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Non-Compliance Could Cost You RM50,000 or Jail—OSHA 2022 Is Now Enforced!

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Non-Compliance Could Cost You RM50,000 or Jail—OSHA 2022 Is Now Enforced!

Waiting to be FINED RM50,000?! or JAIL for 6 months? Or don't care if you do?

The latest Malaysia OSHA Amendment 2022, is being enforced now. If you are a business with a minimum 5 employees, then you could be at risk of the above.

8 main areas

Non-Compliance Could Cost You RM50,000 or Jail—OSHA 2022 Is Now Enforced!

1️⃣ OSHA Obligations

For All workplaces including remote workplaces.

2️⃣ OSH Appointment (Min. 5 Employees)

Employers with 5 or more employees.

3️⃣ OSH Coordinator Roles

To Coordinate OSH issues.

4️⃣ Mandatory Risk Assessment

Employers must proactively identify risks related to health and safety that may affect workers and the public.

5️⃣ Risk Assessment

Ensuring Health & Safety Risks posed to anyone affected by operations are mitigated.

6️⃣ Employee Rights

An Employee can Remove oneself in an imminent danger situation after informing their employer if they have reasonable grounds to do so or the employer has failed to take action.

7️⃣ Monitoring

Ensuring Workplace conditions, including physiological and psychological needs are well managed.

8️⃣ Non-compliance

RM50,000 fine or not more than six months' jail or both

Non-Compliance Could Cost You RM50,000 or Jail—OSHA 2022 Is Now Enforced!

Closing Thoughts

“If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance.”

Helping you to be in compliance is something close to our heart.

Take action now!

#OSHA #OSHACoordinator

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