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there are forty or more persons employed at the place of work; or

the Director General directs the establishment of such a committee at the place of work.

*NOTE—Previously “five thousand”–see paragraph 28(e) of the Occupational Safety and Health

(Amendment) Act 2022 [Act A1648].

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The composition of a safety and health committee established under subsection (1), the election or appointment of persons to the committee, the powers of the members of the committee and any other matter relating to the establishment or procedure of the committee shall be as prescribed.

Every employer shall consult the safety and health committee with a view to the making and maintenance of arrangements which will enable him and his employees to co-operate effectively in promoting and developing measures to ensure the safety and health at the place of work of the employees, and in checking the effectiveness of such measures.

A person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding *one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding **one year or to both.

Functions of safety and health committee