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Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
Parliament of Malaysia
Long title
  • An Act to make further provisions for securing the safety, health and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work, to establish the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, and for matters connected therewith.
CitationAct 514
Territorial extentMalaysia
Passed byDewan Rakyat
Passed20 October 1993
Passed byDewan Negara
Passed16 December 1993
Royal assent15 February 1994
Commenced24 February 1994
Effective25 February 1994
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill titleOccupational Safety and Health Bill 1993
Bill citationD.R. 26/1993
Introduced byM. Mahalingam, Deputy Minister of Human Resources
First reading18 October 1993
Second reading19 October 1993
Third reading20 October 1993
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill titleOccupational Safety and Health Bill 1993
Bill citationD.R. 26/1993
Member(s) in chargeM. Mahalingam, Deputy Minister of Human Resources
First reading13 December 1993
Second reading16 December 1993
Third reading16 December 1993
Related legislation
Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 [Ord. No. 70 of 1952]
Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. No. 11 of 1960]
Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sarawak [Sarawak Ord. No. 2 of 1960]
Factories and Machinery Act 1967 [Act 139]
Keywords
Occupational safety and health, occupational disease, occupational injury, work accident, safety culture
Status: In force

The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Malay: Akta Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan 1994) is a piece of Malaysian legislation which was gazetted on 24 February 1994 by the Malaysian Parliament.

The principle of the Act is "To make further provision for securing that safety, health and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work, to establish the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health and for matters connected therewith."

The Act applies throughout Malaysia to the industries specified in the First Schedule. Nothing in this act shall apply to work aboard ships governed by the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 [Ord. No. 70 of 1952], the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. No. 11 of 1960] or Sarawak [Sarawak Ord. No. 2 of 1960] or the armed forces.

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