National Council for Occupational Safety and Health

Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
Parliament of Malaysia
An Act to make further provisions for securing the safety, health and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work, to establish the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, and for matters connected therewith.
Citation	Act 514
Territorial extent	Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Date passed	20 October 1993
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Date passed	16 December 1993
Date of Royal Assent	15 February 1994
Date commenced	24 February 1994
Date effective	25 February 1994
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat	Occupational Safety and Health Bill 1993
Introduced by	M. Mahalingam, Deputy Minister of Human Resources
First reading	18 October 1993
Second reading	19 October 1993
Third reading	20 October 1993
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara	Occupational Safety and Health Bill 1993
Introduced by	M. Mahalingam, Deputy Minister of Human Resources
First reading	13 December 1993
Second reading	16 December 1993
Third reading	16 December 1993
Related legislation
Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 [Ord. No. 70 of 1952] Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. No. 11 of 1960] Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sarawak [Sarawak Ord. No. 2 of 1960] Factories and Machinery Act 1967 [Act 139]
Keywords
Occupational safety and health, occupational disease, occupational injury, work accident, safety culture
Status: In force

The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Malay: Akta Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan 1994) is a piece of Malaysian legislation which was gazetted on 25 February 1994 by the Malaysian Parliament.

The principle of the Act is "To make further provision for securing that safety, health and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work, to establish the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health and for matters connected therewith."

The Act applies throughout Malaysia to the industries specified in the First Schedule. Nothing in this act shall apply to work aboard ships governed by the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 [Ord. No. 70 of 1952], the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. No. 11 of 1960] or Sarawak [Sarawak Ord. No. 2 of 1960] or the armed forces.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 15 Parts containing 67 sections and 3 schedules (including no amendment).

The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health was established in 1995. Its main objective is "to ensure the safety, health and welfare of employees in the workplace is secure".

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