OSH Compliance Resources for Employers in Malaysia
Plain explanations of regulatory requirements for employers, written for safety officers, HR managers and plant managers. Each guide links to the official source.
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Noise Risk Assessment (NRA) in Malaysia: when it is required and how often to review it
What the Noise Exposure Regulations 2019 ask of employers, who may carry out the assessment and what the report should contain.
Read the guideChemicalsChemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA) under USECHH 2000
When a written CHRA is needed, when it must be reviewed under regulation 10, and how it leads to monitoring and surveillance.
Read the guideErgonomicsErgonomic Risk Assessment: initial vs advanced ERA
How the DOSH Guidelines on Ergonomics Risk Assessment 2017 move from checklist screening to an advanced assessment.
Read the guideNoiseHearing Conservation Programme and audiometric testing
The annual duties for noise-exposed workers: training, hearing protection and audiometric testing at an approved centre.
Read the guideLawOSH coordinator requirement under the OSHA Amendment 2022
Which workplaces need an OSH coordinator under section 29A, and what changed on 1 June 2024.
Read the guideAir qualityIndoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessment in Malaysia
What the Industry Code of Practice on Indoor Air Quality 2010 expects, and when an assessment by a registered IAQ assessor makes sense.
Read the guideTrainingErgonomic Trained Person (ETP) Course: DOSH Rules and Buyer's Guide
What an ETP does, the DOSH rule on registered training providers and how to compare ETP courses.
Read the guideTrainingFirst Aid Training Malaysia: How Many First Aiders Do You Need?
How many first aiders you need under the DOSH first aid guidelines, what the course should cover and when to refresh it.
Read the guideHealthMedical Surveillance Malaysia: How to Set Up a USECHH Programme
When USECHH 2000 requires medical surveillance and how to plan a programme from your CHRA.
Read the guideHealthDiving Medical Examination in Malaysia: Tests, Validity and Standards
Who needs a diving medical examination, which standard applies and how long a certificate lasts.
Read the guideNoiseNoise Risk Assessment Cost in Malaysia: What Sets Your NRA Quote
What sets the price of an NRA, what a complete quote includes and how to compare quotes.
Read the guideRead the regulation itself
- Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514), reprint as at 1 June 2024DOSH, PDF
- Commencement of the OSH (Amendment) Act 2022, Act A1648: P.U.(B) 128/2024DOSH, PDF
- Occupational Safety and Health (Noise Exposure) Regulations 2019, P.U.(A) 60/2019DOSH, PDF
- Factories and Machinery (Repeal) Act 2022, Act 835DOSH, PDF
- DOSH list of registered training providers (updated 16 October 2026)DOSH, PDF
- DOSH list of approved audiometric testing centresDOSH
- myKKP public register of competent personsDOSH
- DOSH Guidelines on Ergonomics Risk Assessment at Workplace 2017DOSH
- Industry Code of Practice on Indoor Air Quality 2010DOSH
- Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000DOSH
The acronyms, in full
- DOSH / JKKP
- Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia (Jabatan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan).
- NRA
- Noise Risk Assessment, under the Noise Exposure Regulations 2019.
- CHRA
- Chemical Health Risk Assessment, under USECHH Regulations 2000.
- CEM
- Chemical Exposure Monitoring: air sampling of worker exposure.
- ERA
- Ergonomic Risk Assessment, initial and advanced, under the DOSH Guidelines 2017.
- ETP
- Ergonomic Trained Person: a trained person who carries out ERAs.
- IAQ
- Indoor Air Quality, under the Industry Code of Practice on IAQ 2010.
- USECHH
- Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health Regulations 2000.
- PUA
- Approved audiometric testing centre (Pusat Ujian Audiometri).
- OHD
- Occupational Health Doctor registered with DOSH.
- BOFA
- Basic Occupational First Aid training.
- HCP
- Hearing Conservation Programme for noise-exposed workers.
Common compliance questions
Is the Factories and Machinery Act still in force?
No. It was repealed by Act 835 with effect from 1 June 2024, and the old FMA noise regulations of 1989 ended on 1 June 2019. Duties now come under Act 514 and its regulations.
What changed with the OSHA amendment in 2022?
The amendment (Act A1648) came into force on 1 June 2024. Among other changes, it requires employers to carry out a risk assessment (section 18B), to appoint an OSH coordinator in workplaces with 5 or more employees where there is no safety and health officer (section 29A), and raises the maximum penalties.
How long must CHRA records be kept?
USECHH Regulations 2000 require CHRA records to be kept for at least 30 years.
These guides are general information, not legal advice.
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