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Contents

Special Point of Interest

Regulatory Updates

MIHA AGM 2011/2012

IOHA 2012

Individual Highlights

ICOP for IAQ 1

CRACKit 1

MIHA Activities 2

Upcoming Events 7

IOHA 2012 9

DOSH has recently introduced the new Industry Code of Practice (ICOP) for Indoor Air

Quality (IAQ) 2010 replacing the previous Code of Practice on Indoor Air Quality 2005.

This new ICOP is a legal instrument provided under the Occupational Safety & Health

Act 1994 (OSHA).

The new ICOP addresses all limitations from the previous COP. Contents of the new

ICOP include application, dealing with complaints, investigating IAQ problems, control

of IAQ, information, instruction and training, recordkeeping and useful appendices.

ICOP can be purchased at DOSH or NIOSH. For those who are interested to learn more

about IAQ, contact MIHA and join our course on Conducting IAQ Walkthrough and

Investigation as well as our awareness roadshow. Check out our website regularly for

more updates.

CRACKit

The Chemical Risk Assessment and Control Kit (CRACKit) has been developed to assist

employer to carry out a simple assessment of the health risk arising from the use of

chemicals hazardous to health at the workplace and to meet their duties under

USECHH Regulations. MIHA has been involved in the development of this manual since

2009.

The Manual of Simple Assessment of Chemical Hazardous to Health was finally

completed in October 2010. A dialogue on this manual was held in August 2010 with

constructive feedback from the industry. This manual is expected to be implemented in

line with the new regulations on Globally Harmonized System of Classification and

Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

Issue 1/2011

THE MIHA

DIGEST

Courses conducted in 2010

MIHA’s Professional Involvement

1. 3rd

National Industrial Hygiene Conference, 5th

to 6th

May 2010

2. Industrial & Office Ergonomics course , 26 to 29 July 2010

3. Fundamentals Of Industrial Hygiene Course, 5th

to 7th

October 2010

4. Indoor Air Quality Assessor Course, 25th

to 29th

October 2010

5. Dermal Exposure Course (DOSH officers), 2 to 4 November 2010

6. Advanced Indoor Air Quality Course (DOSH officers), 22nd

to 24th

November

2010

7. Guidelines on the Use of PPE Against Chemical Hazards Course, 1 to 2

December 2010

MIHA initiatives towards

promoting industrial

hygiene practices in

Malaysia

As a professional society, we have

been invited to participate in

various consultation sessions for

enhancement of existing industrial

hygiene practices and development

of new standards. We maintain

close working relationship with

DOSH and SOCSO as we have

contributed our expertise in several

workshops and engagement

sessions.

MIHA membership now stands at 355 members which consists of 76 Full Members, 251

Associate Members, 9 Organisational Members and 19 Student Members.

1. Workshop on “Kawalan Pendedahan Terhadap Asbestos” anjuran bersama

JKKP dan Japan Industrial Safety & Health Association 25th

March 2010.

2. Courtesy Visit to SOCSO 23rd

August 2010.

3. Participation in IOHA conference at Rome, Itali on the 26the September to

3rd

October 2010.

4. Invitation as a Speaker of "PMO Health Day 2010" Petronas Carigali Sdn.

Bhd., Kertih, Terengganu on 1st

December 2010.

5. Participation of "Majlis Dialog Draf Penaksiran Ringkas Risiko Bahan Kimia

Berbahaya kepada Kesihatan (CRACKit)” on the 9th

December 2010.

6. Invitation as a speaker in “Isu Terkini KKP Negara 2010”, PICC Putrajaya on

the 13th

& 14th

December 2010.

7. Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Standard bagi Keselamatan Pekerjaan &

Kesihatan (ISC W) at Sirim Berhad on the 17th

December 2010.

8. Appointment as Working Committee Member for the preparation of draft

Guidelines on Mercury Management at Workplace, DOSH.

9. Invitation to attend “Majlis Penyampaian Anugerah Cemerlang

Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Kebangsaan 2009” at PICC Putrajaya

on the 21st

December 2010.

10. Participation as Technical Committee for the development of Simple

Assessment (Control Banding) at DOSH from Sept 2009 to date.

11. Participation as Technical Committee for the review of CHRA Manual at

DOSH from September 2009 to date.

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The event was officiated by the Deputy Minister from the Ministry of Human Resources,

YB Senator Datuk Maznah Bt. Mazlan. Prominent figures in Industrial Hygiene attended

the occasion including Dato’ Dr. Johari Basri (Director General DOSH), Ir Mohtar bin

Musri (Deputy DG (Operation) DOSH), Dr. Majahar Abdul Rahman (Director Chemical

Management, DOSH), Mohammed Azman bin Aziz Mohammed (SOCSO), Dr. Badhesha

Jagdev Singh (SOEM), Fuad bin Abas (MIROS), Fadzil Ahmad (NIOSH), Prabadal Singh

Dhillon (MSOSH), Prof. Dr. Salmaan Hussain Inayat Hussain –(UKM), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti

Zawiah Md. Dawal (UM), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Fadzil Mohd Idris (UMP) Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Wan Ramlee Wan Abd Kadir (UiTM) and Ir Hj Bakar Che Man (MIHA Advisor).

The 3rd National Industrial Hygiene

Conference, 5th to 6th May 2010

Zainal Mubarik Zainuddin, MIHA's President

presenting a Souvenir to YB Senator Datuk

Maznah Bt Mazlan, Deputy Minister, Human

Resources Ministry.

MIHA has successfully organized this event at Swiss Garden Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The

primary objective of this conference is to promote Industrial Hygiene as a profession in

Malaysia by disseminating information on functions of Industrial Hygiene in preventing

incidences related to occupational injury and illnesses.

“Industrial Hygiene - The KEY to Workers’

Health Protection” was the theme for this event

which was attended by some 145 participants

across the nation; highest participation from oil

& gas industry, consultants and manufacturing.

Four sessions were held with 23 topics

presented. Speakers were invited from various

organization and industry to present their

papers for the plenary sessions and workshops.

This event was co-sponsored by SOCSO.

MIHA would like to express our gratitude for

those who attended this event. We hope to see

you again in the 9th

IOHA International Scientific

Conference in 2012.

Ir Mohtar bin Musri from DOSH

presenting his paper on The

Implementation and Compliance of

Industrial Hygiene in Malaysia

(Industrial Hygiene in Malaysia- A

never Ending Journey)

Industrial & Office Ergonomics Course, 26th to 29th July 2010

Indoor Air Quality Assessor, 25th to 29th October 2010

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Held at Impiana KLCC Hotel & Spa, this course consists of the

Applied Industrial Ergonomics (2 days), Advanced Ergonomic

Design Workshop (1 day) and Applied Office Ergonomics (1

day). A total of 26 participants attended this course. It was

lead by Christy Lotz, a Certified Profesional Ergonomist and

Senior Consultant for Humantech. Christy holds a Bachelor of

Science degree in Kinesiology and a Master of Science degree

in Ergonomics and Biomechanics.

This 5-day course on Indoor Air Quality was held in Swiss Garden

Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The trainers were participants from the pilot

course organized earlier and also comprised of DOSH registered IAQ

assessors. The training was approved by DOSH for Assessor/HT/OHD

as a continuing education program. A total of 14 participants

attended this course, all of whom were eligible to apply for

competency certification with DOSH. Every participant received 2

AIHA reference books on IAQ; IAQ Investigator Guide and

Recommendations for Management, Operation, Testing and

Maintenance of HVAC.

Fundamental of Industrial Hygiene,

5th to 7th October 2010

The 3-day course was held to increase the level of

understanding of the safety and health professionals in the

field of industrial hygiene. The course continued to attract

participation from individuals who were responsible for

industrial hygiene within their organizations but with limited

prior training or experience. A total of 20 participants attended

the course at Swiss Garden Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Dermal Exposure Course (DOSH Officers),

2nd to 4th November 2010

MIHA was appointed by DOSH to organize a 3-days course for their officers at

Residence Hotel, Bangi, Selangor. This short course not only covered the basic

understanding of chemicals and the anatomy of the human skin, but also

dermal exposure assessment, assessment of skin condition and methods of

controlling exposure across a number of key occupations. Dr. John Cherrie,

Research Director, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Scotland led this course.

A total of 25 DOSH officers attended the course.

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Advanced Indoor Air

Quality Course (DOSH

Officers), 22nd to 24th

November 2010

MIHA was again appointed by DOSH

to organize a 3-days course for their

officers at Intekma Resort and

Convention Center, Shah Alam,

Selangor. A total of 25 DOSH

officers attended the course. The

course was hosted by Dr Sean

Semple, senior lecturer at the

University of Aberdeen. Dr Semple

has also published over 40 papers,

letters, reports and book chapters.

One of his scientific papers won the

prestigious ECETOC young scientist

of the year award in 2003.

Guidelines on the Use of PPE Against Chemical

Hazards, 1st & 2nd December

This training provided comprehensive understanding of the correct selection

and use of PPE. It also covered in-depth information of establishing and

implementing PPE programs in compliance with the PPE Guidelines (2006)

published by DOSH and USECHH 2000. A total of 16 participants attended the

course. This course is led by GT Lim, a CIH who is also an active MIHA

committee member.

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SOCSO Courtesy Visit,

23rd August 2010

It has been a tradition over the years for

MIHA Committee Members to organize a

visit to SOCSO to foster our current good

working relationship and to introduce our

new committee members to SOCSO. We

also shared with them our 2010/2011

activities and thank them for their

continual support over the years.

This visit was attended by Zainal Mubarik

Zainuddin, Chan Kah Yin, Azizin Zainudin,

Zulfikar Said, Rina Cheong binti Ronaldin

and Mimala Arasaratnam. SOCSO

representatives were Harun Bakar, Dr.Nik

Amsharija Mohamed and Nik Zairul

Ibrahim.

Development of

Simple Assessment

MIHA was given the opportunity by

DOSH to be involved in the

development of the Chemical Risks

Assessment and Control Kit

(CRACKit) Manual. This manual will

help employers to carry out a

simple assessment of the health risk

arising from the use of chemicals

hazardous to health at the

workplace and to meet their duties

under USECHH Regulations.

MIHA was represented by Ir Nimi

binti Ahmad while Rina Cheong binti

Ronaldin, who is also a MIHA

committee member, represented

Petronas in this CRACKit committee

which was chaired by Hj. Ir. Anuar

bin Mohd. Mokhtar. The committee

had its first meeting on 29th

September 2009. Although there

are hiccups in the development of

this manual, due to the dedication

and commitment of the committee

members, the draft CRACKit Manual

was finally published and released

for public comment in August 2010.

Review of CHRA

Manual

Back in September 2009, MIHA

representatives were invited to

represent the industry for the review

of the CHRA Manual. Providing

valuable comments on CHRA

methodology and concepts, MIHA

was represented by Marina Yong

(Perunding Goodearth Sdn. Bhd.) and

Noormahani Harun (QMSPRO Sdn.

Bhd.). Wan Sabrina Wan Mohamad

and Azizin Zainuddin who are also

MIHA committee members,

represented Shell and Petronas

respectively. Another MIHA active

member, Norhamimi Mohd Yusof

represented ExxonMobil.

More than 20 days of lively

discussions have taken place since it

first started as this committee meets

almost every month. With total

commitment and enthusiasm of each

member, the CHRA Manual

amendment draft is finally completed

and ready for public comment

scheduled in March 2011. The draft

CHRA Manual can be downloaded

from DOSH website.

SIRIM Technical Committee on Safety of

Machinery

MIHA has also contributed its field of expertise in the development of Malaysian

Standard for the Safety of Machinery. Ir Nimi binti Ahmad has been representing

MIHA in the SIRIM Safety of Machinery Technical Committee (“SIRIM Committee”)

since July 2009.

SIRIM Technical Committee meets four (4) times a year to review, discuss and

comment on the various ISO Safety of Machinery standards. The role of MIHA

representation is to look at the Industrial hygiene aspects on the safe design of

machinery. To date with MIHA’s participation, five (5) Malaysian Standards, in

addition to the existing Malaysian Standard on Safety of Machinery for various aspects

of machinery design, construction, evaluation and testing has been developed. Details

of these standards can be viewed at SIRIM Berhad’s website.

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an objective to further improve the IH

practices in Malaysia. For those who

have not renewed your membership,

you may do so on this day.

Light refreshments will be served

during this meeting where you can

have the opportunity to network with

other IH practitioners.

MIHA will be organizing its Annual

General Meeting on Thursday, 10th

March 2011. It will be held at Impiana

Hotel, KLCC at 3.30 pm.

We are calling all members to attend

this meeting. Your voice is important

so that we know what you want and

how we can plan our programs with

Professional

Development Courses

Planned for 2011

Apart from the courses planned in

March, April and July, MIHA is in the

midst of finalizing the following

courses:

• September – Fundamental

Industrial Hygiene Course

• October – Fundamental

Industrial Ventilation and

Practical Applications of Useful

Equations Course

• December – CHRA Courses

MIHA will release the actual dates

once there trainings are confirmed.

Please visit our website at

www.miha2u.org to know the latest

activities planned. If you are

interested to join any of the above

courses, do let us know so that we

can notify once registration is open.

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Guidelines on the Use of PPE Against Chemical

Hazards - 30th & 31st March 2011

MIHA will be organizing this training on the 30th

& 31st

March 2011 at Capitol Hotel,

Kuala Lumpur. This 2-day course is designed to provide comprehensive understanding

of the correct selection and use of PPE as well as establishing and implementing PPE

programs in compliance with DOSH published PPE Guidelines (2006) and USECHH

Regulations 2000.

Our trainer, GT Lim, CIH, will be leading this course. Graduated with BSc (Hons) in

Chemistry and MSc in Environmental Engineering, he has more than 15 years of

experience in Occupational Safety and Health. A Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) by

the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), he contributed his knowledge and

expertise in the development of the PPE Guidelines which was published by DOSH in

2006. He is also the current Honorable Treasurer of MIHA.

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Since Full Members are eligible to

vote, their attendance is crucial.

Please forward your names to

admin@miha2u.org to confirm your

attendance.

MIHA 9th AGM – 10th March 2011

Fundamental and Occupational Toxicology Course

- 19th & 20th April 2011

On the 19th

& 20th

April 2011, MIHA will be organizing a 2-day course for IH

practitioners who would like to increase their knowledge in the field of Toxicology.

This course describes the principles involved in studying the effects of chemical to the

living organisms, provides general understanding in the mechanisms of toxicity and

applications during chemical health risk assessment. In addition, the course discusses

case studies of related occupational toxicological effects from exposure to hazardous

chemicals.

Prof Salmaan Inayat-Hussain, a Professor of Toxicology at UKM, Bangi will be leading

this course. A PhD in Toxicology (MRC Toxicology Unit, Leicester), his specialization is

Biochemical Toxicology and Cancer Pharmacology. He is also a Eurotox Registered

Toxicologist (ERT) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT).

Venue for this training will be announced soon. Check MIHA's website for latest

updates.

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Our Trainer

We are honoured to have Prof. Park

Doo-Yong, CIH, as our trainer for

both courses held in July 2011. He is

a renowned Professor at the

Department of Industrial Safety

Engineering, Hansung University.

One the pioneer in Industrial

Hygiene in South Korea, he began

his career in Industrial Health since

1990’s; working as a consultant for

many local and multinational

companies in Korea. He has been

serving as the Vice President of the

Korean Industrial Hygiene

Association since 2002. He is also

the former Director General of the

Occupational Safety and Health

Research Institute for the Korean

Occupational Safety and Health

Association (KOSHA).

From Basic Sound Physics to Noise Control

Course - 6th to 8th July 2011

This course will be held on the 6th

to 8th

July 2011 at Impiana Hotel and Spa, Kuala

Lumpur. It offers training to those in a professional capacity who need to increase

their knowledge on noise.

The 3 days course is designed to virtually cover all subjects on IH noise, from the

basic of sound physics to noise control. For each module, there is an introduction

of principles and concepts followed by problem solving exercises and drills. This

course will cover noise control issues to prevent occupational noise-induced

hearing loss, such as personal protective equipment and effective implementation

of engineering noise controls.

Exposure Assessment Strategies and IH Data

Interpretation Course - 11th to 13th July 2011

This course will be held on the 11th

to 13th

July 2011 at Impiana Hotel and Spa,

Kuala Lumpur. This course is designed to provide participants with a fundamental

understanding of statistics and its application in IH, such as sampling and exposure

assessment strategies at the design stage, and interpretation of the collected data.

It will provide the skills and techniques for statistical judgment and decision-

making for workplace safety. In addition, this course will introduce the Bayesian

framework for decision analysis and its application in IH data interpretation and

exposure-risk assessment. Bayesian techniques can be used to enhance accuracy

and efficiency for the professional judgment with the exposure data. The course

will focus practice and training for field applications.

Latest News – Dialogue on CHRA Manual Amendments draft

DOSH Putrajaya will be organizing a dialogue with all IH practioners especially the CHRA assessors for feedback on the

CHRA Manual amendments. The new manual will replace the existing manual in line with the Globally Harmonized System

of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). This CHRA Manual amendment draft is available for download at DOSH

website. All interested members are advised to attend this session which will be held in March 2011. Check DOSH website

regularly to know the latest updates for the actual date and venue of this dialogue.

IOHA 9TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC

CONFERENCE

15th to 19th SEPTEMBER 2012

Malaysia has been chosen to host this event in 2012. Last year, this prestigious event

was held at the University of Urbaniana, Rome, Italy. In 2008, it was held in Taipei,

Taiwan. This is a particularly important event as it coincides with the IOHA’s 25th

Anniversary. The theme for 2012 is “Growing the Seeds of Occupational Hygiene”.

This event will be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur from 15th

to 19th

September 2012.

IOHA 2012 International Scientific Conference brings in notable speakers from all

over the world. This event is also participated by international organization like ILO

and WHO; definitely a program not to be missed.

In preparation for this event, IOHA 2012 Organizing Committee has been formed.

Members include most of current and past MIHA committees, volunteered MIHA

members, SOCSO representative and local universities representatives. NCOSH and

NIOSH have also been invited to sit in the organizing committee. The committee is

chaired by MIHA President, Zainal Mubarik Zainuddin.

IOHA International Scientific Conference 2012 is now ready to accept scientific

papers. You may email at committee@miha2u.org. More information on this event

will be available on our website at www.miha2u.org.

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Prepared by Noormahani Harun. Email: noormahani@qmspro.com