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Lecture 1 Health and Safety Foundation
Lecture 1 Health and Safety Foundation
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
Lecture 1: Health and Safety Foundation
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND
SYLLABUS
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the class, it is expected that student will be able to:
• CO1: Recognize the local Act and regulations related to construction safety
• CO2: Identify the hazardous materials, substances and unsafe practices at
construction industry
• CO3: Assess the level of risk and safety of work places compliance to the
national safety regulation.
• CO4: Outline a proposal to enhance and increases a safer work practices in
construction industries.
COURSE ASSESSMENT
Assessment Distribution
Quizzes 10%
Assignment 10%
Test I 20%
Total 100%
TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS
• Lecture
• In-class activities
• Discussions
• E-learning and in-class learning tools
LEARNING OUTCOME
• Dept. of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) – enforce the OSH law and
regulations and monitoring
• Local fire department, town councils and government authorities
• SIRIM – provide certification for OSHAS for any interested organizations
• Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) – provide Green Card
Program and provides safety training
MALAYSIAN OSHA ACT (1994)
• Part 1 – Preliminary
• Part 2 – Safety, health and welfare
• Part 3 – Persons-in-charge & certificates of competency
• Part 4 – Notification of accidents, dangerous occurrence & dangerous
diseases
• Part 5 – Notice of occupation of factory & registration & use of
machinery
• Part 6 - General
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
• Definition of Factory
• Premises & its boundaries
• Within the premises there is manual labor doing process of making, altering, repairing
ornamenting, finishing, cleaning, washing, breaking, demolishing, constructing, fitting,
adjusting.
• The process must be for trading any business
PART 2 – SAFETY, HEALTH & WELFARE
• Key points:
• Premises must be designed with safe access to work areas, material &
goods must be safely stacked (S.10)
• Machinery must be properly constructed & dangerous parts must be
fenced (S.14,15,16)
• Employees must not misuse safety & health equipment (S.20)
• Employees must not to endanger himself or other person
PART 2 – SAFETY, HEALTH & WELFARE
• Premises must be kept clean with adequate space, ventilation, lighting &
toilets (S.22)
• Persons must be supplied with adequate facilities for clothing, storage,
drinking, water, first aid & washing facilities (S.25)
• Employees must be trained on safety of machinery (S.26)
PART 3: PERSONS-IN-CHARGE & CERTIFICATES OF
COMPETENCY