Faculty of Chemical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Principles of Health, Safety

and Environment
Dr Putri Nadzrul Faizura bt. Megat Khamaruddin
Dr Nor Roslina Rosli
Semester Sept 2019 – Feb
2020
Introduction
 WHAT IS HSE?
• H-HEALTH (related to toxicology, exposure, disease, forensic,
CSI)
• S-SAFETY (related to incident, accident, explosion, physical
hazards etc.)
• E-ENVIRONMENT (related to pollution, waste, air quality,
green, sustainability)
 Health, Safety &
Environmtn – CGE653
Historical Perspective of OSH
Development
The rapid developments taking place in the
Malaysian Industrialization program have
changed employment patterns to an increasing
emphasis on manufacturing and service sectors
of the economy.

There are pros and cons of this advancement of

industrialization in a country.
Positive/Good Points
HAND MADE
ITEMS/TOOLS,
PEOPLE/ANIMAL POWER

MASS
PRODUCTION BY
MACHINERIES &
NEW METHODS

LIFE
IMPROVED
Negative/Bad Points

POLLUTION INCREASED

HARMFUL WORKING
CONDITIONS/NEW
RISKS & DISEASES
Why HSE is Important?
• To prevent and eliminate the risk of
injuries, health hazards and damage to
properties.
• To minimize the unsafe acts or unsafe
conditions
• To identify steps towards the conservation
and preservation of the environment.
HSE programs approach
• Early safety programs were based on the “3 E’s of
Safety”.
Enforcement
Ensure compliance to
03 law & regulations

Engineering
Design
improvement in
process & product
01 02 Education
/ Research
Cultivate safety
awareness/habits
SAFETY AND
HEALTH
MOVEMENT IN
MALAYSIA
Development of safety &
health movement
TRAGEDIES &
ACCIDENTS

SPECIFIC
HEALTH
PROBLEMS

ROLE OF
ORGANISED
LABOUR/UNION
 Malaysia’s Milestone in HSE
Movement
The role of occupational safety and health has been in existence
since 140 years ago, in the late 19th century. The history, role and
development of this department can be explained in 6 eras.

1914 1952 1967 1994 now

Industrial Safety & Occupational

Steam Boiler Safety Machinery Safety Industrial Safety Hygiene Safety & Health

1878 First Machinery Machinery Enactment of The birth of Machinery 1967 Factories and Occupational Safety and
Inspector was appointed, 1913 Dpt Machinery Act Health Act 1994 is
Mr W. Givan. adopted.
Machinery Enactment of Enactment of Machinery Machinery Department
1892 Selangor Boiler 1932 Ordinance 1953 expanded to Factories FMD is transformed to
Enactment and Machinery Department of
Department (FMD) Occupational Safety and
Health (DOSH)
1968: Local officers
filled in posts. Medical .
Officer and Surveillance
Unit was created

Many events occur here.

Reference:http://www.dosh.gov.my/index.php/en/about-us/dosh-profile#targetText=1.,usually%20used%20in%20tin%20mines.
Department of Occupational
Safety and Health (DOSH)
Placed under the Ministry of Human Resources.

The government agency responsible for

administering, managing, and enforcing legislation
related to occupational safety and health (OSH) in
this country.

Vision:
To cultivate OSH culture in every workplace and to
make every job and task safe and healthy for the
worker.
National Institute of
Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH)
The centre for training, consultancy, information
dissemination and research in occupational safety
and health in Malaysia.

NIOSH was established in 1992 with an

endowment fund from SOCSO and from the
Government.
 Social Security Organisation
(SOCSO)
Pertubuhan Keselamatan
Sosial (PERKESO)
• Established in 1971 under the MoHR, to provide social security
protections to all employees/workers in Malaysia.
• The functions of SOCSO (PERKESO) are as follows:
• Registration of employers and employees
• Collection of contribution from employers and employees
• Payment of benefits to workers and/or their dependents when
tragedy strikes
• Provision of physical and vocational rehabilitation benefits
• promotion of awareness of occupational safety and health
 National Council for
Occupational Safety and
Health (NCOSH)
● Established in 1995, under the MoHR, NCOSH is a
supreme body responsible for determining the direction
and policy of the State in relation to occupational safety
and health in Malaysia.

http://www.dosh.gov.my/index.php/en/about-ncosh/latarbelakang
OSH ACTIVITIES IN MALAYSIA
 Lesson learned – life is
Summary precious and cannot be
replaced
✔Definition
✔The importance of
HSE
✔Approach to safety
programs
✔Historical
perspective of OSH
✔Development of
HSE program and
organisations