DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (DOSH)

MALAYSIA
(MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES)

Introduction - DOSH

MEWP Requirement In Malaysia

Statistic

The Way Forward

OSH SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

CONVENTIONAL

1876

1967

Pre-Independence
Control by colonial
system (British)
Focus on rubber & tin
industries (immigrant
workers)
First appointed Boiler
Inspector in 1878
In 1913, scope of an
inspector was expand
to other dangerous
machinery

1994

Post-Independence
Est. Factory &
Machinery Dept.
Est. National
Institute Of
Occupational
Safety and Health
1985
Formation of :
- Major Hazards Div.
- Ind. Safety Div.
- Ind. Hygiene Div.
- Off-Shore Div.
- Health Div.
- Etc.

2013
Self-Regulation
Est. National Council
for OSH
Developed national
OSH strategy &
program 2011-2015
(OSH MP15)
Developed OSH MS
1722
Conduct Regulatory
Impact Assessment

2020

Preventive
Culture

Safety
elements
integrate
into daily
business

Vision

Mision

To be the leader of Occupational Safety

and Health

To ensure safety and Health at Work

DOSH

Objective

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%.
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Factories And
Machinery Act 1967
(Act 139)

Petroleum Act
(Safety Measures)
1984
(Act 302)

Occupational Safety
And Health Act
1994
(Act 514)

Enforce To

Ensure the safety, health and welfare

employees while at work as well as others
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Wholesale & Retail

Trades

Mining & Quarry

Utilities (Gas, Electricity,

Water & Sanitary)
Hotel & Restaurant
Oil and Gas

Agriculture,
Forestry & Fishing

Public Services &

Statutory
Authorities

Construction
Manufacturing

Transport, Storage & Communication

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Svcs.

Standard
Setting

Enforcement

Promotion

Promotion

Standard
Setting

Policy analysis
Formulate new industry regulations, guidelines and ICOPs
OSH statistic
ILO ratification
Conducting R&D
OSH focal point

Enforcement

OSHA 1994
FMA 1967
Petroleum (Safety) 1984

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

OSH Consultation
OSH promotion/publication in printed & electronic media
Secretariat for NCOSH
Promote OSH national agenda

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

 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.

 DOSH has provisions to ensure the MEWP is

safe to be used and the operators are able to
operate them in a safe manner

 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

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 at
work 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.

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)

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.

 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

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

 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

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.

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.

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. The
incident 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

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.

 DOSH welcomes IPAFs 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

DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (DOSH)

MALAYSIA
(MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES)

www.dosh.gov.my jkkp@mohr.gov.my