Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and Regulations (Act 514)

360 pages. Bosses are duty-bound to look into the safety and health risks at workplaces under a newly amended law that will be enforced in June 2024. And in another move to protect workers amid health concerns about the frequent hot weather, companies have been urged to draw up plans to counter heat stress. KEY AMENDMENTS - Apply "ALL PLACES OF WORK THROUGHOUT MALAYSIA including in the public service and statutory authorities" - Duties of employers that are now extended to include contractors, subcontractors and their employees. - Employers should take note that employees working from home are protected under OSHA. - Safety coordinator - must undergo a three-day safety training from accredited training providers and registers with the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) as a safety coordinator. - Rights of Employee - to remove themselves from the workplace if there is imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury to them - Employers who breach their obligations will be liable to an increased fine of RM500,000, or imprisonment of two years, or both.