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Duties of employees
1. To take reasonable care for the SHW of himself and his colleagues
2. To cooperate with his employer on OSH requirements
3. To wear or use at all times any PPE provided by the employer to prevent risks to his SH
4. To comply with any instructions on OSH matters and OSH Act regulations
5. If employee contravenes, the penalty imposed is fine not more than RM1000 or three
months imprisonment
Duties of SHO
Powers of SHO
1. Any building operation where the total contract price of the project exceeds 20 million
ringgit
2. Any ship building employing at peak of the work more than a hundred employees
3. Any chemical or allied industry employing more than a hundred employees
4. Any gas processing activity or petrochemical industries employing more than a hundred
employees
Section 30 of the Act
- Every employer shall establish a SHC at place of work if there are 40 or more employees: or
when the D-G directs an organization
1. To assist in the development of safety and health rules and safe systems of work
2. Review the effectiveness of safety and health programs
3. Inspect the place of work at least once in 3 months
4. Discuss observations made in inspections
5. Make recommendations to employer on action place
6. Inspect the place of work soon as any accidents, near miss
7. To keep a copy of OSH report for a period of 7 years
8. To assist employer in any safety and health programs, tasks
9. Together with employer to prepare and promote SHW rules
10. To conduct SHC meetings once in 3 months
1. To provide for the control of factories with respect to matters relating to the safety, health
and welfare of persons
2. The registration and inspection of machinery
3. Applies only to premises defined within it, factories and construction sites