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Control of industrial major accident hazard regulation in Malaysia: second decade in examination

The Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards (CIMAH) regulations was introduced in 1996 to regulate workplaces with hazardous chemicals in their facilities. The Regulations provide a minimum standard to ensure precautionary measures related to major hazard risks are taken. Although the Regulatio...

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Main Authors: Radin Umar, Zaid @ Radin Zaid, Mat Rashid, Rasyimawati
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Published: Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama (IPMU) 2023
Online Access:http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27384/2/0128919062023234.PDF
http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27384/
https://ijphs.iaescore.com/index.php/IJPHS/article/view/22002
http://doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v12i1.22002
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spelling my.utem.eprints.273842024-07-25T10:03:10Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27384/ Control of industrial major accident hazard regulation in Malaysia: second decade in examination Radin Umar, Zaid @ Radin Zaid Mat Rashid, Rasyimawati The Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards (CIMAH) regulations was introduced in 1996 to regulate workplaces with hazardous chemicals in their facilities. The Regulations provide a minimum standard to ensure precautionary measures related to major hazard risks are taken. Although the Regulations have been enforced for more than two decades in Malaysia, there have been limited efforts to review related information, trends and data since its inception. The study aimed to provide an overview of the position of CIMAH regulations after two decades of being enacted in Malaysia. Data were extracted from the published and unpublished reports and documentations by Department of Occupational Safety and Health of Malaysia (DOSH), as well as available publications from literary journals. Analysis of the contents revealed three categories of data: i) CIMAH regulations’ administrative governance changes; ii) major hazard industries–categorization and registration trends; and iii) CIMAH regulations’ punitive activities. The findings provide an overview of relevant trends and data related to CIMAH regulations in the past two decades, and may provide stakeholders such as policymakers, practitioners, and researchers a groundwork for improvement initiatives. Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama (IPMU) 2023-03 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27384/2/0128919062023234.PDF Radin Umar, Zaid @ Radin Zaid and Mat Rashid, Rasyimawati (2023) Control of industrial major accident hazard regulation in Malaysia: second decade in examination. International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS), 12 (1). pp. 138-145. ISSN 2252-8806 https://ijphs.iaescore.com/index.php/IJPHS/article/view/22002 http://doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v12i1.22002
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description The Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards (CIMAH) regulations was introduced in 1996 to regulate workplaces with hazardous chemicals in their facilities. The Regulations provide a minimum standard to ensure precautionary measures related to major hazard risks are taken. Although the Regulations have been enforced for more than two decades in Malaysia, there have been limited efforts to review related information, trends and data since its inception. The study aimed to provide an overview of the position of CIMAH regulations after two decades of being enacted in Malaysia. Data were extracted from the published and unpublished reports and documentations by Department of Occupational Safety and Health of Malaysia (DOSH), as well as available publications from literary journals. Analysis of the contents revealed three categories of data: i) CIMAH regulations’ administrative governance changes; ii) major hazard industries–categorization and registration trends; and iii) CIMAH regulations’ punitive activities. The findings provide an overview of relevant trends and data related to CIMAH regulations in the past two decades, and may provide stakeholders such as policymakers, practitioners, and researchers a groundwork for improvement initiatives.
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author Radin Umar, Zaid @ Radin Zaid
Mat Rashid, Rasyimawati
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Control of industrial major accident hazard regulation in Malaysia: second decade in examination
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title Control of industrial major accident hazard regulation in Malaysia: second decade in examination
title_short Control of industrial major accident hazard regulation in Malaysia: second decade in examination
title_full Control of industrial major accident hazard regulation in Malaysia: second decade in examination
title_fullStr Control of industrial major accident hazard regulation in Malaysia: second decade in examination
title_full_unstemmed Control of industrial major accident hazard regulation in Malaysia: second decade in examination
title_sort control of industrial major accident hazard regulation in malaysia: second decade in examination
publisher Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama (IPMU)
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url http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27384/2/0128919062023234.PDF
http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27384/
https://ijphs.iaescore.com/index.php/IJPHS/article/view/22002
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