Safety and Health at Worksite

Base on statistic accident reported by Department of Safety and Health Malaysia (DOSH) showing that the accident happened during working in industrial sector including construction site is increasing year by year. Total fatal in year 2006 was 209nos against 196nos from previous year whilst total accidents happened reported by Department Of Safety and Health Malaysia (DOSH) in 2006 were 4731 nos.

In order to prevent accident at work place, these are several basic safety rules that employers and employees should take consideration;

1. keep working areas clean and tidily. Equipment and material should be neatly arranged.
2. Alway keep clear of suspended or swinging loads.
3. Ridding up on loads being handled by crane is forbidden.
4. Use right tool for the right purpose.
5. Be constantly on the alert for unsafe condition and report to superior.
6. No jump between scaffolds. Use ladder or walkways.
7. Remove foreign material such as grease, oil, wet paint, frost or ice from work area.
8. Always wearing Personal Protective Equipment at worksite (PPE).
9. Shaft ways and opening should be barricaded.
10. Working at power line - qualified person must check conditions and issue specific instructions.
    
11. Only qualified welders shall be allowed to do welding works.
12. Do not stand in the bight of a line or in the angle formed by a snatch block.
13. Safety belt and lanyard should be used for working at high position.
14. Always check and report to foreman all tools where are burred, mushroomed, or detective in any way.
15. Only qualified personnel should allow to conduct pressure test vessels.