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OCCUPATIONAL SAFEW AND HEALTH (USE AND STANDARDS OF EXPOSURE OF CHEMICALS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH) REGULATIONS
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OBJECTIVE
Describe the rationale of USECHH 2000 To define the application of USECHH 2000 To list at least 6 Part in USECHH 2000

To explain Paft

II, III, N dan V

SCOPE

'. Rationale of the Regulations Salient Provision . Application . Definition of "USE" . Definition of "CHH' . Exemption . Employers Duties ' Conclusion . Guidelines under USECHH Regulations

RATIONALE

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Legal framework for the employer to control hazardous chemicals Set workplace exposure standard Promote excellence management of chemical hazardous to health Prevent the occurrence of occupational diseases, poisoning or adverse health effect

INTRODUCTION TO USECHH 2000

The USECHH 2000 is the sixth set of regulations make under the OSHA 1994 (ACT
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This Regulations shall come into operation on

4 April 2000.

SALIENT PROVISION

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Paft

I:

Preliminary

. . Paft V: Action to Control Exposure . Part VI: Labelling and Relabelling Paft VII: ' Training Information, Instruction and

Part II: Identification of Chemicals Hazardous to Health Part III: Assessment of Risk to Health

SALIENT PROVISION

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Paft VIiI: Monitoring of Exposure at the Place of Work Paft IX; Health Surveillance Part X: Medical Removal Protection Paft XI: Warning Sign Part XII: Record Keeping

SALIENT PROVISION

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Schedule

I: List of Permissible

Exposure Limit

Schedule II: List of Chemicals for Which Medical Surveillance is Appropriate Schedule

III: Information on Pesticide

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APPLICATION

All places of work within the purview of the OSH Act 1994 where chemicals hazardous to health are used.

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APPLICANON

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EXCEPT CHEMICALS WHICH ARE...

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Defined as radioactive materials under the Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984
Foodstuffs Hazardous to health solely by virtue of their explosive or flammable properties, or solely because they are at a high or low temperature or a high pressure and Pharmaceutical Products

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DEFINITION OF USE
means production, processing, handling, storage, transport, disposal and treatment

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DEFINITION OF CHH

v is listed in Schedule I or II v possesses any of the properties categorised in Paft B of Schedule I of the Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Hazardous Chemicals)

Regulations 1997 v comes within the definition of "pesticide" under the Pesticides Act 1994 v is listed in the First Schedule of the Environmental Quality (Schedule Wastes) Regulations 1989

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EXEM PTION

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Chemicals which are:

RadioactiveMaterial
Foodstuffs

PharmaceuticalProducts
Hazardous to Health Solely by Virtue of

Their
Explosive or Flammable Propefties, or At a High or Low Temperature or Pressure

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EMPLOYERS DUNES

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Identification of Chemicals Hazardous to Health Crf) Permissible Exposure Limit

Assessment of Risk to Health

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Action to Control Exposure

Labelling and Re-Labelling

Information, Instruction and Training

EMPLOYERS DUTIES

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Monitoring of exposure at the place of work Health surveillance Medical remgval protection Warning sign
Record keeping

IDENTIFICATION OF CH EMICALS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH (REGULANON s (2))

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List of all chemicals hazardous to health use Current Chemical Safety Data Sheet Average quantity use

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and work area where the chemicals

Name and address of the supplier of each chemical

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PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT

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Ceiling Limit

concentration that should not be exceeded during any part of the working day

means the airborne

Eight-hour Time-weighted Average (TWA)

an average airborne concentration over eight-hour

Maximum Exposure Limits

minute TWA airborne concentration (3 times the eight-hour TWA)

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PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT

An employer shall ensure that no person is

exposed or likely to be exposed to any chemical hazardous to health:
v above the ceiling limit at any time; or v above the eight-hour time-weighted

average airborne concentration specified

for that chemical in Schedule I of the

Regulations, or
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the maximum exposure limit during the work shift

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ASSESSMENT OF RISK TO HEALTH

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EMPLOYER

TO CONDUCT WRITTEN

ASSESSMENT:

Before starting any work using chemical hazardous to health

Within

I year from the effective date of this regulations for the existing work/process

THE ASSESSOR (REGULAION 11)

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ASSESSM ENT SHALL CONTAIN...

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the potential risk to an employee as a result of exposure to chemicals hazardous to health v the methods and procedure adopted in the use of chemicals hazardous to health v the nature of the hazard to health v the degree of exposure to such chemicals v the risk to health created by their use and their release from work processes v measures and procedures required to control the exposure of an employee to chemicals hazardous to health

ASSESSMENT OF RISK TO HEALTH

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the measures, procedures, and equipment necessary to control any accidental emission of a chemical hazardous to health as a result of leakage, spillage, or process or equipment
failure monitoring programme

v the necessity for an employee exposure

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the necessity for a health surveillance

programme
employees

, the requirement for training and retraining of

ACTION TO CONTROL EXPOSURE (REGULATTON 14)

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Within 1 month of receiving the assessment report from the assessor, the employer shall take action to control exposure as recommended by the assessor This may include changes in work processes, practices, procedures or plant or engineering control equipment to reduce the exposure level to the lowest practicable level,

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b Cr) CONTROL MEASURES

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Elimination of chemicals hazardous to health from the workplace Substitution of less hazardous chemicals for
chemicals hazardous to health

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Total enclosure of the process and handling

systems

f) . Isolation of the work to control the emission , of chemicals hazardous to health [? . Modification of the process parameters $ ' Application of engineering control equipment

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CONTROL MEASURES
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Rdoption of safe work systems and practices that eliminate or minimise the risk to health Provision of approved personal protective equipment, Employer shall ensure that all safe work systems and practices are documented and implemented Employer shall ensure that all safe work systems and practices are reviewed whenever there is a significant change to the process/ equipment, materials or control measures installed.

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LABELLING AND RELABELLING (REGULAION 20)

. Duty of Employer: - Ensure that all hazardous

chemicals supplied

or purchased and all containers in use at the

place of work are properly labelled.

- Relabelled if removed, defaced, modified or

altered.

RELABELLING (REGULATION 21)

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Contents of container not used within normal

shift
Used within normal shift is relabelled with chemical name or trade name as written on the original label If the chemicals used in a testing chemical laboratory the container shall be relabelled whether or not the contents are used within a normal workshift Container need not be relabelled if the chemical hazardous to health is used immediately

RELABELLING (REGUTATTON 21(s))

For the purpose of this regulation, "labelling" and "relabelling" means labelling or

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relabelling according to: Y CPL Regulations 1997 or v Pesticides Act 1974 or Cc) v EQA (Schedule Wastes) Regulations 1989

IN FORMATION, INSTRUCTION AN D

TRATNTNG (REGULATTON 22)

. The employer shall provide information,

instruction and training to all employees who may be exposed or is likely to be exposed to a hazardous chemical. From the information, instruction and triining given, the employee should be able to know: v the risk to health created by such exposure v the precaution that should be taken t results of any exposure monitoring v results of any health surveillance programme

TRAINING PROGRAMME (REGULATTON 22 (3) (4))

(0, Employer to conduct & to review the training

programme:
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Once in 2 years

job assignment

Changes in hazard information, safe work practices or control measures

Documented and kept for inspection

IN FORMATION, INSTRUCTION & SUPERVISION OF PERSON

(REGULATION 23)

Must be given by employer to employee & any person who carries out any work connected to the employer involving chemical hazardous to health.

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csDs (REGULATION 24)

. Employer - Label - CSDS .

must obtain:

Chemical hazardous to health received without label and CSDS not to be used until such information is obtained.

PROVISION OF CSDS (REGULAION 2s)

. CSDS or Copy: - Kept close to chemical work area - Easily assessible to emploYees

MONITORING OF EXPOSURE AT THE PLACE OF WORK (REGULATION 26

(1), (2), (3), (4))

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Employer required to ensure: The maintenance of control measures is adequate Carried out using approved method and
analysis Exposed to Schedule

II chemical hazardous

to health monitored at interval or shorter,

determined by assessor Conducted by Hygiene Technician Except checking gases in confined space

MONITORING OF EXPOSURE AT THE PLACE OF WORK

Record Keeping:

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dt least 30 years for personal exposure

At least 5 years in any other case

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE (REGULAION 27)

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indicate by assessment result, employee exposed or likely to be exposed Carryout by OHD Exposed to Schedule II - 12 months interval

or less

Record keeping 30 years Maintained for inspection Employees allowed to access health surveillance records after notice

MEDICAL REMOVAL PROTECTTON (REGULAION 28)

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Employees with detected medical condition/at increased risk to health must be removed Shall not allow pregnant or breast feeding employee who is exposed to chemical hazardous to health to work when notified by

OHD/medical practitioner Return to former job when: no longer with detected medical condition No longer pregnant/breast feeding Record kept

WARNING SIGN (REGULAION 29) Cr) .

The employer shall ensure that:

(o) v warning signs are posted at a conspicuous place at every entrance of the area to
warn persons entering the area of the
hazards.

Cb: " other relevant information are given to persons who may be or are likely to be at
risk of being affected by the chemical
hazardous to health

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WARNING SIGN FEATURES:

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Illuminated
Cleaned

Legend visible Give warning of hazards

Written in Bahasa & English Printed dark red, white background

RECORD KEEPING

(REGULAION 30)

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Retention of records by employer Handover records to successor

Transmit records to DG if no successor Notify the DG 3 months in advance for

records disposal

RECORD KEEPING (REGULAION 30)

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Record to be maintained: Assessment repoft

- Engineering

control

. Health surveillance

Info, instruction & training Monitoring of exposure

RECORD KEEPING (REGULATION 30)

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Record to dispose after 30 Years: Assessment rePort

Monitoring of exposure Health surveillance

PENALry

- Maximum fine RM 10,000 or . One year jail term or - Both; '

Continuing Offence: the offence continues

Non-compliance to Regulation:

- Maximum fine RM 1,000 daily during which

GUIDELINES UNDER USECHH REGULATIONS

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Registration of Assessor, Hygiene Technician and Occupational Health Doctor Guidelines for the Preparation of a Chemical Register

. Control of Chemical Hazardous to Health . Guidelines on Medical Surveillance . Assessment of the Health Risks Arising from
the Use of Hazardous Chemicals in the
Workplace

CONCLUSION

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Legal framework to control chemical hazardous to health; Set exposure standards;

Prevent losses; Safeguard person's health