• stands for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

• is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for

NIOSH the prevention of work-related injury and illness.

Roles of NIOSH

To promote a safe and healthy workplace and

workforce in Malaysia.

To assist employers and employees to manage

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in their
organisation effectively.

To provide quality solutions for OSH issues a

professional manner, with a pragmatic approach
which are reasonable and practicable.
 To study and review the
policies and legislations of.
occupational safety and a) Occupational Safety and Health
health Act 1994 and its regulations. 

To enforce the following b) Factories and Machinery Act

1967 and its regulations. 
DOSH

Roles of DOSH
legislations :-
Department of Occupational
Safety and Health (DOSH) is To conduct research and c) Petroleum Act 1984 (Safety
a department under the technical analysis on Measures) and its regulations. 
Ministry of Human issues related to
Resources. occupational safety and
health at the workplace.
Responsible for ensuring the
To carry out promotional
safety, health and welfare of
and publicity programs to
people at work as well as
employers, workers and
protecting other people from
the general public to foster
the safety and health
and increase the
hazards arising from the
awareness of occupational
activities from various
safety and health.
sectors.
To become a secretariat
for the National Council
regarding occupational
safety and health.