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Workplace: a study of the emergency preparedness of the emergency response team vis-À-vis the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994

Organized by Centre for Communication Skills and Entrepreneurship UniMAP in collaboration with The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, 5th - 6th December 2008 at Putra Palace Hotel, Perlis.

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Main Authors: Azuddin, Bahari, Lt Kol (B), Hanum, Hassan, Razli, Ahmad
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2009
Subjects:
Role of ERT
Regulations
Emergency preparedness
Safety measures
Hazardous materials
Hazardous substances
Hazardous substances > Safety measures
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/5838
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spelling my.unimap-58382017-11-29T04:21:18Z Workplace: a study of the emergency preparedness of the emergency response team vis-À-vis the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 Azuddin, Bahari, Lt Kol (B) Hanum, Hassan Razli, Ahmad Role of ERT Regulations Emergency preparedness Safety measures Hazardous materials Hazardous substances Hazardous substances -- Safety measures Organized by Centre for Communication Skills and Entrepreneurship UniMAP in collaboration with The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, 5th - 6th December 2008 at Putra Palace Hotel, Perlis. Hazardous materials are chemical substances, which if released or misused can pose a threat to the environment or health. Recently, various type of crisis or emergency due to hazardous materials handling had occurred at the workplace due to human negligence and weaknesses which causes loss of lives and property. Accidents at the workplace involving hazardous materials are most often due to release of chemical substances in plants. During an emergency, individuals may panic or overreact. As a consequence early actions have to be taken to address the crisis. Disaster area needs to be secured in order to prevent unauthorized access and to protect the installation and equipment. These initial tasks can be undertaken by Emergency Response Teams (ERT) while waiting for assistance from the relevant authorities to deal with the crisis at hand. This paper will look at the employer’s commitment in dealing with hazardous materials accidents at the workplace via the institution of the ERT in relation to the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994. A random survey using questionnaires was being conducted on the employers and employees in manufacturing companies to ascertain the employers and employees 221 commitment towards managing hazardous materials at the workplace. The results of the survey indicate that the employers comply with the relevant laws and that sufficient training and proper equipment were provided for the ERT. The employees on the other hand were also provided with appropriate arrangement if emergency situations occur. 2009-05-29T07:04:03Z 2009-05-29T07:04:03Z 2008-12-05 Working Paper p.220-244 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5838 en International Conference on the Roles of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Eengineering 2008 (ICOHSE08) Universiti Malaysia Perlis
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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language English
topic Role of ERT
Regulations
Emergency preparedness
Safety measures
Hazardous materials
Hazardous substances
Hazardous substances -- Safety measures
spellingShingle Role of ERT
Regulations
Emergency preparedness
Safety measures
Hazardous materials
Hazardous substances
Hazardous substances -- Safety measures
Azuddin, Bahari, Lt Kol (B)
Hanum, Hassan
Razli, Ahmad
Workplace: a study of the emergency preparedness of the emergency response team vis-À-vis the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
description Organized by Centre for Communication Skills and Entrepreneurship UniMAP in collaboration with The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, 5th - 6th December 2008 at Putra Palace Hotel, Perlis.
format Working Paper
author Azuddin, Bahari, Lt Kol (B)
Hanum, Hassan
Razli, Ahmad
author_facet Azuddin, Bahari, Lt Kol (B)
Hanum, Hassan
Razli, Ahmad
author_sort Azuddin, Bahari, Lt Kol (B)
title Workplace: a study of the emergency preparedness of the emergency response team vis-À-vis the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
title_short Workplace: a study of the emergency preparedness of the emergency response team vis-À-vis the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
title_full Workplace: a study of the emergency preparedness of the emergency response team vis-À-vis the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
title_fullStr Workplace: a study of the emergency preparedness of the emergency response team vis-À-vis the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
title_full_unstemmed Workplace: a study of the emergency preparedness of the emergency response team vis-À-vis the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
title_sort workplace: a study of the emergency preparedness of the emergency response team vis-à-vis the occupational safety and health act 1994
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis
publishDate 2009
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/5838
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