CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION TO COMPANY BACKGROUND

1.1 Background of Company or Industry

ABC division is a wholly owned subsidiary of DEF Industries Ltd.

founded in 1974, a privately owned and managed diversified industrial
manufacturing group. ABC Asia Ltd. was founded in 2004, as the low-
cost manufacturing base to supply other ABC companies globally.

ABC Technologies Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (ABC) was founded in

2013, initially contract manufacturing for Xerox photocopiers, and
moved to a new purpose-built factory during 2017 in readiness to supply
vacuum cleaner filters to Dyson. Group milestone and structure can be
referred in Appendix I.

ABC is located in Indahpura Industrial Park in Kulai, Johor. The

company operation hours are from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM (day shift) and
10:30 PM to 8:00 AM (night shift) and opens 5 days per week (Monday
to Friday). The total headcounts are 165 persons including staffs.

There are some process and testing involve during Pre and Post
filtration unit production starting from receiving raw material till product
delivery.

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 Process inputs are filter media (blank and blueberry), potting PU
and activator that imported from oversea and several raw materials
such as plastic parts and rubber seals that bought from a local supplier.

Process outputs are final product that will be delivered to customers

and also wastes (production scraps dispose under general waste and
hazardous waste dispose under SW code).

Figure 1.1: XXX products

ABC is a one of registered SW generator company in Johor and till

present, there are seven (7) active SW waste codes that notified to the
Department of Environmental (DOE) thru Electronics Scheduled Waste
Information System (eSWIS).

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 Table 1.1: ABC generated SW

No. Waste Source from which process Name of

Category they are generated Scheduled
Codes Waste

1. SW110 Empty cartridges and used E-waste

LED lights.

2. SW204 PU Roller grinding process. Sludges

3. SW303 Open and Close End Capper Waste glue

process and Media Pleating
process.

4. SW323 PU tire cleaning, tool and Spent solvent

fixture cleaning, and barcode
printer head cleaning.

5. SW409 Empty chemical containers. Contaminated

container

6. SW410 Contaminated rags and Contaminated

personal protective equipment rags/gloves
(PPE).

7. SW429 Expired Potting PU. Expired

chemical

The generated SW from both direct and indirect process/source can be

referred from flowcharts in Appendix I.

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1.2 Situation before course attendance

The former OSHE Coordinator was handling SW management

in ABC during his appointment. He had attended CePSWaM course in
Feb 2019 and passed both written and practical exam. Due to changes
in jobscope and portfolio, he gave up the OSHE Coordinator post.

I was assigned as a new ABC OSHE Coordinator in Sep 2019

and recently attended Department of Occupational Safety and
Health (DOSH) Door-to-Door program and was certified as
Occupational Safety and Health Coordinator (OSH-C).

ABC Management had arranged me to attend CePSWaM

course in Sep 2019. Without any basic knowledge in managing SW and
also related regulations to SW, there is no transaction nor changes
being done before attending the course.