dau 18102 occupational safety and health health, …

DAU 18102

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

MANAGEMENT

LECTURED BY:

Nur Shahirah Mohd Aripen

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

SUBTOPIC

1.1

introduction to OSH

1.2

OSHA 1994 (Act 154)

1.3

FMA 1967 (Act 139)

1.4

EQA 1974 (Act 127)

1.5

Occupational Safety

and Health Management System

1.6

Safety, Health and Environment Culture

1.1 INTRODUCTION TO OSH


OSH

welfare

What is OSH

Cross-disciplinary area concerned on protecting safety health and

related to work.

Interaction of various disciplines

Protection of

workers and others


Reference: Borderless Resources Sdn Bhd

Health

Safety

Protection of bodies and minds of people from illness

resulting from materials, processes or procedures

used in workplace

Measures and practices undertaken to prevent and

minimize the risk of loss of life, injury and damage to

property and environment

WelfareThe provision of facilities to maintain the health and

well-being of individuals at workplace

Hazard

Risk

Source or a situation with a potential for harm in terms of

human injury or ill health, damage to property, damage to

the environment or a combination of these.

Combination of likelihood of an occurrence of hazardous

events and the severity of injury or damage to property or

environment or combination of this.

Danger Relative exposure to hazard

Some Basic Definition


HAZARD

Psychosocial

Ergonomics

Physical

Chemical

Biological

Mechanical Electrical


Hazard Classifications

Mainly hazard that can cause

physical harm

Anything arising from living

organisms that poses a threat to

human

Arises from contamination with

harmful or potentially harmful

chemicals

Workplace conditions that pose the

risk of injury to the musculoskeletal

system of the worker

Any factor or situation (stressor)

that may cause distress or

psychological harm and social

problems

SAFETY vs. HEALTH

Safety Health

is concerned with injured –

causing situation

is concerned with disease –

causing condition

is concerned hazard to

humans that result from

sudden severe condition.

deal with adverse reaction to

prolonged expose to

dangerous but less intense

hazards

Safety and health although closely related are not the same.



Why Need to Manage OSH

Legal argument Economic argument Humanitarian argument


Legal Argument

• General framework

• Covers almost industries

• As far as practicable

• Allow prosecution and compound

Penalty for non-compliance

• Max. fine < RM50 000; or

• Max imprisonment < 2 years; or

• Both

• Notice of Improvement & Notice of

Prohibition

• Max. fine RM500 for continuous offence


Legal Argument

• Covers factory only

• Control factories’ safety, health and welfare

• Registration and inspection of factories and

machineries

• Command and control approach

• Allow prosecution and compound

Penalty for non-compliance

• Max. fine < RM250 000; or

• Max imprisonment < 5 years; or

• Both

• Notice of Improvement & Notice of Prohibition

• Max. fine RM2000 for continuous offence


Economic Argument


Humanitarian Argument

• Injury - Effect to workers and family

• Workers - lose their health, income, careers, dreams, future and happiness

• Family – deeply hurt, economically and emotionally

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