What is DOSH OSHWA (Occupational Safety & Health Workplace Assessment)? OSHWA (Occupational Safety and Health Workplace Assessment) is DOSH’s official self-assessment framework that lets Malaysian employers audit their own workplace using the same checklist DOSH inspectors use. Administered through DOSH’s MyKKP system, OSHWA covers a 73-item checklist — roughly 30%

DOSH Design Verification for Imported Pressure Vessels DOSH design verification (Verifikasi Reka Bentuk) is a mandatory approval required before any new, unused pressure vessel can enter Malaysia. It’s required under the Occupational Safety and Health (Plant Requiring Certificate of Fitness) Regulation 2024, effective 1 June 2024. Applications go through DOSH’s

DOSH Notification of Place of Work (PEMTK): What Employers Need to Know PEMTK (Pemberitahuan Tempat Kerja) is how an employer tells DOSH that a premises is being occupied or used as a place of work. It’s a legal requirement under Section 27A of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994

Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022: What Malaysian Employers Need to Know The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022 (Act A1648) amends Malaysia’s principal workplace safety law, the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514). It received royal assent on 4 March 2022 and was gazetted on

OSH Compliance in IPO Due Diligence: Why It’s a Critical Requirement for Companies Going Public Good occupational safety and health (OSH) compliance is good for business — and never more visibly so than when a company goes through an IPO. It protects the people the business depends on, it’s part

DOSH Psychosocial Risk Assessment (PRiSMA): What the Assessment Involves PRiSMA (Psychosocial Risk Assessment and Management at the Workplace) is DOSH’s official 2024 framework for identifying and controlling psychosocial hazards — stress, excessive workload, poor job control, harassment, and similar risks — at the workplace. It is not a separate law,

Do I Need an OSH Coordinator or a Safety and Health Officer in Malaysia? Do I need an OSH Coordinator or an SHO? Check in this order. (a) Is this place of work on the 1997 SHO Order? If yes, appoint a Safety and Health Officer (SHO). (b) If not,

Do I Need a CHRA in Malaysia? Yes. A CHRA is mandatory in any workplace that uses chemicals hazardous to health. Under the Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000 (USECHH), an employer must not carry out work that may expose,

Do I Need a Noise Risk Assessment (NRA) in Malaysia? A Noise Risk Assessment (NRA; penaksiran risiko bunyi bising) is mandatory for any Malaysian workplace where employees may be exposed to excessive noise above 82 dB(A). Under the Occupational Safety and Health (Noise Exposure) Regulations 2019, every employer must first