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❖ Medical surveillance
❖ Penalty
Maximum fine of RM 50,000 or
Jail sentence of maximum 5 years or both
8 (24)
11 (17)
5 (13)
14 (26)
36
2 (20) (79)
5 (13)
24(37) MHI = 149
NMHI = (301)
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Safety and Health Committee
❖ Committee members
– chairman, a secretary,
– representatives of employer and employees (nominate own).
❖Duty of employer
– prepare and promote rules on safety and health
– furnish each employee with a copy of rules
– ensure meetings take place at least once in three months
– members of committee understand functions of the committee
– effectively and provide the necessary training.
❖Functions of committee
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Safety and Health Committee
Functions of committee
❖ Assist in develop of OSH rules and safe systems of
work
❖ Review effectiveness of OSH programmes
❖ Study trend of accidents, near-miss accidents,
dangerous occurrences, occupational poisonings or
diseases at work
❖ Inspect of workplace shall be done at minimum 3
monthly, or as soon as possible after any ‘ incident’ has
occurred in the place of work and remedial action
needs to be taken.
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Safety and Health Officer
❖ Registration
❖ Continuous education – at least once in a year
❖ Employer support
❖ SHO duties
– To advise & assist employer &carry out instructions
pertaining OSH.
– conduct workplace inspections and investigations
– collect, analyse and maintain relevant statistics
– become secretary of Safety and Health Committee