Assignment Eoh3202 Pjj Occupational Health 280219.docx

ASSIGNMENT 1: EOH3202 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SEMESTER 2 - 2018/2019 Individual Assignment 1 [10%] Instruction: Answer the questions below. You may answer in Malay or English. You may find sources of information from electronic articles, books or any relevant journals. Submit your answers between weeks 4 to 6 in order to ensure timely marking for your 1st assessment. 1. Explain THE FUNCTIONS of each of the following organization in the field of Occupational Health. (3 marks each, 15 marks) a. Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Human Resource b. NIOSH Malaysia c. SOCSO/PERKESO d. National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) 2. How do we control construction-related road traffic accidents such as shown in Figure 1 in Malaysia? Refer to Legal requirements such as the Factories and Machinery (Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction) (Safety) Regulations 1986. 10 marks (4 points, 10 marks)

Figure 1 Accident at LRT construction site

Police opened up a case against the contractors of the Light Rail Transport (LRT) construction site along Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang, where a falling beam injured two motorists and damaged their cars on Thursday, 26 Jun 2014.

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3. What are the 5 (FIVE) main functions of Human Resource in ensuring the safety and health of all workers in an organisation? You may use the example of your workplace industry. (5 points times 3 marks each, 15 marks) 4. In your opinion, what are the 5 (FIVE) characteristics or qualities required from a Human Resource Manager to successfully implement all of their duties including duties related to occupational safety and health? (5 points times 3 marks each, 15 marks) 5. Identify the costs of accidents or incidents at the workplace. (4 points, 10 marks) 6. Explain what is Roben’s Philosophy and how is it related to Occupational Safety and Health in Malaysia? (2 points, 10 marks) 7. What are the Regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act? Identify any 5 regulations (5 points, 5 marks) 8. You have been appointed as a new Human Resources Manager in Company Y. The Top Management has requested you to visit the work area (as shown in Figure 2) and identify TEN (10) types of hazardous activities performed by the workers. You are also required to state the potential health effects of the identified TEN (10) hazards. (2 marks each, 20 marks)

Figure 2

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ASSIGNMENT 2: EOH3202 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SEMESTER 2 - 2018/2019 Individual Assignment 2 [15%] Instruction: Answer all questions below. You may answer in Malay or English. You may find the information from electronic articles, books or any relevant sources. Submit your answers by the end of week 11. The numbers in brackets is the full marks for each question.

Part A – Do part A to help with mid-semester’s exam. 1. Describe the 4 objectives of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 Malaysia. [4] 2. Compare and describe the differences between the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and the Factory and Machinery Act 1967. [6] 3. What are the steps that can be taken for the prevention and protection of heat stress among workers working in the construction industry? [5] 4. What are the main functions of Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Malaysia? [4] 5. Explain the noise regulation being used in Malaysia. Using the hierarchy of control, explain how noise is controlled at the workplace. [7] 6. Please describe the steps to control dust exposure in a tyre manufacturing company. [6/8] 7. Please explain the roles of professionals in the field of occupational health. [6] 8. Define the term ergonomic, physical, biological, chemical and psychosocial hazard. Give examples for each of the hazard. [10] 9. Define radiation. Discuss two types of radiation by giving appropriate examples. [4] 10. What are the four basic steps in identifying hazards? [4] 11. Discuss how Malaysian migrant workers are compensated for occupational injuries or accidents. [8] 12. Explain 3 major occupational incidents which occurred globally and in Malaysia that lead to the establishment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994. [9] 13. Identify a minimum of 7 regulations under the Factory and Machinery Act 1967. [7] 14. What are the health effects of the exposure to solvents and other related chemicals? [4] 15. Explain the methods to control and manage exposure of workers to solvents in a chemical industry. [8] 16. List the occupations or tasks related to lead exposure. Explain the route of exposure to lead and explain the regulation related to lead exposure in Malaysia. [6] 3

Part B – Do part B to help with final exam. 1. Identify the impact of sickness absence to the employee and employer. [8] 2. Explain the mechanism by which organophosphate poisoning occurs. Include 2 diagrams to describe normal muscle function and muscle function with neurotoxic agent. [6] 3. Pesticides are categorised into different groups. Explain the classification of pesticides. Give the steps in control and management of pesticide exposure in a paddy farming agricultural setting. [10] 4. What are the responsibilities of the Safety and Health Officer as gazetted in the regulation in Occupational Safety And Health act 1994? [4] 5. Use and Standard of Exposure to Chemicals Hazardous to Health Regulations 2000 requires workers being exposed to pesticides to undergo medical surveillance at regular intervals. True/False [2] 6. Using the hierarchy of control concept, explain how a safety and health manager could manage psychosocial hazard related at the workplace. [9] 7. Why personal protective equipment is considered as a “last resort” for use in the hierarchy of control to protect workers from hazardous substances? [4] 8. Define occupational stress and list common occupational stressors. List the diseases associated with occupational stress and as a manager of human resource, please describe the management of occupational stress. [7] 9. Describe the group of workers at risk for biological hazard exposure. Elaborate on the classification of infective microorganism by risk group. [8] 10. Define and describe Material Safety Data Sheet or Chemical Safety Data Sheet. [6] 11. Describe the different work compensation scheme available in Malaysia for private employees, civil servants and foreign workers. [6] 12. Please define what sexual harassment is and please describe the different forms of sexual harassment that might occur at the workplace. [6] 13. What should be included in Medical Emergency Response Plan? What are the elements of Emergency Response Plan? [12] 14. What is the required number of first aider in a workplace? What is the content of a First Aid Box? [4]

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Assignment 3 [10%] ASSIGNMENT 3: EOH3202 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SEMESTER 2 - 2017/18 You are one of the Human Resource Management team at your workplace. Select any ONE

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of

the

following

issue

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create

a

Safety

and

Health

pamphlet/brochure/booklet to be used by workers at your organisation. You can obtain information from reference books and from other sources available on relevant websites to help you create the pamphlet.

1. Stress Management at the workplace 2. Back pain for office workers 3. Violence at the workplace 4. Managing obesity for office workers 5. Chemical safety at the workplace 6. Protecting workers from noise exposure

Tip: The brochure should have the following content: the explanation of the issue, the factors that causes the issues, the impact of the issue on health/safety, how to manage the issue and who should be contacted if workers requires help.

The outcome of this assignment can be either printed report or soft copy (either in Bahasa Melayu or English) which should be submitted latest by the end of week 14

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