DPV 2052 HEALTH,SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

P.U.(A) 43/70 FACTORIES AND MACHINERY (NOTIFICATION, CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS AND INSPECTION, 1970 PART II CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS
Regulation 10. Machinery requiring certificate of fitness.

1.The owner of every steam boiler, unfired pressure vessel or hoisting machine other than a hoisting machine driven by manual power shall hold a valid certificate of fitness in respect thereof so long as such machinery remains in service.

2.The period of validity of every certificate of fitness shall ordinarily be fifteen calendar months from the date of inspection of such long period not exceeding three years as the Chief Inspector in his discretion may consider appropriate: Provided where any steam boiler, unfired pressure or hoisting machine is out of service for long period immediately subsequent to an inspection by reason of dismantling or repair of any defect the Inspector may issue a certificate effective of fitness be issue a certificate effective from the date when such machinery is replaced in service.

3.Where the components of any combination of unfired pressure vessel, hosting machine are so interconnect that it would be unreasonable to issue certificates of fitness for each component the Chief Inspector may direct that one certificate of fitness be issued to cover the combination of components. 4.The certificate shall be in the form prescribed for that component of the combination which, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector, is the most appropriate and the inspection fee shall be charged accordingly.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Safety and health in Western Australian workplaces is regulated by the Occupation Safety an Health Act 1984 and supported by the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996, codes of practice and guidance notes.

The Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 require that certain forms are used when : Notifying the Commissioner of certain matters ; Dealing with improvement or prohibition notices ; Referring matters to safety and health magistrates and other matters.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 : Provides for the promotion, coordination, administration and enforcement of occupational safety and health in Western Australian ; Places certain duties on employees, employers, self employed people, manufacturer, designers, importers and suppliers ; Places emphasis on the prevention of accidents and injury ; Covers all employees in Western Australian, excluding those employed by Commonwealth Government or employees who work in a mine or petroleum sites. The Act and Regulations are available from the State Law Publisher.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT

*The Occupational Safety and Health Act is an Act which provides the legislative framework to secure the safety, health and welfare among all Malaysian workforce and to protect other against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of person at work. *This Act was gazette 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.

*The aim of this act are: To secure the safety, health and welfare of person at work against risk to safety and health arising out of the activity of person at work. To protect person at a place of work other than person at work against risk to safety or health arising out of the activities of person at work. To promote an occupational environment for person at work which is adapted to their physiological and psychological needs. To provide the mean were by associated occupational safety and health legislation 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 improve the standards of safety and health.

THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION, 1996

NOTICE REQUIREMENT
New operations As soon as reasonably possible, an employer, contractor or owner shall give notice to the division of ; Begin at a construction site, manufacturing plant or processing plant where 10 or more workers are to be employed for six month or more Dig an excavation, a trench or an excavated shaft: -that is more than 5 meter deep -that a worker will required or permitted to enter Dig a tunnel that a worker will be required or permitted to enter.

A notice required by subsection or must include ; The legal name and business name of the employer, contractor or owner The location of the site, plant, process or place of employment The mailing address of the employer, contractor or owner The nature of the work or process to be undertaken The number of workers to be employed The telephone and fax number of the employer, contractor or owner The estimated starting date expected duration of the work or process

Accidents causing serious bodily injury An employer or contractor shall give notice to the division as soon as is reasonably possible of every : -causes or may cause the death of a worker -will require a worker to be admitted to a hospital The notice must include ; The name of injured or deceased worker The name of employer of each injured or deceased worker The date, time and location of the accident The circumstance related to the accident The apparent injuries The name, telephone number and fax number of the employer or contractor or a person designated by the employer or contractor to be contacted for additional information.

OSHA 1994
Broadly the Malaysia OSH act obliges employers and employees to have regard to heart, safety and welfare at work (including the output from workplaces, whether goods or services),and the effect such work ,goods and service may have on persons in the work place or using good and services provided by the workplace.

Particle attention is drawn to Part 2 of the Act, which outline the Duties relating to health, safety and welfare at work.

OSHA 1994 state the following objective of the Act are to:
Secure the safety, health and welfare of everyone at work against risks to safety and health arising out of the activities of persons at work; Protect the safety , health and welfare of everyone at work against risks to safety and health arising out of the activities of persons at work(self regulation ); Promote and occupational environment for persons at work which adapted to their physiological and psychological needs(consultation); Provide the means whereby the associated OSH legislation may be progressively replaced by a system of regulations and approved industry codes and practice to maintain or improved the standards of OSH (cooperation).

SECTION 15(1) of the Act specifically states:

"It shall be duty of every employer and every self employed person to ensure, so far as is practicable, the safety, health and welfare at work of all his employees and expands on this duty.
SECTION 17(1) emphasizes the need to protect persons other than employees in the workplace. SECTION18 places a duty care on self-employed person to care for person (other than employees of those selfemployed persons).

Farhan

Amjad

Irfan

Zulfadhli

Nizam

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