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OBJECTIVES
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APPLICATION
OSHA 1994 supersedes the FMA 1967 in the event of any
conflict
FMA 1967 applies to mainly factories and construction sites
FMA and OSHA enabling act (give power to minister to
gazette detail regulations)
Contains some general provision on safety, health and
welfare
FMA scope of the act limited to manufacturing industry,
mining and quarrying and construction
Acts do not contain detail provisions on specific matters
Detail provisions are stipulated under the regulations.
ARRANGEMENT
Preliminary
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
General
PART I PRELIMINARY
Definition of factory:
(a) There must be premises involved, the boundaries of which
can be defined;
(b) Within those premises, there is manual labor going on in
connection with one of the processes specified;
(c) The process must involve the making, altering, repairing,
ornamenting, finishing, cleaning, washing, breaking up
demolition or adapting for sale any article; and;
(d) The processes must be carried on by trade or for gain
Other definitions in Part I building operations, hoisting
machine, machinery, steam boiler
Key points:
Machinery operators must be adequately trained or under the
supervision of a trained person (section 26)
Young persons (<16 years) must not operate machinery
(section 28)
PART VI GENERAL
General penalty RM2000.00
Certain sections is RM5000.00 (section 51)
SCHEDULE
Schedule 1 Defines dangerous occurrences to machinery
that need to be notified
Schedule 2 Describes the types of injury that may classified
as serious bodily injury
Schedule 3 Lists notifiable industrial diseases
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Part 3
Governs the inspection of factory or machinery by DOSH
Factory and machinery inspected at regular intervals (15
months but up to 36 months at the discretion of DOSH 0
Regulation 14)
DOSH give advance notice of the inspection to the occupier
Occupier prepare machinery for the inspection
Factory or machinery not complying with regulations may
result in DOSH issuing a direction to improve the situation
(Regulation 27)
Stop work notice may be issued for machinery without a
current certificate of fitness (Regulation 28)
Part 4
Inspection fees charged by DOSH
Safeguarding of machinery
All dangerous parts of machine including the power
source and transmission must be guarded
Describe methods for guarding various parts of machine:
- Part 2 : Prime mover (power source)
- Part 3 : Transmission machinery
- Part 4 : Driven machinery
Part 4
Safety requirements involved in the erection of structural steel
and pre0cast concrete structures
Temporary floorings needs to follow up the construction of a
steel frame building (Regulation 38)
Working in steep roofs (Regulations 39 to 42)
Crawling board or roofing brackets must be installed on roofs
with a slope greater than 1 in 4 (Regulation 40)
Part 6
Catch platform erected along the exterior faces for
demolition originally more than 12.2 meters in height
Protect public against falling objects
Part 7
Chutes for rubbish removal totally enclosed if the angles
exceed 45 degrees from horizontal
Design and construction of chutes (Regulations 46-49)
Use and inspection of safety belts and safety nets
(Regulations 50 57)
Part 8
Runway and ramps for the use of vehicles, workers and
barrows (Regulation 58 to 61)
Part 9
Ladders and step ladders
Securely fixed so that they cannot slip
Ladder access is necessary for all work exceeding 1.5 meters
in height (Regulation 71)
Part 10
Scaffold and their components must be well structured from suitable
and sound material and of adequate strength
Sufficient materials available to construct the scaffold
Scaffold material properly stored and when not in use kept away
from defective material
Every scaffold properly maintained and accidental displacement
must be prevented
Scaffold securely placed or fixed in position
Stability of scaffold independent, putlog or mobile units
(Regulations 76 and 77)
Provision of braces, ties, the structural integrity of the building
supporting the scaffold
Requirement concerning the construction, stability and firm base
requirements for mobile towers
Scaffolds inspect weekly or after exposure severe weather condition
Inspection result entered into register kept on site
Guard rails are required on scaffolds if persons may fall > 3 meters
Part 11
Required precautions for demolition
Main provisions:
No part of the building or structure can be allowed to
become dangerously overloaded with debris
The following work must be done under close supervision
of a competent person with adequate experience of work
a) Demolition of all or part of a building structure
(except when there is no foreseeable risk of collapse)
b) Demolition of all or part of a building or structure where there
is a special risk of collapse of anything as a result of the
demolition
c) Cutting of an reinforced concrete steelwork or ironwork
forming part of the building or structure being demolished
and before the cutting precautions are to be taken to prevent
twisting, springing or collapse
Part 12
Safety in excavation work
Excavation shored up or cut back to prevent collapse
Guardrails must be installed if excavations exceed 3 meters in
depth (Regulation 113)
Excavation provided with safe access if more than 1.2 meters
deep (Regulation 115)
Part 13
Storage and disposal of building materials
Safe method stacking bricks, masonry blocks and bags
(Regulation 122)
Part 14
Safety in piling work
Inspect pile driving equipment daily by a competent person
Competent person to personally direct the work and give the
operating signals (Regulation 127)
Part 15
Explosives must not be handled or used except by or under
the immediate control of a competent person
When explosive are fired, employees must not be exposed to
risks of injury from the explosion or flying material
Take steps to prevent accidents
Part 16
Hand and power tools must be maintained in a safe condition
Use of hand tools, electric, pneumatic, hydraulic, fuel and
power driven equipment
REGULATIONS ON HEALTH