PGF INSULATION SDN BHD

Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)

Employee
Induction Training

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Training Objectives
Employee will be made aware of their responsibilities and to
follow procedures when they carry out their activities in order to
comply to the EHS-MS and also Legal & PGF Requirements;
Employee to provide safe workplace for everyone in PGF
premises (PGF employees, contractors and visitors);
Employee to protect the environment from potential
environmental impacts that could arise from their activities;
Employee to protect PGF property from damage.
Employee will be made aware of PGF’ emergency response
system on evacuation management, fire fighting and chemical
spillage.

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Course Assessment
At the end of this training, participants are required
to complete an assessment exercise.

To pass, you have to score at least 70% marks for

the assessment.

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Training Validity
This EHS Employee / Contractor Induction Training

is valid for 1 year from the date of training.

After it expires, a refresher training is required.

Contractor with valid Contractor Badge issued by

security are allowed to enter PGF premise to
perform work.

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Training Contents
o PGF Purpose, Vision & Mission
o PGF EHS Policy and Objectives
o Employees Roles and Responsibilities
o General EHS Requirements
o Personal Protective Equipment
o Risk Assessment, EIA & Safe Work Procedures
o House-keeping
o Emergency Response Procedures
o Permit To Work
o Accident & Incident Reporting
o Unsafe Act / Unsafe Condition
o Do & Don’t

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Who is required to attend this training?

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Who is NOT required to attend training?

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PGF Purpose, Vision & Mission
Purpose
To provide sustainable insulation solutions that contribute
towards a safe, comfortable and sustainable living environment.

Vision
To become the leading insulation solution provider in the
Oceania and South East Asia.

Mission
To provide quality localized solution through innovation and
continuous improvement.

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PGF Quality Policy & Objectives
QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT QUALITY OBJECTIVES
(ISO 9001)
Objectives Target
It shall be the policy of PGF Insulation to 1) MT of Glasswool sold / 600
continuously provide quality thermal& CCR case
acoustic glasswool insulation products to
customers : 2) Product dusty & itchy ≤ 3 CCR

3) Product with crusty fiber ≤ 3 CCR

 To comply with customer and relevant
requirements.
 To continually improve our people,
process, product and quality
management system as a whole.

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PGF EHS Management Policy

ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT POLICY

PGF Insulation Sdn Bhd, the leading manufacturer of fibre glasswool products for
building insulation, HVAC insulation and other speciality products for thermal and
acoustic insulation for commercial, industrial and residential applications is
committed to ensure that our business operation is undertaken in such a manner as
to hav a minimum impact on the environment and providing a safe and healthy
working conditions for the prevention of work related injury and ill health.

We believe that we have a responsibility to care for and protect the environment,
employees, our property and interested parties in which we operate through:

• Protection of environment, including prevention of pollution, reducing our

consumption of resources and waste minimization through 3R principles (Reduce,
Reuse and Recycle);
• Reducing workplace injuries and incidents by eliminating hazards and reducing
OH&S risks.
• Ensuring consultation with and participation of all employees and interested
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PGF ENVIRONMENTALOBJECTIVES

ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES
Zero Notice / Compound from authority.
4 cost saving project per year.
Reduce fiber reject to less than 5% per furnace output.
All employees to undergo min 2 EHS training / year.
To conduct 2 external EHS programme / year.
Achieve min 80% rating in supplier / sub-contractor
performance evaluation.

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EHS Objectives

Injury Free

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Employee’s Roles & Responsibilities
1) Comply with all local EHS legislation (including amendments) that is
related to their works in PGF premises.
2) Comply with PGF Environment, Health and Safety requirements.

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Employee’s Roles & Responsibilities
3) Ensure all contractor workers (inclusive of sub-contractors) are aware
and fully comply with PGF’s EHS requirements and communicate all
queries to PGF Project / Job Owner.
4) Implement Risk Assessment (HIRARC) for all activities performed in
PGF; and control measures to eliminate hazards identified.
5) Implement Environmental Aspect Impact Assessment and control
measures to eliminate significant aspects identified.
6) Ensure the necessary documents stated below are valid and updated:
i. Safe work procedures;
ii. Environmental Aspect Impact Assessment (EIA)
iii. Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control (HIRARC)
iv. Other supporting documents such as equipment licenses/ permits/
certificates;
v. Worker’s licenses/ permits/ certificates;
vi. Chemical safety data sheets;
vii. High risk activity permit-to-work (working at height, hot work,
confined space, fire protection impairment activities).
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Employee’s Roles & Responsibilities
9) All licenses and permits required for usage of flammable liquid and
hazardous substance must be obtained prior to bring into PGF premises.
10) Any chemical brought on site by Purchasing / Contractors and/or stored
overnight shall be accompanied with a valid and latest version of Bahasa
and English Safety Data Sheet (SDS), readily available and get EHS
approval. Any subsequent updates of SDS shall be provided to EHS.
11) Properly label, handle, store and/or dispose of all hazardous materials
and chemicals (schedule waste) generated by the workers and/or
contractor including their subcontractors.
12) Ensure all PGF employees and contractors’ and their subcontractors use
appropriate tools, equipment, and personal protective equipment (PPE)
as written in safe work procedure and HIRARC.

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Employee’s Roles & Responsibilities
13) Report all incidents, accidents, and/or dangerous occurrence in PGF
premises immediately to the Dept Head or PGF Project / Job Owner or
emergency response personnel as needed.
14) Conduct the incidents, accidents and/or dangerous occurrence
investigation together with PGF Project / Job Owner and/or
representative of EHS personnel.
15) Ensure availability of all information, personnel, and data pertinent to
the investigation.
16) Apply the necessary high risk activity permit-to-work
to EHS Dept / PGF Project Owner (for contractor)
prior to work.
i) Working at height – Work At Height Permit
ii) Hot work – Hot Work Permit

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Employee’s Roles & Responsibilities
17) Ensure all activities impacting PGF operations and employees (loud noise,
utility disruptions, emergency exit changes/temporary blockage, etc.) are
pre-planned and approved by EHS Dept and Project / Job Owner.
18) Ensure all equipment and devices are in good condition and accompanied
with relevant statutory permits / licenses such as lifting chain block, air
receiver etc. where applicable.
18) Any contractor worker employed as manual labor to carry out
construction related works/activities must be certified by Construction
Industry Development Board (CIDB). These workers are to worn valid
CIDB permit at all times while working in PGF premises.

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Environmental Awareness

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 Waste Collections
Any waste generated in PGF must be dispose accordingly:
i) Recyclable Waste

Glass
Steel can &
Plastics bottles

Paper

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Waste Collections
ii) General waste

Main Line

Premier Line Canteen

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 Waste Collections
Contractor shall communicate to EHS Dept when they want to store the
scheduled waste into the scheduled waste store.
iii) Scheduled waste

SW Type
Code
SW 204 Scrubber and IETS Sludge (machine)
SW 305 Spent Lubricating oil
SW 408 Chemical or schedule waste spillage
SW 409 Empty containers and contaminated bags
SW 417 Used printer ink toner/ cartridge
SW 410 Contaminated gloves and rags

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Scheduled Waste
SW 204 : Scrubber SW 305 :
and Spent
IETS Sludge Lubricating oil

SW 408 : Chemical / SW spillage

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 Scheduled Waste
SW 409 : Empty containers SW 417 : Used printer
& contaminated bags ink toner/ cartridge

SW 410 : Contaminated
gloves & rags

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 Chemical Management
1) All chemicals used in PGF must be approved by EHS prior to bring
into PGF.
2) Any chemical brought on site or provided by Contractors shall be
accompanied with a valid and latest version of Safety Data Sheet
(SDS) and readily available.
3) Any subsequent updates of SDS shall be provided to EHS.
4) Chemical handler, including sub-contractor must
be trained and competent.
Training validity is every 2 years.
5) All chemical must be label, handle and store
as per OSH (CLASS) Regulations to prevent
contamination, injury and/or ill health.

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Hazardous Chemicals in PGF
PHENOL
Pictograms:
Signal word: Danger
Hazard statements:
◦ Toxic if swallowed
◦ Cause severe skin burn & eye PPE :
damage
◦ Damage to nervous, respiratory
system etc.

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Hazardous Chemicals in PGF
FORMALIN
Pictograms:

Signal word: Danger

Hazard statements:
Flammable liquid PPE :
Harmful if swallowed

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Hazardous Chemicals in PGF
SODIUM HYDROXIDE 49% / Flake
Pictograms:

Signal word: Danger

Hazard statements:
Cause severe skin burn
Cause eye damage PPE :

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Hazardous Chemicals in PGF
SILANE
Pictograms:

Signal word: Danger

Hazard statements:
Harmful if swallowed. PPE :
 Causes serious skin
burns / eye damage.

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Hazardous Chemicals in PGF
AMMONIA 25%
Pictograms:

Signal word: Danger

Hazard statements:
 Causes serious skin PPE :
burns / eye damage.
 Harmful if inhaled.

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 Hazardous Chemicals in PGF
CONTACT ADHESIVE
Pictograms:

Signal word: Danger

Hazard statements:
oFlammable
oEye & Skin corrosion/ PPE :
irritation
oAcute toxicity - inhalation
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Hazardous Chemicals in PGF
Natural Gas
Pictograms:
Signal word: Danger
Hazard statements:
◦ Extremely flammable gas.
◦ Contains gas under pressure;
may explode if heated.
◦ Keep away from Heat/ Sparks/
PPE :
Open Flames/ Smoking.

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Hazardous Chemicals in PGF
POISON STORE – WITH LOCK UP

NO ENTRY TO POISON STORE

BORAX CAUSTIC SODA

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Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE)
Use the correct PPE suitable to the task.
Do not use damaged PPE !

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
1) Do not wear respirator
without cartridge.
2) Replace respirator
cartridge every 6 months.
3) Always wear goggles/
face shield, chemical
resistant glove and apron
while handling chemical.

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SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)

Mainline Batch
Plant

Gas Premier Line

Station

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Good Practices

i) Proper chemical container used;

ii) Proper chemical label;
Latest SDS available
iii) Use of secondary containment
for all chemicals
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Bad Practices

Label
?

No proper No proper No proper handling

label chemical container and storage

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Chemical Spillage Control
• Any chemical spillage (to land / drain) during operation
must be reported to EHS or Project / Job Owner.

DO NOT COVER-UP ANY CHEMICAL / OIL SPILL !

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PGF Document Control System
Document Registration Standardization 5. Control of Master Document
Document and Data Control Procedure: - All Master Documents are stored in softcopy
PGF-SOP-DCC-01 format, in the file server of PGF Insulation.

1. Level 1 – Manual - Master Documents may be viewed by Users,

PGF-MA-QEHS (Quality, Environmental, but editing and printing is not permitted.
Health & Safety Manual)

2. Level 2 – Registration of Procedure 6.0 Stamping of Hardcopies Document

PGF-SOP-SS-xx
a) Controlled Document
SS
DCC Document Control Center
HR Human Resource & Administration
QA Quality Assurance
MFG Manufacturing
WH Warehouse b) Uncontrolled Document
PRC Process
ENG Engineering
PR Project
PU Purchasing
SM Sales & Marketing
EHS Environmental, Health & Safety
MIS Management Information System
c) Obsolete Document

3. Level 3 – Work Instruction

PGF-WO-SS-xx

4. Level 4 – Forms - All stamped User Copies of documents

PGF-FRM-[SOP/WI-SS]-xxx shall not be duplicated. Additional copies
may be requested from the Document Controller.

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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Review and ensure EIA at your work area are up-date.

DOCUMENT Location: File server  IMS

DOCUMENT Title: Register of Aspect & Impact Assessment
DOCUMENT No: PGF-EIA Register

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Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment & Risk Control
(HIRARC)

Ensure all activities at your work area are documented in the

HIRARC, including contractors activities.
DOCUMENT Location: File Server  IMS
DOCUMENT Title: HIRARC

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Safety & Health
Awareness

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Common Hazards at PGF

Ergonomics Chemicals

Physical Trip and Fall

Mechanical Electrical

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Common Accident at PGF

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Site Safety and Housekeeping
• Never obstruct Safety equipments eg.
Fire Extinguisher.
• Observe road signs and speed limit.
• Keep work areas clean and tidy.
• Store items in designated areas.
• Ensure no hazards are created by
equipment, hoses, cabling, etc.
• Wear PPE at the designated area.
• Vendors and contractors need to be
escorted at all time.
• Only trained contractors are allowed to
work at site.
• No Smoking allowed in PGF premise.
• No littering allowed in PGF premise.
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 Emergency Procedure
If you discover a fire: If you hear the alarm:
1) Stop work immediately. If it is safe, switch off
1) Raise the alarm by breaking the equipment. Proceed to your assembly
the glass alarm unit cover point with caution. (Make sure your
colleagues exit from the work area)
2) Exit to the nearest “Exit Door”.
Do not run.
3) Upon arrival at your Assembly Point wait in a quiet
orderly manner until the building clearance checks
are complete.
4) Do not leave the site. Remain at the Assembly Point
2) Notify Project / Job Owner / until the evacuation is complete and instructions
ERT / Superior have been given to return to work.

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Emergency Evacuation Route

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Assembly Point at PGF

Warehouse Area

QA/EHS
WAREHOUSE
HR/ADM/MIS
PURCHASING
MKT/ACCT & SALES
ENG
MFG

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Emergency Contact
Should you need any help ……..
CONTACT
SHIFT MANAGER (For employees) or
PROJECT / JOB OWNER (For contractor)

Note:
• When you are calling the
emergency contact, make sure:
i) Tell your name
ii) What’s happen
iii) Where did the emergency happen

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Emergency Contact Number

Name Contact Number Extension

Police (Polis) Perai 04-3902373 1001
Fire Brigade (Bomba) Perai 04-3984444 1002
Hospital Seberang Jaya 04-3827333 1001
PGF Security Guard 04-3908460 131
Engineering GM – Mr Dzulfadzlee 019-4984069 -
Manufacturing GM – Mr Kang 016-4195853 -
QA / EHS Manager – Ms Chin 016-4188918 -
Manufacturing Manager – Mr Halim 016-4188115 -
Asst Mgr Store & Shipping – Mr Loga 012-6218985 -
EHS Officer – Mr Azim 018-2129821 -
HR & Admin Asst Manager – Mr Siva 012-4332709 311
Manufacturing Executive – Mr Shahidan 010-3030845 -

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Fire Extinguisher

How to Use a Fire Extinguisher

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Emergency Response - Flood

Warehouse
Sandba
gs office side

Sand Bags
Warehouse
right side

Warehouse
entrance 4
First-Aid Kit, Emergency Shower & Eye Wash
• First-aid kit only to be used during an emergency and treating injured
person.
• All the first aid, emergency shower & eye wash facility and fire facility
in good conditions. Inform any malfunction of emergency items.
• All fire protection equipment, eyewash fountains, safety showers, fire
extinguisher and other emergency equipment, must be kept
UNOBSTRUCTED!

Notify EHS /
Project/ Job Owner
once it is being
opened.
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Safe Equipment / Vehicle Use
 Only use equipment in the task for which it
has been designed.
 Check equipment & tools are in good
order before use.
 Report any defect and remove that
equipment from use.
 Only carry out job tasks in accordance with
SOPs in which you have been trained.
 Ensure the valid permit is available for
vehicles/tools/equipment which need
license/permit such as mobile crane, hoist,
compressor, etc.

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Permit to Work (PTW)
Types of high-risk activities Permit-To-Work
Working At Height
Working with risk of falling from more than 10 ft distance and/or
working involving mobile crane, lorry crane, sky-lift, scissor-lift, etc. Work At Height Permit
(Permit To Work Procedure)

Hot work
Working involving open flame or producing heat and/or sparks. This
includes but not limited to : Brazing, Cutting, Grinding, soldering, Torch
Applied Roofing, Welding etc Hot Work Permit
(Permit To Work Procedure)

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Permit to Work (PTW)
General Work Permit

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Permit to Work (PTW)
Work At Height Permit

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Permit to Work (PTW)
Hot Work Permit

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Permit Required to Work
Hot Work Permit & Work at Height Permit can be obtained at
Security Guard post, Fiberizer Control Room or through Project/ Job
Owner.
Contractors are required to fill up the necessary document and
Project / Job Owner shall obtain approval from area owner and
acknowledge by EHS prior for contractor to start work.

*Note : Please plan ahead to allow sufficient

time in getting the permit approved.

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Tool Box Meeting
It is mandatory for contractor to do a tool box meeting before start work.
Supervisor must give explanation to their workers, including sub-contractors
about their task on that day.
After finished the Tool Box Meeting, pass the form to Project / Job Owner for
record keeping.

Example of toolbox
meeting form

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Accident & Incident Reporting
If you have an accident or observe a dangerous event you must report
it to your Supervisor or Project / Job Owner immediately.

◦ Any injured person will be attended

by a qualified first aider.
◦ An investigation will be conducted to identify the root cause and
implement corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence or to reduce
the risk.
Our Aim is to ensure that
no worker is injured
during the course of
their work.

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Unsafe Act/ Unsafe Condition
Unsafe Act Unsafe Condition
• Unsafe act is any act that deviates from a
• Unsafe conditions are hazards that
generally recognized safe way or specified
method of doing a job and which increases have the potential to cause injury or
the probabilities for an accident. death to an employee.

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Unsafe Act/ Unsafe Condition
Unsafe Act Unsafe Condition

HORSEPLAY

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Do and Don’t
Machine with guarding Working at height

Guard floor hole properly Work with Scissor lift correctly

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Do and Don’t
Wear proper PPE Working at height with safety barrier

Barricade lifting zone Store chemical with Secondary

containment

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Do and Don’t
Littering is not permitted Use forklift safety

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 Summary
• Carry out your work in a safe manner
o Ensure your own safety
o Ensure the safety of your colleagues
o Certified prior to work
• Know your Assembly Point and Escape Routes.
• Follow all procedures / work instructions.
• Take care when using chemicals and wear the appropriate PPE
• Please email to ehs@polyglass.com.my for any EHS related questions

WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR EHS

Thank you for your attention

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Assessment

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