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OSH LEGISLA|ION (OSH ro4)

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SAFETYAND HEA:UTH OFFICER REGULATION .

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Arrangement
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SHO Regulations Lg,gT is divided into 6 parts:

Part e Registration of Safety and Health.O.ffi'eer

Part 3 Notification of Safety and Health Officer

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P,a,,rt Duties, of Employer

Part 5 Duties of Safety and Health Otficers

Preamble
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IN exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29 and 66 of

the Occupational Safety and Health Act Lgg4 tAct 51'41., the

M.inister makes the following regulations:

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;i These Regulations shall apply to-

(a) a person who acts as a safety and health officer required

und"er the Act or any regulations made under the Act; and

(b) &il €,rnployer of the class or description of industries who

are required to employ safety and health officer under the
Act.

Introduction
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The Occup:ational Safety and Health (Safety and

Health Officer) Regulations 1997 which came into
force on zz August LggZ requires that certain
industries to employ a competent safeff and health
officer to resolve matLers pertaining to the safety and
health at their workplace.

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Workplaces that require the services of SHO:

,$ Building operation: Exceeding RM 2om

* Works of engineering construction: Exceeding RM 2om

c Shipbuilding: Employrng rnore than 1oo workers at peak of

operations
o Gas processing or petrochemical industry : with more than 1oo
workers

o Boiler or pressure vessel manufacturing activity: with rnore

than 1oo workers
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Workplaces that require the services of SHO (eontd.):

o $lelel inlulha
n Chemical or allied industry: wi h rnore than loo workers

o Wood working industry: with more than 1oo workers

s Cement manufacturing: with more than 1OO workers
o Any other manu,facturing activity: with more than 5oo
ernployees

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bG) Qualificdion fsr registratiorn:

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.( a) o Diploma or deg'ree in Occupationa'l Safety & Health recognized

by DOSH

ID * Completed course of training in OSH recogn izedby DOSH and

passed prescribed examination and has minimum of 3 years of
experience in OSH

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Qualification for r,egistration (contd.) :

(c ),3 At least ro years experience in the field of OSH ; N

tD Holds other qualifications or has received training as
" preseribed by DOSH .
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Validity of registratio,n:B years

i Refusal to renew registration:

o Applicant no longer working as SHO

o Failure to conduct duties as stipulated

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o' Nb evidence sf, attain,rnent of continu,ous educationftraining in

past 3 year,s

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i: Cancellation of Registration:

o No longer working as SHO

* Convicted of any offence under OSHA

CI Obtained registration by false representation

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',r* Du,ties of err-rployer:

o Provision of ad.equate facilities for SHO to conduct his

duties

s Permit SHo to attend contifi:,:{S?"eation/training

pr:ogramrnes at least once a year

o Direct at least one supervisor o,r one who has d,irect

eontrol on person or activity to assist SHO in any
investigations
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Duties of SHO:

o Advise employer on measures to be taken in interest of

OSH in the workplace

c Inspect workplace to determine any hazard that is liable

to cause harm
o l,nvestigate any incide ntf accident/occupational diseases
or poisonings
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Duties of SFIO (contd.):

c Assist emolover or Safew & Health Committee in

d.evelopin^S aira implemeinting OSH Programme in the
workplace
,r Collect, analyze and maintain OSH performance records

* Assist any officer in carrying out duty under OSHA & its
Regulations -fu*l*s*G#
o Carry out any other instrqctions rnade by ernployer
pertaining to OSH at workplace

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Reporting by SHO:

* Any action taken by employer to comply with O:SHA

o Methods of establishing and maintaining safe & healthy

working condition
* Nurnber & t5pes of incidents including number of
persons inju'r€d
n Description of machinery, plant or work process that are
liable to cause injury
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: + Reporting by SHO (eontd.):

o Recorn,mendations to i,rnprove OSH in the workplace

o Activities related to p,romotion of OSH in the workplace

CI Addressing other outstanding OSH issues frorn p,revious

report
c' Any other matters related to OSH

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..i..'Repo,.rttobesubmittedtoemployerby1othofevery
month

. Actio,n to be taken by employ€r:

o Discuss report with SHO within z weeks of its receipt

s Countersign report to confirm receiftr'*"
CI Report to be kept for 10 years

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References:

Safety and Health Officer Regulations LggT

Safety and Health Officer Order