Occupational Safety & Health Act 1994

20 December 2013

MEF Petaling Jaya, Selangor

9:000 am – 5:00pm

Objectives

Understanding the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 is very crucial for every business entity. Failure to comply could cost you and your business tens of thousands of ringgit. Under the Act, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health could take employers, to court for safety and health negligence. Therefore a solid understanding of the provisions is vital. Having said all these you are invited to attend this course. Throughout the session you will learn:

· The self regulatory concept of OSH Act 1994

· To explain the requirements and provisions under the Act

· Understand the arrangements and organisation that should be implemented in the organisation

· Understand Liability of offences

Topics Covered

· General Duties of Persons

· Safety and Health Organisations

· Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease

· Prohibition Against Use of Plant or Substance

· Industry Code of Practice

· Enforcement and Investigation

· Liability of Offences

· Appeal Committees

· Regulations

Target Audience

Human Resource Managers, Safety and Health Supervisors, Safety and Health Committee Members, and Safety and Health Practitioner.

Trainer

ANIS FAHMY PAUZI holds a MASTER OF SCIENCE degree in Occupational Safety and Health from Universiti Utara Malaysia. He has been practicing safety and health for 11 years. In his early carrier, he served NIOSH as a trainer before joining the Malaysian Employers Federation. Currently he represents MEF in various OSH committees, including the Industrial Safety Committee of SIRIM, Technical Committee for Safety of Machinery and Technical Committee for Ergonomics. At the national level he represents MEF in the National OSH Audit Sub-Committee, under the purview of the National Council for Occupational Safety & Health. Among his contributions include the development of Malaysian Standard on OSH Management System (MS 1722:2005), Guidelines on OSH Act 1994 and Buku Garispanduan OSH, Ministry of Health. He has served Malaysian Society for OSH for almost five year as an OSH auditor for the prestigious MSOSH OSH Award.

Course Fees

• RM550 per participant, inclusive of course materials, refreshments and lunch. Discount of RM150 for MEF members.

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