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Jil. 48 TAMBAHAN No. 43

No. 9 22hb April 2004 PERUNDANGAN (A)

P.U. (A) 128.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1994

OCCUPATIONAL S AFETY AND HEALTH (N OTIFICATION OF A CCIDENT,

DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE, O CCUPATIONAL POISONING AND
OCCUPATIONAL D ISEASE) REGULATIONS 2004

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Regulation

1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Application
 PART II

NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF ACCIDENT, DANGEROUS

OCCURRENCE, OCCUPATIONAL POISONING AND OCCUPATIONAL
DISEASE

4. Exemption from Part II

5. Notification and reporting of accident and dangerous occurrence
6. Exemption from requirement of regulation 5 to self-employed persons
7. Reporting of cases of occupational poisoning and occupational disease
8. Exemption from requirement of regulation 7 to self-employed persons

PART III

NO INTERFERENCE AT ACCIDENT OR DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE SCENE

9. No interference at accident scene or dangerous occurrence scene

PART IV

MAINTENANCE OF ALL RECORDS OF ACCIDENT, DANGEROUS

OCCURRENCE, OCCUPATIONAL POISONING AND
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE

10. Records
11. Requirement of further information

PART V

MISCELLANEOUS

Regulation

12. Amendment of Schedule

13. Penalty
SCHEDULES
 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1994

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (N OTIFICATION OF A CCIDENT,

DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE, O CCUPATIONAL POISONING AND
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE) REGULATIONS 2004

IN exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 66(2)(g) of the Occupational

Safety and Health Act 1994 [Act 514], the Minister makes the following regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Occupational Safety and Health

(Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning
and Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004.

Interpretation

2. (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“authorized” means authorized by government agencies in charge of occu-

pational safety and health or internal security or emergency services or essential
services or quarries or mines;

“approved” means approved by the Director General;

“serious bodily injury” means any injury listed in Schedule 1;

“fatal injury” means injury leading to immediate death or death within one
year of the accident;

“non-fatal injury” means—

(a) a lost-time injury which prevents a worker from performing normal
work and leads to permanent or temporary incapacity for work; or
(b) a no-lost-time injury where no work time is lost beyond that is
required for medical attention;

“dangerous occurrence” means an occurrence arising out of or in connection

with work and is of a class specified in Schedule 2;

“accident” means an occurrence arising out of or in connection with work

which results in fatal injury or non-fatal injury;

“occupational poisoning and occupational disease” means a poisoning or a

disease arising out of or in connection with work and is of a class specified
in Schedule 3;
 “quarry” means any open or underground excavation made for extracting and
removing rock material from any land and includes the crushing, the process
of grinding, or other treatment work of such material on the site or elsewhere;

“mine” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Mineral Development

Act 1994 [Act 525];

“lost-time” means lost days counted from and including the day following
the day of the accident measured in calendar days.

(2) In these Regulations, any reference to an accident, dangerous occurrence,

occupational poisoning or occupational disease arising out of or in connection
with work shall include a reference to an accident or dangerous occurrence or
occupational poisoning or occupational disease attributable to the manner of
conducting an undertaking, the plant or substances used for the purposes of an
undertaking and the condition of the premises so used or any part of them.

Application

3. (1) Subject to subsection 1(2) of the Act, these Regulations shall apply to
all places of work.

(2) Nothing in these Regulations shall prejudice any requirement

imposed by or under any other written law relating to reporting of accident,
dangerous occurrence, occupational poisoning or occupational disease except
that compliance with these Regulations shall be deemed to have complied with
the provisions of—
(a) sections 31 and 32 of the Factories and Machinery Act 1967
[Act 139];
(b) regulation 13 of the Petroleum (Safety Measures) (Transportation of
Petroleum by Pipelines) Regulations 1985; and
(c) regulation 23 of the Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial
Major Accident Hazards) Regulations 1996.

P ART II

NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF ACCIDENT, DANGEROUS

OCCURRENCE, OCCUPATIONAL POISONING AND OCCUPATIONAL
DISEASE

Exemption from Part II

4. For the purpose of this Part, reporting of any death, injury or condition of
a person shall not apply to a patient when undergoing treatment in a hospital
or surgery by a doctor or dentist.
Notification and reporting of accident and dangerous occurrence

5. (1) Whenever any accident arising out of or in connection with work which
caused any person either—
(a) death; or
(b) serious bodily injury, as specified in First Schedule, which prevents
the person from following his normal occupation for more than four
calendar days,

or where a dangerous occurrence, as specified in Second Schedule, takes place

in any place of work, the employer shall—
(aa) forthwith notify the nearest Department of Occupational Safety and
Health office by the quickest means available; and
(bb) within 7 days send a report thereof in an approved form.

(2) Whenever any accident arising out of or in connection with work which
causes bodily injury to any person which prevents the person from following
his normal occupation for more than four calendar days, the employer shall,
within 7 days, send a report thereof in an approved form to the Department of
Occupational Safety and Health office.

(3) Where an employee, as a result of an accident arising out of or in

connection with work, has suffered an injury or condition reportable under
subregulation (1) which causes death within one year of the date of that acci-
dent, the employer shall inform the Director General in writing of the death as
soon as it comes to his knowledge, whether or not the accident has been
reported under subregulation (1).

Exemption from requirement of regulation 5 to self-employed persons

6. Paragraph 5(1)(aa) shall not apply to a self-employed person who is injured

at premises of which he is the owner or occupier, but paragraph 5(1)(bb) shall
apply to such self-employed person (other than in the case of death) and it shall
be sufficient compliance with the regulation if the self-employed person makes
arrangements for the report to be sent to the Department of Occupational Safety
and Health office by some other person.

Reporting of cases of occupational poisoning and occupational disease

7. (1) Where a person at work suffers or likely to suffer from one of the
occupational poisonings or occupational diseases specified in column 1 of Third
Schedule and the work involves one of the activities specified in the
corresponding entry in column 2 of that schedule, the employer shall, within
7 days, send a report thereof to the nearest Department of Occupational Safety
and Health office in an approved form.

(2) Every registered medical practitioner or medical officer attending to, or

called in to visit, a patient whom he believes to be suffering from any of the
occupational poisoning or occupational disease listed in Third Schedule, shall
within 7 days report the matter to the Director General in an approved form
and at the same time, notify the employer whom the patient states is his
employer.

Exemption from requirement of regulation 7 to self-employed persons

8. Subregulation 7(1) shall not apply to a self-employed person unless that

person has been informed by a registered medical practitioner or a medical
officer that he is suffering from a poisoning or a disease so specified and it shall
be sufficient compliance with subregulation 7(1) if that person makes arrange-
ments for the report to be sent to the Department of Occupational Safety and
Health office by some other person within 7 days of the date he is being
informed by the registered medical practitioner or a medical officer.

P ART III

NO INTERFERENCE AT ACCIDENT OR DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE SCENE

No interference at accident or dangerous occurrence scene

9. Where the accident or dangerous occurrence causes the death of any person
or serious bodily injury to any person or serious damage and dangerous to plant
or other property, no person shall, unless authorized to do so, remove or in any
way interfere with or disturb any plant, substance, article or thing related to
the incident except to the extent necessary to—
(a) save the life of, prevent injury to, or relieve the suffering of any
person;
(b) maintain the access of the general public to an essential service or
utility; or
(c) prevent further damage to or serious loss of property or environment.

PART IV

MAINTENANCE OF ALL RECORDS OF ACCIDENT, DANGEROUS

OCCURRENCE, OCCUPATIONAL POISONING AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE

Records

10. (1) Every employer and self-employed person shall record and maintain a
register, in an approved form, of—
(a) all accidents and dangerous occurrences which have occurred; or
(b) all occupational poisonings or occupational diseases which have occurred
or are likely to occur,

arising out of or in connection with work under his control, whether or not the
accidents, dangerous occurrences, occupational poisonings and occupational
diseases have been reported under subregulation 5(1) or 7(1).
 (2) The record shall be kept at the place where the work to which it relates
is carried on or, if this is not practicable, at the usual place of business of the
employer or self-employed person and an entry in the registry shall be kept for
at least 5 years from the date on which it was made.

(3) The employer or self-employed person, as the case may be, shall send
to the Director General before 31 January of each year, such extracts from the
registry for a period of 12 months ending on 31 December of each year.

Requirement of further information

11. The Director General may, by notice in writing served on any person who
has furnished a report under regulations 5, 6, 7 and 8, require that person to
give to the Director General such information specified in Fourth Schedule as
may be specified in the notice and within the time limit so specified.

PART V

MISCELLANEOUS

Amendment of Schedule

12. The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend any Schedule
to these Regulations from time to time.

Penalty

13. Any person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations, commits
an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten
thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to
both.

FIRST SCHEDULE
[subregulation 5(1)]

SERIOUS BODILY INJURY

1. Emasculation
2. Permanent privation of the sight of either eye
3. Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear
4. Privation of any member or joint
5. Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint
6. Permanent disfiguration of the head or face
7. Fracture or dislocation of the bone
8. Loss of consciousness from lack of oxygen
9. Loss of consciousness or acute illness from absorption, inhalation or ingestion of any
substance, which requires treatment by a registered medical practitioner
 10. Any case of acute ill health where there is a reason to believe that this resulted from
occupational exposure to isolated pathogen or infected material

11. Any other work related injury or burns which results in the person injured being admitted
immediately into hospital for more than 24 hours

SECOND SCHEDULE
[subregulation 5(1)]

DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE

PART I

DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE NOTIFIABLE

WHEREVER THEY OCCUR

COLLAPSE OF SCAFFOLDING

1. A collapse or part collapse of any scaffold which is more than 5 metres high which results in
a substantial part of the scaffold falling or overturning.

COLLAPSE OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE

2. At any building or structure under construction, reconstruction, alteration, or demolition, a

collapse or partial collapse of any part of the building or structure, or of any falsework, except
where the manner and extent of collapse or partial collapse was intentional.

ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT

3. Electrical short circuit or overloaded attended by fire or explosion which resulted in the stop-
page of the plant involved for more than 24 hours and which, might have been liable to cause serious
bodily injury to any person.

ESCAPE OF A SUBSTANCE

4. The uncontrolled release or escape of any substance or agent in circumstances which, might
be liable to cause damage to health of, or serious injury to, any person.

EXPLOSION, FIRE OR FAILURE OF STRUCTURE

5. Explosion, fire or failure of structure affecting the safety or strength of any place of work or
plant contained therein.

6. Any explosion or fire occurring in any place of work due to the ignition of processed material,
their by-products or finished products which resulted in the stoppage or suspension of normal work
in that place for more than 24 hours.

7. The bursting of a revolving vessel, wheel, grindstone or grinding wheel moved by mechanical
power.

8. The bursting, explosion or collapse of a pipeline or any part thereof, or the ignition of anything
in a pipeline, or anything which immediately before it was ignited was in a pipeline.

9. The explosion, collapse, bursting or failure of structure affecting the safety or strength of any
closed vessel including a steam boiler or an unfired pressure vessel; the loss of water, the melting
of fusible plug and the bursting of a tube.

10. Fire or explosion in a warehouse or storage area where hazardous substances are stored.
LIFTING MACHINERY, ETC.

11. The collapse of, the overturning of or the failure of any load bearing part of any crane, derrick,
winch, hoist, piling frame, lift, excavator or other appliance used in raising or lowering persons
or goods, or any part thereof.

PART II

DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE NOTIFIABLE

IN RELATION TO MINES

BREATHING APPARATUS

1. An incident where a breathing apparatus, or a smoke helmet or other apparatus serving the same
purpose or a self-rescuer, while being used, fails to function safely or develops a defect likely to
affect its safe working.

2. An incident, at any mine, where immediately after using and arising out of the use of a breathing
apparatus or a smoke helmet or other apparatus serving the same purpose or a self-rescuer, any
person receives first-aid or medical treatment by reason of his unfitness or suspected unfitness at
the mine.

DREDGE

3. Sinking or overturning of a dredge.

ELECTRIC SHOCK

4. An incident where any person suffers electric shock or burns from any electrical circuit,
equipment or installation which requires first-aid or medical treatment at a mine.

ESCAPE OF GAS

5. Any violent outburst of gas together with coal or other solid matter into the mine workings
except when such outburst is caused intentionally.

FAILURE OF PLANT OR EQUIPMENT

6. The breakage of any rope, chain, coupling or other gear of a similar kind, by which persons
are carried through any shaft, staple-pit or unwalkable outlet.

7. The breakage of any rope, chain, coupling or other gear of a similar kind, used for the transport
of persons below ground or breakage of the belt of a conveyor designated as a man-riding conveyor
while man are being carried.

8. An incident where any conveyance being used for the carriage of persons is overwound, or any
conveyance not being so used is overwound and becomes detached from its winding rope, or any
conveyance operated by means of the friction of a rope on a winding sheave is brought to rest by
the apparatus provided in the headframe of the shaft or in the part of the shaft below the lowest
land for the time being in used, being apparatus provided for bringing the conveyance to rest in
the event of its being overwound.

9. The stoppage of any ventilating apparatus (other than an auxiliary fan) causing a substantial
reduction in ventilation of the mine lasting for a period exceeding 30 minutes except when for the
purpose of planned maintenance.

10. The collapse of any headframe, winding engine house, fan house or storage bunker, screen
or tippler house or vehicle gantry.
FIRE OR IGNITION OF GAS

11. The ignition, below ground, of any gas (other than gas in safety lamp) or of any dust.

12. The accidental ignition of any gas in part of a fire damp drainage system on the surface or
in an exhauster house.

13. The outbreak of any fire below ground.

14. An incident where any person in consequence of any smoke or any other indication that a
fire may have broken out below ground, has been caused to leave any mine.

15. The outbreak of any fire on the surface endangering the operation of any winding or haulage
apparatus installed at a shaft or unwalkable outlet or of any mechanically operated apparatus for
producing ventilation below ground.

INJURY BY EXPLOSION OF BLASTING MATERIAL

16. An incident where any person suffers an injury resulting from an explosion or discharge of
any blasting material or device for which he receives first-aid or medical treatment at the mine.

INRUSH OF GAS OR WATER

17. Any inrush of noxious or flammable gas from oldworkings.

18. Any inrush of water or material which flows when wet from any source.

INSECURE TIP

19. Any movement of material or any fire or any other event which indicates that a mine is or
is likely to become insecure.

LOCOMOTIVES

20. Any incident where an underground locomotive when not used for shunting or testing purposes
is brought to rest by means other than its safety circuit protective devices or normal service brakes.

PART III

DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE NOTIFIABLE

IN RELATION TO QUARRIES

1. The collapse of any load-bearing structure which carries processing plant, storage equipment,
storage bunker or access ways.

2. An incident where any person suffers an injury resulting from an explosion or discharge of any
blasting material or device for which he receives first-aid or medical treatment at the quarry.

3. An occurrence where any substance is ascertained to have been projected beyond a quarry as
a result of blasting operations in which any person is or likely to be endangered.

4. An incident where any person suffers electric shock or burns from any electrical circuit,
equipment or installation which requires first-aid or medical treatment at the quarry.

5. Any movement of material or any fire or any other event which indicates that a quarry is or
likely to become insecure.
 PART IV

DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE NOTIFIABLE

IN RELATION TO FORESTRY

1. Uncontrolled falling of an adjacent tree or tree branches as a result of felling operation.

2. Uncontrolled falling of log during the process of loading or transporting or unloading operation.

3. Overturning of skidder or lorry or tractor or truck or any other vehicle used in transporting
of logs.

4. Breaking or snapping of log sling or other cables used during tree felling or skidding or
transporting of logs or other related operations.

5. Accidents involving vehicles used in transporting logs or personnel.

6. Uncontrolled sliding of logs on steep slopes during felling, or barking or bucking or skidding
or loading or unloading operation.

7. Derailment of locomotive used in transporting logs or personnel.

PART V

DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE NOTIFIABLE

IN RELATION TO AGRICULTURE

1. Overturning of tractor and other farm vehicles.

2. Accidents involving any vehicles used in transporting raw materials, pesticides, farm products
or personnels.

THIRD SCHEDULE
[Regulation 7]

OCCUPATIONAL POISONING AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE

Column 1 Column 2

Description of occupational poisoning Nature of activity/occupation

or disease

POISONING

1. Poisoning by:

(a) Acrylamide monomer Any activity.

(b) Alcohols, glycols, ketones or The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes
aldehydes or vapour of alcohols, glycols, ketones or alde-
hydes.

(c) Antimony The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of antimony or a compound of
antimony or a substance containing antimony.

(d) Arsenic The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of arsenic or a compound of
arsenic or a substance containing arsenic or
exposure to any solution containing arsenic or a
compound of arsenic.
 Column 1 Column 2

Description of occupational poisoning Nature of activity/occupation

or disease

(e) Benzene or a homologue The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour containing benzene or any of its
homologues and their amino and nitro derivatives.

(f) Beryllium or one of its compounds The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of beryllium or a compound of
beryllium or a substance containing beryllium.

(g) Cadmium The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of cadmium or a compound of
cadmium or a substance containing cadmium.

(h) Carbon disulphide The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of carbon disulphide or a
compound of carbon disulphide or a substance
containing carbon disulphide.

(i) Carbon monoxide gas The use or handling of, or exposure to, carbon
monoxide gas, and any process involving the use
of—
(a) dynamite and gunpowder for blasting in
subterranean galleries;
(b) illuminating gas;
(c) power or producer gas;
(d) blast furnaces, furnaces and stoves for
the burning of charcoal coke and other
fuel;
(e) gas engines.

(j) Carbon dioxide gas Blasting, the manufacture of mineral waters,

fermentation in breweries and the formation of
lime in lime kilns.

(k) Chromium The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of chromium or a compound
of chromium or a substance containing chromium.

(l) Diethylene dioxide (dioxane) The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes
of, or vapour containing diethylene dioxide.

(m) Ethylene oxide Any activity.

(n) Fluorine The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of fluorine or a compound of fluo-
rine or a substance containing fluorine.

(o) Hydrogen cyanide or hydrogen The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes
sulphide gas or vapour of hydrogen cyanide or hydrogen
sulphide.
 Column 1 Column 2

Description of occupational poisoning Nature of activity/occupation

or disease

(p) Lead or compound of lead The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of lead or a compound of lead or
a substance containing lead.

(q) Manganese or its compounds The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of manganese or a compound of
manganese or a substance containing manganese.

(r) Mercury or one of its compound The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of mercury or a compound of mercury
or a substance containing mercury.

(s) Methyl bromide Any activity.

(t) Nitrochlorobenzene, or nitro, Any activity.

amino or chloro-derivative of
benzene or of a homologue of
benzene

(u) Nickel The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of nickel or a compound of nickel
or a substance containing nickel.

(v) Nitrous fumes The use or handling of nitric acid or exposure to

nitrous fumes.

(w) Organochlorine, organophosphate, The use or handling of organochlorine,

carbamate, nitrophenol, organophosphate, carbamate, nitrophenol,
pentachlorophenol, pentachlorophenol, dimethyldithiocarbamate,
dimethyldithiocarbamate or or compounds of chlorophenoxy and dipyridyl
compounds of chlorophenoxy for the destruction of pests or vermin.
and dipyridyl

(x) Phosphorus The use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of phosphorus or a compound of
phosphorus or a substance containing phosphorus.

(y) Rengas wood The manipulation of rengas wood or any process

in or incidental to the manufacture of articles
therefrom.

(z) The halogen derivatives of The production, liberation or use of hydrocarbons

aliphatic or aromatic of the aliphatic series or aromatic series and
hydrocarbons their halogen derivatives.

INFECTIONS

2. Anthrax Any occupation involving the handling of wool,

hair, bristle, hides or skins or other animal products
or residues, or contact with animals infected with
anthrax.

3. Glanders Any occupation involving contact with equine

animals or their carcasses.
 Column 1 Column 2

Description of occupational poisoning Nature of activity/occupation

or disease

4. Leptospirosis Any occupation involving work in rat or other

rodent infested places and any occupation
involving the care or handling of dogs, cattle,
swine and horses or any other infected animals.

5. Tuberculosis or leprosy Any occupation involving close or frequent contact

with a source or sources of tuberculosis or leprosy
infection by reason of employment—
(a) in the medical treatment or nursing of a
person or persons suffering from tuberculosis
or leprosy or in a service ancillary to such
treatment or nursing;
(b) in attendance upon a person or persons
suffering from tuberculosis or leprosy where
the need for such attendance arises by reason
of physical or mental infirmity;
(c) as a research worker engaged in research
in connection with tuberculosis or leprosy;
or
(d) as a laboratory worker, pathologist or
post-mortem worker, where the occupation
involves working with material which is a
source of tuberculosis or leprosy infection
or in any occupation ancillary to such
employment.

6. Viral hepatitis Any occupation involving—

(a) close and frequent contact with human
blood or human blood products; or
(b) close and frequent contact with a source
of viral hepatitis infection by reason of
employment in the medical treatment or
nursing of a person or persons suffering
from viral hepatitis, or in a service
ancillary to such treatment or nursing.

7. Any illness caused by a Work involving a pathogen which presents a

pathogen hazard to human health.

8. Acquired Immunodeficiency Any occupation involving—

Syndrome (AIDS)
(a) close and frequent contact with human
blood or human blood products; or
(b) close and frequent contact with a source
of AIDS infection by reason of employment
in the medical treatment or nursing of a
person suffering from AIDS, or persons
infected with a Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV), or in a service ancilliary to
such treatment or nursing.
 Column 1 Column 2

Description of occupational poisoning Nature of activity/occupation

or disease

SKIN DISEASES

9. Acne Work involving exposure to mineral oil, tar, pitch

or arsenic.

10. (a) Ulceration of the corneal Any occupation involving the use or handling
surface of the eye of, or exposure to, tar, pitch, padi husk, bitumen,
mineral oil (including paraffin), soot, organic dust
or any residue of any of these substances.

(b) Localised new growth of the

skin, papillomatous or
keratotic

(c) Epitheliomatous cancer or

ulceration of the skin due,
in any case, to tar, pitch, padi
husk, bitumen, mineral oil
(including paraffin), soot or
any compound, product, or
residue of any of these
substances

11. Folliculitis Work involving exposure to mineral oil, tar,

pitch or arsenic.

12. Skin cancer Work involving exposure to mineral oil, tar,

pitch or arsenic.

13. Chrome ulceration Any occupation involving the use or handling

of chromic acid, chromate or bichromate of
ammonium, potassium, zinc or sodium, or any
preparation or solution containing any of these
substances.

14. Inflammation, ulceration or Any occupation involving exposure to X-rays,

malignant diseases of the skin ionizing particles, radium, or other radioactive
or subcutaneous tissues of the substances or other forms of radiant energy.
bones or leukaemia, or anaemia
of the aplastic type, due to
X-rays, ionizing particles,
radium or other radioactive
substances or other forms of
radiant energy

15. Subcutaneous cellulitis or acute Any occupation involving manual labour

bursitis arising at or about the causing severe or prolonged friction or pressure
knee (Beat knee) at or about the knee.

16. Subcutaneous cellulitis of the Any occupation involving manual labour

hand (Beat hand) causing severe or prolonged friction or
pressure on the hand.
 Column 1 Column 2

Description of occupational poisoning Nature of activity/occupation

or disease

17. Subcutaneous cellulitis or acute Any occupation involving manual labour

bursitis arising at or about the causing severe or prolonged friction or pressure
elbow (Beat elbow) on the elbow.

18. Occupational dermatitis Any occupation involving the handling of

mineral oils, acids, alkalis, dusts or any other
external agents capable of irritating the skin.

19. Skin disease caused by Rengas The manipulation of Rengas wood or any
wood process in or incidental to the manufacture of
articles therefrom.

LUNG DISEASES

20. Lung cancer or mesothelioma Any occupation involving the mining, processing
caused by asbestos or handling of materials containing asbestos.

21. Broncho pulmonary disease Any occupation involving the substantial

exposure to the inhalation of hard-metal dust,
cotton dust, flax or hemp or sisal or tea leaves
or padi husk dust.

22. Pulmonary irritation Any occupation involving the inhalation of

sulphur oxides, chlorine, phosgene, ammonia,
bromine, ozone, or nitrogen dioxide.

23. Occupational asthma caused by Any occupation involving the exposure to the
sensitising agents or irritants inhalation of mineral dusts such as cement, copper,
zinc, animal dusts, such as bone or hair, or dusts
of plant origin such as cotton, wood, flax, jute,
padi husks, cork, spices, hemp, sisal, tobacco, tea,
flour, or gases or vapours of toluene diisocyanate
or formaldehyde or any other agent that can cause
asthma.

24. Pneumoconiosis (silicosis, Any occupation involving—

asbestosis, anthracosilicosis,
stannosis, siderosis or (a) the mining, quarrying or working of silica
siderosilicosis) rock or the working of dried quartzose
sand or any dry deposit or dry residue of
silica or any dry admixture containing such
materials;

(b) the handling of any of the materials

specified in subparagraph (a) in or
incidental to any of the operations
mentioned therein or substantial
exposure to the dust arising from such
operations;
 Column 1 Column 2

Description of occupational poisoning Nature of activity/occupation

or disease

(c) the breaking, crushing, or grinding of

flint or the working or handling of broken,
crushed or ground flint or materials
containing such flint or substantial
exposure to the dust arising from such
operations;

(d) sand blasting by means of compressed air

with the use of quartzose sand or crushed
silica rock or flint or substantial exposure
to the dust arising from such sand blasting;

(e) the grinding of mineral graphite, or

substantial exposure to the dust arising
from such grinding;

(f) work in a foundry or the performance of,

or substantial exposure to the dust arising
from, any of the following operations:

(i) the freeing of steel castings from

adherent siliceous substance;

(ii) the freeing of metal castings from

adherent siliceous substance;

(g) the manufacture of china or earthen-

ware (including sanitary earthenware,
electrical earthenware tiles), and any
occupation involving substantial exposure
to the dust arising therefrom;

(h) the dressing of granite or any igneous

rock by masons or the crushing of such
materials or substantial exposure to the dust
arising from such operations;

(i) the use, or preparation for use, of a

grindstone or substantial exposure to the
dust arising therefrom;

(j) boiler scaling or substantial exposure to

the dust arising therefrom;

(k) the working or handling of asbestos or

any admixture of asbestos, or the
manufacture or repair of asbestos textiles
or other articles containing asbestos, or
substantial exposure to the dust arising from
any of the foregoing operations;
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Description of occupational poisoning Nature of activity/occupation

or disease

(l) work in any mine (underground or

aboveground) in which one of the objects
of the mining operations is the getting of
any minerals, or the working, or handling
of any mineral extracted therefrom, or any
operation incidental thereto;

(m) the manufacture of carbon electrodes for

use in the electrolytic extraction of
aluminium oxide, and any occupation
involving substantial exposure to the dust
arising therefrom;

(n) exposure to the inhalation of dust

containing iron and silica or haematite;

(o) exposure to the inhalation of tin dust or

fumes; the use or handling of, or
exposure to, dust of talc or a substance
containing talc;

(p) the use or handling of, or exposure to, the

fumes, dust or vapour of aluminium or a
substance containing aluminium.

25. Extrinsic alveolitis (farmer’s lung) Exposure to moulds, including fungal spores or
heterologous proteins during work in—
(a) agriculture, horticulture, forestry, cultivation
of edible fungi or malt-working;
(b) loading or unloading or handling in
storage mouldy vegetable matter or edible
fungi;
(c) caring for or handling birds;
(d) handling bagasse; or
(e) the use or handling of, or exposure to, padi
husk or dust or a substance containing padi
husk.

26. Byssinosis Work in any room where any process up to and

including the weaving process is performed in
a factory in which the spinning or manipulation
of raw or waste cotton or of flax, or the weaving
of cotton or flax, is carried on.

27. Cancer of a bronchus or lung Work in a factory where nickel is produced

by decomposition of a gaseous nickel compound
which necessitates working in or about a building
or buildings where that process or any other
industrial process ancillary or incidental thereto
is carried on.
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Description of occupational poisoning Nature of activity/occupation

or disease

28. Fibrotic diseases Any occupation involving lung, the use or handling
of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of
coal or a substance containing coal.

OTHER CONDITIONS

29. Cancer caused by— Any occupation involving—

(a) 4-aminobiphenyl the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of 4-aminobiphenyl or a substance
containing 4-aminobiphenyl;

(b) Arsenic the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes
dust or vapour of arsenic or a substance containing
arsenic;

(c) Benzene the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of benzene or a substance
containing benzene;

(d) Benzidine the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of benzidine or a substance
containing benzidine;

(e) Bis-chloro methyl ether the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of bis-chloro methyl ether or a
substance containing bis-chloro methyl ether;

(f) Chromium the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of chromium or a substance
containing chromium;

(g) Haematite the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of haematite or a substance containing
haematite;

(h) Mustard gas the use or handling of, or exposure to, mustard
gas or a substance containing mustard gas;

(i) β-naphthylamine the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of β-naphthylamine or a substance
containing β-naphthylamine;

(j) Nickel the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of nickel or a substance containing
nickel;

(k) Soots, tars and oils the use or handling of, or exposure to, soots, tars
and oils;

(l) Vinyl chloride the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of vinyl chloride or a substance
containing vinyl chloride;
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Description of occupational poisoning Nature of activity/occupation

or disease

(m) Particulate polycyclic the use or handling of, or exposure to, the
aromatic hydrocarbon fumes, dust or vapour of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon or a substance containing
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon;

(n) Acrylonitrile the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of acrylonitrile or a substance
containing acrylonitrile;

(o) 1,2-dibromoethane the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
(ethylene dibromide) dust or vapour of ethylene dibromide or a
substance containing ethylene dibromide;

(p) Wood dust the use or handling of, or exposure to, wood
dust arising from the manufacture of wood
products;

(q) Benz-o-pyrene the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes,
dust or vapour of benz-o-pyrene or a substance
containing benz-o-pyrene;

(r) Formaldehyde the use or handling of, or exposure to, the gas
of formaldehyde.

30. Heat radiation cataract Any occupation involving frequent or prolonged

exposure to the glare of, or rays from, molten
glass or molten or red-hot metal or frequent or
prolonged exposure to radiation.

31. Heat cramp or heat stroke Any occupation involving excessive exposure to
heat.

32. Inflammation of the synovial Any occupation involving manual labour or

lining of the wrist joint and frequent or repeated movement of the hand
tendon sheaths or wrist.

33. Cramp of the hand or forearm due Any occupation involving prolonged periods
to repetitive movements of hand writing, typing or other repetitive
movements of the fingers, hand or arm.

34. Compressed air illness or its Any occupation or process carried on in

sequelae compressed air or under water.

35. Hearing impairment caused by noise Any occupation involving excessive exposure
to industrial noise of high sound pressure level
in excess of 85 decibels over 8-hour period.

36. Diseases caused by vibration Any occupation involving subjection to vibration.

(disorders of muscles, tendons,
bones, joints, peripheral blood
vessels or nerves)
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[Regulation 11]

MATTERS WHICH THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MAY REQUIRE

TO BE NOTIFIED

1. Further details of the circumstances leading to the reported incident.

2. Further details about the nature and/or design of any plant involved in the reported incident.

3. Safety systems and procedures for the control of the plant or substance involved in the reported
incident.

4. Qualification, experience and training of staff, consultants or advisers having use or control
of any plant or substance or concerned with safety systems or procedures.

5. Design and operation documentation.

6. Arrangements for the protection of personnel from any plant or substance connected with the
reported incident.

7. Details of any examination of, or test carried out on, any plant or installation involved in the
reported incident.

8. Any available information about levels of exposure of persons at the work place to airborne
substances.

Made 7 April 2004

[JKKP BP (S) 127/9/25(3); PN(PU2)541/VII]

DATUK WIRA DR. FONG C HAN ONN

Minister of Human Resources

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