OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING

INTRODUCTION FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING

This Occupational Safety & Health Awareness Training is targeted specifically for those who work in manufacturing and it covers important topics like OSH legislation, safe work practice, building fire safety, machine safety, indoor air quality, ergonomics, safe lifting techniques, box cutter safety, materials handling, and much more. It’s ideal for showing new employees the right and wrong way of getting started, but it’s also a great refresher for existing workers who have gotten a little lazy in some areas of workplace safety. This training is conveniently conducted in English and Bahasa Malaysia language.

This training will provide the participants on the basic understanding of the main risks at manufacturing and some of the steps that can safeguard the  Occupational Safety & Health of employees, contractors and visitors. The programme contain information on the health and safety responsibilities of those involved in manufacturing accordingly to Malaysia Law (Occupational Safety & Health 1994 or OSHA 1994) and also latest Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022.

There are many aspects of Occupational Safety & Health involved manufacturing activities including: fire safety and indoor air quality; noise; manual handling; the safe use of work equipment and electrical safety. The OSHA 1994 will apply to any event where there is a work activity.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This programme will enable participants to :-

• Enable participants to acquire knowledge and implementation details of their roles & responsibilities with regards to OSHA 1994
• Enable participants to acquire knowledge and implementation details of their roles & responsibilities with regards to Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022
• Understand the Uniform Building By-Laws (UBBL) 1984
• Understand the Occupational Safety & Health 1994 requirements
• Understand the information on hazards at workplace, so as to mitigate the risk of accidents happening at the workplace
• Ensure manufacturing operation and maintenance management policy and procedures conforms to Occupational Safety & Health 1994
• Set-up an effective Safety and Health Policy and Committee
• Understand the functions/requirements of Safety and Health Committee.
• Identify the roles of individuals in ensuring safety and health at the workplace.
• Understand procedures of handling Safety issues. Identify and unsafe work practices and take corrective actions
• Understand on how to prepare Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) and Safe Work Instruction
• Take appropriate preventive measures to control risk
• Describe the principles of ergonomics related with manual handling, sitting at work, standing at work and basic ergonomics assessment.
• Define the hazards and workplace ergonomic risk management principles
• Understand the Indoor Air Quality management
• Understand on emergency response and accident prevention
• Fire precautions regulations/legislation
• Chemistry of fire and how fire spreads
• Common causes of fire
• Safety features within buildings
• Provide First Aid treatment for injuries and illness
• Demonstrate Basic Life Support skills
• Enable management to comply with the Legal Provision and DOSH guidelines

WHO MUST ATTEND

• Safety committees who are responsible for the continuous implementation of a safe work environment and training of new and existing personnel on safe work habits.

COURSE METHODOLOGY

• This training will involve the use of slides, handout material, practical tools, sharing of actual cases, Q & A and appropriate videos.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

• Maximum 20 pax per session

[Additional participants above the maximum limit will be charged accordingly]

COURSE DURATION

• 2 days (9.00 am – 5.00 pm)

COURSE CONTENT

DAY ONE

DAY TWO

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