NIOSH and DOSH Nur Salina bte Salleh MKK

NIOSH and DOSH Nur Salina bte Salleh MKK 152002

NIOSH (National Institute Occupationally Safety and Health)

NIOSH Background q registered on 24 th June 1992 as a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Act 1965. q the Board of Directors is the authoritative body that makes policies and decisions and its members are individuals from government, unions and the industrial sector. While NIOSH management team is the administrative body who runs the daily operations of NIOSH. q q VISION : To be the Leading Centre of Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH was established with an endowment fund from SOCSO and from the Government. This fund was invested to become part of NIOSH’s source of income. To started operations in March 1993. MISSION : be the Preferred Partner in Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health

OFFICE LOCATIONS 2000 NORTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE (PENANG) 2007 SABAH & F. T LABUAN REGIONAL OFFICE (K. KINABALU) 2004 EAST COAST REGIONAL OFFICE (KEMAMAN) 2002 199 NIOSH 7 HEADQUARTERS (BANDAR BARU BANGI) 2004 NIOSH CERTIFICATION SDN BHD (BANDAR BARU BANGI) 2008 SITE OFFICE (MELAKA) 2003 SARAWAK REGIONAL OFFICE (BINTULU) SITE OFFICE (KUCHING) SOUTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE (JOHOR BAHRU) 2001 4

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Function/ Service provided: þ A. Training Programs 1. OSH Practitioners’ / General OSH 2. Certificated / Competent Persons Ø Safety and Health Officer (SHO) Ø Authorised Gas Tester (AGT) Ø Occupational Health Doctor (OHD) Ø Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) Ø Industrial Hygiene Technician (IHT) Ø Chemical Health Risk Assessor 3. In-house 4. Train the Trainers 5. Safety Passport System -PETRONAS, OSFAM, SHELL, TNB, Nestle, TM, TITAN þ C. Research: Research projects using external sources / research grants from government and private sector; supervision research projects for students in higher learning institutions; and article writing for journal publication. þ B. Consultancy: Legal compliance Chemical health risk assessment (CHRA), noise exposure monitoring and dust exposure monitoring. Medico-technical services Laboratory analysis and medical examination for industrial workers. Customized training On-shelf training module modified to suit the clients’ requirements. OSH solutions Gap analysis and establishment of the OSH Management System þ D. Information Dissemination: OSH Information: Library, website, publication: newsletter, journal. Awareness programs: NIOSH Exhibition Centre, Mobile Exhibition Team, OSH Talk and Managing OSH Events / campaigns, conference, seminar, workshops. OSH Shop: OSH products such as books, VCDs, posters, souveniers and personal protective equipment are sold here to enable clients to buy at one-stop shop.

DOSH (Department Occupationally Safety and Health)

Introduction: Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is a department under the Ministry of Human Resources. This department is responsible for ensuring the safety, health and welfare of people at work as well as protecting other people from the safety and health hazards arising from the activities from various sectors. � As a government agency, the department is responsible for the administration and enforcement of legislations related to occupational safety and health of the country, with a vision of becoming an organisation which leads the nation in creating a safe and healthy work culture that contributes towards enhancing the quality of working life. DOSH division � Sector involve with DOSH: Objective: To prevent industrial accidents and occupational diseases by the year 2015 through: 1) Reducing the rate of fatalities up to 20%; 2) Reducing the rate of reported accidents (deaths, permanent loss of ability, temporary loss of ability) up to 30%; 3) Increasing the number of enforcement and inspection by 20%; 4) Increasing the number of OSH

DOSH function/ service: 1) To study and review the policies and legislations of occupational safety and health. 2) To enforce the following legislations : a) Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and its regulations. b) Factories and Machinery Act 1967 and its regulations. c) Petroleum Act 1984 (Safety Measures) and its regulations. 3) To conduct research and technical analysis on issues related to occupational safety and health at the workplace. 4) To carry out promotional and publicity programs to employers, workers and the general public to foster and increase the awareness of occupational safety and health. 5) To become a secretariat for the National Council regarding occupational safety and health. 6) Enforcement carry out by DOSH: a) Approval & Authorisation, b) Registration, c) Certification, d) Inspection, e) Investigation, f) Litigation

OSH ACTIVITY IN MALAYSIA Setting of OSH Policy Standard Setting Regulations Mo. HR, NCOSH DOSH Enforcement DOSH Training Consultation NIOSH Certification Information Dissemination & Services, OSH Awareness Promotion Research & Development Compensation DOSH, NIOSH, CIDB DOSH, NIOSH, PERKESO NIOSH, Private & Public Universities PERKESO, Welfare Department