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Course Name (English)
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
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| Course Code |
ENV246 |
| Course Description |
The aim of this course is to provide basic knowledge on safety, health, and accident prevention in workplace. Students must know the fundamental laws and regulations that govern occupational safety and health in Malaysia. Topics covered shall include recognizing the various practitioners of safety and health and their roles in workplace inspections, identifying hazards, accident notifications and investigations, accident prevention. Students are expected to manage occupational safety and health in a simple workplace. |
| Transferable Skills |
Thinking and scientific skills, fundamentals in management, social skills, and teamwork. |
| Teaching Methodologies |
Lectures, Blended Learning, Web Based Learning, Discussion, Work-based Learning |
| CLO |
| CLO1 |
Describe the development of safety and health globally and cite the relevant legislations regarding occupational safety and health in Malaysia |
| CLO2 |
Describe roles and functions of safety and health practitioners towards identifying types of hazards, prevention and control of workplace accidents. |
| CLO3 |
Perform inspection in order to manage occupational safety and health in workplace. |
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| Pre-Requisite Courses |
No course recommendations |
| Reading List | | Recommended Text | - Factories and Machinery Act 1967 and Regulations, MDC Publishers Sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur
- Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and Regulations, MDC Publishers Sdn. Bhd, Kuala Lumpur
- Department of Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines on Safety and Health (eg. HIRARC, CHRA etc.) 2010, Department of Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines on Safety and Health (eg. HIRARC, CHRA etc.), Department of Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines on Safety and Health Kuala Lumpur
- Roger L. Brauer 2003, Safety and Health for Engineers 2nd ed.,, 2nd ed. Ed., John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Jeremy Stranks 2000, The Handbook of Health and Safety Practice, 5th. ed. Ed., Prentice Hall
- Charles D.Reese 2003, Occupational Health and Safety Management, A Practical Approach, Lewis Publisher
- Ashfahl, C.R. 1995, Industrial Safety and Health Management, 3rd ed., 3rd. ed. Ed., Prentice Hall
- Goetsch, D.L. 1996, Occupational Safety and Health in the Age of High Technology, 2nd. ed. Ed., Prentice Hall
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| Article/Paper List | This Course does not have any article/paper resources |
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| Other References | - Website Department of Occupational Safety and Health MalaysiaGuidelines on Safety and Health
- Website Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and SafetySafety and Health in Workplace Tips
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