Introduction To OSH Act 1994 and Safety & Health Committee

Introduction

This course is specially designed to provide practical guide and detail explanation on all related legal requirements based on the Occupational Safety & Health Act 1994 and regulations. It also enhances knowledge and practical approach towards an effective and successful safety and health committee.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand and explain all important Occupational Safety and Health Legal Requirements
• Learn how to manage regulatory compliance within OSHA 94 that meets national and applicable international environmental requirements
• Practical steps to set up Safety and Health Committee
• Enhance involvement of Safety and Health Committee to resolve safety and health issue and increase safety awareness

Key Content

Module 1: Introduction of OSHA 94

• Introduction
• Objective of OSHA 94
• Employer responsibility
• Employee responsibility
• Safety and health policy
• Safety and health officer
• Safety and health committee

Module 2: OSH Regulations

• OSH (Use and standards of exposure of chemicals hazardous to health) Regulations 2000
• OSH (Chemical Classification, Labeling and Safety Data Sheet) Regulation 2013
• OSH (Noise Exposure) Regulation 2019

Module 3: Code of Practice & Industrial Code of Practice

• ICOP Chemical Classification and Hazard Communication 2014
• ICOP Internal Air Quality 2010
• ICOP Safe Working in Confined Space 2010

Module 4: OSHA Legal Register

• OSH Legal Register
• Enhance compliance by maintaining OSH Legal Register

Module 5: Organization

• Safety and health committee compliance
• Employer and employee responsibilities
• Safety and Health Committee Regulations 1997
• Complainace to statutory requirements on safety committee
• Safety and health committee composition
• Safety and health committee chairman functions
• Safety officer functions
• Safety and health committee secretary functions

Module 6: Workplace Safety Inspection

• Safety audit vs safety inspection
• Role of SHC on safety audit
• What to audit and inspect
• Use of audit checklist

Module 7: Accident Investigation

• Incident, accident and near miss
• The consequence of loss
• Accident Causation Model
• Investigation of Accident Process
• Stages of investigation
• Managing incident scene
• Source of evidence
• Conducting an investigation
• Finding the witness
• Interview technique
• Report writing and recommendations
• Follow up action

Module 8: Effective Minutes of Safety Meeting

• Presenting SH issue and compliances
• Details of minutes of safety meeting
• Effective meeting and follow up
• SHC promotions at workplace

Module 9: Identifying Hazard Compliance

• SIRAC/ HIRARC
• Safe work procedures/ SOP
• Fire and emergency evacuation
• First aid requirement

Target Audience

• Managers, supervisors
• Safety and health officer/ executives
• SH committee members