COSH 2011

1. 19th July 2011
Ir Haji Rosli bin Hussin
Executive Director, NIOSH Malaysia
Ministry of Human Resources 1

2. 22 Feb. 2010 – New
Introduction Straits Times, page 17
Why is Training Required?
Benefits of Training
Lack of Proper Training
When is Training Required?
Indicators of When Training is Required
Safety Training in Malaysia
OSH Master Plan for Malaysia 2015
Training vs Accident Statistics
NIOSH Conference Statistics
NIOSH International Partners
Conclusion

3. In general, training refers to
instruction and practice for acquiring
skills and knowledge of rules,
concepts or attitudes necessary to
function effectively in specified task
situations (Cohen & Colligan, 1998).
Training can also be described as
systematic process of acquisition of
knowledge, skills and attitudes
required to perform more effectively
on one’s current job (Blanchard &
Thacker, 1999).

4. One of the conditions for the success in the
implementation of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act (OSHA) 1994 is that of training
in OSH – both for the managements as well as
the workers.
OSHA Section 15: General Duties of Employers and
Self-Employed Persons to Their Employees
(1) It shall be the duty of every for the duty of every self-
employer to ensure so far as is practicable, the safety, health
and welfare at work of all his employees.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection of plant
and systems of work to which the duty extends include in
particular –
c) the provision of such information, instruction, training
and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far is
practicable, the safety and health at work of his
employees.

5. Effective training will address
the personal needs of
employees, helping them to
learn, to grow and to cope with
the issues that are important to
them.
Successful employee training
programmes result from
thoughtful and serious
planning. So a great deal of
attention should be given to
detail and desired outcomes
because when you fail to plan,
you plan to fail.

6. It is no longer possible to merely
provide work instructions to
workers without supplementing
them with the appropriate
education and training to help
them understand the rationale for
minimizing risks to their safety and
health.
Difficulties will arise when there is
a lack of a coherent foresight
regarding what training is expected
to accomplish and how those
accomplishments will be measured
and rewarded.

11. An employer will know that
they have a need to do training
when their workers:
Do not know what to do.
Know what to do, but doesn’t
have the skills.
Have the knowledge and skills
but are not performing to the
required standard.
Simply don’t care about their
work performance.
If training outcomes are not
fulfilling initial expectations, it
may be time to rethink how it
was initiated, implemented and
managed.

12. As the result of a performance
appraisal.
Introduction of new equipment,
new products, procedures or
documentation.
When inducting new staff.
When you observe poor practice.
Through the use of workplace
quality systems.
When there are customer
complaints or poor supervisor
reports.
By observing the performance of
staff.

13. As far as OSH training in
Malaysia is concerned, NIOSH
which was established as a
company limited by guarantee
in 1992 by the Ministry of
Human Resources is
responsible to provide
training, consultation services,
information dissemination and
conduct research in the field of
OSH.
Categories of NIOSH training
programmes:
Public / General OSH
Certificate / Competency
Train the Trainer
Conference and Seminars
Safety Passport

14. As one of the stakeholders in the
Occupational Safety and Health
Master Plan for Malaysia 2015 (OSH-
MP 15), NIOSH is responsible to help
implement the 4 key strategies for our
national targets in workplace safety
and health and articulate the
characteristics that Malaysia must
demonstrate to ensure the
sustainability of its human capital
through implementation of safety
culture at workplaces.
The first key strategy require us to
facilitate OSH training and
information services.
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15. NIOSH’s performance in On the contrary, SOCSO reported that
regards to training activities over the years, the number of industrial
have recorded a steady accidents showed a declining trend
increase every year since the (except for commuting accidents) which
introduction of Safety Passport roughly indicating that NIOSH together
Programme in 2004. with other training providers
complements the Ministry’s objective of
reducing the number of accidents at the
No. of Participants
workplace.
No. of Courses
87,149
4,000 100,000
81,458
90,000
81,810
90,00080,000
71,941
3,500 73,858
80,00070,000 69,132
59,972
3,000 63,423 61,182
70,00060,000 57,589 58,321 56,339 54,134 57,656
55,208
52,304
2,500 60,00050,000
41,534
41,128
43,885
2,000 50,000 40,617 38,657
40,000 35,947
28,149
34,394
40,000
20,954
35,616
1,500
17,499
30,000
20,814 22,040
16,439
13,089
30,000 18,387 16,828 17,297 17,704 17,682 18,187
20,000 16,828
404 9,688
1,000
293 6,805
3416,088
20,000
10,000
1,099
1,624
1,635
2,321
2,768
3,342
3,626
500 10,000
595
523
567
600
0
0 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
97
19 8
99
00
20 1
02
20 3
04
20 5
06
07
20 8
09
10
Total Accidents Reported Industrial Accidents Commuting Accidents
9
0
0
0
0
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
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16. Kuala Lumpur Convention Center 1,261
10
1,204
'0 9
Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre
1,038
'0 8
Kuala Lumpur Convention Center
'07
Genting International Convention Center 1,026
'0 6
Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre 1,090
'0 5
Putra World Trade Centre 1,024
'0 4
Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre 870
785
'03
Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre
550
'0 2
Putra World Trade Centre
'0 1
Mines International Exhibition & Convention Centre 183
'00
Hotel Equatorial, Bangi 314
'9 9
Theatrette NIOSH, Bangi 250
'9 8
Theatrette NIOSH, Bangi 222
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 161400

17. Member country in ASEAN-OSHNetwork
Malaysian Technical Cooperation Program (MTCP) ASEAN-OSHNET
Safety and Health Officer for Developing Countries
(ISHO):
1st – 23rd June 2009 (1st batch); and
3rd – 25th May 2010 (2nd batch).
Trainers of OSH for Developing Countries (ITOSH),
4th – 15th Oct 2010
Affiliate member in Asia Pacific Occupational Safety and
Health Organization (APOSHO)
ASEAN Service Employees Trade Union Council
(ASETUC)
ILO: Center for Information on OSH (CIS)
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18. ASEAN-OSHNET
Competency enables the local and regional industry to
have a pool of highly skilled workforce to support strong
performance in the global economy because the employers
and individuals will be at the center of training.
As a Member Country of ASEAN OSH Network (ASEAN
OSHNET), Malaysia has reaped some observable benefits
from the ASEAN OSHNET activities especially during its
tenure as the ASEAN OSHNET Secretariat (2004-2008)
with the office located in NIOSH.
Since then NIOSH has received several participation in
our training programmes from the ASEAN countries.
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20. One of the biggest achievement of internationalizing
competence of OSH in Malaysia is by DOSH who has
managed to secure training grants from the Malaysian
Technical Cooperation Program (MTCP) and had organized
the 3 weeks Safety and Health Officer Program for
Developing Countries (ISHO) in 2009 at NIOSH.
The second batch for this programme was also successfully
held in NIOSH early this year followed by Trainers Program
for Developing Countries (ITOSH) organized in October
2010.
These efforts also act as a platform for the ministry, in
particular DOSH to promote Malaysian expertise to those
countries that have not established OSH management
system. 20

22. NIOSH Malaysia is an affiliate member in the Asia Pacific
Occupational Safety and Health Organization (APOSHO).
APOSHO is an international body composed of non-profit
professional organizations devoted to the prevention of
occupational accidents and diseases. Although full
membership is given to non-governmental organizations
in the Asia-Pacific region, any occupational safety and
health organizations, even in the regions other than the
Asia-Pacific, can join the APOSHO as associate or affiliate
members.
NIOSH has continuously presenting papers in APOSHO’s
Annual Conference which is held by turns on voluntary
basis.
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23. APOSHO 24 Korea, 2009 APOSHO 25 Mauritius, 2010
APOSHO 23 Singapore, 2007
APOSHO 22 Bangkok, 2006

24. The ASEAN Services Employees Trade Union Council
(ASETUC) founded on 27 March 2007 in Kuala Lumpur is
a network of trade unions in the ASEAN region to
formulate and implement a consolidated trade union
response to the fast moving economic and social
development in ASEAN. It was created by the joint efforts
of the three Global Union Federations (GUFs) namely
UNI Global Asia Pacific Regional Office(UNI Apro),
Building and Wood Workers International Asia Pacific
(BWI AP) and Public Services International Asia Pacific
(PSI AP).
NIOSH has facilitated ASETUC by providing the trainers
for their activities.
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26. The International Occupational Safety and Health
Information Centre (CIS) is the knowledge management
arm of the Programme on Safety and Health at Work and
the Environment (SafeWork). Its goal is to ensure that
workers and everyone concerned with their protection
have access to the facts they need to prevent occupational
injuries and diseases.
The original 11-member network of National Centres has
grown to cover 100 countries all over the world. NIOSH
representing Malaysia is one of the many ILO member
States – National and Collaborating Centres.
To date, CIS is disseminating the information on courses
offered by the International Training Centre of the ILO.
For more info, please visit www.niosh.com.my/cis.html 26

27. As the OSH training and research arm of the Ministry, NIOSH has the
advantage to further explore all possibilities pertaining to sharing and
exchange of OSH resources, expertise and information between
regional and international countries.
Through DOSH, NIOSH was able to provide training under the
MTCP grants and ASEAN OSHNET activities.
As a company, NIOSH is also able to foster good relationship with
our counterpart agency all over the world and benchmark special
projects such as Safe Community from Hong Kong and managing
small and medium industries from Cambodia.
These networking and partnership has opened the way to future
growth and expansion of NIOSH services at both regional and
international level.
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28. FOR LISTENING