Sunday, 16th of August 2009 - the 1-day CIDB Safety and Health Induction Course for Construction Personnel was conducted for all lecturers, staffs and ACIR students from the HVACR Department. Organized by the ASHRAE-UniKL MFI Student Branch, with the help of Mr Mohd Zaki Mohamed from the HVACR department, the event was held at Showroom 2, UniKL MFI. A total of 43 participants comprising of ACIR students, lecturers and staffs attended the induction course. It is a part of an integrated program that involves the registration and accreditation of construction personnel to enhance safety levels at construction sites.
The purposes of the induction course were to ensure that construction personnel aware the importance of a safe and healthy working place and to provide basic knowledge on safety and health at construction work site. The course is held also to inform construction personnel on the legal requirements related to safety and health
The event was scheduled at 8.30 am. However, all participants were asked to show up at 8.00 am to take their seatings, while waiting for the arrival of Mr Rahlan Ali from Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB). Joining the program were Mr Ng Wen Bin, Section Head of the HVACR Department, Mr Azrul Abdullah, Mr Marzuke Abdullah and Ms Hasnidazuwana Dauad, also from HVACR Department.
At 8.30 am, the program started with an introduction to CIDB. Here, students were briefed on the functions of the agency in the construction industry, followed by a corporate video presentation about CIDB.
Around 9.15 am, students were briefed on the benefit of the CIDB Green Card. The green card will be issued to participants of the program, which also serves as proof of registration with CIDB under the category of construction personnel. All construction personnel who have been registered with CIDB, and issued the green card are automatically covered by a special insurance scheme that insures the construction personnel against death and accidents. This insurance scheme is the result of CIDBs continuous efforts towards improving construction workers welfare as well as providing security for them and their loved ones. Since the launch of the scheme, construction personnel have enjoyed a 24 hour worldwide coverage which is not limited to accidents at work sites alone.
The program continues with the briefing of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). A 30 minutes break was given to all participants to freshen up.
At 10.45 am, the presentation continued with the OSHA briefing. OSHA's mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths. In Malaysia, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. December 1, 1992 marked a new era in the promotion of Occupational Safety and Health in Malaysia. On this day the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was launched, after careful preparation and commitment from all parties to improve the safety and health of workers at the workplace in Malaysia. In the words of the Minister of Human Resources, Malaysia, NIOSH would be a "critical catalyst" in the promotion of occupational safety and health that would also serve as the "backbone" to create a "self-regulating occupational safety and health culture" in Malaysia.
At 12.30 pm, participants were invited to have lunch at the cafeteria. Lunch was provided to all participants courtesy of the HVACR Department.
At 2.00 pm, the presentation continues with the history of NIOSH. NIOSH was established on 24 June 1992 as a Company Limited by Guarantee, under the Malaysian Companies Act, 1965. As a company, NIOSH is expected to operate efficiently and with minimal administrative bureaucracy. The NIOSH Board of Directors comprises of 15 Board members, ten of which are appointed by the Government while the remaining are elected by NIOSH members during the Annual General Meeting (AGM). This makes NIOSH different from similar institutions in other countries. NIOSH was set up with a RM1 million Launching Grant from the Government and a further RM50 million Endowment Fund (RM40 million from the Social Security Organization (SOCSO) of Malaysia and a further RM 10 million from the Malaysian Government), which will be invested, and the return of investment will be used to partly finance the operation of NIOSH.
Another short break was given to participants at 3.30 pm.
At 4.00 pm, Mr Rahlan continued his presentation with a video presentation called the ‘Construction Kung Fu’, which shows the ‘Dos and Don’ts at a construction site. It was interesting to see how negligence of safety can cause horrible accidents and injuries, which eventually leads to death at construction site.
A short Q & A session were held for participants to ask anything related to CIDB. The program ends at 5.00 pm.
Overall, the event ended successfully. This is the first time ASHRAE-UniKL MFI Student Branch handled such program in UniKL MFI.
The purposes of the induction course were to ensure that construction personnel aware the importance of a safe and healthy working place and to provide basic knowledge on safety and health at construction work site. The course is held also to inform construction personnel on the legal requirements related to safety and health
The event was scheduled at 8.30 am. However, all participants were asked to show up at 8.00 am to take their seatings, while waiting for the arrival of Mr Rahlan Ali from Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB). Joining the program were Mr Ng Wen Bin, Section Head of the HVACR Department, Mr Azrul Abdullah, Mr Marzuke Abdullah and Ms Hasnidazuwana Dauad, also from HVACR Department.
At 8.30 am, the program started with an introduction to CIDB. Here, students were briefed on the functions of the agency in the construction industry, followed by a corporate video presentation about CIDB.
Around 9.15 am, students were briefed on the benefit of the CIDB Green Card. The green card will be issued to participants of the program, which also serves as proof of registration with CIDB under the category of construction personnel. All construction personnel who have been registered with CIDB, and issued the green card are automatically covered by a special insurance scheme that insures the construction personnel against death and accidents. This insurance scheme is the result of CIDBs continuous efforts towards improving construction workers welfare as well as providing security for them and their loved ones. Since the launch of the scheme, construction personnel have enjoyed a 24 hour worldwide coverage which is not limited to accidents at work sites alone.
The program continues with the briefing of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). A 30 minutes break was given to all participants to freshen up.
At 10.45 am, the presentation continued with the OSHA briefing. OSHA's mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths. In Malaysia, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. December 1, 1992 marked a new era in the promotion of Occupational Safety and Health in Malaysia. On this day the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was launched, after careful preparation and commitment from all parties to improve the safety and health of workers at the workplace in Malaysia. In the words of the Minister of Human Resources, Malaysia, NIOSH would be a "critical catalyst" in the promotion of occupational safety and health that would also serve as the "backbone" to create a "self-regulating occupational safety and health culture" in Malaysia.
At 12.30 pm, participants were invited to have lunch at the cafeteria. Lunch was provided to all participants courtesy of the HVACR Department.
At 2.00 pm, the presentation continues with the history of NIOSH. NIOSH was established on 24 June 1992 as a Company Limited by Guarantee, under the Malaysian Companies Act, 1965. As a company, NIOSH is expected to operate efficiently and with minimal administrative bureaucracy. The NIOSH Board of Directors comprises of 15 Board members, ten of which are appointed by the Government while the remaining are elected by NIOSH members during the Annual General Meeting (AGM). This makes NIOSH different from similar institutions in other countries. NIOSH was set up with a RM1 million Launching Grant from the Government and a further RM50 million Endowment Fund (RM40 million from the Social Security Organization (SOCSO) of Malaysia and a further RM 10 million from the Malaysian Government), which will be invested, and the return of investment will be used to partly finance the operation of NIOSH.
Another short break was given to participants at 3.30 pm.
At 4.00 pm, Mr Rahlan continued his presentation with a video presentation called the ‘Construction Kung Fu’, which shows the ‘Dos and Don’ts at a construction site. It was interesting to see how negligence of safety can cause horrible accidents and injuries, which eventually leads to death at construction site.
A short Q & A session were held for participants to ask anything related to CIDB. The program ends at 5.00 pm.
Overall, the event ended successfully. This is the first time ASHRAE-UniKL MFI Student Branch handled such program in UniKL MFI.
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