Osha
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) LEGISLATION
RECOGNIZE OSH LEGISLATION
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) is an Act which provides the legislative framework to secure the safety, health and welfare among all Malaysian workforce and to protect others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work. This Act was gazetted on 24th February 1994 and may be cited as the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994. This Act is a practical tool superimposed on existing safety and health legislation.
Occupational Safety and Health Act
(OSHA
1994) also known as ACT 514 OSHA 1994 (ACT 514) apply to all kind job (private and government), self-employed person, employers and employees. Nothing in this Act shall apply to work on board ships governed by the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952, the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sabah and Sarawak or the armed forces
OSHA PHILOSOPHY & OBJECTIVE
Philosophy of the Act that is: responsibility for safety and health in the workplace lies with those who create the risks (employers) and those who work with the risks (employees)
Manufacturing
SCOPE
Public services and statutory authorities
THE OBJECTIVES OF OSHA
To secure the safety, health and welfare of persons at work against risks to safety or health arising out of the activities of persons at work To protect persons at place of work other than persons at work against risks to safety or health arising out of the activities of persons at work To promote an occupational environment for persons at work which is adapted to their physiological and psychological needs
To provide the means whereby the associated occupational safety and health legislations may be progressively replaced by a system of regulations and approved industry codes of practice operating in combination with the provisions of this Act designed to maintain or
RECOGNIZE OSH LEGISLATION
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) is an Act which provides the legislative framework to secure the safety, health and welfare among all Malaysian workforce and to protect others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work. This Act was gazetted on 24th February 1994 and may be cited as the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994. This Act is a practical tool superimposed on existing safety and health legislation.
Occupational Safety and Health Act
(OSHA
1994) also known as ACT 514 OSHA 1994 (ACT 514) apply to all kind job (private and government), self-employed person, employers and employees. Nothing in this Act shall apply to work on board ships governed by the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952, the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sabah and Sarawak or the armed forces
OSHA PHILOSOPHY & OBJECTIVE
Philosophy of the Act that is: responsibility for safety and health in the workplace lies with those who create the risks (employers) and those who work with the risks (employees)
Manufacturing
SCOPE
Public services and statutory authorities
THE OBJECTIVES OF OSHA
To secure the safety, health and welfare of persons at work against risks to safety or health arising out of the activities of persons at work To protect persons at place of work other than persons at work against risks to safety or health arising out of the activities of persons at work To promote an occupational environment for persons at work which is adapted to their physiological and psychological needs
To provide the means whereby the associated occupational safety and health legislations may be progressively replaced by a system of regulations and approved industry codes of practice operating in combination with the provisions of this Act designed to maintain or