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| Title: | Workplace: a study of the emergency preparedness of the emergency response team vis-À-vis the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 |
| Authors: | Azuddin, Bahari, Lt Kol (B)
Hanum, Hasan
Razli, Ahmad |
| Keywords: | Role of ERT
Regulations
Emergency preparedness
Safety measures
Hazardous materials
Hazardous substances
Hazardous substances -- Safety measures |
| Issue Date: | 5-Dec-2008 |
| Publisher: | Universiti Malaysia Perlis |
| Citation: | p.220-244 |
| Series/Report no.: | International Conference on the Roles of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Eengineering 2008 (ICOHSE08) |
| Abstract: | 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
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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. |
| 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. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5838 |
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