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TITLE 6: OSHA ACT PROHIBITION

OF USE
OF SUBSTANCES ORDER 1999

Group members matrix id

1. Ahmad syahmi bin abd razak 2016457026

2. Zulfikri bin zulkifle 2016456848

3. Syed amirul hanif bin syed hassan 2016456586

4. Wan haziq idham bin wan mohd din 2016658314

5. Syed mohamad aizuddin bin syed abdul khalim 2016452164

 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1994
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (PROHIBITION OF USE OF SUBSTANCE)
ORDER 1999

subtances Extent to which use of substance is

This Order shall come prohibited
into operation on 2 august 4-Aminodiphenyl; Manufacture and use of all purposes
1999 Benzidine; including any manufacturing process in
2-Naphthylamine; which a substance described in column
4-Nitrodiphenyl; (1) is formed
Their salts; and
any substance containing any of their
compounds in any other substance in a
total concentration exceeding 0.1 percent

Crocidolite purposes except for research or analytical

purposes
White phosphorus Use in the manufacture of matches
 To study more profoundly To know more about why use
about asbestos as well as its of asbestos is prohibited by
advantages and disadvantages OSHA

S OBJECTIVE
To identify ways to overcome To determine whether or not
the disadvantages of asbestos is good for use
asbestos
 INTRODUCTION

There are no acts or

a
Malaysia has partially regulation prohibiting
Asbestos is still used in
manufacturing sector
banned the use of the use of asbestos in
under “control use”
asbestos private building in
concept
Malaysia
 LITRETURE REVIEW

WHAT IS ASBESTOS?
 Asbestos is a general term applied to certain fibrous mineral of two
configuration; chrysotile derived from serpentine minerals and
amphibole is a natural occurring mineral with long thin fibers.
 Chrysotile
 According to the U.S Geological Survey, Tons of asbestos used in
Asia and Middle East is rising, while plummeting elsewhere based
on US Geological Survey data from 1998 until 2010
Nation that have been Banned Asbestos

Algeria Argentina Australia

Austria Bahrain Belgium

Brunei Bulgaria Chile

Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic

Denmark Egypt Estonia

Finland France Gabon

Germany Greece Honduras

Hungary Iceland Ireland

Israel Italy Japan

Jordan Kuwait Latvia

Lithuania Luxembourg Malta

Mozambique Netherlands New Caledonia

Norway Poland Portugal

Qatar Romania Saudi Arabia

Serbia Seychelles Slovakia

Slovenia South Africa South Korea

Spain Sweden Switzerland

Turkey United Kingdom Uruguay

Oman
Statistic in 2010
PRODUCTION OF ASBESTOS
5

10
Production of Asbestos In Percentage %

13
Rusia China Brazil Kazakhstan

49

Canada

20
 Most used Asbestos in Percentage %
1
2
3
4

29
5

5
China India Kazakhtan Russia Brazil Indonesia

Uzbekistan Thailand Vietnam Ukraine Sri Lanka Iran

14 17

7
 OTHER EXP
TYPE OF ASBESTOS Anthophyllite
Actinolite
Tremolite
Also known as white asbestos chrysotile
*a member of the Serpentine group, so-named because the fibre is
curly.
*Chrysotile fibres are the most flexible of all asbestos fibres; they
can withstand the fiercest heat but are so soft and flexible

*known as brown asbestos and is, like crocidolite,

*a member of the Amphibole group
*Its harsh, spiky fibres have good tensile strength and resistance to heat

*known colloquially as blue asbestos 

* Member of the Amphibole group
*The needle-like fibres are the strongest of all asbestos fibres
*have a high resistance to acids
 What occupations could be exposed to asbestos?

Miner
  Mining of asbestos occurring from natural mineral
deposits
Mechanics
 Vehicle brake and clutch repairs

Custodial
Contact with deteriorating asbestos-containing materials in
workers buildings
Roofer
Plumbers
Cement
workers
 Processing of asbestos minerals
Millers
Pipe fitters

Sheet metal
workers

- Renovating or demolishing ships constructed with

Marinas
asbestos-containing materials
*Cement building materials
*Pipework lagging,
*Insulating mattresses
USES?
*Putties
*Rope cloth
*Asbestos cement sheets
*Fire resistant insulation boards
*Pipework
*Sprayed fire-proofing products
*Mastics, floor tiles
*Millboard
Common Harmful side effect

Mesothelioma Effects
Immune System Effects

Pleural Effects

Lung cancer (Asbetosis)

 Problem Solving

 Cooperation among related government agencies

 Increasing the tax fee import of chrysotile
 Prohibition of asbestos use in building
 Amendments to the Uniform Building by Laws (UBBL) under the Building, Street
and Drainage Act
 Verified from Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) for suspicious material
 Factories (Medical Examinations) Regulations 1985
 Engineering Controls in Asbestos containing material (ACM) worksite
 ACTION TAKEN
 Class action lawsuits involving mesothelioma and asbestos began
surfacing in the late 1960s.
 State and federal courts have their own procedural rules governing
class actions.
 The court determine that there are sufficient similarities and that
separate lawsuits would be impractical or burdensome
 CASES REPORTED
 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Number of Cases :
i) 20,000(20 YEARS FROM THE FIRST LAWSUIT FILED)
ii) 750,000(20 YEARS LATER)
Georgine v Anchem
 Under the proposal in Amchem, the parties would seek to create a class solely for
settlement purposes.
 The U.S. Supreme Court eventually ruled against class certification.
 Class of claimants was too large and had too many varied interests.
 Common questions of law and fact did not predominate within the proposed class.
 CONCLUSION
 The use of Asbestos in a country can have an impact that can be harmful to the public

 Any harmful substance should be banned extremely