Events

Pekan, 8 April 2017 – In its effort to cultivate the occupational safety and health (OSH) culture, Occupational Safety and Health Management Office (OSHMO) Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) collaborated with Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Tun Abdul Razak (InSTAR), Pekan to organize the OSH in School Program 2017. The program, which was the second of its kind, was held to establish cooperation between university, industry and school to enable the sharing of knowledge on awareness of aspects of occupational safety and health within the school environment.

According to the Director of OSHMO UMP Mr Muhammad Hairynizam Muhd Taib, OSHMO UMP had already held talks with the school management of InSTAR to especially enhance the level of OSH awareness among the school community. “Such awareness would be important to the school in implementing OSH risk management plan to provide an accident-free environment within the school In addition, it is also part of the University’s community service to the school while at the same time, promoting the University to the community outside of UMP,” he said.

The head of the program Mr Ahmad Harris Abd Hamid said that the program, which was held for the second time by UMP, was the University’s response to the call made by the government to cultivate the occupationsal safety and health culture as outlined in the 2016-2020 Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan or Pelan Induk Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Malaysia 2016-2020. Various exciting activities such as Hazard Hunt and Safety Games were held. There was also a talk on OSH awareness by Associate Professor Dr Mohd Fadzil Mohd Idris from the Faculty of Engineering Technology. One InSTAR student, Mohamad Danish Aiman, aged 16, said that the exposure given during the program significantly helped him and his friends to understand the basic knowledge of occupational safety and health and should continue to be organised in the future.

Meanwhile, for a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) practitioner Atikah Mustaffa, the initiative by OSHMO UMP was a proactive measure to promote the OSH culture at an early stage since it involved schoolchildren. OSHMO, with the cooperation from the Technical Unit of the Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering of UMP, HSE practitioners and UMP students, hoped that the sharing of knowledge and technology could be applicable to the school in ensuring a safe and health environment of the school.

22-23 March 2017: OSHMO organized customized Fire Fighting Courses series 1 and 2 for members of staff from the UMP Security Division who had been appointed as first responders at UMP. A total of 60 members of staff from the UMP Security Division and responsibility centre or pusat tanggungjawab (PTJ) fire fighting squad. The training was conducted with the cooperation from the Civil Defence Force or Angkatan Pertahanan Awam (APM) at APM Berserah Office.

On 2 March 2017, OSHMO through the UMP Biosafety Institution Committee organized a course on Biosafety Awareness held at UMP Gambang Campus Training Room. This training was customized for lecturers, researchers and laboratory staff involved in research using GMO and LMO. The course was conducted by an officer from the Department of Biosafety, Malaysia.

UMP Pekan, 22 February 2017: Occupational Safety and Health Management Office (OSHMO) UMP organized the fourth of series of Induction Course for Contractors or Kursus Induksi Pengurusan Kontraktor (KesKo) Program held at BPB UMP Pekan Campus Training Room. This was the first course in the year 2017. The program was made compulsory for all contractors/vendors registered with UMP before they could begin their work as contracted. On this day, a total of 30 contractors/vendors providing various services successfully attended the course. The contractors/vendors were exposed to basic knowledge on occupational safety and heatlth to ensure safe and health work culture can be implemented. This program would be organized from time to time in order to ensure the participation of all registered contractors/vendors.

On 3 February 2017, the Committee on the Management of Chemical Sunstances & Scheduled Wastes organized a special course on Scheduled Waste Management for laboratory personnel handling scheduled chemical wastes. The training was attended by laboratory staff from all faculties and COE with laboratory facilities which generated scheduled wastes.

On 5 January 2017, OSHMO UMP staff and several members of the UMP Occupational Safety and Health Committee made a benchmarking visit to the Occupational Safety, Health and Built Environment (OSHBE) at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Campus. The aim of the visit was to share views and experience in managing occupational safety and health of staff at the university. The UMP delegates were welcomed by the OSHBE IIUM staff. In addition, the OSHMO UMP delegates also visited a laboratory which had gained accreditation status from OHSMS.

On 9 December 2016, an inspection was made on the premise to eliminate risks of fire. The inspection was conducted by two officers from by the State of Pahang Fire and Rescue Department.

On 30 November 2016, OSHMO hosted delegates from the Faculty of Sport Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam who paid a benchmarking visit to Universiti Malaysia Pahang. The UiTM delegates was led by Dr Hasnul Faizal Hushin Amri, a senior lecturer. The aim of the visit was to share views and experience in managing occupational safety and health of staff at the university.

On 24 November 2016, OSHMO organized Emergency Response Plan Course Series 1 held at BPB Pekan Campus Training Room. The course was conducted specially for ERT members at each responsibility centre or pusat tanggungjawab (PTJ) to enhance their skills in managing emergency team.