Noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the Malaysian construction industry

Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (OSHA 1994) is a tool for the employer, employee and manufacturer to put efforts in securing safety, health and welfare at work place. But, the increase in prosecution cases under OSH legislation indicates the lack of compliance to the regulations. A prosecuti...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Rahim, A. H., A. R. A., Razak, A. M., Yusof, Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah, R., Zakaria, Eeydzah, Aminudin, M. A. S. K., Anuar, Khairulzan, Yahya, Zaiton, Haron, R., Yunus, I. A., Rashid
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2019
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24216/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24216/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24216/1/Noncompliance%20of%20the%20occupational%20safety%20and%20health.pdf

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spelling	ump-242162019-03-18T08:39:00Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24216/ Noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the Malaysian construction industry Abdul Rahim, A. H. A. R. A., Razak A. M., Yusof Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah R., Zakaria Eeydzah, Aminudin M. A. S. K., Anuar Khairulzan, Yahya Zaiton, Haron R., Yunus I. A., Rashid TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (OSHA 1994) is a tool for the employer, employee and manufacturer to put efforts in securing safety, health and welfare at work place. But, the increase in prosecution cases under OSH legislation indicates the lack of compliance to the regulations. A prosecution can be translated as one of the frequently employed instruments for the enforcement of health and safety legislation. The objective of this study is to analyze the most common non-compliance cases of OSH legislative provision from 2005 until October 2017 compiled by the Department Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). The data of the cases were analyzed using frequency distribution analysis and content analysis. The result of the study shows that the most non-compliance with OSH legislation in Malaysia relates to the general duties of employers and self-employed persons to their employees (Section 15(1)). The second most common non-compliance of OSHA is section 17 regarding employer's failure to provide safe work system. The third and fourth most common non-compliance of OSHA is section 32 and 29 regarding the employer's failure to report the accidents and the employer's failure to provide competent safety and health officer. To increase compliance to legislation, full top management commitment, active worker engagement and effective safety and health committee are amongst top preferred solutions. IOP Publishing 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24216/1/Noncompliance%20of%20the%20occupational%20safety%20and%20health.pdf Abdul Rahim, A. H. and A. R. A., Razak and A. M., Yusof and Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah and R., Zakaria and Eeydzah, Aminudin and M. A. S. K., Anuar and Khairulzan, Yahya and Zaiton, Haron and R., Yunus and I. A., Rashid (2019) Noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the Malaysian construction industry. In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, The 12th International Civil Engineering Post Graduate Conference (SEPKA), The 3rd International Symposium on Expertise of Engineering Design (ISEED), 27-28 August 2018 , Johor, Malaysia. pp. 1-8., 220 (012043). ISSN 1755-1315 https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/220/1/012043
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spellingShingle	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Abdul Rahim, A. H. A. R. A., Razak A. M., Yusof Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah R., Zakaria Eeydzah, Aminudin M. A. S. K., Anuar Khairulzan, Yahya Zaiton, Haron R., Yunus I. A., Rashid Noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the Malaysian construction industry
description	Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (OSHA 1994) is a tool for the employer, employee and manufacturer to put efforts in securing safety, health and welfare at work place. But, the increase in prosecution cases under OSH legislation indicates the lack of compliance to the regulations. A prosecution can be translated as one of the frequently employed instruments for the enforcement of health and safety legislation. The objective of this study is to analyze the most common non-compliance cases of OSH legislative provision from 2005 until October 2017 compiled by the Department Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). The data of the cases were analyzed using frequency distribution analysis and content analysis. The result of the study shows that the most non-compliance with OSH legislation in Malaysia relates to the general duties of employers and self-employed persons to their employees (Section 15(1)). The second most common non-compliance of OSHA is section 17 regarding employer's failure to provide safe work system. The third and fourth most common non-compliance of OSHA is section 32 and 29 regarding the employer's failure to report the accidents and the employer's failure to provide competent safety and health officer. To increase compliance to legislation, full top management commitment, active worker engagement and effective safety and health committee are amongst top preferred solutions.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abdul Rahim, A. H. A. R. A., Razak A. M., Yusof Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah R., Zakaria Eeydzah, Aminudin M. A. S. K., Anuar Khairulzan, Yahya Zaiton, Haron R., Yunus I. A., Rashid
author_facet	Abdul Rahim, A. H. A. R. A., Razak A. M., Yusof Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah R., Zakaria Eeydzah, Aminudin M. A. S. K., Anuar Khairulzan, Yahya Zaiton, Haron R., Yunus I. A., Rashid
author_sort	Abdul Rahim, A. H.
title	Noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the Malaysian construction industry
title_short	Noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the Malaysian construction industry
title_full	Noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the Malaysian construction industry
title_fullStr	Noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the Malaysian construction industry
title_full_unstemmed	Noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the Malaysian construction industry
title_sort	noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the malaysian construction industry
publisher	IOP Publishing
publishDate	2019
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24216/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24216/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24216/1/Noncompliance%20of%20the%20occupational%20safety%20and%20health.pdf
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Noncompliance of the occupational safety and health legislation in the Malaysian construction industry

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