2. COURSE OBJECTIVES
Understand the occupational safety and health.
Importance safety in workplace
OSH legislation
Safety and health organization
11. HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
OSHA IN MALAYSIA
The era of industrial safety and health-
1970 to 1994
Akta Kilang dan Jentera’ (Factories and
Machinery Act @ FMA) 1970 was approved
by the parliaments.
To solve all the shortcoming of the Machine
Ordinal 1953, as the workers in a
workplace without machine previously are
now being protected under the new Acts.
12. HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
OSHA IN MALAYSIA
The era of occupational safety and
health- 1994 onwards
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
was enacted in 1994
FMA 1967 emphasis on safety while OSHA
1994 emphasis on addressing health
hazards in the workplace
13. TYPES OF ACCIDENT
Accident happens
mostly due by two
major causes:
Unsafe condition at the
workplace
Unsafe act done by a
person or a group
15. INTRODUCTION
OSHA in Malaysia is an Act which provides the
legislative framework to secure the safety,
health and welfare among all Malaysian
workforces and to protect others against risks
to safety or health in connection with the
activities of persons at work
Gazetted on 24th February 1994
OSHA di Malaysia adalah suatu Akta yang menyediakan rangka kerja perundangan untuk memastikan
keselamatan, kesihatan dan kebajikan di kalangan semua tenaga kerja Malaysia dan untuk melindungi
orang lain terhadap risiko kepada keselamatan atau kesihatan berkaitan dengan aktiviti orang-orang di
tempat kerja
16. OBJECTIVES OF OSHA 1994
Secure the safety, health and welfare of persons at
work against risks to safety or health arising out of
the activities of persons at work
Protect person at a place of work other than persons
at work against risks to safety or health arising out of
the activities of persons at work
Promote an occupational environment for persons at
work which is adapted to their physiological and
psychological needs
Provide the means whereby the associated
occupational safety and health legislation may be
progressively replaced by a system of regulations
and approved industry codes of practice operating in
combination with the provisions of this Act designed
to maintain or improve the standards of safety and
health.
17. DO YOU KNOW?
What OSHA does not covers?
Work on board ship
and armed forces
18. UNDERSTANDING OSHA 1994
The Act contains 67 sections, divided into 15 parts
and appended with 3 schedules.
The first three parts state the objects of the Act and
provide the infrastructure for appointment of officers
and the National Council (Majlis Kebangsaan)
Part IV (4) to VI(6) provides the general duties for
those who create the risks e.g. employer, self-
employed person, designer, manufacturer, supplier,
etc and those who work with the risks i.e employees.
19. EMPLOYERS’ RESPONSIBILITY (PART IV,
SECTION 15-19)
Provide a workplace free
from recognized hazards and
comply with OSHA standards
Provide training required by
OSHA standards
Keep records of injuries and
illnesses
Provide medical exams when
required by OSHA standards
and provide workers access
to their exposure and
medical records
20. EMPLOYERS’ RESPONSIBILITY (PART IV,
SECTION 15-19)
Not discriminate
against workers who
exercise their rights
under the Act (Section
11(c))
Provide and pay for PPE
(personal protective
equipment )
21. EMPLOYEE’S RESPONSIBILITY (PART VI,
SECTION 24-27)
Right to hazard exposure and
medical records
Right to file a complaint with
OSHA
Right to participate in an
OSHA inspection
Right to be free from
retaliation for exercising
safety and health rights
Worker responsibilities
22. FACTORY AND MACHINERY ACT (FMA)
1967
Factory refers to places where persons are
employed in manual labor related to making,
altering, repairing, cleaning and similar activities
carried out for the purposes of trade or business.
The Act does not apply to premises used for
housing vehicles where only minor cleaning and
repairs are carried out, or to any premises that
employ five or less persons.
23. FACTORY AND MACHINERY ACT 1967
Contoh: Section 36 of FMA
1967
(1) Tiada seorang pun boleh
memasang atau
menyebabkan untuk dipasang
apa-apa jentera kecuali
dengan kelulusan bertulis
pemeriksa dan bagi maksud
mendapatkan kelulusan itu
hendaklah dikemukakan
kepada Pemeriksa butir-butir
sebagaimana yang diteta.
24. DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HEALTH
(DOSH)
Under the Ministry of Human Resources
Malaysia
Enforcement and promotional works that
employers, self-employed persons,
manufacturers, designers, importers,
suppliers and employees always practice
safe and health work culture, and always
comply with existing legislation, guidelines
and codes of practice
26. DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HEALTH
(DOSH)
Formulate and review legislation, policies,
guidelines and codes of practice pertaining
to occupational safety, health and welfare
as a basis in ensuring safety and health at
work.
27. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH (NIOSH)
Carried out various training activities such
as courses, workshops and seminar in order
to fulfill the industries’ workforce needs and
wants.
The courses were conducted at NIOSH or at
the clients’ premises.
28. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH (NIOSH)
Also offers certificated and trainers courses
in compliance(pematuhan) with the
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
1994 and its regulations
Involved in research activities which are
done in accordance with its Memorandum
and Acts “to conduct short and long term
research projects on occupational safety
and health which will benefit the country
29. SOCIAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION
(SOCSO)
Registration of employer and employee, collecting
contribution, processing benefit claims and make
payment to the injured worker and their
dependents.(Pendaftaran majikan dan pekerja,
mengutip caruman, memproses tuntutan manfaat
dan membuat pembayaran kepada pekerja yang
cedera dan tanggungan mereka.)
Provide vocational and physical rehabilitation
benefits and enhance occupational safety and
health awareness of workers. (Menyediakan faedah-
faedah pemulihan vokasional dan fizikal dan
meningkatkan kesedaran keselamatan dan
kesihatan pekerja.)
30. CONCLUSION
OSHA is about OSH
management, and the
responsibility to ensure the
safety and health of:
The persons at work, and
Other people who might be
affected by activities of
people at work
