OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

(BNJ 21102)

Chapter 1:
HEALTH, SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Compiled by:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Musli Mohammad, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sh Salleh Sh Ahmad , Dr. Mohd Nasrull bin
Abdol Rahman and Dr Aslinda Salleh
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)

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 1.2 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994 – Act 514
Table 1.1: OSHA liabilities
Offence Penalty Section
Duty of employers and Maximum RM50,000 or 2 years Sec 15, OSHA 1994
self employed imprisonment
Duty of occupier to non Maximum RM50,000 and/or 2 Sec 18, OSHA 1994
employees years imprisonment
Duty of designer / Maximum RM20,000 and/or 2 Sec 20, OSHA 1994
manufacturers years imprisonment
Failure to comply to Maximum RM50,000; daily fine Sec 49, OSHA 1994
notice of RM500; or 5 years
imprisonment
Duty of employee Maximum RM1,000 and/or 3 Sec 24, OSHA 1994
(general) months imprisonment
Duty of employee Maximum RM20,000 and/or 2 Sec 25, OSHA 1994
(interference/misuse) years imprisonment
Discrimination towards Maximum RM10,000 or 1 year Sec 27, OSHA 1994
workers and others imprisonment
 1.2 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994 – Act 514
Table 1.1: OSHA liabilities (Cont.)

Offence Penalty Section

Related to inspection Maximum RM10,000 or 1 ~
year imprisonment
Medical surveillance Maximum RM5,000 and/or 6 Sec 28, OSHA 1994
regulation months imprisonment
Duty of occupier to Maximum RM5,000 or 6 Sec 29, OSHA 1994
employ SHO months imprisonment
Duty of employer to Maximum RM5,000 and/or 6 Sec 30, OSHA 1994
create/consult SHC months imprisonment
Disclosure of business Maximum RM20,000 and/or ~
secret 2 years imprisonment
Failure to comply with Maximum RM10,000; Sec 51, OSHA 1994
any other part of the RM1,000 day after
Act or any of the conviction; and/or 1 year
regulation imprisonment
1.2 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994 – Act 514

Link to DOSH prosecution cases:

https://www.dosh.gov.my/index.php/prosecution-case
 1.2 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
1994 – Act 514
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
1. Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labeling and Safety Data Sheet of
Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013
2. Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Accident, Dangerous
Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004
3. Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals
Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000
4. Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997
5. Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Committee) Regulations 1996
6. Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards)
Regulations 1996
7. Occupational Safety and Health (Employers' Safety and Health General Policy
Statements) (Exception) Regulations 1995
 1.2 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
1994 – Act 514
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
1. Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labeling and Safety Data Sheet of
Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013
Part III
Part I
Packaging
Preliminary - packaging requirement of hazardous
- what is chemical? chemical
- what is occupational health doctor? - seal of packaging
- what is hazard identification?
- what is CAS Registry Number?
Part IV
Part II
Labelling
- duty to label packaging of hazardous chemical
Classification
- requirement for hazard pictogram
- duty of principal supplier to classify
- rules of precedence for hazard pictograms &
chemical as hazardous chemical
hazard statements on label
- record of classification
- dimension of label
- affixing & tagging of label
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
1. Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labeling and Safety Data Sheet of
Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013..con
Part V Part VI
Safety Data Sheet
Inventory of Hazardous Chemicals
- has 16 items
- inventory of hazardous chemicals
- identification of the hazardous chemical & of the
supplier
- hazard identifications Part VII
- composition & information of the ingredients of the
hazardous chemical Confidential Business Information
- first aid measures - confidential business information on
- fire-fighting measures hazardous chemical
- accidental release measures
- handling and storage Part VIII
- exposure controls & personal protection
- physical & chemical properties
- stability & reactivity Revocation
- toxicology info
- ecological info
- disposal info
- transportation info
- regulatory info
- other info
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
1. Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labeling and Safety Data Sheet of
Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013..con
1st Schedule 2nd Schedule
Hazard Classification, Hazard Hazard Pictograms
Pictogram, Signal, Word & Hazard
Statement

3rd Schedule
Combined Hazard
Statements

4th Schedule
Dimension of Label

5th Schedule
Cut-off Value of
Concentration
 1.2 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
1994 – Act 514
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
2. Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Accident, Dangerous
Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004
Part I Part II

Preliminary Notification & Reporting of Accident, Dangerous

- what is serious body injury? Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning &
- what is fatal injury & non-fatal injury? Occupational Disease
- what is dangerous occurrence?
- what is occupational poisoning/disease? - notification & reporting of accident &
dangerous occurrence
# death
# serious bodily injury, mc > 4 days
- reporting of cases of occupational poisoning/
disease
# suffer from item in Third Schedule
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
2. Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence,
Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004…con

Part III Part IV

No Interference At Accident or Maintenance of All Records of Accident,

Dangerous Occurrence Scene Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational
Except: Poisoning/Disease
• Save the life/prevent injury/relieve - at least 5 years
the suffering - all accident & dangerous occurrences
• Maintain the access to an essential - all occupational poisoning/ disease
service/utility
• Prevent further damage/ serious loss
of property

Miscellaneous
Part V Not exceed RM10k @ imprison not
exceed 1 year @ both
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
2. Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence,
Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004…con
2nd Schedule
1st Schedule Dangerous Occurrence
Serious Bodily Injury
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
2. Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence,
Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004…con
3rd Schedule
Occupational Poisoning & Disease
 1.2 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
1994 – Act 514
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
3. Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals
Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000
Part III
Part I
Permissible Exposure Limit
Preliminary - ceiling limit – no time exceed Schedule I
- what is ceiling limit? - eight-hour time weighted average
- what is Schedule I & II? - compliance with permissible exposure
- what is engineering control equipment? limit using respirator
- what is hygiene technician?
Part IV
Part II
Assessment of Risk to Health
- conduct written assessment of the risk
Identification Of Chemical Hazardous To Health - review assessment
- assessment to be carried out by an
- register of chemicals hazardous to health assessor
- assessment of risk to health report
- assessment report
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
3. Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals
Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000

Part VII
Part V

Action to Control Exposure

- control measure Information, Instruction & Training
- use of approved personal protective - info, instruction & training
equipment - info, instruction & supervision of person
- engineering control equipment - chemical safety data sheet
- local exhaust ventilation equipment - provision of chemical safety data sheet
- records of engineering control in a place of work
equipment

Part VI Part VIII

Labelling & Relabeling Monitoring of Exposure at The Place of Work

- duty of employer to ensure labelling - done by hygiene technician
- re-labelling - record be kept at least 30 years
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
3. Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals
Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000

Part IX Part XI

Health Surveillance Warning Sign

- done when employee exposed to - give warning of the hazard
chemical hazards in Sch II (risk assessor - be written in national language & English
recommendation) - be printed in dark red against white
- record kept for 30 yrs background

Part X
Part XII
Medical Removal Protection
- employer remove employee if expose to
Record Keeping
chemical hazardous to health
- pregnant/breastfeed not allow to be expose
to chemical hazardous to health
Regulations Under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) [3]:
3. Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals
Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000
Schedule II
Schedule I
List of permissible Exposure Limit
List of permissible Exposure Limit