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Enforce Safety
Enforce Safety
Building damage
Tool, equipment, material, product damage
Production delays and interruptions
THE Legal expenses
HIDDEN Expenditure on emergency first aid supplies
UNINSURED Interim equipment rentals
COSTS Investigation time/clearing site
(8 – 36 Wages paid for time lost
as much as Costs hiring and/or training replacements
insured costs) Overtime working
Extra supervisor time
Loss of expertise/experience
Decreased output of injured worker upon return
Loss of business and goodwill
Accidents are
An unplannd event which results in unacceptBLE
consequences
An undesieable event wich interupte normak
activiti
An unexpetable, unplanned event in sequnce of
evnt,that occurs through a combination of
courses. It result in injury of disease to an
individual, damage to property or equipment, a
near-miss, a loss or any combination of these
effects
THE HUMAN FACTOR
DIRECTLY INDIRECTLY
INVOLVED INVOLVED
Fatigue Fault with the
Stress original design of a
Taking shorts cut piece of equipment.
Lack of experience Inappropriate
Lack of training purchasing decisions.
Lack of concentration Behavior of fellow
Not wearing individuals in the
appropriate PPE workplace.
Using incorrect tool
Not following work
practices
UNSAFE ACTS OF PERSON
Operating without clearance/failure to secure or warn.
Operating or working at unsafe speed.
Making safety devices inoperative.
Using unsafe equipment or equipment unsafely.
Unsafe loading, placing, mixing, combining, etc.
Taking unsafe position of posture.
Working on moving of dangerous equipment.
Distracting, teasing, abusing, startling,
etc.
Failure to use safe attire or personal
protective devices.
UNSAFE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
Inadequately guarded, guards of improper height, strength, mesh, etc.
Unguarded absence of required guards.
Defective, rough, sharp, slippery, decayed, cracked, etc.
Unsafely designed machines, tools, etc.
Unsafely arranged, poor housekeeping, congestion, blocked exits, etc.
Inadequately lighted, sources of glare, etc.
Inadequately ventilated impure air sources, etc.
Unsafely clothed, no goggles, gloves, masks,
wearing high heels, etc.
Unsafe processes, mechanical, chemical,
electrical, nuclear, etc.
Anything that can cause harm.
Attend seminar/training
- OSH Act
- Regulation
- Code of Practice.
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The Act 514 (sec. 16) requires all
employers with more than five
employees, to formulate
a written Safety and
Health Policy of their
workplaces.
OSH POLICY, PLAN & PROCEDURES
PURPOSE OF POLICY
The Safety and Health Policy
demonstrates the company’s
concern and commitment to
ensure safety and health of
the employees. It acts as a
basis for developing and implementing
programmed for securing safety and health at
the workplace. Finally, it should affect all work
activities and decision making process of the
organization.
OSH POLICY, PLAN & PROCEDURES
GENERAL POLICY STATEMENT
The first part can be a simple and brief statement of the overall
intent of the employer to look after the safety and health of the
workforce. Among others it should:
1. Indicate that the management accept responsibility for safety
and health of the employees and others who may be affected
by the work activities;
2. Outline the goals of the policy;
3. Establish the importance of safety and health to overall
business performance;
4. Bear a reference to other parts of the policy document which
go into more details; and
5. Be dated and signed by the Chairman or Managing Director, or
whoever speaks for the organization at the highest level.
NAME OF INDUSTRY
HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
The ABC Company Sdn. Bhd. is committed to ensure the safety, health and
welfare of all its employees. In fulfilling this requirement and purposely for quality
and productivity improvement, the management must comply with Occupational
Safety and Health Act and others relevant legislation.
For fulfill this requirement, we will:-
1. Provide and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
2. Provide safe equipment and proper materials.
3. Strive to eliminate any foreseeable hazards.
4. Establish and insist upon, safe methods and safe practices at all times.
5. Comply with legislative requirements.
6. Ensure full staff participation on health and safety matters.
7. Provide education and training for the staff in the jobs that they are required to
do and in the safety standards and rules which apply to their areas.
Safety will take precedence over short cuts or expediency at all times.
All employees have a responsibility to observe safe work practices, rules and
instructions relating to their work. Loss prevention is the direct responsibility of
both management and employees alike.
ORGANISATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Overall Responsibility
- Chairman, Managing Director, Senior
Executive
Management Responsibility
- Manager to Supervisor
Employee Responsibility
OSH Assistance
- SHO, SHC, First Aiders
Fire Marshal, Welfare
Officer
OSH POLICY, PLAN & PROCEDURES
ARRANGEMENT (PLAN & PROCEDURE)
Hazards reporting procedure
Accident & incident reporting procedure
Workplace inspection
Safe system of work
First-aid
Emergency preparedness and evacuation
procedure
OSH induction and other training
Procedures for contractors and visitor
OSH promotions (poster, LTI, ceremony)
Record keeping (medical report, etc.)
PPE (uses, maintenance)
CONSULTATION
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
Process of recognizing that hazard exist
and defining its characteristics.
Most important step in risk assessment.
Methods;
- Accident & ill health statistic
- Investigations of accidents
& incidents
- Audits
- Checklist
- Workplace inspection
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION,
RISK ASSESSMENT & CONTROL
RISK ASSESSMENT
Looking at the possibility of injury
or harm occurring to a person if
exposed to hazard.
To assess and characterize the
potential risk posed by and
existing or new hazard.
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION,
RISK ASSESSMENT & CONTROL
Methods
TABLE OF RISK ASSESSMENT
Risk Assessment
Section Hazard Identification Risk Control Date Completed
Risk Score Risk Level
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION,
RISK ASSESSMENT & CONTROL
RISK CONTROL
Information for control measures: Measures which will
codes of practices. eliminate or reduce the
industry or trade associations. risk of a person being
specialists exposed to a hazards.
MSDS’s
other publications including
those by manufacturers and
suppliers.
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION,
RISK ASSESSMENT & CONTROL
ELIMINATION
MANAGEMENT TRAINING
The company safety and health policy.
Their responsibility and accountability.
Practices and procedures to ensure
responsibilities are met, particularly the
importance of senior management’s
involvement in safety matters.
Basic concept and theories
of accident prevention.
Legal obligations.
TRAINING
SUPERVISOR TRAINING
Explanation and supervision of work
practices of employees under their
control.
Provision of effective communication
between management and
workplace.
Interpretation of occupational
safety and health legislation
and work instructions.
TRAINING
SUPERVISOR TRAINING
Instruction of new and transferred employees.
Continual instruction of all (old and new)
employees when the necessity arises.
On going monitoring of work practices to
detect and correct any dangerous acts and
conditions in the workplace.
Reporting and correct investigation of all
accidents, including those not involving
personal or property damage.
TRAINING
EMPLOYEE TRAINING
Workplace training (ERP, Hazard &
accident reporting procedure, SOP).
Induction training.
Task specific training (PPE, machine
operation/maintenance,
permit to work).
Refresher training.
On the job training.