SYNOPSIS

Occupational Safety and Health practices in the workplace had transformed significantly since the Occupational Safety & Health Act 1994 (Act 514) was gazetted on 25th February 1994 by the Malaysian Parliament.  Since then, the philosophy and guiding principles were clearly defined such that responsibilities and duties to ensure safety and health at the workplace lies with those who create the risk and with those who worked with the risk.

The objective of this talk is to share the hands-on experiences of the occupational safety & health practices in a modern power station, the challenges and pitfalls to look out for in order to ensure a safe work environment.  The talk will also discuss an actual industrial accident that had taken place, despite the best effort in Occupational Safety & Health management.

This talk would be beneficial to practicing engineers in industries where personnel & property safety is critical, and especially for OSHA practitioners in industries where they are exposed to similar hazards and risks.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Ku Ping Hee is a retired mechanical engineer.  He has worked in the power utilities industries in LLN / TNB for about 40 years.  He graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1985 and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the same university in 1995.  He is a registered Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate with the Board of Engineers Malaysia and also a holder of 1st Grade Steam Engineer’s Certificate of Competency issued by the Department of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH) Malaysia.

He has served LLN, and later TNB in various positions, particularly in the power generation sector.  His working experiences include power plant operations, training and development, occupational safety and health, power plant asset management and compliance management.  His last position prior to retirement was the Plant General Manager of Pasir Gudang Power Station where he oversaw the operation and maintenance, asset management, financial planning and management, stakeholder management, people management, and the management of the internal business processes of the power station. Currently, Ir. Ku serves IEM as a Committee Member in the Standing Committee for Activities and the Seniors Special Interest Group (SSIG).