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OSH Campaign in Kapit
O ccupational Safety and Healthy Campaign on 19-20 April 2017 to cater create benchmark for wood-based sector
for wood-based companies in Kapit
(OSH) is essential and warrants
in Sarawak.
Division.
serious attention by the
government, employers and employees.
Occupational accidents and disasters This was a continuation of last year’s “Forest certification is crucial in the forestry
sector. Under this initiative, safety and
particularly those that caused fatality pose campaigns which were carried out across health of employees is a prerequisite to get
adverse impacts to the affected parties. the state. It aimed to implement OSH at forest concessions certified. It is therefore,
For employers, fatal accidents result in workplaces with emphasis on ground vital to view certification and OSH seriously
loss of talents and skills which affect inspection to assess safety practices in order to comply with the global market
productivity and tarnish reputation. For in the forestry sector including risks requirements” STIDC General Manager,
employees, fatal accidents cause loss of associated with driving along logging Datu Sarudu Haji Hoklai said.
loved ones and sources of income. roads and engineering activities as well as
biological and psychological hazards. To prevent occupational accidents, he
Department of Occupational Safety and emphasised that organisations must
Health (DOSH) Enforcement Section The campaign also discussed topics be aware of the hazards at workplaces
Head, Mr. Sadiyuk Henry Rigit revealed on Occupational Safety and Health Act and manage employees’ safety and
the OSH cases in the wood-based 1994 (OSHA); Hazard Identification, Risk health effectively. Apart from employers,
sector in Sarawak is on the down trend. Assessment and Risk Control (HIRARC); employees are equally responsible for
According to him, last year, there were Occupational Safety and Health Committee OSH by making it a culture.
129 OSH cases in the wood-based at Workplaces; Notification of Accident,
sector in Sarawak with nine fatalities, nine Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational “Tripartite cooperation among the
permanent disabilities and 111 non- Poisoning and Occupational Disease government, employers and employees
permanent disabilities. For the first quarter Regulation 2004 (NADOPOD) and Use on OSH should be intensified. All policies,
of this year, there were 13 OSH cases with and Standard of Exposure of Chemicals strategies and programmes related to
one fatality, one permanent disability and Hazardous to Health (USECHH Regulation). OSH warrant undivided support from
11 non-permanent disabilities. the three parties in order to achieve the
Through this initiative, it is hoped that there desired results” Datu Sarudu added.
Recognising the importance of OSH, would be local wood-based companies
STIDC in collaboration with DOSH and nominated in the future and won the OSH The campaign was participated by camp
Sarawak Timber Association (STA) had Excellence Awards for greater customers’ managers, supervisors, foremen, scalers,
organised the second phase of OSH confidence and acceptance as well as to surveyors, mechanics, fellers and drivers.
Oficers of DOSH and STIDC posing with the participants. •
OSH Campaign in Kapit
O ccupational Safety and Healthy Campaign on 19-20 April 2017 to cater create benchmark for wood-based sector
for wood-based companies in Kapit
(OSH) is essential and warrants
in Sarawak.
Division.
serious attention by the
government, employers and employees.
Occupational accidents and disasters This was a continuation of last year’s “Forest certification is crucial in the forestry
sector. Under this initiative, safety and
particularly those that caused fatality pose campaigns which were carried out across health of employees is a prerequisite to get
adverse impacts to the affected parties. the state. It aimed to implement OSH at forest concessions certified. It is therefore,
For employers, fatal accidents result in workplaces with emphasis on ground vital to view certification and OSH seriously
loss of talents and skills which affect inspection to assess safety practices in order to comply with the global market
productivity and tarnish reputation. For in the forestry sector including risks requirements” STIDC General Manager,
employees, fatal accidents cause loss of associated with driving along logging Datu Sarudu Haji Hoklai said.
loved ones and sources of income. roads and engineering activities as well as
biological and psychological hazards. To prevent occupational accidents, he
Department of Occupational Safety and emphasised that organisations must
Health (DOSH) Enforcement Section The campaign also discussed topics be aware of the hazards at workplaces
Head, Mr. Sadiyuk Henry Rigit revealed on Occupational Safety and Health Act and manage employees’ safety and
the OSH cases in the wood-based 1994 (OSHA); Hazard Identification, Risk health effectively. Apart from employers,
sector in Sarawak is on the down trend. Assessment and Risk Control (HIRARC); employees are equally responsible for
According to him, last year, there were Occupational Safety and Health Committee OSH by making it a culture.
129 OSH cases in the wood-based at Workplaces; Notification of Accident,
sector in Sarawak with nine fatalities, nine Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational “Tripartite cooperation among the
permanent disabilities and 111 non- Poisoning and Occupational Disease government, employers and employees
permanent disabilities. For the first quarter Regulation 2004 (NADOPOD) and Use on OSH should be intensified. All policies,
of this year, there were 13 OSH cases with and Standard of Exposure of Chemicals strategies and programmes related to
one fatality, one permanent disability and Hazardous to Health (USECHH Regulation). OSH warrant undivided support from
11 non-permanent disabilities. the three parties in order to achieve the
Through this initiative, it is hoped that there desired results” Datu Sarudu added.
Recognising the importance of OSH, would be local wood-based companies
STIDC in collaboration with DOSH and nominated in the future and won the OSH The campaign was participated by camp
Sarawak Timber Association (STA) had Excellence Awards for greater customers’ managers, supervisors, foremen, scalers,
organised the second phase of OSH confidence and acceptance as well as to surveyors, mechanics, fellers and drivers.
Oficers of DOSH and STIDC posing with the participants. •
