How to become a safety and health officer and career advancement in safety and health management in Malaysia according to requirements in Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
2. What is OSHWhat is OSH
Occupational safety and health is an area
concerned with protecting the safety,
health and welfare of people engaged in
work or employment.
Inclusive of other people than the workers,
properties and nature (environment)
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3. Why become OSH OfficerWhy become OSH Officer
Occupational
Safety & Health
Officer
Widely
accepted
industries
Support
by
legislation
Career
advance-
ment
Dynamic &
challenging
career
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4. Who is OSH Officer?Who is OSH Officer?
Description of SHO stipulated under Sect. 29
OSHA 1994, SHO Reg. 1997 & SHO Order
1997 which explains that a SHO are:
• Registered with DOSH
• Competent person in managing OSH at
work place
• Exclusively appointed to ensure
compliance with the relevant laws
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5. Registered OSH OfficerRegistered OSH Officer
Description of SHO stipulated under Sect. 29
OSHA 1994, SHO Reg. 1997 & SHO Order
1997 which explains that a SHO are:
• Registered with DOSH
• Competent person in managing OSH at
work place
• Exclusively appointed to ensure
compliance with the relevant laws
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6. Where to works?Where to works?
• Manufacturing
• Mining & Quarry
• Construction
• Agriculture, forestry &
fishing
• Utilities
• Transport, storage &
communication
• Wholesales & retails
• Hotels and
Restaurants
• Finance, Insurance,
Real Estate &
Business Services
• Public Services &
Statutory Authorities
10 categories except army and shipping
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7. Which company must have SHO?
• Contract of BO or WEC more than RM 20 mil
• Any ship building, gas processing or
petrochemical industries, chemical and allied
industry employing >100 workers
• Any boiler/pressure vessel manufacturing
industries, wood working industries, and cement
manufacturing industries employing >100 workers
• Any other manufacturing industries employing
>500 workers
Under SHO Order 1997
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9. Flow chart of SHOFlow chart of SHO
Qualified?
Apply SHO
APPROVED
renew every 3y
APPOINT
INFORM
(1m after
appointment
/ resign
CONTINOUS EDUCATION
PROGRAM
Once a year
FUNCTION
RENEWAL
BOSSBOSSBOSSBOSS
DOSHDOSHDOSHDOSH
SHOSHOSHOSHO
REPORT
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10. Functions of SHO
• Advisor
• Inspector or
auditor
• Coordinator
• Investigator
• Organizer
Under SHO Reg. 1997, briefly SHO
responsibilities:
• Secretary
• Reporter
• Magistrate
• Quality checker
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