OSH

(SAFETY & HEALTH OFFICER)

REGULATIONS 1997-SHO
 PART IV – DUTIES OF AN EMPLOYER
REGULATION 15 : FACILITIES
• Employer should provide safety
& health officer including:
•  Training equipment
•  Appropriate info
REGULATION 16 :
CONTINUOUS EDUCATION
PROGRAMME
• Employer should permits safety
& health officer to attend
continuous education
programme to:
•  Improve knowledge on safety
& health
REGULATION 17:
INVESTIGATION INTO ANY
ACCIDENT
• An employer shall direct with
who has direct control on person
or activity of the place of work to
assist the safety & health officer
in any investigation of:
•  Accident
•  Near-miss accident
•  Dangerous occurrence
•  Occupational poisoning &
disease
 PART V – DUTIES OF SAFETY & HEALTH
OFFICERS

REGULATION 18 : DUTIES OF REGULATION 19 : SAFETY AND

REGULATION 20 : ACTION TO
SAFETY AND HEALTH HEALTH OFFICER TO SUBMIT
BE TAKEN ON REPORT
OFFICERS REPORT
 REGULATION 18 : DUTIES OF SAFETY AND HEALTH OFFICERS

Advise employer & To inspect place of Assist safety & health

any person in charge To become secretary
work to determine to safety & health to assist any officer in committee in
at work place on whether the condition carrying duty based inspection work place
safety & health of committee and
in work place cause perform all function on act & regulation to check on
employed in place of bodily injured to effectiveness &
work of secretary in the
working person Regulation 1996 efficiency taken in
compliance with Act

Collect, analyse and

To carry out any other
instruction made by
employer or person in
charge of the place of
work in related on safety
& health
To assist employer or
safety health committee
which need in organizing
& implementing safety &
health programme at place
of work (Regulation 1996)
maintain statistics on Investigate:
any:  Accident, near-miss
accident, dangerous
 accident, dangerous
occurrence, occurrence, occupational
poisoning or diseases
occupational
poisoning and diseases That happened
occurred.
 REGULATION 19 : SAFETY AND HEALTH
OFFICER TO SUBMIT REPORT
Safety & Health should submit report to employer related to his activities before tenth of
preceding month which shall contain:

Method of establishing & Any process related in plant

Any action to be taken by Number and type of
maintaining a safe & health which possible to cause
employer is to comply accident including number
working condition in place bodily injury to any working
regulation and act person injured.
of work person.

Recommendation on any
Any machinery, plant, alteration to be made on
equipment, appliance and structure or layout of
PPE required to minimize working place related safety
risk. & health of employed
person.
Any work related and to
safety & health while Any outstanding matter arise
promoting carried by person from previous report.
or group by employer.

Any other matters related to safety & health of person

working in place of work,
REGULATION 20 : ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON
(1)
• An employer or person in
charge in work place shall
not hold more than 2
weeks after receive the
report under regulation 19
• The report shall be discuss
with safety health officer
REPORT
(2)
• An employer or any person
in charge of the place of
work shall:
•  Countersign the report
in order to confirm that he
has received.
(3)
• The report should kept
good condition for at least
10 years.
• This is for inspection or
investigation purpose if
necessary.
 PART VI – MISCELLANEOUS
REGULATION 20 : ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON REPORT

• If these are happened from work of safety

& health officer, the Director General may
REGULATION 21 :
notwithstanding the provision of these
Regulation, authorised by employer by
DEATH, SICKNESS AND certificate in writing.
ABSENCE FROM WORK
OF A SAFETY &
HEALTH OFFICER • Allow work to carried out for period not
exceeding 3 month without safety & health
officer.