1. Introduction to
occupational Safety and
Health
CLO 1: Describe the OSH regulations and
compliance and how it will create safe working
environment

2. Understand the occupational Safety
and Health
 Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a cross
disciplinary area concerned with protecting the
safety, health and welfare of people engaged in
work or employment
 The goals of occupational safety and health
programs include to foster a safe and healthy
work environment

3. Understand the occupational Safety
and Health
 OSH may also protect co-workers, family
members, employers, customers and many
others who might be affected by the workplace
environment

4. History of OSH
 Evolution of OSH Legislation in Malaysia
 1844 British legislation – specific safety and health
 Piecemeal legislation and regulations for example
transporting machinery on the train
 1972 Lords Roben “Committee of inquiry” –
Robens Report on OSH

5. History of OSH
 Factories and Machinery Act (139) in 1967
- Part II Safety, Health And Welfare – enforced
1970
 Occupational Safety and Health Act (514) 1994

6. Why Safety is so importance in the
workplace?
Give me your opinion ?

7. Major Safety Terminologies
i. Safe
The condition of being safe from undergoing
and causing hurt, injury or loss
ii. Hazard
A hazard introduces the potential for an
unsafe condition, possibly leading to an
accident

8. Major Safety Terminologies
iii. Risk
The probability or likelihood of hazard
resulting in an accident
iv. Incident
Undesired circumstance that produces the
potential for an accident

9. Major Safety Terminologies
v. Accident
An accident is unplanned event, which could result in
to persons, or in damage to plant and equipment or
both.
vi. Accident cost
Accident cost includes medical payment,
compensation, overtime for replacement workers,
production delays, product or material damage,
training of replacements, accident investigation cost,
building or complex damages, equipment damages
and business interruptions.

10. Types of accidents
The most frequent accidents in the workplace:
 Fall and crushing
 Manual handling
 Workplace traffic accidents

11. Can you find hazards in this picture?
List all the hazards that you see in the picture 

12. The End