1 Ir Mohtar Bin Musri - Raising the Standard of MEWP Safety in Malaysia

8/18/2019 1 Ir Mohtar Bin Musri - Raising the Standard of MEWP Safety in Malaysia

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DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (DOSH)

MALAYSIA

(MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES)


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Introduction - DOSH

MEWP Requirement In Malaysia

Statistic

The Way Forward4

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Pre-Independence

1876 1967 1994 2013 2020

Post-Independence Self-Regulation Preventive

Culture Control by colonial

system (British)

Focus on rubber & tinindustries (immigrant

workers)

First appointed Boiler

Inspector in 1878

In 1913, scope of an

inspector was expand

to other dangerous

machinery

Est. Factory &

Machinery Dept.

Est. NationalInstitute Of

Occupational

Safety and Health

1985

Formation of :

- Major Hazards Div.- Ind. Safety Div.

- Ind. Hygiene Div.

- Off-Shore Div.

- Health Div.

- Etc.

Est. National Council

for OSH Developed national

OSH strategy &

program 2011-2015

(OSH MP15)

Developed OSH MS

1722 Conduct Regulatory

Impact Assessment

Safety

elements

integrate

into daily

business

CONVENTIONAL OSH SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

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Vision

Mision

Objective

To ensure safety and Health at Work

To be the leader of Occupational Safetyand Health

DOSH

To prevent industrial accidents and

occupational diseases by the year 2015

through:

1. Reducing the rate of fatalities up to 20%;2. Reducing the rate of reported accidents

(deaths, permanent loss of ability,

temporary loss of ability) up to 30%;

3. Increasing the number of enforcement

and inspection by 20%;

4. Increasing the number of OSH competent

persons by 30%.4


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Ensure the safety, health and welfare

employees while at work as well as others

Enforce To …

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Petroleum Act

(Safety Measures)

1984

(

Act

302)

Occupational Safety

And Health Act

1994

(Act 514)

Factories And

Machinery Act 1967

(Act 139)


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Hotel & Restaurant

Agriculture,

Forestry & Fishing

Transport, Storage & Communication

Public Services &

Statutory

Authorities

Oil and Gas

Mining & QuarryWholesale & Retail

Trades

Construction

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Svcs.

Utilities (Gas, Electricity,

Water & Sanitary)

Manufacturing

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Standard

Setting

nforcement

Promotion

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O S H A

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F M A

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P e t r o l e u m (

S a f e

t y ) 1 9 8 4

S t a

n d a r d

S e

t t i n g

E n f o r c e m e n t

P r o m o t i o n

Policy analysis

Formulate new industry regulations, guidelines and ICOPs

OSH statistic

ILO ratification Conducting R&D

OSH focal point

Design Approval

Registration (Factories, machinery, work construction sites, etc.)

Accreditation

Competent person Competent Institutions/Firms

Inspection

Audit of OSH System

Investigation of industrial accidents/occupational diseases or

poisoning

Industrial hygiene monitoring

Legal proceedings

Seminar, campaigns, exhibitions, talks, dialogue, etc.

OSH Consultation

OSH promotion/publication in printed & electronic media

Secretariat for NCOSH

Promote OSH national agenda

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• MEWP is defined as a hoisting machine under Factories and Machinery Act and hence

required a Certificate of Fitness before the

machine is allowed to operate.


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• DOSH has provisions to ensure the MEWP is

safe to be used and the operators are able to

operate them in a safe manner


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• Under Section 19(1), no person shall operate

a hoisting machine without a valid Certificate

of Fitness (CF)

• The validity of the CF is 15 months


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• Under OSHA Section 15 (2)(c), it is the

responsibility of the employer to provide the

necessary information, instruction, training and

supervision to ensure the safety and health atwork of his employees.

• Under Section 19 & 20 of Factories and

Machinery (Person-in Charge) Regulations 1970,an owner or occupier shall not require or permit

any person to operate the work equipment without

proper induction.


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• Provision for working at a height is highlighted

under Section 12 of Factories and Machinery

(Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulation 1970

• For height of more than 10 feet, practicable safety

measures must be exercised (e.g. safety harness)


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• DOSH had developed a guideline in 2007 –

Guidelines for the Prevention of Falls at

Workplaces to provide the relevant and important

advice to ensure working at height is safe.

• Section 6: Mechanical Plant for the Support of

Personnel outlines the best practices when

operating the MEWP.


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• Currently, DOSH does not require the operator of the

MEWP to hold a certificate of competency as long as the

operator received proper induction and supervision for a

specified period.

• During inspection, the operators must have documented

proof he has undergone the induction.

• DOSH does not set any requirement for MEWP training

centre in Malaysia to be accredited as induction was

given employers and experienced operators


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Data of MEWPs based on the machine registration with DOSH

until June 2014

Total Hoisting Machine registered (excluding lift

and escalator)

100,231

Total registration of MEWP 5,322

Percentage of MEWP vs. Hoisting Machine

(excluding lift and escalator)

5.31 %

Source: Research & Policy Division, DOSH HQ


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13 incidents with regard to MEWP had been

reported to DOSH (2008 – June 2014).

4 death was reported where a member of

public was involved.

Source: Research & Policy Division, DOSH HQ


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An Indonesian construction worker died instantly after the container he

was in, which was lifted by a crane, crashed into a house at Persiaran

Gurney on Tuesday, 2 April 2013. His colleague, who was in the same

container, suffered minor injuries.


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An Indonesian worker who was seriously injured after falling from a crane

on 30 Sep 2011 at Dataran Pahlawan Complex died at the Melaka

Hospital. On 30 Sep 2011 also an Indonesian, died on the spot. They were

on the crane painting a wall of a bank building at the complex when the

accident occurred at about 10am.


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On 25 Jun 2010, at about 10.30 am, there was an incident involving an

aerial sky lift in Kuantan, Pahang. Although there was no loss of life, the

incident had caused severe damage to the section of the boom. Theincident happened when it was used by 2 operators for cutting tree

branches. Suddenly, one of the boom extensions of the aerial sky lift

fractured causing the operator which was on the elevated platform of the

machine to fall and suffered minor injuries


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Women was killed after she crashed her motorcycle into the boom of a

skylift in Jalan Masjid Negeri, Penang. A machinist, was on her way to

work in Bayan Lepas when the accident happened at 6.25am, 26 Jan

2014.


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• DOSH welcomes IPAF’s initiative to promote safe

use of MEWP in Malaysia through its training centre

and produce more properly trained operators.

• It is clear that both DOSH and IPAF share the same

goal towards safety in the use of the MEWP in

Malaysia.

• Continuous co-operation between government

agencies and industry will benefit all relevant parties


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DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (DOSH)

MALAYSIA

(MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES)

www.dosh.gov.my [email protected]

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1 Ir Mohtar Bin Musri - Raising the Standard of MEWP Safety in Malaysia