Lect1-Into to OSHA

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LECTURER:

NOR IMRAH BINTI [email protected] No: DF 20

(BFF 4911/ BFF4912)
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Lect # Subject Lect # Subject

1 Introduction to OSHA &

OSHA in Malaysia

8 Accident Causation

Phenomenon

2 Industrial Hazard:Identification, Types &Inspections

9 Accident Investigationand Analysis

3 Industrial Hazard: Analysisand Control

10 Managing Safety andHealth

4 Mechanical Hazard/ChemicalHazard

11 Project presentation

5 Physical Hazard/Psycho-

social Hazard

12 Test 2

6 Industrial Hygiene 13 Project presentation

7 Test 1 Project presentation

LECTURE SCHEDULE


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ASSESSMENT

Quiz 20%

Test 1 20%

Test 2 20%

Assignment / project 40%


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INTRODUCTION TO OSHA


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Lesson objective:

1. To introduce Occupational Safety and Health(OSH) management and to relate its importanceat he work place

2. To explain the basic definitions of safety and OSHmanagement principles.

3. Understand the objective of OSH Act 1994 andfactories and machinery Act 1967 in Malaysia.

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Why study OSH management??

Accidents can be prevented, minimized orcontrolled at any work place.

To realize this objective, basic awareness on safetymanagement at workplace must be present in the

mind and attitude right from the employee, theemployer and every public citizen.

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Good OSH management and its practices will leadan organization to greater success and benefits:

1. It helps decrease staff turnover and maintain workharmony

2. A safe and conducive working place

3. Reduce costs of injuries and illness, medical and

hospitalization

4. Minimal property and equipment damage or loss

5. Minimize penalties through compliances with thelaws and regulations.

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BASIC TERMINOLOGY

SAFETY

The condition of being safe or freedom from harm andinjury

For occupational study, its defined as a measure of the

acceptability of risk

Simplified : injury-causing situation

HEALTHA state of complete physical, mental and social well

being and is not simply the absence of illness or

disease - WHOFor occupational area, its refers to an attempts to

maximize the individual capacity to live happily andproductively

Simplified : disease-causing


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10S&H MANAGEMENTManagement is the science of getting things done through

other people.

S&H Professionals management is learning to use andapply the technical skills to address safety & healthissues in the workplace

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AFETY

O

RGANIZATION

UNION

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WORKINGENVIRONMEN

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New engineering discipline System safety Accident causes:

personnel error malfunctions & failures of equipment dangerous characteristics of equipment adverse environmental conditions

Effects; Injuries and Fatalities Damage Losses and Reimbursement Effect on the National Economy

Millions per year

IMPORTANCE OF S&H

WHAT DOES S&H INVOLVE Understanding engineering principles of process & system Risk avoidance and prevention Accident investigation


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In Malaysia, 3 sectors incur high rates of accidents; Manufacturing

Trading Agriculture, forestry & fishing

App. 72% of total industrial accidents, which the small-

scale enterprises accidents data are not included.

Concept : If that unsafe condition can be eliminated or suitably

controlled, there will be no accident even there is an error

on the part of any personnel involved

the best approach to providing safety and health at

the workplace through ENFORCEMENT

Therefore, the Occupational Safety and Health Act

1994 (Act 514) came into force in February 1994.

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13HOW THE MALAYSIANLAWS ARE MADE ?

(Dewan Rakyat&

Dewan Negara)

Parliament

First & SecondReading

Committee

Third reading& pass the bill

Yang di-Pertuan

AgongAssented bill

Parliament

LawGazette

Technicaldetails

Enforcement


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OSHA MISSION

"Assure so far as possible every workingman and woman in the Nation safe and

healthful working

conditions."

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Lesson objectives To introduce and explain the Malaysia Occupational

Safety and Health (OSH) act 1994 (Act 1954) and itsregulations

To explain the function, duties and responsibilities ofthe employer, employees, the safety and healthofficer and the safety and health committees

To discuss and elaborate on the OSH management

techniques and practices on how to implement theact so as to develop a safe and healthy workenvironment and to inculcate good working cultureat the work place.

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OSHA 1994 -Act 514 and its regulations


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All economic sectors, including the public servicesand statutory authorities (Refer to Schedule 1)

Except those subjected to the Merchant ShippingOrdinance and the armed forces

The systems and procedures focus on the followingareas of concern:

S&H training Using of toxic materials

Safe systems of work Internal S&H mgmt.

Environmental ctrl. Accident investigations

Machine guarding Safety committees Housekeeping Fire safety & prevention

Safe plant Medical & welfare

Noise & dust control Emergency procedures16

COVERAGE OF OSHA


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OSHA: ORDERS & REGULATIONS

The power conferred by section 66 of the OSH Act 1994

At present, there are 9 regulations and orders have been established;

1. OSH (Employers safety & health general policy statements(Exception) Regulation 1995

2. OSH (Control of industrial major accident hazards) Regulation 1996

3. OSH (Safety & health committee) Regulation 19964. OSH (Classification, packaging, & labeling of hazardous chemicals)

Regulation 1997

5. OSH (Safety & health officer) Regulation 1997

6. OSH (Safety & health officer) order 1997

7. OSH (Prohibition of use of substance) order 19998. OSH (Use and standards of exposure of chemicals hazardous to

health) Regulation 2000

9. OSH (Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence, OccupationalPoisoning and Occupational Disease) regulation 2004.


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Objectives of the Act 1954

To secure the safety, health and welfare of persons atworkagainst risks to safety or health arising out of theactivities of persons at work

To protect persons at place of workother than thepersons at work against risks to safety or health arisingout of the activities of persons at work.

To promote an occupational environment for persons a

work which is adapted to their physiological andpsychological needs.

To provide the means whereby the associatedoccupational safety and health legislations

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Section 4 of the Malaysian OSH Act 1994 describes the objects of the Act as

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Duties of employers and self employedperson.

It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure thesafety, health and welfare at work of all hisemployees.

The duty extends to:

1. The provision and maintenance of plant and systemsof work that are safe and without risks to health.

2. Making of arrangements for ensuring safety andabsence of risks to health in connection with the use

or operation, handling, storage and transport ofplants and substances.

3. The provision of such information, instruction, trainingand supervision as it is necessary to ensure safetyand health at work of his employees,

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4. any place of work under the control of

employer person and maintenance of its must besafe and without risks to health and the means ofaccess and egress from it are safe and withoutsuch risks.

5. the provisions and maintenance of a workingenvironment for his employees is practically safe,without risks to health and adequate in regardsto the facilities for their welfare at work.

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General duties of employees at work

To take reasonable care for the safety and health ofhimself and others who may be affected by his actsor omissions at work

To cooperate with his employer or any other persons

in discharge of any duty or requirement imposed onthe employer by his act.

To wear or use at all times any PPE or clothingprovided by the employer for the purpose of

preventing risks to his safety To comply with any instructions or measures on OSH

instituted by employer.

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INDUSTRYS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

In industry, 3 common management systems are;

1. General/Financial management2. Quality management3. Safety management

New system introduced / implemented environment

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GENERALMANAGEMENT

QUALITYMANAGEMENT

(ISO 9001)

SAFETYMANAGEMENT(ISO 18001)

ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT(ISO 14000)

COMMON

CONCERNS


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SUCCESSFUL S&H MANAGEMENT SYSTEM23

MANAGEMENTREVIEW

CHECKING&

CORECTIVE ACTION

IMPLEMENTATION&

OPERATION

PLANNING

S&H POLICY

CONTINUAL

IMPROVEMENT


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S -Management SystemsA -Proper Attitude

F -Understand FundamentalsE -ExperienceT -Time to do things safelyY -Your Participation

SSerious about safetyAAlert to all hazards

FFocus on what you do!EEducated choicesT Team mindedYYou !


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DOSH-http://dosh.mohr.gov.my/

NIOSH-http://www.niosh.com.my/

MSOSH-http://www.msosh.org.my/

OHSEI- http://ohseinstitute.org/index.shtml

MTUC-http://www.mtuc.org.my/osh_profile_malaysia.htmBOMBA-http://bomba.gov.my/

http://infoventures.com

http://http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/

REFERENCES


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