There are several OSH related competency in
Malaysia, in which the license are issued by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH).
License
under DOSH
Authorised
Gas Tester/Entry Supervisor
Under the Industrial Code of Practice
(ICOP) for Safe Working in a Confined Space 2010, an Authorised Gas Tester is
required to carry out his duties under the ICOP to measure and monitor the
levels of gas on intervals during work such as oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon
dioxide, Hydrogen sulphide in a confine space to ensure workers working in the
confine space are protected from health hazards such as suffocation that can
cause death. (Further Reading: Industry Code of Practice for Safe Working in a
Confined Space 2010)
Chemical
Health Risk Assessor (CHRA Assessor)
Chemical Health Risk Assessor is the one
that conducts Chemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA) in the work place, as per
the Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to
Health) Regulation 2000. The assessor’s job is to
assess the hazards of chemical used by a workplace by gathering information
about the chemical used. Afterwards, he/she will need to analyse the data, and
see if any chemical used in the workplace is posting risk towards the workers
at the workplace. Lastly, the assessor will present the report based on his/her
finding on the chemicals hazardous to health. He/she will also need to provide
recommendation to reduce the risk and manage the risk in the workplace. Usually
they will recommend exposure monitoring, like Biological Monitoring conducted
by Occupational Health Doctor (OHD) & Chemical Exposure Monitoring conducted
by Hygiene Technician I (HT1). If the exposure is significant, the assessor
will need to discuss with the employer in developing job removal programme or
eliminate/substitute the chemical that are hazardous to the employees. The
Assessor may also need to provide training to the employer and employee on
chemical handling and exposure. (Further reading: Guidelines for The
Registration of Assessor, Hygiene Technician & Occupational Health Doctor,
2nd Edition 2006)
Hygiene
Technician 1 (HT1)
Hygiene Technician 1 will play the role of
conducting Chemical Exposure Monitoring as recommended by the CHRA Assessor.
CHRA Assessor will determine what chemicals to monitor, and the HT1 will have
to determine the method and analyse of the sampling. This includes the duration
and frequency of the sampling, type of media used, and the methodologies of
sampling based on the chemicals to sample. Afterwards he has to send the media
for laboratory testing to determine whether the exposure level exceeds the
permissible limit according to USECHH regulations. (Further reading: Guidelines
For The Registration of Assessor, Hygiene Technician & Occupational Health
Doctor, 2nd Edition 2006)
Hygiene
Technician 2 (HT2)
Hygiene Technician 2 will conduct inspection, examination or test on engineering
control equipment, such as local exhaust ventilation, fume hood, pressurize
tank or chamber. The hygiene technician will then conduct the testing based on
the engineering control equipment at the workplace. The result will be
presented to the employer and also DOSH within 30 days of completion of the
inspection. (Further reading: Guidelines for the
Registration of Assessor, Hygiene Technician & Occupational Health Doctor,
2nd Edition 2006)
Indoor
Air Quality Assessor (IAQ Assessor)
Indoor Air Quality Assessor assess the
quality of indoor air when there is a complaint lodged by the building
occupant. The IAQ Assessor conduct his assessment based on the ICOP on Indoor
Air Quality 2010. He will then furnish report to the employer, and provide
recommendation to the employer in improving the indoor air at the workplace.
(Further Reading: Industry Code of Practice On Indoor Air Quality 2010)
Lift
Competent Person
A Lift competent
person is responsible for the interval inspection of elevators and escalators
to ensure that the machine is running safely and in accordance to the Electric
Passenger and Goods Lift Regulations 1970 under the Factory and Machinery Act
1967. There are 3 levels of competency which are CP3, CP2 and CP1 in which CP1
are the highest level and companies who wants to be register as competent firm
in handling elevators and escalators are compulsory to have at least one CP1 in
their organization. The competent person will act as the key person between the
firm and DOSH in conducting the interval inspection and renewal of certificate
of fitness of elevators and escalators by arranging for joint inspection with
DOSH officers on an interval of 15 months on the validity of the certificate of
fitness. (Further reading: Guidelines for Registration and Renewal - Lift
Competent Person)
Major
Hazard Competent Person
A manufacturer (business owner) of an
industrial activity is required to hire a Major Hazard Competent Person (MHCP)
if it is considered as a major hazard installation under the OSH (Control of
Industrial Major Accident Hazards) Regulations 1996. The MHCP’s
responsibilities is to assist the manufacturer to gather the information of the
industrial activity, and prepare an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for the
industry. A CIMAH report to DOSH will be furnish by MHCP from the findings and
he/she will also need to ensure the the report is updated from time to time.
Noise
Competent Person
Under the Occupational Safety and Health (Noise Exposure) Regulations 2019, a Noise Competent Person is required to
access the noise level in factories to identify the noise level exposed to the
employee working at the workplace. The Noise Competent person will access the
noise level, and study the prevention taken by the management to evaluate the needs of further action to be taken in protecting employee's hearing. A report will be
furnished by the noise competent person to the management and submit to DOSH.
(Further reading: Occupational Safety and Health (Noise Exposure) Regulations 2019)
Scaffolder
A competent
scaffolder is the person responsible to supervise during erection and dismantling
of scaffolding and to inspect the scaffolding structure on intervals of not
more than 7 days or after any adverse weather or any modification to ensure
that the scaffolding structure is safe for workers to use and to work on. There
are 3 levels of competency which are basic, intermediate and advance level and
different levels are allowed to inspect different types of scaffolding
structure for example only advance level are only allowed to inspect suspended
scaffolding. To become a competent scaffolder, a person must undergo the basic
scaffolding course and exam from approved training centre and upon completion
of the course, the person must undergo medical check-up before being allowed to
register as a competent scaffolder with a validity of 2 years and must renew
their competency license upon expiry. They will have to gain working experience
and further take the appropriate course and exam to upgrade into the
intermediate and advance level.
Responsible
Person
Under FMA Section 29A, if there is a need
to install and maintain Tower Crane / Passenger Hoisting Machine / Material
Hoisting Machine / Gondola / Mast Climbing working platform, the company have
to hire a responsible person which is registered with the Chief Inspector. The
responsible person has to be present and provide full supervision on the
erection, inspection, maintenance and dismantling of the lifting machine as
mentioned. The responsible person has to ensure the safety and health of the
persons working under his/her supervision when the mentioned duties has been
carried out.
Crane Responsible Person has special
consideration as the accident rate and severity is higher compare to other
lifting machinery. If there is any defect encountered on the crane structure,
the responsible person has to inform the state DOSH. The responsible person
also has to ensure regular inspection is carried out at least once a month, and
a report is furnished upon completion of inspection. The Crane Responsible
person is only permitted to work on full time basis, as in a Crane Responsible
Person is only able to work for one competent firm at a time. The maximum
numbers of crane to supervise by one Crane Responsible Person is 18 unit of
crane at a time. He/she may also acknowledge all the jacking activities that
carried out on the crane under his/her supervision. Jacking activity of the
crane consist of raising the crane section by section until the crane gets to
the desired height to serve the building. He/she will also need to carry out
load test, function test and foundation test prior to any inspection carried
out by DOSH Officer. Lastly, s/he will also need to provide training on the
operation and safety procedures before handing over to the site manager.
(Further reading: Guidelines for Registration of Persons with the Chief
Inspector of Factories and Machinery as Tower Crane, Passenger & Material
Hoist, Working Platform and Gondola Competent Persons)
Occupational
Health Doctor
The OHD should have a basic medical degree
registered with Malaysian Medical council and a post-graduate certificate or
Diploma or Masters or PhD in Occupational Health that is recognized by DOSH.
The OHD is expected to conduct
pre-placement medical examination, medical surveillance and other health
management activities. S/he also need to analyse, interpret and explain the
investigation result to his/her employer. If any cases of OSH related disease
and poisoning, the OHD have to notify DOSH & employer. S/he will also need
to assist in implementation of OSH programme in the workplace, to promote and
educate health related topics to employer and employee. He will also need to
maintain the medical records of employee during the course of employment. (Further reading: Guidelines on
Occupational Health Services)
Occupational
Health Nurse
An occupational health nurse (OHN) is a
registered nurse with a post-basic certificate, diploma or degree in
Occupational Health. The OHN is expected to complement the role of OHD. This
includes but not limited to manage cases in the workplace (treatment, follow-up,
referrals and emergency care for work related injuries and illnesses. The OHN
should also counsel and intervene on the staff at the workplaces on health
related matters, and to promote health to the staff. S/he shall advise employer
on legal and regulatory compliances, and also manage risk by gathering health
& hazard data to use it to prevent injury and illness at the workplace.
(Further reading: Guidelines on Occupational Health Services)
Safety
and Health Officer
A Safety and Health Officer (SHO) is required
in a workplace as specified in OSHA 1994. The role of SHO include conducting
inspection at workplace, conduct investigation on any accident, advise employer
on OSH related requirements and matters, and promote health & safety in the
workplace. (Further reading: Regulation of Occupational Safety and Health
(Safety and Health Officer) 1997)
Site
Safety Supervisor
Site Safety Supervisor (SSS) is the person
that supervise and ensure good safety practice in construction site. The job
task of SSS includes conduct inspection and rectify any unsafe act and unsafe
conditions, and also ensure the workers working in the site comply with all
relevant safety and health laws and regulations. SSS will also need to work
with other contractors or staff in construction site in safety & health
matters.
Steam/Internal
Combustion Engine Engineer
Under Section 29 of FMA 1967, it is required to have certified staff
to operate steam boilers and internal combustion engines. A competent person is
needed to supervise the operation, or to operate the steam boilers and internal
combustion engines (ICE). There are two types of certification, which is
engineers and drivers. Each certification is divided into first and second
grades. For the boiler, the driver or engineer required to operate the steam
boiler is determined based on the total heating surface of the boiler. For ICE,
the horse power determines the grade of engineers and drivers to operate the
ICE.
However, for electrode steam boiler, steam
tube oven, steam tube hot plate, autoclave and any other steam boiler in which
the steam generated is retained inside the boiler do not require certified
engineers or drivers to operate or supervise. For ICE with a capacity less than
40 horse power, ICE attached to a hoisting machinery and ICE which inspire fuel
by means of a carburettor also do not required certified engineers or drivers
to operate or supervise. (Further reading: Guidelines for Registration - Responsible
Person for Tower Crane Installer-Maintainer / Passenger & Goods Hoisting
Machine and Gondola)
Crane
Operator
Crane operator is the person that handles a
crane. S/he have to attend course on crane operator before register as a
competent crane operator with DOSH. The licence will need to be renew every 2
years. (Further reading: Crane Operator - Guidelines for Registration and
Renewal)
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