OSHA ( Amendment 2022 ) will be a new paradigm shift for the occupational safety and health in Malaysia as it defines the role of principal persons and emphasises risk assessment via prevention through design . provides some insight on the salient provisions in OSHA ( Amendment 2022 ), the employer and principal need to refer to full OSHA ( Amendment 2022 ) ( Act A1648 ) for a comprehensive understanding of the requirements of the statutory Act related to Occupational Safety and Health .
General Duties of Employers , Self Employed Persons and Principal ( Section 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 )
Existing Act 514 OSHA ( Amendment 2022 ) ( Act A1648 )
Penalty ( Not Exceeding ) Penalty ( Not Exceeding )
Act 1648 Clauses
RM50,000 RM500,000 Section 19
Imprisonment : 2 years Imprisonment : 2 years
General Duties of Designers , Manufacturers and Suppliers ( Section 20 , 21 )
General Duties of Employees ( Section 24 )
Discrimination against employees ( Section 27 )
Safety and Health Officer ( Section 29 )
Establishment of Safety Committee ( Section 30 )
Failure to comply to Notice ( Section 49 )
RM20,000 RM200,000 Section 23 Imprisonment : 2 years
Imprisonment : 2 years
RM1,000 RM2,000 Section 24 Imprisonment : 2 years
Imprisonment : 2 years RM10,000 RM100,000 Section 24 Imprisonment : 1 year
Imprisonment : 1 year
RM5,000 RM50,000 Section 29 Imprisonment : 6 months
Imprisonment : 6 months RM5,000 RM100,000 Section 30 Imprisonment : 6 months
Imprisonment : 1 year
RM50,000 RM500,000 Section 49 Imprisonment : 5 years
Further fine for each day ’ s offence continues RM500
Imprisonment : 2 years
Further fine for each day ’ s offence continues RM200
General Penalty RM10,000 RM100,000 Section 51 Imprisonment : 1 year
Continuing offence RM1000 per day
Imprisonment : 1 year
Table 1 : Summary of increased penalties in OSHA ( Amendment 2022 )
Continuing offence RM2000 per day
OSHA ( Amendment 2022 ) will be a new paradigm shift for the occupational safety and health in Malaysia as it defines the role of principal persons and emphasises risk assessment via prevention through design . provides some insight on the salient provisions in OSHA ( Amendment 2022 ), the employer and principal need to refer to full OSHA ( Amendment 2022 ) ( Act A1648 ) for a comprehensive understanding of the requirements of the statutory Act related to Occupational Safety and Health .
All organisations and employers must be made aware of the changes in OSHA ( Amendment 2022 ) which has been gazetted and will be implemented pending the enforcement date to be decided by the Minister of Human Resources . OSHA ( Amendment 2022 ) will be a new paradigm shift for the occupational safety and health in Malaysia as it defines the role of principal persons and emphasises risk assessment via prevention through design . These will affect and change the landscape of safety and health in our country .
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