FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UiTM)

COURSE INFORMATION

PROGRAM: BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS) MECHANICAL

LECTURER: DR. ALIAS MOHD SAMAN
ROOM/ PHONE: TI-A16-16A / 013-3502010
E-mail: [email protected]

Code:MEM603 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

COURSE OUTCOMES (CO)

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
CO1 Propose solution using principle of OSH act, regulation, guideline and management
system in an industrial organization; [PO3, LO3,SS1];{C6}.
CO2 Study the reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health,
safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to
professional engineering practice. [PO6, LO5,SS4];{A3}.
CO3 Identify ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and
norms of engineering practice. [PO8 LO6,SS4];{A4}.
CO4 Relate theories and knowledge of OSHA in an industrial environment, make
effective presentations by utilizing ICT technology. [PO9, LO4,SS2];{A4}.

Course Description

This course covers the fundamentals of occupational safety and health in the working environment. These
include the implementation and regulation of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) in Malaysia.
The course also covers the identification of occupational health and industrial hazards. The types of
hazards included in this course are industrial hazard, mechanical hazard, chemical hazard, physical
hazard, and psycho-social hazard. Besides that, the course also emphasizes on accident causation,
investigation, and analysis. Occupational Safety and health management system will also be covered.
Course Outline
Week Topic Remarks
W1 Introduction  Medium: ODL
12–18 Oct Course Briefing: Objectives, Syllabus Content, Method -Synchronous &
of Instruction, Assessment, Guideline for industrial visit Asynchronous learning
and mini project

W2 1.0 Industrial Safety and Health Issues (3 hours) Medium: ODL

19–25 Oct i. Safety Issues in Industry (cases: Malaysia/ International) -Synchronous &
ii. Causes and countermeasure Asynchronous learning
iii. Impact of accidents on health, environment and legal

W3 2. 2.0 Act and Regulation - Occupational Safety and Medium: ODL

26 Oct – 1 Nov Health (6 hours) -Synchronous &
i. Introduction- Act, Regulation, ICOP and Guideline Asynchronous learning
And ii. Factories and Machinery Act (FMA) 1967
a. Regulations on Occupational Health
W4 b. Regulations on Occupational Safety
2 –8 Nov iii. OSH Act 1994
a. Philosophy of OSHA and OSHA framework
b. General Duties of Employer, Employee etc.
c. Safety and Health Organization
d. Enforcement and Investigation
e. OSHA Regulations
iv. Petroleum (Safety Measures) Act 1984

W5 3. Tutorial / Discussion/ Review on Assessment etc. 3 Hours-F2F Online

9 –15 Nov 4. Mini Project & Video presentation consignment Small group
Base on group lecturer
W6 5. 3.0 Occupational Health and Control (6 hours) Medium: ODL
16 –22 Nov i. Introduction to Industrial Hygiene and Occupational -Synchronous &
Health Asynchronous learning
And ii. Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation System
iii. Safe Working in A Confined Space
W7 iv. Ergonomics- Manual Handlings, Standing, Seating,
23 –29 Nov VDUs etc.
v. Stress and Violence at The Workplace
vi. Biological Hazards – Prevention and PPE

30 Nov – 6 Dec 6. Semester Break

W8 until W10 4.0 Occupational Hazard and Control (12 hours) Medium: ODL
7 –27 Dec i. Introduction to Industrial Hazards -Synchronous &
ii. Mechanical Hazards (Press Machine and others Asynchronous learning
(3weeks) Machinery)
iii. Electrical Hazards
iv. Safe use lift and Escalators
v. Noise and Vibration Hazards
vi. Radiation, Pressurized Environment and Thermal Stress
Hazards
vii. Safety for Transport Activities and Gas Cylinder Safety
viii. Fire Safety in Building (Fire Services Act, Building
Law)
ix. Safety at Constructions
x. Chemical Hazards and Chemical Safety Management

W11 8. Tutorial / Discussion/ Review on Assessment etc. 3 Hours-F2F Online

28 June – 3 Jan 9. Group assignment on a case study Small group
Base on group lecturer
W12 5.0 Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk  Medium: ODL
4-10 Jan Control, HIRARC (4 hours) -Synchronous &
i. Introduction to HIRARC Asynchronous learning
ii. Hazard Identification
iii. Risk Assessment
iv. Risk Control

W13 6.0 Accident Investigation and Analysis (4 hours) Medium: ODL

11-17 Jan i. Notification of Accidents, Dangerous Occurrence, -Synchronous &
Occupational Poisoning and Diseases-OSH Regulation Asynchronous learning
ii. Accident causation
iii. Accident Investigation Methodology
iv. Corrective Action and Report

W14 7.0 Occupational Safety and Health Management Medium: ODL

18-24 Jan System (4 hours) -Synchronous &
i. Introduction of OSHAS 1800, ISO 1400 and ISO 9001 Asynchronous learning
ii. Policy- Employers' Safety and Health General Policy
Statements
iii. Organizing, Planning and Implementation- Emergency
Prevention, Preparedness and Response, First-Aid in the
Workplace
iv. Evaluation- Audit & Management Review
v. Action for Improvement

Teaching Methodology

Lecture

Lectures are given to cover the basic principles of each topic. Reading materials and relevant examples
will be provided.

Mini Project

Students to select one industry / company as case study in mini project. Emphasis is on the health and
safety aspects. For Sem Oct2020, each student needs to produce a report based on his/her
industrial training at the company. The student is expected to produce video presentation based
on the report.
Assessment
Course Work : 100%
Test 1 : 20%
Final Test / Test 2 : 40%
Mini Project (individual report) : 20%
Presentation : 10%
Group Assignment : 10%

Final Examination : 0%
Total : 100%

GRADING SCHEME (M3)

MARK GRADE GRADE POINT STATUS

90 – 100 A+ 4.00 PASS
80 – 89 A 4.00 PASS
75 – 79 A- 3.67 PASS
70 – 74 B+ 3.33 PASS
65 – 69 B 3.00 PASS
60 – 64 B- 2.67 PASS
55 – 59 C+ 2.33 PASS
50 – 54 C 2.00 PASS
47 – 49 C- 1.67 FAIL
44 – 46 D+ 1.33 FAIL
40 – 43 D 1.00 FAIL
30 – 39 E 0.67 FAIL
0 – 29 F 0.00 FAIL

Recommended Textbook
1. Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers, Global Edition, 8_E - David
Groesch L ISBN10:1292061995 • ISBN13:9781292061993©2015 • Pearson
2. Introduction to Health and Safety at Work, The Handbook for the NEBOSH National General Certificate
Fifth Edition, Phil Hughes & Ed Ferret, Butterworth- Heinemann, Elsevier Ltd.(2011)

References

1. Website Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia, www.dosh.gov.my

2. Act 514 Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 The Commissioner Of Law Revision,
Malaysia Under The Authority Of The Revision Of Laws Act 1968 In Collaboration With Percetakan
Nasional Malaysia Bhd 2006
3. ACT 139 FACTORIES AND MACHINERY ACT 1967 (REVISED - 1974) Incorporating latest
amendment - Act A1268 of the year 2006
4. ACT 302 PETROLEUM (SAFETY MEASURES) ACT 1984 Incorporating latest amendment -
Act A807of the year 1991
5. Guidelines for Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control (HIRARC) Department
of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia, 2008 JKKP DP 127/789/4-
47, ISBN 978-983-2014-62-1
6. Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers, D.L Gretsch,
(2008), 1st Edition, Prentice Hall
7. Pengaturan Sendiri di dalam Pengurusan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan, Ismail Bahari
(2002), McGraw Hill
8. Occupational Health and Safety Management: A Practical Approach, Charles D. Reese (2003),
Lewis Publishers
MEM603 (Occupational Safety and Health)
ASSESSMENTS and TEACHING PLAN for COVID-19 TIME FRAME

Implementation of ODL (Guidelines)

Time Activities Medium Remarks
2~3 Synchronous Online F2F Google meet/ MS Lecture
Hours learning lecture Teams/ Webex Q&A Session
Assignment & Assessment
Monitoring

Discussion, Same as above,

Q&A Chatting boardroom
U-future,
WhatsApp’s, etc.

1 hours Asynchronous Learning  U-Future, Learning materials

Learning through  Google Classroom dissemination
 Lecture  MS Teams
notes  Email
 Recorded  WhatsApp’s
video
 YouTube

ASSESMENTS
Item % Assign date/ Scope Remarks
Test 1 20%  Week 6-8 Refer to  Open book test
FKM weeks calendar  Test questions will be disseminating
 Cover Chapter 1, 2, through ODL platform
and 3  Duration of the test will be controlled
using the platform
 Test questions will be tuned so that the
question is suitable as a take home test
 To submit together with Turnitin similarity
report

Test 2 40%  Week 14-15 Refer to

FKM weeks calendar
 Cover Chapter 4, 5, 6
and 7

Mini Project 20%  Week 4  Each student needs to prepare their own
(individual)  Please refer to mini report (Not a group project)
project guideline  Student need to prepare a report based
on a company that he/she attended
during Industrial Training
 The report shall be submitted through
ODL platform
 To submit together with Turnitin similarity
report
Video 10%  Week 4  Students to submit the video
Presentatio  Please refer to video presentation together with the report
n presentation guideline  Duration is about 5minutes
(individual)  Students shall use any suitable medium
in preparing the presentation video

Group 10%  Week 9  Group of 5

Assignment  Please refer to  Submission through ODL platform
assignment guideline

100%