GENERAL INFORMATION ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH

DEFINATION

Hazard – an activity, arrangement, circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon, process, situation or substance that is an actual or potential cause or source of harm;

Risk – the probability or chance (high or low) of harm actually being done; can also be expressed in frequency:

Danger – the relative exposure to hazard;

Consequence – the damage expected;

Likelihood – how often the event will occur with predicted outcome;

HOW TO PREVENT ACCIDENT AT PLACE OF WORK?

Find out ways of eliminating hazards and reducing risks to safety and health;

Use information from your risk assessment to reduce the risk of injury and disease;

Provide training so everyone knows how to work safely;

Find ways of improving your hazard management;

Comply with the relevant governing rules and regulations,laws, legislation's, code of practice and company standard;

Assess the work timescale to determine resource level and utilizing specialist knowledge that available. Try to consult within our employees, probably they may have experience or alternative ideas and specialist in safety knowledge that can be used in our store daily activity, or seek advice from those specialists when necessary, and coordinate safety planning, hazard management,consultation and training in high-risk area.

DOES EVERYONE KNOW THE CORRECT APPROACH TO OSH MANAGEMENT IN OUR BUSINESS?

To understand the company safety and health policy and inform all your employees of our company’s intention to provide a safe and healthy workplace;

To understand individual’s responsibilities at all levels;

To understand the company safe work procedures;

To display safety policy and update safety notice board to show our commitment;

SAFETY COMMITTEE SHOULD ABLE TO MAINTAIN GOOD SAFETY PRACTICES IF:

Understand the company safe work procedures;

Keep proper record and maintain safety file;

Arrange regular meetings or necessary safety discussion for your safety committee;

Self educate in inspecting your workplace;

Enhance your safety knowledge by attending training;

Improve the employees and supervisory & working skill;

Knowing each individual roles & responsibilities;

FUNCTION OF SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
OSHA Act 1994 (Act 514), Regulations and Orders; Part VII Sec 31; OSHA (Safety Committee) 1996, Section 11

shall keep under review the measures taken to ensure safety and health of persons at work;

shall investigate any accident, incident, near misses, unsafe work practices or any risk to health;

shall manage the periodic inspection auditing;

shall attempt to resolve safety and health issues;

shall review company safety manual periodically;

SPECIFIC FUNCTION OF SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE

Assist in development of company safety rules, regulations and systems;

Assist in development and review of safety and health program;

Perform analysis of company incident trends and statistics;

Perform inspections and recommend preventive measures;

Perform immediate investigation of accidents and recommend corrective measure

Investigate complains of unsafe practices (act/condition) and recommend necessary corrective measure;

Assist in development of promotional and safety training education programs;

Discuss safety reports submitted and all matters related to occupational safety and health;

Advise employer on all matter related to occupational safety and health;

ENSURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAFETY COMMITTEE

Basic knowledge and interest on safety management;

On-going safety training and education;

Availability of relevant safety information;

Frequency of safety meetings and briefings;

Fast decision making & Follow-up actions;

Wide publicity of committee activities;

Recognition of all safety committee;

Leadership of the safety committee chairman;

BASIC QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED IN DEVELOPING OSH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT WORKPLACE

We could begin by asking ourselves the following question :-

Knowing what are the hazards at our workplace?

The likelihood of accident & incident occurring?

How to prevent potential accident nor incident from happening?

Assess work timescale; determine resource levels and utilizing specialist knowledge that is available?

Does everyone know the approach to OSH in our business?

Can the OSH system operate without OSH safety personnel?

Regards,