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    This document outlines the duties and responsibilities of employers, employees, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 in Malaysia. It states that employers have a duty to maintain safe workplaces and systems as far as practicable. Employees must cooperate with safety measures and procedures. Designers, manufacturers and suppliers must ensure their products are safe when used properly and provide adequate information on safe use. Non-compliance can result in fines up to RM50,000 or imprisonment up to 2 years. Key terms like hazard, risk, and hazard identification are also defined.

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    This document outlines the duties and responsibilities of employers, employees, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 in Malaysia. It states that employers have a duty to maintain safe workplaces and systems as far as practicable. Employees must cooperate with safety measures and procedures. Designers, manufacturers and suppliers must ensure their products are safe when used properly and provide adequate information on safe use. Non-compliance can result in fines up to RM50,000 or imprisonment up to 2 years. Key terms like hazard, risk, and hazard identification are also defined.

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    This document outlines the duties and responsibilities of employers, employees, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 in Malaysia. It states that employers have a duty to maintain safe workplaces and systems as far as practicable. Employees must cooperate with safety measures and procedures. Designers, manufacturers and suppliers must ensure their products are safe when used properly and provide adequate information on safe use. Non-compliance can result in fines up to RM50,000 or imprisonment up to 2 years. Key terms like hazard, risk, and hazard identification are also defined.

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    Duty

    Keep aisles, exits and emergency equipment clear


    of obstructions

    Under OSHA Act 1994, Part IV, Section 15;


    duty and responsibility of every employer

    Regulation 24(1), OSHA, 1994 - Fine not exceeding


    one thousand ringgit (RM1,000) or to imprisonment
    for the term not exceeding two years or both

    maintain the plant and system of work that are so


    far as practicable, safe and without risk to health

    Duties of Designers, Manufacturers and

    so far as practicable to ensure safety and absence


    of risks to health operation, handling etc
    so far as practicable, the provision such as
    information, training and supervision to ensure so
    far as practicable, safety & health
    so far as practicable, to maintain safe working
    environment
    so far as practicable, as regards any place of work
    should be safe and without risks to health
    Regulation 19, OSHA, 1994 - Fine not exceeding
    fifty thousand ringgit

    Suppliers
    According to Section 21 OSHA 1994, the
    duties of designers, manufacturers and
    suppliers are to:
    (a) Ensure substance is safe and without risks to
    health when properly used;
    (b) Carry out or arrange for the carrying out of such
    testing and examination as
    may be necessary for the performance of the duty
    imposed on him by (a);
    and

    (RM 50,000) or to imprisonment for the term not


    exceeding two years or both

    (c) Provide adequate information.

    Duties of Employees Section 24, OSHA 1994


    General duties of Employees

    A maximum penalty of RM20,000 or 2 years


    imprisonment or both can be

    Cooperate with employers.

    imposed for non-compliance.

    Practise reasonable care for safety and health on


    himself and others.
    Wear and use personal protective equipment
    (PPE).
    Comply with instruction on OSH.
    Maintain a safe and healthy working environment
    Keep work area clean and safe at all times
    Stay informed of safety and health issues
    Observe and comply with all established safety
    and health requirements
    Understand and follow safety and health
    guidelines included in work instructions

    to property, productivity, poverty, the environment


    or a combination of these.
    Danger/Hazard: a physical situation with a potential
    for human injury, damage to property,damage to
    the environment or some combination of these.
    Risk: A combination of the likelihood of an
    occurrence of a hazardous event with specified
    period or in specified circumstances and the
    severity of injury or damage to the health of people,
    property, environment or any combination of these
    caused by the event.
    Identification of Hazards

    Hazard: A source or a situation with a potential for


    harm in terms of human injury or ill health, damage

    Hazard identification: The identification of undesired


    source or situation that leads to the materialization
    of the hazard and the mechanism by which those
    undesired source or situation could occur.

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