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OSHPERFORMANCEDUE DILIGENCE AND

LEADERSHIP
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CASESTUDY
FirstRestaurant ConvictedundertheWSH ActSPORE
RafflesMarinaLtdwas fined$80,000todayforits failuretotakereasonably practicablemeasuresto ensureworkplacesafety andhealth,
Shattered Lives-Kitchen
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OURLEGALSYSTEM
PossibleLegalAction
STATUTELAWPROSECUTION(penalty& imprisonment)OSHAct1994
Employer S.15(1)Failuretoensuresafety PersonalLiability S.58GrossNegligence

CivilLiability(Compensation)
DutyofCare LawofTort,Negligence

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CONSEQUENCES

DOSH WEBSITE PRINT MEDIA ATTORNEY GENERAL WEBSITE

EFFECTONREPUTATIONALRISK
SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK BLOGS,TWITTER

CRISIS

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SUCCESFULCIVILCASES
1973YipKimHockVsKajimaTaisieJoint Ventures(RM79,461) 2001JubliMohammadTaibTaral&OrsVs SunwayLagoonSdnBhd(RM131,300inclRM 5,000fornervousshock) 2012NorFaizurahAhamdVsUniversiti TeknologiMARA(UiTM)(RM254,059incl.RM 10,000forascaronthebody)
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MALAYSIA OSHACT1994
DEFENCEANDPERSONALLIABILITY
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SECTION55.DEFENCE
Withouthisconsentorconnivance; Exercisedallsuchduediligence havingregardtothenatureofhisfunctions inthatcapacityandtoallthecircumstances
Dutyholder Director/Officer Competentpersons Employees
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S55.DEFENCE(DOSHGL2006)
The essence of defence for due diligence is that the defendanttooksuch reasonable and practicable measures to avoid committingtheoffenceandthecourtcouldconclude that the defendant was not negligent or otherwise atfault. It must be shown that the defendants mind was concentrated upon the likely risk; general precautionsareunlikelytobeenough.
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SECTION58.SAFEGUARDSAGAINST FURTHERPERSONALLIABILITY
nopersonshallincuranypersonalliabilityforany lossordamagecausedbyanyactoromissionbyhim incarryingoutthedutiesunderthisActorany regulationmadethereunder,unless

thelossordamagewasoccasioned intentionallyorthroughrecklessnessor grossnegligenceonthepartofthe employersoremployeesthemselves.

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WHYISDUEDILIGENCEANISSUEIN OCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTH? courtsseeOSHoffencesasstrictliability offences unlikecriminalcharges,notnecessaryfor prosecutiontoproveintentionalwrongdoing duediligenceisadefenceinstrictliability cases strictlyliableforyourunlawfulact,unlessyou produceproofthatyouwerenotnegligent mustproveyoutookallreasonablecare

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DUEDILIGENCE
Whatismeantbyduediligence?
Duediligenceisthelevelofjudgment,care, prudence,determination,andactivitythata personwouldreasonablybeexpectedtodo underparticularcircumstances

AreWeDoingEnough? Wheredoesthisresponsibilitystarts?

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EMPLOYERSOSHDUTIES
IDENTIFYHAZARDS &ELIMINATERISK MAINTAINRISK LEVEL

R I S K L E V E L

PPE

HSEMS
REDUCERISK

ERP RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS

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SUMMARY
Duediligencealways dependsonthefactsof thesituation, butitistoolatetobuilda defenceafteranincident, so,builditintoyour systemnow.
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OSHLEADERSHIP DUEDILIGENCE
ASPER OSH(OCCUPATIONALSAFETY& HEALTHMANAGAMENTSYSTEM) REG.201#

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PROVISIONSOFLEADERSHIPROLE
OSHACT1994S.16OSHPOLICYSTATEMENT
TOBESIGNEDBYTHECEO DESCRIPTIONOFACCOUNTABILITYWITHINTHE ORGANIZATION

OSH(OSHMS)REG.201#
APPOITMENTOFMANAGEMENTREP DUTIESOFMANAGEMENTREP

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INSTITUTEOFDIRECTORS&HEALTHAND SAFETYEXECUTIVEUK2009
Thisguidancesetsoutan agendafortheeffective leadershipofhealthandsafety. Itisdesignedforusebyall directors,governors,trustees, officersandtheirequivalentsin theprivate,publicandthird sectors.Itappliesto organisationsofallsizes. http://www.hse.gov.uk/leadership/
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ESSENTIALPRINCIPLES
STRONGANDACTIVE LEADERSHIPFROMTHETOP:
visible,activecommitment fromtheboard; establishingeffective downwardcommunication systemsandmanagement structures; integrationofgoodhealthand safetymanagementwith businessdecisions.
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ESSENTIALPRINCIPLES
WORKERINVOLVEMENT:
engagingtheworkforcein thepromotionand achievementofsafeand healthyconditions; effectiveupward communication; providinghighquality training.

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ESSENTIALPRINCIPLES
ASSESSMENTAND REVIEW:
identifyingandmanaging healthandsafetyrisks; accessing(andfollowing) competentadvice; monitoring,reportingand reviewingperformance.
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1.COMPETENTADVICE,TRAININGAND SUPERVISION
(1)fatalityinarecyclingfirmof30employees Acompanydirectorreceiveda12monthcustodial sentenceformanslaughter. Themachinerywasnotproperlyisolatedandstartedup unexpectedly.(LOTO) Nosafesystemofworkformaintenance;instruction, trainingandsupervisionwereinadequate. HSEsinvestigatingprincipalinspectorsaid:Evidence showedthatthedirectorchosenottofollowtheadvice ofhishealthandsafetyadvisorandinsteadadopteda complacentattitude,allowingthestandardsinhis businesstofall.
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2.MONITORING
(1)Fatalityinamanufacturingfirmemploying 100workers MDsentencedto12monthsimprisonmentfor manslaughter Caughtinunguardedmachinery. Thejudgemadeclearthatwhetherthe managingdirectorwasawareofthesituation wasnottheissue:heshouldhaveknownasthis wasalongstandingproblem. Anareamanageralsoreceivedacustodial sentence.
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3.RISKASSESSMENT
Employed(10)mostlyyoung,temporaryworkers Acompanyanditsofficerswerefinedatotalof 245000andorderedtopaycostsof75500 Theywerenottrainedorequippedtosafely removetheasbestos,norwarnedofitsriskof removalofASBESTOS Thedirectorswerealsodisqualifiedfrom holdinganycompanydirectorshipfortwoyears andoneyearrespectively.
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TERMOFREFERENCE
MS1722:2011R:1DOSHGUIDELINEOSHMS2011

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OSHMANAGEMENTSYSTEM
CASE FAILINGS NO CASE COMPETENT 1 ADVICE, TRAININGAND SUPERVISION CASE MONITORING 2 CASE RISK 3 ASSESSMENT MS1722:2011 DOSHGLOSHMS 2011 3.2.2Competence, 3.2.2 trainingand Competence, awareness trainingand awareness 3.4.1Performance 3.4.1Performance monitoringand monitoringand measurement measurement 3.3.3.2Risk assessment
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SUMMARY
OSHPerformanceDUEDILIGENCEisTHE PROOFforSTRICTLIABILITYlawsofOHSin Malaysia; ImplementingtheOSHMSorHSEMSisaform ofduediligence DutyholdersshallexpectPROSECUTIONto riseaswellasfuturetrendtoincreasepenalty and/orintroductionofCREATIVESENTENCING
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youandthepeoplewho shareyourworkinglifemake ithometotheirfamiliesat theendoftheday THANKYOU..

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