TO BE FILLED BY STUDENTS AND ATTACHED TO THE ASSIGNMENT
Name of student
Matric Number
Course Code and Title
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Assignment Title
QUIZ
SEPTEMBER 2012 (BGB4043)
1. List and discuss FOUR (4) factors that contribute to the accident. (8M)
The worker has work overtime and may face sleepiness and tired because working at maximum overtime for the last two months. This will make the worker lose his focus and the probability of accident may occur is high.
The machine or equipment in the workplace has not been properly checked for the past 5 months by DOSH officer. This serious matter will make the bad circumstances will be much more to occur.
Employers have to eliminate an untrained worker so that the worker may know the rules and policy of safety in the workplace. In this case, many workers had not attended any safety training and thus they are not aware to any safety policy.
Also, many workers did not use any safety gear such as gloves, jacket, and helmet, provided by the company and they complained that the material made their skin unbearably itchy, this problem is an important aspect that the company has to take care of. The company should change the material so that the employees will not give any complains.
2. Syarikat Zumaju is not complying with the Occupational Safety and Health act. Propose FOUR (4) of its noncompliance.
Syarikat Zumaju should have to relate their company to Occupational Safety and Health act. In the case that been given, I understand that the company has not conduct any OSHA meeting since 5 months ago. A company should conduct this kind of meeting every 2 months to make the workplace safe and also the company have to make a safety check within the organization workplace to keep the worker safe from any bah circumstances.
Syarikat Zumaju has to responsible for their worker by giving the training/speech