ATBD3553 Tutorial 1b

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1 Which statements are TRUE?
i. ACT and REGULATIONS are gazetted by Parliament
ii. Registration and inspection of machinery are provided for in
the Factory and Machinery Act 1967 (Act 139) (FMA)
iii. The applicable definition of Dangerous Occurrence is in the
Second Schedule of OSH (Notification of Accident, Dangerous
Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease)
Regulations 2004 and not in FMA.
iv. A ‘young person’ as defined in FMA Section 3 means any
person who has not completed his sixteenth year of age

2 Which requirement is NOT in FMA Section 22- Provisions Relating to

Health?
i. every factory shall be kept in a clean state and free from
offensive effluvia
ii. effective and suitable provision shall be made for securing and
maintaining adequate ventilation
iii. effective and suitable provision shall be made for securing and
maintaining reasonable temperature
iv. every opening, sump, pit etc be securely covered or securely
fenced so as to prevent risk of persons falling
v. effective provision shall be made for securing and maintaining
sufficient and suitable lighting

3 Which requirement is NOT in FMA Section 25- Provision Relating to

Welfare?
i. adequate and suitable accommodation for clothing not worn
during working hours
ii. an adequate supply of safe and wholesome drinking water
iii. adequate and suitable facilities for washing
iv. readily accessible a first-aid box or cupboard of the prescribed
standard
v. a suitable first-aid room of the prescribed standard regardless
of the number of employees

4 Which provision is NOT covered under FM (Building Operations and Works

Of Engineering Construction) (Safety) Regulations 1986?
i. Obligations of Contractors, Employers and Employees
ii. Appointment of Site Safety Supervisors, Contractor Safety
Supervisors and Safety Committee by Contractors
iii. Certificate of fitness for every steam boiler, unfired pressure
vessel and hoisting machine
iv. Appointment of designated persons by the Employer
v. Precautionary measures for construction activities such as
electrical hazards, scaffolds, demolition
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5 Under FM (Exemption of Certificate of Fitness for Hoisting Machine) Order
2015, which machinery is NOT exempted from certificate of fitness?
i. Boring rig
ii. Drilling rig
iii. Piling rig
iv. Goods hoist
v. Manual crane

6 Which statements on FMA 1967 and OSHA 1994 are TRUE?

i. FMA covers only OSH in manufacturing, mining and quarrying,
construction sectors while OSHA covers all sectors except
persons working on board ships and the armed forces
ii. FMA approach is based on self-regulation while OSHA
approach is prescriptive.
iii. FMA focus is protection through control of factories &
machinery while OSHA aims to protect persons at a place of
work other than persons at work.
iv. OSHA require registration & inspection of machines.
v. OSHA aims to progressively replace associated OSH legislation
with a system of regulations and approved industry codes of
practice operating in combination with OSHA

7 Which institution was established under OSHA 1994?

A. DOSH B. CIDB C. NCOSH D. NIOSH E. SOCSO

8 OSHA 1994 Section 16 requires the Employer to provide

i. Safety manuals to employees
ii. Safe place of work and safe access to and egress from it
iii. Adequate facilities for welfare at work
iv. Written statement of safety and health policy unless not more
than 5 employees
v. Necessary safety and health information for visitors

9 OSHA 1994 Section 24 specifies the following duties of employees at work,

with a maximum fine of RM1000 and 3-month imprisonment, EXCEPT
i. to take reasonable care for the safety and health of himself
and of other persons while at work
ii. to cooperate with his employer in complying with the Act.
iii. to wear or use at all times any protective equipment or
clothing provided by the employer for preventing risks
iv. to comply with OSH instructions of his employer
v. not to interfere with or misuse anything provided for safety,
health and welfare under the Act

10 According to OSH (Safety and Health Officer) Order 1997, a competent

safety and health officer shall be employed when the contract value
exceeds RM?
A. 2 mil B. 5 mil C. 10 mil D. 20 mil E. 50 mil

11 According to OSHA 1994 Section 30, every employer shall establish a safety
and health committee at the place of work if the persons employed at the
place of work are not less than:
A. 20 B. 40 C. 50 D. 100 E. 150
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12 According to OSH (Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997 Regulation

4, no person shall act as a safety and health officer unless he is registered
with
A. CIDB B. NCOSH C. NIOSH D. DOSH E. DOE

13 According to OSH (Safety and Health Committee) Regulations 1996 –

Regulation 23, an employer may appoint his authorised manager to chair a
meeting of the safety and health committee in his absence EXCEPT for
i. Monthly Management meeting
ii. Quarterly management review meeting
iii. Accident investigation meeting
iv. Inaugural safety and health meeting
v. External audit meeting