The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has called on the public to implement the occupational safety and health (OSH) management system at all places of work, including schools and educational institutions.
NIOSH chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said OSH should be made the people's agenda and it was also even more urgent now in the wake of the recent fire at the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah residential religious school in Jalan Keramat Ujung here, which claimed 23 lives.
"Fatal tragedies including fires at tahfiz schools could be prevented if a good OSH management system was implemented at workplaces and safety audits carried out.
"With the help of other agencies and non-governmental organisations, NIOSH will continue to educate the public and create awareness on safety and health at work among workers and their family members," he said today.
He explained that schools were also considered as workplaces under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994, and as such an OSH committee must be set up if it had 40 workers or above.
He said NIOSH would bring the ideas and aspirations of OSH practitioners to the government, including those which were gathered during the 2050 National Transformation session on OSH at the workplace.
Lee added NIOSH would also promote the Vision Zero campaign which emphasises that injuries and ill health at the workplace were preventable if good OSH practices were given attention.
"Vision Zero is not a new target but a change in our mindset that all injuries and ill health can be prevented. The pursuit of it was not about achieving zero accidents but to find solutions to help prevent injuries and ill health."
Other than that, NIOSH is offering 20 per cent discount for eight of its competency courses from this month to November, in conjunction with the National Day (Aug 31) and Malaysia Day (Sept 16).
Among the courses are Safety and Health Officer, Site Safety Supervisor and Occupational Health Doctor.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Sat Sep 23 2017
Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said OSH should be made the people's agenda and it was also even more urgent now.
Rashid tak pernah terbayang Malaysia lalui kemarau panjang menang Piala Thomas
Tidak pernah terdetik dalam hati Datuk Rashid Sidek bahawa Malaysia akan melalui kemarau panjang untuk memenangi semula Piala Thomas.
Pas tidak anggap Kuala Kubu Baharu kubu kuat DAP, yakin rampas
Pas tidak menganggap kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kuala Kubu Baharu sebagai kubu kuat DAP menjelang pilihan raya kecil (PRK) kawasan itu 11 Mei depan.
KPKT salur RM5.21 juta tingkatkan infrastruktur Hulu Selangor - Nga
KPKT peruntuk RM5.21 juta bagi menambah baik infrastruktur awam di bawah seliaan Majlis Perbandaran Hulu Selangor dan Projek Kampung Cina.
Narendra Modi, pembangkang tamat kempen Pilihan Raya India
Menuju pilihan raya umum, Perdana Menteri India Narendra Modi dan pemimpin parti pembangkang utama Kongres Rahul Gandhi dan Priyanka Gandhi menamatkan kempen pada Rabu.
Kes kematian di Indonesia meningkat
Kes kematian akibat demam denggi di Indonesia semakin membimbangkan apabila mencatatkan peningkatan 179.4 peratus bersamaan 475 mangsa berbanding 170 nyawa terkorban dalam tempoh sama, tahun lalu.
Siti Nurhaliza bakal tampil persembahan cinta setinggi awan Ogos ini
Konsert ini akan diadakan pada jam 8.30 malam di Arena of Stars dan bakal membawa konsep Love in the Sky atau Cinta di Awan.
Enam ditangkap, tiga lagi dikesan terlibat rompakan emas terbesar
Pihak berkuasa Kanada dan Amerika Syarikat mengumumkan enam individu telah ditangkap manakala tiga lagi sedang dikesan berhubung rompakan emas terbesar dalam sejarah Kanada pada Rabu.
Pas tidak anggap Kuala Kubu Baharu kubu kuat DAP, yakin rampas
Pas tidak menganggap kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kuala Kubu Baharu sebagai kubu kuat DAP menjelang pilihan raya kecil (PRK) kawasan itu 11 Mei depan.
LPP akan mohon kuota tambahan beras putih tempatan
Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang (LPP) akan memohon kuota tambahan beras putih tempatan (BPT) sekiranya jumlah yang diperuntukkan tidak mencukupi.
Papagomo kemuka representasi gugur tuduhan kes hasutan kaitkan kerajaan pro Israel, Barat
Papagomo mengemukakan representasi bagi menggugurkan pertuduhan menyebut kata-kata menghasut yang mengaitkan kerajaan pro kepada Israel dan Barat.
Gol Syahmi mendahului, teruskan undian anda!
Gol jaringan Syahmi itu dicalonkan bersama tiga pemain yang lain iaitu Patrick Reichelt (Filipina), Thitipan Puangchan (Thailand) dan Nguyen Quang Hai (Vietnam).