Overview of FMA 1967

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SAFETY INDUCTION FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS (SICW)

PRESENTATION TITLE:OVERVIEW OF FMA 1967

Presented by,BALACHANDRAN

Safety & Health Officer

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TRAINING OVERVIEW

Factories and Machineries Act(FMA) come Factories and Machineries Act(FMA) come into force in 1967,to provide for the control into force in 1967,to provide for the control of factories with respect to matters relating of factories with respect to matters relating to safety, health and welfare of person at to safety, health and welfare of person at work and to provide control on registration work and to provide control on registration and inspection of machinery.and inspection of machinery.

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TRAINING OVERVIEW

The Act applies only to premises defined The Act applies only to premises defined within it, notably factories and construction within it, notably factories and construction sites. For those affected sites, understanding sites. For those affected sites, understanding FMA 1967 is very important to ensure FMA 1967 is very important to ensure compliance. compliance.

This training programme is developed to This training programme is developed to provide knowledge on the requirements of provide knowledge on the requirements of FMA1967 and its Regulations.FMA1967 and its Regulations.

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OBJECTIVES

The objective of the programme is to help The objective of the programme is to help the participants to better understand on the participants to better understand on what actions to be carried out to comply to what actions to be carried out to comply to FMA 1967 and its Regulations.FMA 1967 and its Regulations.

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FMA 1967

No of Section, Regulation and RulesNo of Section, Regulation and Rules i) 58 sections i) 58 sections ii) 14 Regulationsii) 14 Regulations iii) 1 Ruleiii) 1 Rule

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FACTORIES AND MACHINERY ACT 1967ARRANGEMENTARRANGEMENTPART 1: PRELIMINARY

PART 2: SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE

PART 3: PERSONS IN CHARGE AND CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY

PART 4: NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENT, DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE AND DANGEROUS DISEASES

PART 5: NOTICE OF OCCUPATION OF FACTORY AND REGISTRATION AND USE OF MACHINERY

PART 6: GENERAL

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PART 1 - PRELIMINARY Definition of FactoryDefinition of Factory

Premises & its boundariesPremises & its boundaries Within the premises there is manual labor Within the premises there is manual labor

doing process of making, altering, doing process of making, altering, repairing ornamenting, finishing, repairing ornamenting, finishing, cleaning, washing, breaking, cleaning, washing, breaking, demolishing, constructing, fitting, demolishing, constructing, fitting, adjusting.adjusting.

The process must be for trading any The process must be for trading any businessbusiness

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PART 2 – SAFETY, HEALTH & WELFARE Key points:Key points:

Premises must be designed with safe Premises must be designed with safe access to work areas, material & goods access to work areas, material & goods must be safely stacked must be safely stacked

Machinery must be properly constructed Machinery must be properly constructed & dangerous parts must be fenced & dangerous parts must be fenced

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PART 2 – SAFETY, HEALTH & WELFARE

Employees must not misuse safety & Employees must not misuse safety & health equipment health equipment

Employees must not to endanger himself Employees must not to endanger himself or other personor other person

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PART 2 – SAFETY, HEALTH & WELFARE Premises must be kept clean with adequate Premises must be kept clean with adequate

space, ventilation, lighting & toilets space, ventilation, lighting & toilets

Persons must be supplied with adequate Persons must be supplied with adequate facilities for clothing, storage, drinking, water, facilities for clothing, storage, drinking, water, first aid & washing facilities first aid & washing facilities

Employees must be trained on safety of Employees must be trained on safety of machinery machinery

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PART 2 – SAFETY, HEALTH & WELFARE Machinery requiring certificate of fitness Machinery requiring certificate of fitness

(from DOSH)(from DOSH) -Steam Boilers-Steam Boilers -Hoisting Equipment-Hoisting Equipment -Pressure Vessels-Pressure Vessels

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STEAM BOILER

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TOWER CRANE

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PILING MACHINE

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PASSENGER HOIST

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Pressure Vessels

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LIFT

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AIR COMPRESSOR

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PART 3: PERSONS-IN-CHARGE & CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY Machinery operators must be adequately Machinery operators must be adequately

trained or under the supervision of a trained trained or under the supervision of a trained personperson

Young persons (<16) must not operate Young persons (<16) must not operate machinery machinery

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PART 3:

PERSON IN-CHARGE

& CERTIFICATE COMPETENCY

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PART 4: NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS, DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE & DANGEROUS DISEASE

The occupier must notify the nearest The occupier must notify the nearest Inspector of accidents & diseases include:Inspector of accidents & diseases include: Loss of lifeLoss of life Injury to a person who loses more than 4 Injury to a person who loses more than 4

days work loss injury time – LTI)days work loss injury time – LTI) Serious damage to machinery or other Serious damage to machinery or other

property property

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PART 4: NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS, DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE & DANGEROUS DISEASE

Inspectors may investigate accidents & Inspectors may investigate accidents & dangerous occurrence & hold inquiries on dangerous occurrence & hold inquiries on more serious cases more serious cases

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PART 5: NOTICE OF OCCUPATION OF FACTORY & REGISTRATION & USE OF MACHINERY Notify DOSH within 3 months of the Notify DOSH within 3 months of the

intended start date intended start date Building operations must be notified if last Building operations must be notified if last

more than 6 weeks more than 6 weeks Changes to the use of factory or machinery Changes to the use of factory or machinery

must be notified to DOSHmust be notified to DOSH

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PART 5: NOTICE OF OCCUPATION OF FACTORY & REGISTRATION & USE OF MACHINERY Fills standard form with (a) layout plan of Fills standard form with (a) layout plan of

factory, (b) list of manufactured products, factory, (b) list of manufactured products, (c) list of machines to be used, (d) list of (c) list of machines to be used, (d) list of chemicals, toxic or flammable substance, chemicals, toxic or flammable substance, (e) detail flow chart of work process (e) detail flow chart of work process

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PART 6 - GENERAL General penalty RM 2000General penalty RM 2000 Certain sections with penalty RM5000 Certain sections with penalty RM5000

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FMA REGULATIONS FMA (Certificate of Competency Examination) FMA (Certificate of Competency Examination)

Regulations 1970 Regulations 1970 FMA (Electrical Passenger & Goods Lifts) FMA (Electrical Passenger & Goods Lifts)

Regulations 1970Regulations 1970 FMA (Fencing of Machinery & Safety) Regulations FMA (Fencing of Machinery & Safety) Regulations

1970 1970 FMA (Notification, Certificate of Fitness & FMA (Notification, Certificate of Fitness &

Inspection) Regulations, 1970Inspection) Regulations, 1970 FMA (Person-in-Charge) Regulations, 1970 FMA (Person-in-Charge) Regulations, 1970

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REGULATIONS

FMA (Safety, Health & Welfare) FMA (Safety, Health & Welfare) Regulations, 1970Regulations, 1970

FMA (Steam Boilers & Unfired Pressure FMA (Steam Boilers & Unfired Pressure Vessels) Regulations, 1970Vessels) Regulations, 1970

FMA (Administration) Regulations, 1970FMA (Administration) Regulations, 1970 FMA (Mineral Dust) Regulations 1989FMA (Mineral Dust) Regulations 1989

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REGULATIONS FMA (Compoundable Offences) FMA (Compoundable Offences)

Regulations, 1978Regulations, 1978 FMA (Lead) Regulations, 1986FMA (Lead) Regulations, 1986 FMA (Asbestos Process) Regulations 1986FMA (Asbestos Process) Regulations 1986 FMA (Building Operations & Works of FMA (Building Operations & Works of

Engineering Construction) (Safety) Engineering Construction) (Safety) Regulations, 1989Regulations, 1989

FMA (Noise Exposure) Regulations, 1989FMA (Noise Exposure) Regulations, 1989

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WRITTEN ASSESSMENT

Questionnaire will be distributed.

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