Holistic Education in Occupational Safety and Health (Osh) at Universiti Malaysia Pahang (Ump)
HOLISTIC EDUCATION IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) AT UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG (UMP)
M.I.Mohd Fadzil (Ph.D), S.Ezrin Hani, A.J. Mohammad Ezuan, I. Norazura, M.Z. Mohd Zuzainy , S.A. Afiza, S. Nurud Suria, A. Norhidayah
Occupational Safety and Health Programme
Department of Technology Management
Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Management, University Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang Kuantan, Pahang.
INTRODUCTION
Issues on Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) have long been a serious topic in the public domain. Various accidents at workplace has been reported in all industries about the losses faced by individuals, companies and nations either in terms of human life, property damage, disruption of mission continuity, impact on environment, causing anxiety among public and of course the impact on economy. Ministry of Higher Education has approved the courses on OSHE and UMP has become one of the learning institutions in East Coast Malaysia offering holistic education in OSH field.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this paper are as follows:
1. To promote OSH education and lifelong learning programme offered by UMP; 2. To increase public and organization especially education institutions’ awareness in OSH; and 3. To demonstrate the UMP ability in fulfill human capital development in Malaysia in OSH field.
LOCATION
Figure 1 show that UMP is strategically located nearby industrial areas and East Coast Highway. UMP is a technical university which is surrounded by high density industrial areas which are Oil and Gas industry, Manufacturing industry, Agro industry, Chemicals industry, Biotechnology, Information Centre and Technology (ICT) and Automotive industry. These industries required high human resources expertise in OSH fields and also can be as one stop centre for practical and working exposure during Industrial Training.
Figure 1: UMP located in Gambang which is
M.I.Mohd Fadzil (Ph.D), S.Ezrin Hani, A.J. Mohammad Ezuan, I. Norazura, M.Z. Mohd Zuzainy , S.A. Afiza, S. Nurud Suria, A. Norhidayah
Occupational Safety and Health Programme
Department of Technology Management
Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Management, University Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang Kuantan, Pahang.
INTRODUCTION
Issues on Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) have long been a serious topic in the public domain. Various accidents at workplace has been reported in all industries about the losses faced by individuals, companies and nations either in terms of human life, property damage, disruption of mission continuity, impact on environment, causing anxiety among public and of course the impact on economy. Ministry of Higher Education has approved the courses on OSHE and UMP has become one of the learning institutions in East Coast Malaysia offering holistic education in OSH field.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this paper are as follows:
1. To promote OSH education and lifelong learning programme offered by UMP; 2. To increase public and organization especially education institutions’ awareness in OSH; and 3. To demonstrate the UMP ability in fulfill human capital development in Malaysia in OSH field.
LOCATION
Figure 1 show that UMP is strategically located nearby industrial areas and East Coast Highway. UMP is a technical university which is surrounded by high density industrial areas which are Oil and Gas industry, Manufacturing industry, Agro industry, Chemicals industry, Biotechnology, Information Centre and Technology (ICT) and Automotive industry. These industries required high human resources expertise in OSH fields and also can be as one stop centre for practical and working exposure during Industrial Training.
Figure 1: UMP located in Gambang which is