NIOSH and DOSH

Nur Salina bte Salleh

MKK152002
 NIOSH
(National Institute Occupationally
Safety and Health)
NIOSH Background
 registered on 24th June 1992 as
a company limited by guarantee
under the Companies Act 1965.
 the Board of Directors is the
authoritative body that makes
policies and decisions and its
members are individuals from

VISION :
government, unions and the
industrial sector. While NIOSH
management team is the
administrative body who runs the
To be the Leading Centre of
daily operations of NIOSH. Excellence in Occupational
Safety and Health
 NIOSH was established with an
endowment fund from SOCSO
and from the Government. This
fund was invested to become MISSION :
part of NIOSH’s source of To be the Preferred Partner
income.
in Enhancing Occupational
 started operations in March 1993. Safety and Health
 OFFICE LOCATIONS
200
0
NORTHERN
REGIONAL
OFFICE
(PENANG) 200
7 & F.T
SABAH
LABUAN
REGIONAL OFFICE
200 (K.KINABALU)
4 COAST
EAST
REGIONAL
OFFICE
(KEMAMAN)
200
SARAWAK
2
REGIONAL
OFFICE
199 (BINTULU)
7
NIOSH
2008 200
HEADQUARTERS
(BANDAR BARU
3SITE
SITE OFFICE
BANGI) OFFICE (KUCHING)
200 (MELAKA)
4NIOSH
CERTIFICATION
SDN BHD SOUTHERN
(BANDAR BARU REGIONAL
BANGI) OFFICE (JOHOR
BAHRU)
2001 4
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Function/ Service provided:
 A. Training Programs
1. OSH Practitioners’ / General OSH
2. Certificated / Competent Persons
 Safety and Health Officer (SHO)
 Authorised Gas Tester (AGT)
 Occupational Health Doctor (OHD)
 Occupational Health Nurse (OHN)
 Industrial Hygiene Technician (IHT)
 Chemical Health Risk Assessor
3. In-house
4. Train the Trainers
5. Safety Passport System
PETRONAS, OSFAM, SHELL, TNB,
Nestle, TM, TITAN
 C. Research:
Research projects using external sources / research
grants from government and private sector;
supervision
research projects for students in higher learning
institutions; and article writing for journal publication.
 B. Consultancy:
Legal compliance
Chemical health risk assessment (CHRA), noise
exposure monitoring and dust exposure
monitoring.
Medico-technical services
Laboratory analysis and medical examination for
industrial workers.
Customized training
On-shelf training module modified to suit the
clients’ requirements.
OSH solutions
Gap analysis and establishment of the OSH
Management System
 D. Information Dissemination:
OSH Information: Library, website, publication:
newsletter, journal.
Awareness programs: NIOSH Exhibition Centre,
Mobile Exhibition Team, OSH Talk and Managing
OSH Events / campaigns, conference, seminar,
workshops.
OSH Shop: OSH products such as books, VCDs,
posters, souveniers and personal protective
equipment are sold here to enable clients to buy at
one-stop shop.
 DOSH
(Department Occupationally Safety and
Health)
 Introduction:
Sector involve with DOSH:
 Department of Occupational Safety and Health
(DOSH) is a department under the Ministry of
Human Resources. This department is responsible
for ensuring the safety, health and welfare of
people at work as well as protecting other people
from the safety and health hazards arising from
the activities from various sectors.
 As a government agency, the department is
responsible for the administration and
enforcement of legislations related to
occupational safety and health of the country,
with a vision of becoming an organisation which Objective:
leads the nation in creating a safe and healthy To prevent industrial accidents and
work culture that contributes towards enhancing occupational diseases by the year
the quality of working life. 2015 through:
1) Reducing the rate of fatalities up
to 20%;
DOSH division

2) Reducing the rate of reported

accidents (deaths, permanent loss
of ability, temporary loss of ability) up
to 30%;
3) Increasing the number of
enforcement and inspection by 20%;
4) Increasing the number of OSH
DOSH function/ service:

1) To study and review the policies and legislations of occupational safety and health.

2) To enforce the following legislations :

a) Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and its regulations.
b) Factories and Machinery Act 1967 and its regulations.
c) Petroleum Act 1984 (Safety Measures) and its regulations.

3) To conduct research and technical analysis on issues related to occupational safety and
health at the workplace.

4) To carry out promotional and publicity programs to employers, workers and the general
public to foster and increase the awareness of occupational safety and health.

5) To become a secretariat for the National Council regarding occupational safety and health.

6) Enforcement carry out by DOSH: a) Approval & Authorisation, b) Registration,

c) Certification, d) Inspection, e) Investigation, f) Litigation
OSH ACTIVITY IN MALAYSIA
Setting of OSH Policy MoHR,
NCOSH
Standard Setting
DOSH
Regulations
Enforcement DOSH

Training
NIOSH
Consultation

Certification DOSH, NIOSH, CIDB

Information Dissemination
& Services, OSH
Awareness Promotion DOSH, NIOSH, PERKESO

Research & Development NIOSH, Private &

Public Universities
Compensation PERKESO, Welfare
Department