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In 1994, a new law on occupational safety and health have been made. Parliament has
approved the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1994 (Act 514) in 1993. In February of
this act was enacted in 1994. The Factory and Machinery Act 1967 did not cover
Occupational Safety and Health in other industries except manufacturing, mining, quarrying
and construction. Only 24% of the total manpower covered under the Factory and Machinery
Act 1967, while 90% of the total manpower in the country will cover under Occupational
Safety and Health Act 1994. This act exempt for those working on ships and armed forces.
The purpose of Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 is to promote and encourage
occupational safety and health awareness among workers and to create organization along
with effective safety and health measures. This would be carried out by self-regulation
schemes that match the industry or related organization. This Act, which contains 15 section,
is a measure that supersedes any conflict in existing occupational safety and health laws such
as the Factory and Machinery Act 1967. The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
complements any existing legislative provision and if there are any conflicts, the
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 will overcome it.
The definition of this act refers to the responsibilities of employers, manufacturers,
workers, workers who are self-employed, designers, importers and suppliers. Serious
attention is required and will bring all kinds of liability even if the responsibility is common.
Three main principles were taken as a basis in the formulation of this act. Regulation is the
first principle in the act. The employer must establish a sound management system and
regularly to address issues related to safety and occupational health. Beginning with the
establishment of safety and health policy and so the employer must make proper preparations
to be made. The second principle is that consultation. In this second principle, employers,
employees and government need to negotiate to resolve the issues and problems related to
Occupational Safety and Health in the workplace. The third principle is cooperation.
Employers and employees must work together to preserve, protect and improve the quality of
Occupational Safety and Health in the workplace. None of the programs of Occupational
Safety and Health will be carried out successfully without the co-operation between
employers and employees.
This Act also provide for the appointments of enforcement officers, establishment of
National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, formation of policy and arrangement of
measures to protect safety, health and welfare of people at work and others who might be
endangered by the activities of people at work. The powers to enforce, to inspect and the
liabilities for breaking the law are also clearly defined.
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PROBLEM STATEMENT
Note In this point, you can gather information from DOSH/NIOSH about accident rate in
construction site Malaysia. You can shows it in graph/table/histogram and explain.
Safety and health are always been a frequent issue in the construction industry due to its
unique and dangerous nature. Employers must identify the risk at the construction site.
Employers must identify anything that can be harmful for employees and any other people
related to that construction site. Employers must minimize the risk of accident that can occur
during working time at the construction site. To do that at first the employer must identify as
much problem causes that he can find out.
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Objective of the Study
Note Every group please use this objective
The aim of the study is to identify the root causes of accidents at construction site in Selangor
and finding the mitigating of its. To achieve that aim, this study has formulated the objectives
for the study to perform:
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SCOPE OF STUDY
Note Every group please use this scope of study and can add on more information.
The scope of this study will focus on the construction project in Selangor. It is to identify the
main causes of construction accidents in local construction industry. Questionnaire surveys
were responded by professionals in construction industry and they are Engineer, Client,
Project Manager, Contractors, Consultants and Safety Officers.
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STUDY AREA