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    AW101

    OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
    AND HEALTH 1
    Chapter 1:
    Introduction To OSHA
    COURSE OBJECTIVES
     Define the concept of occupational safety
    and health.
     Explain the history of occupational safety
    and health.
     Explain the importance of safety in the
    workplace.
     Describe the major safety terminologies.
     Classify types of accident.
    INTRODUCTION
     Occupational
    safety and health
    (OSH) is a basic
    human right for
    safety at
    workplace
    WARNING
    DON’T WATCH THIS IF YOU HAVE
    A WEAK HEART!
    But Some accident is just our own
    fault
    CONCEPTS OF OCCUPATIONAL
    SAFETY AND HEALTH
     Accident prevention is an essential part of good
    management and workmanship
     Management and workers must cooperate
     Top management must take the lead
     A define and known safety and health policy
     Organization and resources to achieve policy
     Best available knowledge and methods
    HISTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL
    SAFETY AND HEALTH
     Until 1970, there were no national laws for safety
    and health hazards
     Several tragedies had occurred
     The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in New York
    City killed 146 of 500 employees
     Production for World War I caused a crisis in workplace
    safety and health conditions.
     By the 1960’s, 14,000 workers died every year and more
    than 2.2 million workers were not able to work from
    injuries and illnesses
    HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT
    OF OSHA IN MALAYSIA
     The Era of Boiler Safety- Before 1914
     Around 1890’s Perak state government
    elected a personnel expertise in steam boiler
    and was given a license as boiler surveyor
    HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT
    OF OSHA IN MALAYSIA
     The era of machinery safety- 1914 to
    1962
     On 1 January 1914, all the steam boiler
    enactments was replaced with “Machinery
    Enactment”.
     The inspector inspects the steam boiler and any
    other machinery such as internal combustion
    engine, water turbine and any other auxiliary
    installation involved
    HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT
    OF OSHA IN MALAYSIA
     The era of industrial safety- 1953 to 1967
     All the machinery enactment used before
    1953 was then replaced with Ordinal 1953.
     The role of an inspector has expanded from
    only inspecting the steam boiler to the safety
    of workers in factories that uses machinery.
    HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT
    OF OSHA IN MALAYSIA
     The era of industrial safety and health-
    1970 to 1994
     Akta Kilang dan Jentera’ (Factories and
    Machinery Act ) 1970 was approved by the
    parliaments.
     To solve all the shortcoming of the Machine
    Ordinal 1953, as the workers in a workplace
    without machine previously are now being
    protected under the new Acts.
    HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT
    OF OSHA IN MALAYSIA
     The era of occupational safety and
    health- 1994 onwards
     Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) was
    enacted in 1994
     FMA 1967 emphasis on safety while OSHA 1994
    emphasis on addressing health hazards in the
    workplace
    IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY IN THE
    WORKPLACE
     Employees can remain motivated if they
    feel safe and happy
     Formation and implementation of safety
    programs that are meant to teach the
    employees to handle risks
     Violence at workplace
    MAJOR SAFETY
    TERMINOLOGIES
     Accident- An unplanned unexpected event
    which may result in loss, injury or damage
     Code of Practice- A body of rules for Practical
    Guidance only and not having the force of law
    although failure to comply may be used in
    evidence in legal proceedings.
     Ergonomics- The study of relationship between
    workers and their occupation, equipment and
    environment and particularly, the application of
    anatomical, physiological and psychological
    knowledge to the problems arising there from.
    MAJOR SAFETY
    TERMINOLOGIES
     Fire Precautions- The measures taken and the fire
    protection features provided in a building (e.g. design,
    systems, equipment and procedures) to minimize the risk to
    the occupants from and outbreak of fire.
     Fire Prevention- The concept of preventing outbreaks of
    fire, of reducing the risk of fire spreading and avoiding
    danger to persons and property from fire.
     First Aid- The skilled application of accepted principles of
    treatment on the occurrence of an accident or in the case
    of sudden illness, using facilities or materials available at
    the time.
    MAJOR SAFETY
    TERMINOLOGIES
     Hazard- The exposed danger, a condition or practice with
    potential for loss. A situation that may give rise to personal
    injury or asset damage or both.
     Manual Handling- Any means of transporting or supporting
    a load manually. Lift, putting down, pushing, pulling,
    carrying or moving by hand of bodily force.
     Means of Escape- Structural means whereby a safe route
    is provided for persons to travel unaided from any point in a
    building to a place of safety
    MAJOR SAFETY
    TERMINOLOGIES
     Near Miss- An incident, which does not show a visible
    result, but had the potential to do so.
     Policy- A statement of corporate intent, which will be
    adopted and pursued as advantageous or expedient.
     Qualified Worker- One who is accepted as having the
    necessary physical attributes, who possesses the required
    intelligence, training and education, and has acquired the
    necessary skill and knowledge to carry out the work in
    hand to satisfactory standards of safety, quantity and
    quality.
    MAJOR SAFETY
    TERMINOLOGIES
     Reasonably Practicable- A computation made in which
    the quantum of risk is placed on one scale, and the
    disadvantages involved in the measure necessary of
    averting the risk is placed upon the other. A balance
    between: risk and cost, inconvenience, effect on
    production.
     Risk Assessment- A process where hazards are identified
    and risks evaluated, with the objective of eliminating or
    reducing the risks as low as reasonably practicable.
     Safety Audit- Monitoring of the implementation of a safety
    policy by subjecting each area of an activity to a systematic
    critical examination with the purpose of minimizing loss,
    and providing a quantified assessment of performance
    MAJOR SAFETY
    TERMINOLOGIES
     Safety Inspection- Systematic assessment of
    safety standards for plant, place of work,
    working. Carried out by a manager and not a
    safety adviser/engineer.
     Safety Monitoring- Periodic checks on
    observance of corporate safety standards and
    procedures.
     Workplace- The workplace may be described
    as any place where people are at work
    TYPES OF ACCIDENT
     Accident happens
    mostly due by two
    major causes:
     Unsafe condition at the
    workplace
     Unsafe act done by a
    person or a group
    Thank
    you for
    being
    SAFE

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