Industrial Safety and Health

razali@bmi.unikl.edu.my

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INTRODUCTION

Why we need SAFETY and

HEALTH ?

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Hazards & diseases

work twenty four
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they dont take
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.and yet People often

ignore their
responsibility in the
areas of safety, health
& environmental
protection towards the
employees, human
society & the natural
environment

Scenarios
Private corporations & the government have
invested millions of dollars for technology,
R & D, machinery, expertise & skills towards
the creation of a safe system of work and the
implementation of OSH management system.
These have managed to control & prevent
occurrence & reduced the
severity of accidents & disease at workplace but
nevertheless,

ACCIDENTS still HAPPEN!

ACCIDENTS SCENARIO IN
MALAYSIA
MALAYS
EVERY YEAR
More than 50,000 accidents
More than 12,000 permanently disabled
1200 fatalities from industrial accidents
700 killed in traffic accidents
80% males 20 % females
30% aged < 25
(Commuting and Industrial Accidents Report 2009, NGO Unit, SOCSO, 2010)

Economic cost of accidents in Malaysia

1 death = RM1.2

million

1 permanent disability =

RM120,000

4% of the worlds gross domestic product is lost with the cost

of injury, death and disease through absence from work,
sickness treatment, disability and survivor benefit
Cost of one death is estimated to be RM1.2 million with 1231
occupational deaths in 2009 the national loss is approximately
RM1.4 billion
Source:

Journal of East Asia Society for Transportation Studies

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To prevent ACCIDENT
Fatalities
Major/Minor Injuries
Property Damage
To prevent OCCUPATIONAL DESEASES
Acute Effect
Chronic Effect

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Safety is an attitude.a frame of mind.

Safety is not something you can take
or leave alone.
Safety is not posters, slogans or rules,
nor is the movies, meeting,
investigations or inspections.

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Safety is an attitude.a frame of mind.

It is the awareness of ones environment &
actions, all day & everyday.
Safety is knowing what is going on, knowing
what can injure anyone/anything, knowing
how to prevent that injury & then acting to
prevent it.

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Safety is an attitude.a frame of mind.

To do all these actions, does not require
genius, a phD or even title or position or
rank.
All we need is intelligence & reasonable
amount of native ability to see, to hear & to
think.

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Reason for safety :

Humanitarian & Morale Obligation
Cost
Law

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Reason for safety :

Humanitarian and Moral Obligation
Management fully committed and sincerely promote
Safety & Health in workplace.
Proper attention to employees will results in good
human relation, harmony and conducive working
environments.

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Reason for safety :

Financial Reasons
Accident cost money
Safety and Health is a Good Business ?
Legal Requirements
Minimal requirements of the law.

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SAFETY AND HEALTH IS GOOD BUSINESS

We recognize the important of costing

loss events as part of total safety
management. Good safety is good
business
- Dr J Whiston, ICI Group SHE Manager

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SAFETY AND HEALTH IS GOOD BUSINESS

Safety is, without doubt, the most

crucial investment we can make, and
the question is not what it cost us, but
what is save
- Chairman & MD, Conoco (UK) Ltd

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SAFETY AND HEALTH IS GOOD BUSINESS

At Shell, we believe that an excellence

company is by definition a safe company.
Since we are committed to excellence, it
follows that minimizing risk to people, plant
and product is inseparable from all other
company objective
- Chairman, Shell Exploration & Production

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SAFETY AND HEALTH IS GOOD BUSINESS

VSEL recognize the link between health and safety
performance and corporate competitiveness. We
believe that it is good management practice to
invest in prevention which can be less
expensive than the total cost of accidents, ill
health and property damage
- CEO, VSEL Consortium

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Future trends in Safety & Health

Still emphasis on education, but there will be more
enforcement
Awareness among workers, unions and public (and
lawyers too) is increasing
Multinational clients begin to demand S&H documents
More Regulations can be expected

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Future trends in Safety & Health (Continues)

Occupational health is becoming more important
Changing pattern of industrial injuries and diseases
Workers are more skilled and replacement is more
difficult and expensive

LONG TERM VISION FOR OSH IN MALAYSIA

OSH-MASTER PLAN 15

OSH Education Programs from Public and Private Institute of Higher Learning

Efforts to increase awareness of all stakeholders and the

general public on the need for a safe workplace with no
health hazards require diligent efforts and the participation
of numerous parties.
Different approaches should be carried out in an
integrated, comprehensive and continuous
manner for maximum effectiveness.
OSH is an important issue
towards ensuring a quality working life as well as the
survival of employers in any business transaction.
As such,
all allocated expenditure and efforts to ensure the success
of the OSH program and its management system
should be
regarded as an

investment.

THANK YOU

Together we create
and sustain safety
culture