involves with
regulatory development affair for associations and technical committee such as
Malaysian Industry Hygienist Association (MIHA) Committee, Malaysia Standard (MS)
Technical Committee, TC (Technical Committee) for Personal Safety – Protective
Clothing and Equipment for Occupational Use, Represent CICM as alternative
representative in Industry Standard Committee of Occupational Safety and Health,
ISCW to review Malaysia Standard development and adoption.
Cancellation Policy
No cancellation will be accepted prior to the date of the event. However, replacement or substitute may be made at any time
with 7 days prior notification and substitute will be charged according to membership status.
“IEM reserves the right to alter or cancel the programme due to unforeseen circumstances at its discretion".