Summary of Occupational Safety & Health

(Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997

1. Came in force 22nd August 1997

2. An employer in the following class or description of industries to employ a safety and health officer:

	Building operation with total contract price exceeds RM20 million;
	Engineering construction where total contract price exceeds RM20 million;
	Ship building employing a peak of more than 100 employees;
	Gas processing or Petrochemical industries employing more than 100 employees;
	Chemical and Allied industries employing more than 100 employees;
	Boiler and pressure vessel manufacturers employing more than 100 employees;
	Metal industries with canning, stamping, blanking, shearing, bending operations and employing more than 100 employees;
	Wood industries with cutting, sawing, planning, moulding, sanding, peeling and employing more than 100 employees;
	Cement manufacturing employing more than 100 employees;
	Other manufacturing activities employing more than 500 employees

3. No person shall act as a safety and health officer unless he is registered with the Director General

4. A person registered as a safety and health officer shall attend a continuous education programme at least once a year for the purpose of renewal of registration

5. Duties of the Safety and Health Officer:

	Advise employer on measures to be taken in the interest of safety and health;
	Inspect place of work to identify hazards of equipment or procedures that can cause bodily injury;
	Investigate accident, near-miss accident, dangerous occurrence, occupation poison and disease;
	Assist employer in safety and health committee activities;
	To be secretary of the safety and health committee;
	To assist the safety and health committee in any inspection of the place of work;
	To collect, analyse and maintain statistics on any accident, dangerous occurrence, occupational poisoning and disease which occur at the place of work;
	To assist any DOSH officer in carrying out his duty under this act;
	To carry out instructions made by the employer in matters relating to safety and health.

6. Safety and Health Officer to submit report to the employer by 10th of every month with the following particulars:

	Any actions to be taken by the employer to comply with the Act and regulations;
	Method of establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy working condition;
	Safety statistics;
	Equipment and procedures in the work place that may cause injuries;
	Equipment or PPEs required to minimise such risk;
	Recommend alteration to the structures and layout to minimise safety and health risk;
	Work that has been carried out to enhance and promote safety and health;
	Outstanding matters arising from the previous month report;
	Any other matters related to safety and health of persons in the work place.

7. The employer shall discuss the report with the safety and health officer within 2 weeks of receiving the report

8. Report to be kept for 10 years for inspection and investigation

Summarised by:  HSK

Disclaimer:- The authors do not guarantee the correctness of the information above. Please refer to the original Act or Regulations or Order. Reference: Malaysian OSHA, OS&H (SHO) Regulations 1997, Dept. DOSH / JKKP