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NIOSH and DOSH

NIOSH and DOSH. Nur Salina bte Salleh MKK152002. NIOSH ( National Institute Occupationally Safety and Health ). NIOSH Background registered on 24th June 1992 as a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Act 1965.

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NIOSH and DOSH

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  1. NIOSH and DOSH Nur SalinabteSalleh MKK152002

  2. NIOSH (NationalInstituteOccupationallySafetyandHealth)

  3. NIOSH Background • registered on 24th June 1992 as a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Act 1965. • 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. • 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. • started operations in March 1993. VISION : To be theLeading Centre of Excellencein OccupationalSafety and Health MISSION : To be thePreferred Partnerin Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health

  4. OFFICE LOCATIONS 2000 NORTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE (PENANG) 2007 SABAH & F.T LABUAN REGIONAL OFFICE (K.KINABALU) 2004 EAST COAST REGIONAL OFFICE (KEMAMAN) 2002 SARAWAK REGIONAL OFFICE (BINTULU) 1997 2003 2008 NIOSH HEADQUARTERS (BANDAR BARU BANGI) SITE OFFICE (KUCHING) SITE OFFICE (MELAKA) 2004 NIOSH CERTIFICATION SDN BHD (BANDAR BARU BANGI) SOUTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE (JOHOR BAHRU) 4 2001

  5. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

  6. Function/ Service provided: • A. Training Programs • OSH Practitioners’ / General OSH • Certificated / Competent Persons • Safety and Health Officer (SHO) • Authorised Gas Tester (AGT) • Occupational Health Doctor (OHD) • Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) • Industrial Hygiene Technician (IHT) • Chemical Health Risk Assessor • 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 • In-house • Train the Trainers • Safety Passport System • PETRONAS, OSFAM, SHELL, TNB, Nestle, TM, TITAN • 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. • 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.

  7. DOSH (DepartmentOccupationallySafetyandHealth)

  8. 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. Sectorinvolvewith 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 competent persons by 30%. DOSH division

  9. DOSH function/ service: • 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) Enforcementcarryoutby DOSH: a) Approval & Authorisation, b) Registration, • c) Certification, d) Inspection, e) Investigation, f) Litigation

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

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