Proceedings of ICLT 2014
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIAN TRANSPORT INDUSTRY: AN INSIGHT
Sariwati Mohd Shariff; Saadiah Yahya; Norina Ahmad Jamil
Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia; Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia; Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 179-187
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Abstract
Purpose: This literary paper aims to provide an insight on the relevant risks, occupational hazards and work accidents; and occupational safety and health management system in transport industry in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents an in-depth literature review from various sources of publications and past previous research carried out on work hazards, road and work accidents in the transport industry and operations within Malaysian context. Findings: Findings from this paper are presented as a summary on the deployment of occupational safety and health management system and the applicable OSH laws, standards and codes of practices for transport industry in Malaysia. The OSH codes of practices and guidelines, and OSH implementation is far from the expected standards. Adherence and enforcement are lacking in the actual transport industry as road and work accidents kept increasing. In conclusion, there is an urgent need to enforce OSH legal requirements, codes of practices and OSH management implementation, trainings and monitoring in accordance with the ILO Decent Work Agenda. Research limitations/implications: This literary paper focuses and limits to occupational safety and health management system, road and work accidents in the Malaysian transport industry.The practical implication is to provide updates on the codes of practices on road and public safety, workers‟ health and welfare in transport industry; and the extent of these codes being implemented together with the OSH management system. Originality/value: This paper provides inputs for potential variables and constructs for future research on occupational safety and health management in transport industry which is still new in Malaysia.
Keywords
occupational safety and health management; road safety; transport safety; occupational safety and health standards; codes of practices
Citation
Sariwati Mohd Shariff; Saadiah Yahya; Norina Ahmad Jamil (2014). OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIAN TRANSPORT INDUSTRY: AN INSIGHT. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2014), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 179-187.