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ASSIGNMENT 1(CONCEPT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)

MR MOHAN KUMAR MANIKAM

MARTIN HII CHUN YEONG 17DAS09F1006

NORAINI BINTI ROSMAN 17DAS09F1011

NOOR KHALLEZZA BT ABDUL RAZAK 17DAS09F1014

NUR MUSFIRAH BT MOHAMED SALIB 17DAS09F1016

SARANYA A/P SOMCHAI 17DAS09F1023ZULHIDAYAT BIN NASLIM 17DAS09F1031

SYAZANA BINTI ROSLI 17DAS09F1035



The Occupational Safety and Health, OSH Act 1994(Act 514) was gazetted on February 24, 1994. The

legislation requires all employers with more than fiveemployees to formulate a written Safety and HealthPolicy of their workplaces. The Act sets out theresponsibilities of the employers and employees in

maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.The Act also provides for the Malaysian Minister toissue regulations to implement the Act more precisely



the condition of being protected against physical,social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional,

occupational, psychological, educational or othertypes or consequences of failure, damage, error,accidents, harm or any other event which could beconsidered non-desirable.



Aimsy Every working man and woman in the nation safe and

healthful working conditions

y

To preserve our human resources

Objective

y State ranges of protective clothing and equipment.

y Identify potential hazards and preventative action tobe taken.



y Identify employers/colleges and employees/students

Health and Safety responsibilities.

y Specify layouts and purpose of safety signs.

y Describe fire and emergency procedures.

y State classifications of fire extinguishers.



y To promote and secure the health safety and welfare of people at work.

y

To protect people at work against hazards.y To assist in securing safe hygienic work environments.

y To reduce, eliminate and control hazards.

y To foster co-operation and consultation between

employers and employees



A concern for the safety, welfare and health of eachemployee in the workplace.

How to protect co-workers, family members, employees,customers, suppliers, nearby communities and the public

that will be affected from any danger environment in the workplace.

Introduces a description of how to manage workers,prevention of health problems stemming from the

workplace. The protection on every employee in every risk that could

have an impact on health and place employees in anappropriate and healthy environment for all employees.



1. To secure the safety, health and welfare of persons at work againstrisks to safety or health arising out of the activities of persons at work.

2. To protect person at a place of work other than persons at workagainst risks to safety or health arising out of the activities of personsat work.

3. To promote an occupational environment for persons at work whichis adapted to their physiological and psychological needs.

4. To 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 incombination with the provisions of this act designed to maintain orimprove the standards of safety and health.



Safety.

Control for prevention.

Management commitment.

Cooperation between employees.



y OSHA provides a wide range of references and servicesto help employers and employees improve workplacehealth and safety and comply with regulatory

requirements. These include the following:

y Education and training opportunities,

y Publications,

y Electronic services,y Free onsite consultation services, and

y Participation in the Voluntary Protection Programs.



y A chairman an employer of top management,preferably the CEO.

y A secretary - can be appointed from among themembers. If the company has safety and health officerhe or she should be the secretary.

y R epresentatives of employer - a ballot shall be heldto determine the representatives.

y W orkers R epresentatives



y 1. Production Manager

y 2. Engineering Manager

y 3. Representative R & D / Technical /Laboratory

y

4. Representative of Employee Relations /HumanResources / Security

y 5. Department representatives Goods Handling

y 6. Representative Store / Warehouse

y

7. Representative of the Union / Employeey 8. Representative Administrative / Clerical(women)

y 9. Nursing Industry



Role of Occupational Safety and Health Committee

Members is to: Ensure meetings are conducted.

Recommend financial decisions within budgetary constraints.

Report to the employees regarding issues of concernsor matters discussed.

Report status of previous decisions andrecommendations to other employees.

Advice on safety issues within the constraints of the Act.



Policy statements from the top is the best way for thecommunication of the organization's commitment to

health and safety. The attitude of top management, the relationship

between employers andemployees, community interests and

technology all combine to play a role indetecting addressed how health and safety at work.



Workplace health and safety record is good exists when concern for responsibility by allparties within the organization.

This will improve the working

relationship between employer and employee. Under the Act, employers must prepare and make

checks Employee Health and Safety Policy in writing each year.

It also needs to develop and maintain each of theprograms to implement those policies.



Policy is divided into 3 main parts :-

y General Policy Statement

y Organizationy Arrangements



Procedures

y Workplace procedures can be done in writing orby verbal / directly by the management of an organization. Itincludes procedures such as:

a) General enterprise management- Procedures and work instructions job

b) Health and safety in particular- Specific hazards- Emergency response- Discussion and involvement- Results of occupational health and safety issues

- Identify the hazards, such as to check- Evaluation and control risk- Use safety devices- Reporting of occupational health and safety issues.



y A person who contravenes the above provisions shall

be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, beliable to a fine not exceeding RM5,000 orimprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or toboth



y Help integrate health and safety programs into routine departmentaloperations

y Ensure that an effective internal network exists for communicatinghealth and safety information to their department

y Coordinate, communicate and maintain the department programsnoted herein

y Be available to liaison with EH&S and convey information back to theirdepartment

y Periodically assess the departments compliance status with the variousprograms and report to the department head

y

Determine which OSHA regulations or standards apply to areas orfunctions of your department. EHS may assist in this determination,using the Department Health and Safety Profile.

y Review the status of the applicable health and safety programs andregulatory compliance within the department.



y ensure the necessary risk assessments have been done and thesafety provisions relating to the work discussed with those doingit

y ensure that relevant safety documentation is readily available forreference

y

ensure that those under their supervision have received trainingappropriate to their needs and that safety considerations areintegrated into this training

y document the training given to individualsy ensure that the work environment and equipment are safe and

well maintained

y identify and correct hazardous conditionsy investigate accidents or incidents and revise risk assessments,

where necessary y ensure that relevant staff are registered with the Occupational

Health Service, and that they attend health surveillanceappointments when required



Ways tospread safety

information

Trainingprogram

Health andsafety audits



y Safety training classes help establish a safety culture in which employees themselves help promote propersafety procedures while on the job.

y It is important that new employees be properly trainedand embrace the importance of workplace safety as itis easy for seasoned workers to negatively influence thenew hires.

y A 1998 NIOSH study concluded that the role of training in developing and maintaining effectivehazard control activities is a proven and successfulmethod of intervention.



A. Determining if Training is Needed

B. Identifying Training Needs

C. Identifying Goals and Objectives

D. Developing learning activitiesE. Conducting the training

F. Evaluating program effectiveness

G. Improving the program

H. Training must align with job tasks.



Computers and videos can be a great addition to acompany's safety training program.

Computer-based training can help meet the followingtraining challenges

y

Training employees in remote sitesy Employees who become bored with the same safety

training

y Safety managers lack of time and resources to effectively train employees

y Providing a means of documenting and tracking studentprogress

y Lowering trainer fees or travel costs

y A self-paced, relaxed learning environment



y Conducting regular health and safety audits is the way enlightened companies are maintaining safe work

environments and staying out of court.y An audit or risk assessment sets the acceptable levels

for practices and procedures in the workplace.

y These regular checks ensure acceptable levels of risk

are being met and they provide an opportunity toidentify new or emerging risks in the workplace.



Work standard

y responsibilities

y Precautions

y Training

y planned entry

y entry with PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)y emergency preparedness

y safety equipment

y standby worker

y isolating

y cleaning

y adequate ventilationy gas testing

y sampling and analysis

y job completion



y Labelling

y Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

y

Hearing Protectiony Protection for lead paint work



y To provide and maintain a place and a system that is safeand healthy

y To ensure that all staff are given information, instruction,

training and supervision on how to carry out the task safely and without risk to healthy To investigate all accidents, disease, poisoning and dangerous

occur encased take steps to ensure such incidents do not recury To comply with the requirements and other legislation on

occupational safety and health requirements as set out in

the Occupational Safety and Health Act1994, regulationsand approved codes of practice

y To provide facilities for the welfare of all employees, andy To review this policy when necessary.



It shall be duty of every employer and every self-employed person to ensure, so far as is

practicable, the safety, health and welfare at work of all his employees.

The provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are, so far as is

practicable, safe and without risks to health.

The making of arrangement of enasuring safety and absence of risks to health in

connection with the use or operation, handling, storage and transport of plant and

substances.

The provision of such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary

to ensure, so far as practicable, the safety and health at work of his employees.

The provision and maintenance of a working environment

Prepare and as often as may be appropriate revise a written statement of his general

policy with respect to the safety and health at work



y To ensure secure the safety, health and welfare of persons at workagainst risks to safety or health arising out of the activities of persons at work;

y To protect persons at a place of work other than persons at work against

risks to safety or health arising out of the activities of persons t work;

y To promote an occupational environment for persons at work which isadapted to their physiological and psychological needs;

y To provide the means whereby the associated occupational safety andhealth legislations may be progressively replaced by a system of regulation and approved industry codes of practice operating incombination with the provisions of this Act designed to maintain orimprove the standards of safety and health.



Take reasonable care for the safety and health of himself and of other persons who

may be affected by his acts or omissions at work

Co-operate with his employer or any other person in the discharge of any duty or

requirement imposed on the employer by Occupational Safety and Health Act1994

or any regulation

Wear or use at all times any protaective equipment or clothing provided by the

employer for the purpose of preventing risks to safety and health

Comply with any instruction or measure on occupational safety and health

instituted by his employer or any other person by or under this Occupational Safety

and Health Act1994 or any regulation.



y All organization must have a written Health and Safety Policy statement. The policy should cover all aspects of the organization and be relevant to all employees. A Health and Safety Policy will show how anorganization takes its health and safety responsibilities. A good policy will show how theorganization protects those who could be affected by its activities. The policy should be of an appropriate

length and relevance to the activities and size of theorganization

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