Dato’ IR. DR. Johari Bin Basri
Director General, Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
Deputy Chief Executive of Operations (SOCSO)
Dr. Jaswant Singh Ph.D.,CIH
Senior Environment, Health and Safety Consultant
Golder Associates
Associate Prof. Dr. Mohd Fadzil Bin Mohd Idris
Deputy Director, Centre For Leadership Research & Innovation
Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT)
Inspiring
safety and health in an organisation, one must be aware, leads by example,
concern and care thru courses, system, process and best practices that create
the safety and health culture in our daily activities. The administrators and
governance are the authorities that enable the disciplines and regulations to
be implemented and practiced by the participants of the institutions and the
long term result is creating the culture within the organisation. Recent years, injuries and accidents still
stand up to be the major issues and these must not be taken lightly. Sciences and applied studies has managed to
change the society well-being and making the daily activities in a comfort and
safety environment. The educational
system in Malaysia is making the efforts to support the increment of safety and
health awareness on laws and rights of every individual within their living and
working space. The higher education in
Malaysia via the courses offered emphasis the issues of safety and health
through its curriculum. This ensuring
the Malaysian workforce and future leaders are implying a balance nation
development towards the great nation with higher mind set and living standard
to the Malaysian scenario by year 2020.
The multinational and international companies are imposing and ensuring
that safety policy as priority at workplace. Therefore, it is expected that
graduates must be exposed to safety and health matters from beginning of their
enrolment until the employment stages in jobs market of various
disciplines. Efforts have been seriously
imposed on all engineering field to look at safety issues as the focal point of
improvement and methods to increase the living standard of the people is
through the higher education systems in this country.
Dr Ahmad Rahman Songip
Associate Professor & Consultant in Breaking Pattern
Asoc. Prof. Dr. Shamsul Bahri Bin Mohd. Tamrin
Head of Occupational Health Unit
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM
Head of Occupational Health Unit
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM
Occupational safety and health
awareness is new in Malaysia and the interest in Ergonomics is even newer. As the
number of cases related to musculoskeletal disorders arises steadily, more
attention on the issues must be considered by the industrial sectors. Although
ergonomics issues had been documented in publications and seminars, the
priority in assessing, intervening or countermeasures has not been a priority
by the industries simply because the vagueness in interpretation of the OSH Act
1994 especially by the OSH practitioners.Currently, most of the evaluation of
ergonomics status by the industries is when it became a priority issues such as
compensation due to musculoskeletal injuries, compliance of client’s OSH policy
or as part of requirement under the company OSHMS. In addition, ergonomics
issues had been kept only assessing risk from musculoskeletal disorders and
partially on cumulative trauma disorders, while so little attention is given on
computer visual syndrome and improvement on the standards of workplace based on
the ergonomics principles.In advancing ergonomics, the field must be aligned
with the current OSHMP15. It is recommended that new approach by the Department
of Occupational Safety and Health must include transformation of the existing
law and standards for workplace safety and health. In order to advance, there
is need to revised the guidelines on office ergonomics and vibration. In
addition guideline on ergonomics assessment must be established and
prioritized.
Dr. Noriah Mod Ali
Director, Radiation Safety and Health Division
Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia)
The
worldwide use of radioactive materials for medical, industrial, research and
other purposes is inextricably associated with risk of
radiation exposure to the population. These ionizing radiation
sources can pose considerable health risks to affected workers if not properly
controlled. Radiation affects people by depositing energy in body
tissue, which can cause cell damage or cell death. In some cases there may be
no noticeable effect. In other cases, the cell may survive but become abnormal,
either temporarily or permanently. Additionally, an abnormal cell may become
malignant. Both large and small doses of radiation can cause cellular damage.
The extent of the damage depends upon the total amount of energy absorbed, the
period and rate of exposure, and the particular organs exposed. The risks can
be lessened by reducing any or all of these factors. The hazard becomes less if there is a
shielding material that blocks some of the radiation, or if the person moves
farther from the radiation source, or if the exposure time is reduced.General radiation protection recommendations are published,
reflecting the increased understanding of the biological basis of
radiation-induced tissue damage. The
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recommendations
provide a ‘System of Radiological Protection’
which is intended to cover all situations involving exposure to ionizing
radiation; that is, normal operations where the source is under control,
situations where there is a possibility of exposure (accidental and disposal of
solid radioactive wastes), and situations where the source is not under control
but exposure can be controlled by other means (e.g. radon in homes).In
conclusion, radiation risks can be eliminated and radiation does not pose any
significant risk to the workers or public if the ionizing radiation sources are
properly handled and regulated.
Dr. Khatijah Binti Jumangat
Head of Environment, Safety & Health (ESH) Department
Infineon Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (formerly Siemens Semiconductor)
Zero Harm
is about getting every employee, in all working areas, to do their part to
eliminate the risk out of what we do every day.
The goal of Zero Harm is to achieve: zero injury or zero hurt among the
employees and zero damage or zero defect to the properties.Zero Harm mindset, is not accepting that people have to be hurt in
work area and ensuring that everyone is treated with dignity, care and respect.
Therefore every employee has to
adopt and to believe in it. Adopting Zero harm mindset needs a paradigm shift
in employees thinking and behaviour. OSHA’94
describes the General Duty Clause that requires employers to provide
plant and systems of work “safe and without risks to health”, as well as
employees training that helps workers recognize safety hazards and risk
prevention. However, legal compliance
alone is not sufficient to achieve the goal Zero Harm. Therefore integrated approach
of legal compliance, systems and systematic behavioral program need be
enforced. OHSAS 18001 Safety Management System and
Behaviors Based Safety (BBS) program shall help Organization achieve the goal
of Zero Harm, if successfully implemented and adopted.In striving towards excellence in safety
management and practices, and in driving
and sustaining Zero Harm Safety Culture, continuous improvement activities,
and regular management reviews are part
and parcels of the success formula .
PARALLEL SESSION SPEAKER :
Mr Ke Geok Chuan
Department of Occupational Safety and Health
"Introduction to mentor mentee program"
Mohd Suhaily bin Kamaludin
SHE Petronas CUF Gebeng
"Sharing experience in OSH Mentor Mentee Program"
En Fakhrul Anwar Bin A. Affandi
Mekar OSH Leadership Center
"OSH Documentation- Journey from past,present and future"
En Khairudin bin Salam
Automotive Corporation (M) SDN BHD
"Safety Driving"
En Othman bin Mat Amin
CUM HSE & Fire Instructor
"Fire Safety: Means of Escape"
Morris Kho Khee Wee
Operations Safety PETRONAS
"Safety Climate Survey- Petronas Experience"
Ir Rasdan Ismail
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Universiti Malaysia Pahang
"Advancing Ergonomic Culture In Workplace"
Ms Catrina Ng
PerkinElmer
"Scientific and Technology Based Approaches for Safe Work
Environment Utilizing Atomic Spectroscopy Techniques"
Ms Carmen Tan Kei Fong
Fisher Scientific (M) SDN BHD
"Advocating Green Chemistry In The Laboratory"
Prof. Madya Dr. Abdul Mutalib bin Leman
Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
"The Development of Safety and Health Program:
The Relationship of Industry,University and Community"
Ir. Nimi Ahmad
OSH Consultant
"The Occupational Hygienist Role in Preventing Occupational
Infectious Disease (MIHA)"
En Rumaizi bin Bidin
BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn. Bhd.
"Medical Emergency Preparedness In Petrochemical Industry"
En Mohd Nizam Mohd Isa
Malaysian Safety & Health Officer Association(MYSHO)
"Workplace OSH Management"
DR Azrul Rozaiman Dato' Hj Abdullah
An-nur Specialist Hospital
"My OHS- Milestone & Challenges in Developing an All in
One Online Occupational Health Database System"
Max,Soon Hong (DR.)
Germanischer Lloyd GLM Sdn Bhd
"Asset Integrity Managemanet and its Impact on Offshore Safety"
En Mohd Noor Ab. Rahman
Bahagian Kualiti,Keselamatan Dan Alam Sekitar,CIDB
"Safety And Health Assesment System In Construction"