INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING

This Occupational Safety & Health Awareness Training is targeted specifically at those who work in manufacturing and it covers essential 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 an excellent refresher for existing workers who have been 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 with a basic understanding of the main risks in manufacturing and some of the steps that can safeguard the Occupational Safety and health of employees, contractors and visitors. The programme contains information on the health and safety responsibilities of those involved in manufacturing according to Malaysia Law (Occupational Safety & Health 1994 or OSHA 1994) and also the latest Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022.

There are many aspects of Occupational Safety and health involved in 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 regard to OSHA 1994
• Enable participants to acquire knowledge and implementation details of their roles & responsibilities with regard 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 the workplace, so as to mitigate the risk of accidents happening at the workplace
• Ensure manufacturing operation and maintenance management policy and procedures conform to Occupational Safety & Health 1994
• Set up an effective Safety and Health Policy and Committee
• Understand the functions/requirements of the Safety and Health Committee.
• Identify the roles of individuals in ensuring safety and health at the workplace
• Understand procedures for handling Safety issues. Identify 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 to 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 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 SHOULD ATTEND

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

LEARNING METHODOLOGY

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

COURSE CONTENT

DAY ONE

9.00 am – 10.30 am              

Pre-test

INTRODUCTION TO OSHA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ACT 1994

• Introduction to OSHA 1994
• Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022
• Introduction to Uniform Building By-Laws (UBBL) 1984
• OSH Policy and OSH Committee
  

10.30 am – 10.45 am            

Tea Break

10.45 am – 1.00 pm

SAFETY & HEALTH COMMITTEE ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safety & Health Committee Regulation 1996
• Safety & Health Committee Roles & Responsibilities
• Safety & Health Committee and Emergency Response Plan
• Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) and Safe Work Instruction

HAZARD AT WORKPLACE

• Type of Hazards
• Unsafe Acts & Unsafe Environment
• Type of Accidents
• HIRARC Procedure 

1.00 pm – 2.00 pm           

Lunch

2.00 pm – 3.30 pm    

ERGONOMIC AT WORKPLACE 

• Physical and biomechanical safety of workers
• Physical ergonomics
• DOSH Ergonomic Guidelines for Office Ergonomic, Standing at Work, Visual Display Terminal use.
• Importance, frequency of use, function, sequence, sufficient space
• Workstation Layout
• Ergonomic desk design & layout
• Monitor, keyboard * mouse
• Seating, desk, telephone & lighting
• Task design 

3.30 pm – 3.45 pm 

Tea Break

3.45 pm – 5.00 pm   

CHEMICAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT AT WORKPLACE 

• Chemical Management & Cradle to Grave Concept
• Health Effect and Toxicology of Chemical
• Control Measure and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Sampling Strategy and Methodology
  

DAY TWO

9.00 am – 10.30 am       

MACHINE SAFETY AT WORKPLACE

• Type of Equipment/Tools Hazards
• Type of Machine Hazards
• Electrical and mechanical hazards
• Machine Fencing and Guarding 

10.30 am – 10.45 am   

Tea Break

10.45 am – 1.00 pm  

WAREHOUSE SAFETY

• Forklift Safety
• Understanding of forklift, its features and condition
• Operating a Forklift Safely
• Inspection of forklift before using
• Authorize and competent forklift driver
• Concept of Safe Storing of Materials
• Stacking, Racking, Blocking or Interlocking
• Safe Load Limit
• Keep aisles and Passageways clear

1.00 pm – 2.00 pm   

Lunch

2.00 pm – 3.30 pm     

EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS AT WORKPLACE

• Basic Fire Safety
• Portable Fire Extinguishers
• CO2 System Management
• Dry Riser System
• Hose Reel / Sistem Salur Bantu Mula
• Fire Rescue equipment
• Evacuation Drill Procedure
• First-Aid Response
• Principles of First-Aid and CPR
  

3.30 pm – 3.45 pm

Tea Break

3.45 pm – 5.00 pm     

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

• What is an accident?
• Statistics relating to accidents at work
• Accident investigation matters – the costs and consequences of accidents

END OF PROGRAMME