Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994

For other uses, see OSHA (disambiguation).
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
Parliament of Malaysia
An Act to make further provisions for securing the safety, health and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work, to establish the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, and for matters connected therewith.
Citation Act 514
Territorial extent Malaysia
Enacted by Dewan Rakyat
Date passed 20 October 1993
Enacted by Dewan Negara
Date passed 16 December 1993
Date of Royal Assent 15 February 1994
Date commenced 24 February 1994
Date effective 25 February 1994
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat Occupational Safety and Health Bill 1993
Introduced by M. Mahalingam, Deputy Minister of Human Resources
First reading 18 October 1993
Second reading 19 October 1993
Third reading 20 October 1993
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara Occupational Safety and Health Bill 1993
Introduced by M. Mahalingam, Deputy Minister of Human Resources
First reading 13 December 1993
Second reading 16 December 1993
Third reading 16 December 1993
Related legislation
Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 [Ord. No. 70 of 1952]
Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. No. 11 of 1960]
Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sarawak [Sarawak Ord. No. 2 of 1960]
Factories and Machinery Act 1967 [Act 139]
Keywords
Occupational safety and health, occupational disease, occupational injury, work accident, safety culture
Status: In force

The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Malay: Akta Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan 1994) is a piece of Malaysian legislation which was gazetted on 25 February 1994 by the Malaysian Parliament.

The principle of the Act is "To make further provision for securing that safety, health and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work, to establish the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health and for matters connected therewith."

The Act applies throughout Malaysia to the industries specified in the First Schedule. Nothing in this act shall apply to work aboard ships governed by the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 [Ord. No. 70 of 1952], the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. No. 11 of 1960] or Sarawak [Sarawak Ord. No. 2 of 1960] or the armed forces.

Structure

The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 15 Parts containing 67 sections and 3 schedules (including no amendment).

List of regulations under this Act

  1. Occupational Safety and Health (Employers' Safety and Health General Policy Statements) (Exception) Regulations 1995
  2. Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industry Major Accident Hazards) Regulations 1996
  3. Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Committee) Regulations 1996
  4. Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 1997 ( Repealed by the Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labelling and Safety Data Sheet of Hazardous Chemcials) Regulations 2013 )
  5. Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997
  6. Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Order 1997
  7. Occupational Safety and Health (Prohibition of Use of Substance) Order 1999
  8. Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000
  9. Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease) Regulation 2004

National Council for Occupational Safety and Health

The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health was established in 1995. Its main objective is "to ensure the safety, health and welfare of employees in the workplace is secure".[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dosh.gov.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=958&Itemid=1225&lang=en
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