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What does OSH stand for?

• Offensive Safety and Health

• Occupational Safety and Health

• Organization of Service and Health

• Overactive safety and Health

Scopes of OSHA covers the following except

• Construction

• Transportation

• Public services

• Armed Forces

Whose responsibility is it to maintain safe work environment?

• Employer

• Employee

• Both parties

Occupational health concerned about...

• Concerned with situation that cause illness and disease and deals with adverse reaction to exposure over prolonged periods to hazards that are usually less severe, but still dangerous.

• Concerned with situation that cause health hazard in the working environment with the objective of protecting worker health and well-being and safeguarding the community at large.'

• Concerned with situation that can cause injuries and deals with hazard that lead to severe and sudden outcomes.

There are several national bodies with occupational safety and health implementation responsibilities in Malaysia except:

• DOSH

• NIOSH

• SOCSO

• FMA

Application of safety according to OSHA is important in the workplace for the following reasons except

• Teach the workers to pay attention to their

  surroundings

• Protects employees and the employer from death or injury

• Restricting employee movement in workplace

• Protects companies from law suits, citations and

  fines

EMPLOYERS RESPONSIBILITIES PART IV, SECTION 17 of OSHA covers

• General duties of employers and self-employed

  persons to persons other than their employees

• General Duties of Employers and Self-employed

  persons to their employees

• Duty to formulate Safety and Health Policy

• Duties of an occupier of a place of work

  to persons other than his employees

To provide social security protection to employees and

their dependents through social security schemes and

to increase awareness of occupational safety and

Health for the well-being of employees and their families

• DOSH

• SOCSO

• NIOSH

• KWSP

Section 30 OSH 1994 - Every employer shall establish a safety and health committee at the place of work in accordance with this section as below except

• Where 100 persons or less are employed, there should be at least 2 (two) representatives each from employer and employees

• The Director General directs the establishment

  of such a committee at the place of work.

• Where more than 100 persons are employed, there should be at least 2 representatives each from employer and employee

A safety and health committee must consist

• safety and health officer

• CEO

• Management’s representatives