COSH 2011

1. Empowerment Accountable Responsive
Lt. Col. (R) Dr Mohd Hatta Usul
Group Health Adviser, PETRONAS

2. Occupational
Diseases
Process safety
Personal
Injuries
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3. Workers off work at least 1 month due to accidents at work and work-
related health problems in the past 12 months
3.5
3
2.5
% of Workers
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1.5
1
0.5
0
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 Age Group
Accident Health Problems
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4. Main Findings
• 3.2% of workers in the EU-27 had an accident at work during a one year
period, which corresponds to almost 7 million workers.
• Approximately 10% of these accidents were a road traffic accident in the
course of work.
• 8.6% of workers in the EU-27 experienced a work-related health
problems in the past 12 months, which corresponds to 20 million persons.
• Bone joint or muscle problems and stress, anxiety or depression were
most prevalent.
• 40% of workers in the EU-27, i.e. 80 million workers, are exposed to
factors that can adversely affect physical health.
• 27% of workers, i.e. 56 million workers, are exposed to factors that can
adversely affect mental well-being.
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5. • 1.3 million people who worked during the last year were suffering from an
illness with 555,000 of these were new conditions which started during the
year.
• 2,249 people died from mesothelioma in 2008 and thousands more from
other occupational cancers and diseases.
• 152 workers were killed at work.
• 233 000 reportable injuries occurred, according to the Labour Force
Survey.
• 28.5 million days were lost overall (1.2 days per worker), with 23.4 million
due to work-related ill health and 5.1 million due to workplace injury.
HSE UK
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6. (HSE UK Statistics)
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7. DMHU July 2011 Source: SOCSO Report 1995-2005
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8. Occupational Diseases Reported to SOCSO 1999-2003
Probable Cases of Occupational Diseases Among
MOH Hospital Admission 1999=2003
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9. * Difficulty in recognizing occupational diseases
* Long latent period between exposure and disease
* Low awareness among employees and employers
* Intentional under reporting
* Exclusion of certain group of workers
* Competency of HSE and medical practitioners
* Reporting process
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10. Health hazards and risks not adequately managed
Emergence of new issues and challenges
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13. *Low level of awareness
*Lack of legal push
*Low on enforcement
*Lack of economic push
*Perceived low ROI
*Lack of resources
*Lack of infrastructure
*Low in competency
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14. Health hazards and risks not adequately managed
Emergence of new issues and challenges
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15. • 99.2% or 518,996 of total establishments in the three main
economic sectors of manufacturing, services and
agriculture.
• 65% of total workforce or 3 million for the 3 sectors
(DOS Malaysia, 2005 Census)
• Low budget/expenditure operations
• No proper OSH management system
• No resources
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16. *Drive for more productivity, increasing pace of
work, shorter deadlines.
*People are working harder and for longer hours, with
implications for both physical and mental health.
*While traditional physical hazards still dominate in high
risk sectors such as construction, psychosocial risks have
assumed greater importance in the public and white
collar sectors.
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18. *Reproductive health issues
*Domestic issues
*Sexual harassment
*Work-life balance issues
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19. *
• Unskilled and poor OHS
awareness
• Social problems
• Communicable diseases
• Mental health
• Use of public resources
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20. • Lifestyle diseases
• Occupational diseases
• Mental health
• Burden on medical care and
OH services
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21. *Better delivery of OH services
*Better reporting and data
*Increased awareness among
employees, employers and public
*Better infrastructure to provide support to
industries
*Laws and regulations
*Better competency among OH professionals
*More impactful OH programs
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22. *OH programs targeted to change mindset and
work culture
*Enforcement with support
*Priority of focus areas
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23. *National level
*Industry/ enterprise level
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24. 1.
* Caucus of OH practitioners, enforcement
agencies and employers
* Develop medium and long term plan to develop
and enhance OH management practices
* Determine target and performance indicators
* Development of required infrastructure
* Provide support to industries especially the SME
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25. http://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/e-facts/efact50
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26. *Improve processes in reporting and data gathering
* Collaboration of public and private agencies
* Self reporting on occupational diseases
* Incentive for reporting by OHD
*Set realistic target and KPI
*Company to report performance
2.
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27. *
www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/
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28. Social Discipline Window
CONTROL
*Laws and regulation
with clear instruction
on compliance
SUPPORT
*Punitive enforcement
with restorative action
3.
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29. * OH professionals and OSH officers should be provided
with basic knowledge on business management
* OHD provided with in-depth knowledge on core OH
management knowledge
* Improve quality and delivery of OH training
4.
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30. *National level
*Industry/ enterprise level
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31. * To promote and create awareness in employers and employees of
the benefits of work and of a positive working;
* To reduce the prevalence and incidence of work-related illness and
disease and improve the health and well-being;
* To put in place programs designed to enhance the health and well-
being of workers through promotion, prevention and rehabilitation;
* To define the information and data required for monitoring
workplace health and well-being, including key indicators and
collection methodologies
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32. Occupational Voluntary
Health Programs Health Practices
Workplace
OH Management
Organizational
Culture
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33. * Programs targeted at changing mindset and
work/ organization culture
* Improve delivery of OH services
* Competency
* Resources
* Planning
* Data and information gathering
* Monitoring and review
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34. * Focus on human behavior
* Behavior based health program
* UA-UC program
* Increase awareness among employees & management
* Tool-box meeting, HAZOP, HEMP
* Enhance competency
* OSH officers trained on OH management
* Access to OH expertise
* Supportive organizational culture
* Management participation
* Proactive programs
* Guidelines and procedures
* Performance indicators
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35. Control
Support
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36. * Occupational diseases will be a major concerns to
government and industries in the near future
* We need workable strategies and enhance OH services
delivery to reduce foreseeable impacts
* Achievement depends on collaborative efforts from all
stakeholders the government, the industry, the OH
professionals and the employees
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37. Question?
Change now or later
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