COVID: Action can be taken against workers refusing to get vaccine jabs - Saravanan
Workers who refuse to get their COVID-19 vaccine jabs can face action under the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act 1994 for causing an unsafe environment at the workplace.
Fri Sep 03 2021
Bill to amend OSH Act tabled for first reading
Amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act 1994 which aims at extending the application of the law to all workplaces, has been tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat.
Mon Nov 02 2020
Anxious moments for five in Jinjang lift mishap
They entered the lift on their fifth floor of the flats afterwhich the lift is believed to have slowly crashed to the ground floor.
Sat Sep 19 2020
Tobacco Harm Reduction Can Technology Help Smokers Quit?
Tobacco Harm Reduction is a strategy to reduce the harm and risks to smokers and the wider society with an ultimate goal to eliminate smoking and tobacco use. However is this strategy realistic?
Thu Sep 12 2019
MACC arrests Johor civil servant over bribe
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested an assistant director of the Johor Department of Occupational Safety and Health on suspicion of having solicited for and accepted a bribe.
Wed Nov 01 2017
NIOSH will organise nationwide safety campaign in all tahfiz schools
NIOSH will organise a nationwide safety campaign to help on the safety awareness in all tahfiz.
Mon Oct 16 2017
Make safety at workplaces people's agenda - Lam Thye
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has called on the public to implement the occupational safety and health (OSH) management system at all places of work, including schoo
Sat Sep 23 2017
NIOSH to join task force on safety at religious residential schools
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also Home Minister, said the Education Ministry should not be alone in looking into the safety aspects at these schools.
Mon Sep 18 2017
PLUS first to introduce Expressway Operations Safety Passport
The move is part of an initiative to improve and enhance the Occupational Safety and Health practices in the highway industry in general.
Fri Aug 18 2017
Only workers with DOSH recognised competent cert allowed - NIOSH
NIOSH has proposed that only workers possessing competent certificates from training providers registered with the DOSH are allowed to work in confined spaces.
Sat May 27 2017
Sunway Pyramid escalator has been misused - Management
The management says investigation found that the escalator had been misused including by baby strollers, thus showing lack of etiquette as contributing factors to aggravating the incident.
Mon Mar 06 2017
Crocodile attack at farm in Sandakan could have been avoided, says victim's sister
Carol Angkangon, who is the victim's older sister, says the farm where her brother, Rudy Francis Angkangon @ Asraf, 35, was risky and claimed that the farm did not have the necessary security features
Mon Mar 06 2017
Audit safety and health of schools that are older than 20 years - NIOSH
An audit should involve the structure of the building and other infrastructure like laboratory, canteen, field and other facilities to avoid any mishaps in the school compound.
Mon Feb 27 2017
Pedestrian bridge collapse: DOSH issues 'stop work' order
The order was issued to enable investigations to be carried out on the incident which caused the death of a worker and injured five others.
Wed Nov 30 2016
Fatal crane tragedy: DOSH issues stop work order on construction site
The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has issued a stop work order against a construction site where a crane hook collapsed on top of a car in Jalan Raja Chulan, here yesterday.
Fri Aug 26 2016
Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence
Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Abidin takes oath of office as Sungai Bakap assemblyman
The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.
Fri Nov 22 2024
UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots
A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.
Fri Nov 22 2024
How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled
The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children
Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws
Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Ringgit extends uptrend against greenback in early trade
At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Lebanon's only burn unit treats toddlers after Israeli strikes
The hospital hallways echo with the screams of children as anxious parents await news from doctors.
Fri Nov 22 2024
AI revolutionising sports to develop world-class athletes
Can a young Orang Asli child from Gua Musang, Kelantan be turned into an Olympic champion in 2036?
Fri Nov 22 2024
Selangor records 1,354 out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies from 2023 to Sept 2024
Anfaal Saari emphasises the seriousness of the issue, especially involving children and teenagers under 18 years old.
Thu Nov 21 2024