OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and

HEALTH
AW101
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PRELIMINARY
This course :
are combination of engineering, management
& law knowledge
New course : most engineering graduates do
not undergo formal training
To educate students in area of industrial OSHA
To develop safety awareness
Ability to identify all industries hazards
Be informative in many instances
Sometimes have calculation content

LECTURES LIST
Lect #

Subject

Lect #

Subject

Introduction: Concepts,
History & Importance

S & H Management:
Concepts & S & H
committee

Introduction: Major
Safety Term & Types of
Accident.

S & H Management:
Roles & Safety
Training.

Legislation:
-Philosophies &
Objectives (OSHA).
-OSHA 1994.

Ergonomics: History &

Workstation Design
Principle.

Legislation: OSHA 1994

Objectives,
Responsibilities, FMA
1967 & S & H
Organization.

Ergonomics:
Risk(MSD), Workplace
Envr. & Proper & Safe
Methods.

*Subject To change

Lect #

Subject

Lect #

Subject

Incident Prevention:
Concept & Causes of
Incident

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First Aid: First Aid &

Fist Aid Equipment

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Incident Prevention
Techniques

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First Aid: Rules & Basic

Treatment.

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HIRARC: Hazard, Risk &

Danger. Types of Hazard

12

HIRARC: Risk Control &

Fire Extinguisher

*Subject To change

GROUP PROJECT
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Assignment

Historical perspective of OSH dev., (Intl Malaysia)

Accident statistic & trends

Unsafe act & practices (pic.+ elaborate)

BOMBA-Industry relationship, enforcement

FMA 1967 (history, part & section)

DOSH-Corp info, Responsibilities

NIOSH- OSH, Services & training, How to participate

SOCSO info, activities, contribution

 Prepare a presentation materials based on the given topics;

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Presentation

Concepts and History of O, S & H : Group 1

OSHA 1994 & FMA 1967 - Differentiate: Group 2

Employers & Employees Responsibilities: Group 3

Safety officer : Regulation, Job function : Group 4

Safety committee : Regulation, Requirement, responsibilities :

Group 5

Electricity risks & Electromagnetic fields health effect : Group 6

Personal protective equipment- definition, & required PPE for

manufacturing industries : Group 7

Accident preventive action : Safety devices on machinery:

Group 8

Accident investigation : reporting procedure, form used, DOSH

forms & requirement: Group 9
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COURSE DETAILS
Lectures are in slot:-

1: 8.30 am Wednesday
2: 10.00 am Thursday
Lecture notes will be available in .ppt format
Test, Assignment, Group Presentation & Pop quiz will be
given during lecture time.
Group activity project will be assigned to students &
need to be submitted & presented.

ATTENDANCE
Attendance is compulsory
For attendance less than 80% of total lecture hours will
be penalized.
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ASSESSMENT PLAN
Group activities/Teamwork
Presentation/Attendance
Quiz
Mid-term exam

20%
20%
20%
40%

Available REFERENCES
DOSH-http://dosh.mohr.gov.my/
NIOSH-http://www.niosh.com.my/
MSOSH-http://www.msosh.org.my/
OHSEI- http://ohseinstitute.org/index.shtml
MTUC-http://www.mtuc.org.my/osh_profile_malaysia.htm
BOMBA-http://bomba.gov.my/
http://infoventures.com
http://http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/

INTRODUCTION TO
OSHA

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S&H : WHY IMPORTANT

New engineering discipline System safety
Accident causes:
personnel error
malfunctions & failures of equipment
dangerous characteristics of equipment
adverse environmental conditions
Effects;
Injuries and Fatalities
Damage Losses and Reimbursement
Effect on the National Economy
Millions per year

WHAT DOES S&H INVOLVE

Understanding engineering principles of process & system
Risk avoidance and prevention
Accident investigation
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COVERAGE OF OSHA
All economic sectors, including the public services
and statutory authorities (Refer to Schedule 1)
Except those subjected to the Merchant Shipping
Ordinance and the armed forces
The systems and procedures focus on the
following areas of concern:
S&H training
Safe systems of work
Environmental ctrl.
Machine guarding
Housekeeping

Using of toxic materials

Internal S&H mgmt.
Accident investigations
Safety committees

Safe plant

Fire safety & prevention

Medical & welfare

Noise & dust control

Emergency procedures
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PROVISION OF OSHA
Based on the self-regulation scheme.
Its primary responsibility is to ensure safety and health
of work lies with those who create the risks and those
who work with the risks.
The concept of self-regulation encourages cooperation,
consultation and participation of employees and
management in efforts to upgrade the standards of
safety and health at the workplace.
Aims : establish effective safety and health organization
and performance.
The OSHA is enforced by the Department of
Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), a government
department under the Ministry of Human Resources
Malaysia.
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MOTIVATION
In Malaysia, 3 sectors incur high rates of accidents;
Manufacturing
Trading
Agriculture, forestry & fishing
App. 72% of total industrial accidents, which the smallscale enterprises accidents data are not included.
Concept :
If that unsafe condition can be eliminated or suitably
controlled, there will be no accident even there is an
error on the part of any personnel involved
the best approach to providing safety and health at the
workplace through ENFORCEMENT
Therefore, the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
(Act 514) came into force in February 1994.
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SAFETY

Definition

The condition of being safe or freedom from harm and injury

For occupational study, its defined as a measure of the acceptability
of risk
Simplified : injury-causing situation

HEALTH

A state of complete physical, mental and social well being and is

not simply the absence of illness or disease - WHO
For occupational area, its refers to an attempts to maximize the
individual capacity to live happily and productively
Simplified : disease-causing

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BASIC TERMINOLOGY
Accident
A sequence of unplanned events which usually
produces unintended injury, death or property damage.

Incidence
An event that could result in injury, damage or
other form of losses

Incidence rates
Represent the number of injuries and/or
illnesses per 100 full-time workers

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TYPES OF ACCIDENT
Caught in or between : crushed between two moving machines
Struck by : impact or blow to the body by an object
Struck against : walking into a door
Fall to the same level : tripping on a level walkway
Fall to a lower level : falling off a ladder
Fall to a higher level : tripping while walking on the steps
Abraded, scratched, or punctured : an injury such as hitting the
face when falling
Overexertion : sprains, strains, etc, caused by a greater-thanaverage effort
Contact with an energy : mechanical, kinetic, electrical,
chemical, thermal, gravity or radiation

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