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Tea-talk on Occupational Safety Health

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Thought of reflection

ALEPS AGM

Tea Talk:
Occupational Safety and Health in Malaysia

By Angie, Aziz Kamaruddin & Eric Koh

Persatuan Alumni AOTS Malaysia once again successfully organised a tea talk entitled Occupational Safety and Health in Malaysia on 28 May 2005. A total of 35 participants attended this program.

We were privileged to have Ir. Dr. Johari Basri, the Executive Director of National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and En. Mohd Yahizan, PAAM former vice president, as speakers.

The session began with Dr. Johari’s dynamic presentation on the topic of ‘Accident Prevention.’ Through his vast experience and knowledge, he explained the rationale for any organisation to implement a safe working environment. He further enlightened us that organisations such as the big Multinational Corporations (MNCs) have regular safety programs in their work place, such as safety meetings, safety audits and safety awards for zero Lost Time Accidents (LTAs). He further emphasized that targeting zero accident relates to better company results and profits. It was also unthinkable to have a family member who is bed-ridden or in a wheel chair caused by accidents at the work-place!

Our second speaker, PAAM member En Mohd Yahizan was able to share his wide experiences including implementation of safe working environment in a construction industry. Various scenarios with interesting pictures were shown. He also shared some of his interesting challenges & opportunities as a Safety Manager when overseeing the construction of our KLIA (KL-International Airport) in Sepang including dealing with workers of different nationalities.

The tea-talk sent a clear message on the urgent need to have a safe and healthy working environment for everyone. Those who attended the talk found the programme an eye opener, and now understand the principles of “Utamakan Keselamatan” (Safety First). For members who have missed the talk and are interested to know more about the availability of Safety training courses, you can always contact our PAAM office.


Attentive participants	Dr. Johari Basri’s words of advice


Safety is everyone’s business	Mr. Yahizan’s story