Malaysia legislation

Section 49

of OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 49

Amendment of section 66

(a)

in subsection 2—

(i)

in paragraph (b), by inserting after the word

“examination,” the word “requalification,”;

(ii)

by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraph:

“(ba) prescribe the requirements with respect to any plant for the purposes of the special scheme of inspection under section 27f;”;

(iii)

in paragraph (d), by substituting for the words

“or mark” the words “, mark or supply information on”;

(iv)

in paragraph (h), by inserting after the words

“dangerous occurrence” the words “and to minimise the risk and to mitigate the effects thereto”;

(v)

in paragraph (j), by substituting for the words

“protective clothing or equipment” the words

“personal protective equipment and monitoring and testing facilities equipment;

(vi)

in paragraph (l), by inserting before the word

“health” the words “ergonomic, physiological and psychological needs and”;

(vii)

in paragraph (m), by inserting after the word “welfare”

the words “, safety and health”;

(viii)

in paragraph (p), by deleting the words “36 or”;

(ix)

in paragraph (t), by substituting for the word

“employing” the word “appointing”; and

(x)

by inserting after paragraph (t) the following paragraphs:

“(ta) prescribe the requirements and manner for the notification of undertaking, planning and designing management of any activity at a place of work;

(tb) prescribe the times at which and the manner in which a competent person is required to take charge or control of any plant, place of work, process, substance and activity, and any requirement relating to it;” and

(b)

by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(3)  Regulations made under this Act may prescribe any act or omission in contravention of the regulations to be an offence and may prescribe penalties of a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both for such offence.”.

Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment)

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Substitution of section 67

Section 49 — OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022