COURSES OFFERED BY DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

For the purpose of registration with DOSH, the scaffolder is required to attend scaffolding courses organized by a scaffolding training centre accredited by the Department.

The Minister of Human Resources made an announcement in August 1997 that all crane operators must be registered with the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) before they are allowed to operate any cranes.

Under Section 29(3) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1994, the safety and health officer shall be employed exclusively for the purpose of ensuring due observance at the place of work.

Occupational health and safety (OSH) in the workplace, especially in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), is an aspect that needs to be given full attention by employers.

DOSH has issued the Ergonomic Risk Assessment Guidelines to assist employers in making arrangements to ensure that there is no ergonomic risk to the health of employees in managing their work activities.

The NRA Risk Assessor (NRA) is the person responsible for conducting workplace noise exposure assessments as required under the Occupational Safety and Health (Noise) Regulations 2019.

Competent Person Major Hazard is registered under the provisions of Regulation 13, Occupational Safety and Health (The Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards) Regulations, 1996.