DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES

MALAYSIA

Control of Industrial Major

Accident Hazards
Regulation 1996

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 Introduction to CIMAH
Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard) Regulation 1996

OBJECTIVES
▪ To prevent major accidents Establish rules
▪ To limit the consequences e.g. Legislation (Reg.
to people and environment CIMAH), inspection regimes
(CIMAH Audit)
and sharing of information

Learn from information

generated Continuous
e.g. Accident reporting and data improvement Limit risk
analysis e.g. Identification and
cycle to management of risks
prevent major through safety measures and
land-use planning
To minimize the associated risks, measures are accidents
necessary to prevent major accidents and to
ensure appropriate preparedness and response
should such accidents nevertheless happen.

Limit impact
e.g. Adoption and testing of emergency
plans, communication of safety measures
to the public
 Salient Provision
Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard) Regulation 1996
Designing Report on Industrial Activity and
Preparation of Emergency Plan
Regulation 12. Application.
Regulation 13. Registration of Competent Person.
Regulation 14. Report on industrial activity.
Demonstration of Safe Operation Regulation 15. Modification.
Regulation 16. Updating of report.
Regulation 9. Application.
Regulation 17. Review of report.
Regulation 10. Demonstration of safe operation. II I Regulation 18. On-site emergency plan.
Regulation 11. Review of demonstration of safe operation.
I V Regulation 19. Updating of on-site emergency plan.
Regulation 20. Review of on-site emergency plan.
Regulation 21. Off-site emergency plan.
Regulation 22. Information to the public.

Identification and Notification CIMAH 1996 Notification of Major Accident

of an Industrial Activity
Regulation 6. Application.
Regulation 7. Identification and notification.
Regulation 8. Notification of change.
II Schedule 1: Indicative Criteria V Regulation 23. Notification of major accident.
Schedule 2: List of Substances & Quantities
Schedule 3: Information To Public
Schedule 4: Industrial Installations
Schedule 5: Notification of Industrial Activity
Schedule 6: Info In The Industrial Activity Report

Preliminary
COMMENCEMENT
V Penalty This regulation come into
Regulation 1. Citation and commencement.
I
Regulation 2. Application.
Regulation 3. Interpretation.
I Regulation 24. Penalty. force on 1 February 1996
Regulation 4. Limitation of power of officer.
Regulation 5. Obligations of manufacturer and employee.
 Interpretation
Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard) Regulation 1996

Competent Person further relevant information hazardous substance industrial activity local authority
appointed by the information which is necessary (a) indicative criteria (a) an operation carried any city council, municipal
manufacturer for the assessment of the (Schedule 1); or (b) a storage of hazardous council, district council, town
and approved in writing by the potential effects of a major (b) listed in Part 1 of substances or preparations council, town board,
Director General accident Schedule 2; local council, rural board or
other similar local authority
established by any written law

major accident major hazard installation manufacturer officer

an occurrence including, in industrial activity with an employer or occupier occupational safety and health preparation
particular, a major emission, quantities equal to or having control of an industrial officer
fire or explosion resulting from a mixture or solution of two or
exceed the threshold quantity, activity
uncontrolled development in more substances
or an industrial activity
the course of an industrial determined by the DG
activity which leads to serious
danger to persons, whether
immediate or delayed or inside
or outside and installation, or site threshold quantity port authority
to the environment, a) the whole of an area of land, hazardous substance amount any port authority established
(b) a structure. set under any written law
under the control of a
Regulation 3 manufacturer
 Obligations of manufacturer and employee
Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard) Regulation 1996
Manufacturer
comply with the requirements of
these Regulations;
as soon as he becomes aware of an imminent
danger which may affect the safety of
persons or the environment, take immediate
action to rectify the situation;
establish and maintain a good management
system for controlling any major accident as
described in the report made under
subregulation 14(1) and regulation 16.
Regulation 5
Employee
co-operate with the manufacturer in
complying with the requirements of these
Regulations;
act in such manner so as not to endanger
himself or to cause or be likely to cause
bodily injury to himself or to other persons,
or damage to life and property;
notify the manufacturer as soon as he becomes
aware of any potential hazard he considers is
capable of generating a major accident, and
shall have the right to notify an officer of the
potential hazard.
 Requirement under CIMAH 1996 Regulation
Regulation 7 Regulation 8
Notification Notification
Industrial of change.
CIMAH 1996 Activity
JKKP 5 Form
Regulation 6

DOSH
Hazardous
Substance Industrial Activity Report (LAI)
Regulation 14 OKMH
MHI Emergency Response Plan (ERP) + DOSH
(Major Hazard Installation) Regulation 18
Manufacturer
Information to Public (ITP)
Regulation 22
TQ
NMHI Demonstration of Safe Operation (DOSO) DOSH
Regulation 9 Regulation 10
(Non Major Hazard Installation)

4 Not To 1 Nuclear Installation

Regulation 2 Comply 2 Installation under the Armed forces
(NTC) 3 A Vehicle or vessel transporting hazardous substance
 Major Hazard Competent Person
Major Hazard Installation

Regulation 13
Major Hazard Competent Person

Register Validate Competent Person

Qualification
New Report Modification Report Update Report ERP Report
Background Knowledge &
Experience

Occupational Safety & Health Act

Malaysian Age Working Degree holder in :Adequate To consult the Major Hazard industries
experience Engineering, knowledge & understanding Duties
Physics,
Chemistry, Safety Management System
Biochemistry,
Permanent Ergonomics or
Resident applied science Quantitative Risk Assessment

Emergency Response Plan

 Part A
Hazardous substance
Industrial Activity Report
i. the name of the hazardous substance Major Hazard Installation
commencing
ii. a general description of the analytical method
the activity
iii. a brief description of the hazards
iv. the degree of purity of the hazardous substance and the Regulation 14(1)
names of its main impurities and their percentages; ≤ 3 months

Part B Installation Submit Report

i. a map of the site and its surrounding area;
ii. locations and quantities of the hazardous substance; commencing CIMAH 1996
iii. a description of the processes or storage; the activity
iv. the maximum number of persons on the site; Regulation 14(2)
v. information on nature of the land use and the size and
≥ 12 months
distribution of the population; and
vi. information on the nearest emergency services;
Submit Report
CIMAH 1996 MHI
Reg.7(2)(a)
Part C Regulation 14(3)
Safety management system ≥ 12 months
i. the staffing arrangements for controlling;
Report ii. the arrangements made for the safe operation -designed,
constructed, tested, operated, inspected and maintained;
Submit Modification Report Submit Report

and Modify Regulation 15

iii. the arrangements for training persons working on the site; ≤ 3 months
Part D Valid 3 years ≥ 1 month Regulation 16
Risk Assessment (Quantitative Risk Assessment) new technical knowledge
i. the potential sources of a major accident and the conditions or events; which materially affects
ii. a diagram of the plant; Submit Report Expire Review the particulars in the
iii. the measures taken to prevent, control or minimise the consequences Report previous report
iv. information of meteorological conditions of the site;
v. an estimate of the number of people on-site and off-site; and
Regulation 17
vi. the consequences to the surrounding areas Review report

Schedule 6 further information required not satisfactory

 Emergency response plan
Major Hazard Installation
prepare and keep an up-to-date and adequate on- commencing
1 site emergency plan detailing how major accidents the activity

are to be dealt with Regulation 18(3)(a)

≤ 3 months
constantly updated to take into
2 account any material change Submit Report
On-site commencing CIMAH 1996
ERP the activity
shall inform the local authority or port authority Regulation 18(3)(b)
3 and the need for the preparation of an off-site ≥ 3 months
emergency plan
Submit Report
commencing
Off-site CIMAH 1996 MHI
CIMAH 1996
the activity ERP Reg.7(2)(a)
Regulation 18(3)(c)
≥ 3 months
≥ 3 months

Inform PBT/Port Authority Regulation 21(2)(a) Submit Report

CIMAH 1996 MHI
Regulation 19
Reg.7(2)(a) Valid 3 years ≥ 1 month
3 months
Inform PBT/Port Authority Submit Report Expire Review
Report
4 provide the local authority or port authority with the information
afford to the local authority or port authority upon request all Regulation 20
5 reasonable facilities
Review report

further information required not satisfactory

The local authority or port authority may upon receiving the information
6 prepare and keep an up-to-date and adequate off-site emergency plan
 Information to public
Major Hazard Installation
❑ are supplied in an appropriate manner without request for it.
❑ the local authority or port authority to disseminate the information
❑ information supplied is updated and re-supplied at appropriate intervals.
commencing
Regulation 22 the activity CIMAH 1996

Signal of emergency Regulation 22(4)(a)

6 months
Function
Situation Inform the public
CIMAH 1996 MHI
Alert Inform Response Reg.7(2)(a)
Schedule 3 6 months

a. Name of manufacturer and address of site. Inform the public

b. Position held of person giving the information.
c. Confirmation IAR has been submitted to the Medium Person have the information
Director General.
d. simple terms of the activity on the site.
e. The common names or the generic names
Things
to do ERT
ERT
f. the nature of a major accident hazard including
its potential effects.
g. will be warned and kept informed in the event Hazardous substances Regulation 22(4)(b)
of an accident.
h. the behaviour they should adopt in the event
receiver Authority
of an accident.
i. Confirmation on adequate arrangements on PBT
the site, including liaison with the emergency DOSH
services affected party
j. A reference to the off-site emergency plan
k. further relevant information
 Regulation 10
Demonstration of Safe
Non Major Hazard Installation
Operation
identified the possible major prepared and kept up to date an
accident hazards taken adequate steps adequate on-site emergency plan
Liquid Petroleum Gas

Reg. 10(a) Reg. 10(b)(i)

Safety management system
Reg. 10(c)
Management system Audit & review system

Engineering Control system Security System

Maintenance & Inspection List emergency Role during emergency Procedures

Reg. 10(b)(ii) Reg. 10(c)

Information Training Information Activity

Reg. 10(b)(i)
Safety management system
GENERAL

Installation documents Audit & review system

List emergency Location Emergency team Procedures

Safe Operation Reporting system

PTW System Contractor
General emergency Records Review & update
Reg. 10(a) principle
Reg. 10(b)(ii)
Regulation 11 Information Trainin Information
may review the documents; in the event the Director General is ofgthe opinion that the documents submitted are not satisfactory, he shall direct in writing
for the manufacturer to provide additional information within such time as he may specify.
 Notification of major accident
Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard) Regulation 1996

information relating to the accident

I. the circumstances of the accident;
II. the hazardous substances involved;
III. the date available for assessing the effects of the accident on
persons and the environment; and
IV. the emergency measures taken;

a statement of the steps envisaged to alleviate medium or long

notify the nearest occupational safety term effects of the accidents, if any, and prevent the recurrence of
and health office of the accident by such an accident.
the quickest means available

Regulation 23
 Penalty
Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard) Regulation 1996

Manufacturer employee

A manufacturer who commits an offence against any of the
provisions of these Regulations for which not
corresponding penalty is provided by the Act shall, on
conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand
ringgit or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two
years or to both.
An employee who commits an offence against any of the
provisions of these Regulations for which no corresponding
penalty is provided by the Act shall, on conviction, be liable
to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to a term of
imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both.

Regulation 24
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