Tuesday 21 May 2013

OSH ACCIDENTS: COMMUTING vs WORK RELATED ACCIDENTS


Borneo Post Online, 18 December 2012
KOTA KINABALU: Industrial accidents are on the decline in Malaysia but commuting accidents have increased almost 40 per cent in the past six years from 17,704 cases in 2006 to 24,809 in 2011.
“Commuting accidents involving our workforce has been on the increase every year since 2006.
“The manufacturing sector has the highest number of accidents at work and also commuting accidents with 22,760 cases or 38 percent share of the total accidents,” said National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye yesterday.
Lee pointed out in a statement that the world of work is changing dramatically with major impact on workers’ safety and health and new challenges due to globalization, demographic change, migration, evolving family structures and the impact of worldwide economic and financial crisis.
While safety risks and resulting work accidents are diminishing, work related commuting accidents are on the rise. The International Labour Organization (ILO) stated that 2.2 million work-related deaths occurred every year in which 350,000 deaths were from accidents at work, 1.7 million due to occupational diseases and 158,000 due to commuting accidents.
A major occupational safety and health issue in Malaysia is the one related to commuting accidents involving employees who commute from their home to their place of work and vice versa.
The number of road fatalities in Malaysia is alarming. There are more than 6,000 fatalities every year for the last few years and that translates into 18-20 people killed everyday. Motorcyclists and pillion riders make up about 60% of the fatalities and most of them are young and in the prime of their lives.
In Malaysia, according to our Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) that there were three work-related deaths every day in 2011. Two out of the three deaths were due to commuting accidents indicating a serious situation in the country.
SOCSO also revealed that overall accident rate had been significantly reduced by 37 per cent from 95,006 accidents in 2000 to 59,897 in 2011 due to enhancement of occupational safety and health awareness and enforcement of laws and regulations which have been put in place for the past 10 years.
While there is a general trend to indicate that industrial accidents are on the decline, however, the number of commuting accidents has increased almost 40% in the past six years from 17,704 accidents in 2006 to 24,809 accidents in 2011.
According to SOCSO, commuting accidents involving our workforce has been on the rise every year since 2006. In 2006, 17,704 cases were recorded whereas by 2011 the number increased to 24,809.
The impact of commuting accidents is far greater than the industrial accidents as commuting accidents normally involve multiple injuries and the injuries sustained during these accidents are far more worse and traumatizing when compared to the workplace accidents.
The problems related to the rising number of commuting accidents are lack of awareness among the workers for safe riding and driving while commuting to work, lack of comprehensive training programme targeted to commuting accidents, lack of Commuting Safety Management or lack of road safety elements in OSH Management System at workplaces.
Currently, there are many government departments and agencies involved in road accident prevention programmes such as RTD, MIROS, JKJR, the Police, SOCSO, DOSH, NIOSH and others.
But there is no single authority to enforce the commuting accident prevention programmes. The government needs to take this matter seriously.
Regarding behavioural changes of motorists and drivers, serious action must be taken to develop programmes that could change their attitude towards safe driving.
Based on SOCSO’s statistic, accidents happen on the way to work in the morning. It may happen because workers rush to work. Based on the statistic, other underlying factors are speeding, reckless driving, texting and lack of focus.
Driving schools should incorporate the behavioral change into their syllabus. Probably, these programmes should be extended to colleges and universities.
NIOSH is working on improving the training module for future safe motorcycle riding and defensive driving courses.
Employers have a moral obligation to adopt a proactive approach to managing occupational road risk.
They can do much to change the driving attitude and behaviour of their employees. The employers can help devise safe journeys, using safe vehicles and providing driver training to prevent road accidents.
Employers also have a duty to protect their employees and other road users by adopting the approach of managing road risk in order to control the very significant business losses which arise from ‘at work’ road accidents, including not only direct accident costs, but lost staff time, higher insurance premiums and poor public image.
Companies which take action to promote the safety of their staff while driving will achieve major cost savings, improve their image and make a significant contribution to meeting road safety targets.
Employers and employees have to collaborate and be committed to build a culture of commuting accident prevention for a healthy and safe future.

Friday 3 May 2013

Diari seorang YB ... (bayangan je..)

Aku tulis ni bukan kerana aku nak jadi YB... saje je nak kaitkan ilmu kualiti dengan tugas seorang YB. Tau sedikit sebanyak tugas YB ni pasal pernah bagi training untuk pejabat SUK Penang, tahun lepas.. (ni konon2 YB DUN)

1 hari selepas Pilihanraya.. diumumkan sebagai pemenang

Panggil ahli-ahli yang tersenarai sebagai jawatankuasa dan buat mesyuarat sulung. Jawatankuasa ni.. dah ada dalam DRAF CARTA ORGANISASI, cuba nak buat lantikan secara formal. Antara jawatankuasa yang ada adalah, JK tindakan ekonomi, JK khidmat awam, JK aduan awam dan sebagainya

DRAF JOB DESCRIPTION jugak dibentangkan

Hari ke2..
Review dan study balik strategi dan pelan tindakan. 
Antara strateginya.....

Hari ke3
Hadir mesyuarat tubuh kerajaan .. tunggu perkenan Sultan

Hari ke4
Melengkapkan PORTAL aduan awam beserta prosedur untuk menerima, memproses aduan awam

Minggu ke2
Menjemput penjawat awam , penghulu, ketua kampung untuk bermesyuarat dan memperkenalkan PORTAL aduan awam.
Mungkin kena hadir mesyuarat DUN yang pertama.. mana tau jadi EXCO. (Kalau jadi MB dah jadi lain diari ni)

Minggu ke3
Menjemput semua ketua cawangan dan bahagian politik.. yang ada (tidak kira yang meyokong mahupun pembangkang) untuk membincangkan isu yang perlu untuk kawasan yang diwakili mereka.

Minggu ke4
Mesuarat bersama jawatankuasa tindakan Ekonomi.. dan membuat KEUTAMAAN projek-projek jangkamasa panjang dan KECIL seperti projek dan promosi industri ANCHOR dan keperluaan asas.

Bulan ke2
Pembentangan projek infrastruktur untuk pembangunan jangkamasa pendek dan panjang

Pelan turun padang diadakan.... seperti
Memulakan siri menjadi IMAM di surau-surau mengikut giliran, disamping memberi TAZKIRAH (internal communication) memampankan KEROHANIAN dan ILMU MUAMALAT
Kelas-kelas pembangunan usahawan, inovasi kepada dewan-dewan perniagaan, persatuan, dan sekolah

Bulan ke3
Menjalankan semua perancangan...
Mengumpul maklumat untuk mesyuarat ke2 DUN

Bulan ke 4
Meneruskan perlaksanaan perancangan disamping menyelesaikan masalah dan aduan awam

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Tahun ke2
Mengadakan CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY

Bulan ke 13
Menjalankan MANAGEMENT REVIEW... tentang efektif dan efisyen

KEMAMPUAN EKONOMI - pendapatan dan perbelanjaan
KEPERLUAN ASAS seperti infrastruktur, harga barangan runcut
KESELAMATAN seperti kadar jenayah
KESEJAHTERAAN & KECERIAAN seperti program dan aktiviti

JENIS ADUAN dan aduan/ maklumbalas yang diselesaikan
Projek-projek inovasi

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Meneruskan program tahun pertama dan sebarang perubahan dirujuk kepada management review



Tahun ke3

Meneruskan program.....
serta mewujudkan program INTERNAL AUDIT

Tahun ke4
Penambahbaikan kepada sistem


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Hmmm.. dah masuk waktu Isyak.. jom solat

-CER-

Wednesday 1 May 2013

MANIFESTO pilihan saya :)



Pilihanraya semakin hampir. Tinggal 3 hari lagi sebelum rakyat Malaysia keluar mengundi. Hari ini saya menaip menggunakan bahasa kebangsaan di blog ini. Mula-mula macam nak tulis speaking, tapi... biarlah LUAHAN ni dalam bahasa Kebangsaan. 

1. Apakah Manifesto pilihan anda?

Manifesto  pilihan saya berkaitan KOS dan KUALITI hidup untuk kami dan generasi akan datang adalah:
- Kerajaan yang membangunkan EKONOMI UMMAH
- Hutang SIFAR dan mempunyai SIMPANAN TUNAI 3x ganda perbelanjaan tahunan

Tidak kira, apa juga isu utama, seperti KEPERLUAN ASAS (Harga barang), KESELAMATAN, KESEJAHTERAAN, KEBEBASAN adalah bersandar faktor ekonomi.

Yang perlu dielakkan ialah... MENGUTUK satu sama lain. Apa Yang BAIK perlu disokong tidak kira apa fahaman, yang ragu-ragu diTERANGKAN, yang tidak ELOK diTOLAK sama-sama.


2. Apakah INDEKS keberkesanan yang sesuai untuk menunjukkan prestasi kerajaan?

Index yang utama adalah KADAR TUKARAN asing. Kekuatan ekonomi sesebuah Negara boleh dinilai oleh kadar tukaran wang. Kita boleh pasangkan dengan GBP ataupun SGD, antara matawang yang kukuh. 
Kenapa matawang..?
Ia adalah indek yang BEBAS dari manipulasi data, kerana kadar dagangan antarabangsa melihat berapa WANG yang KELUAR dan berapa yang MASUK menentukan nilai matawang kita.

Jika ADA yang ingin memanupulasi, ia adalah berbentuk sementara. Kerajaan yang mempunyai simpanan tunai yang banyak, boleh membeli kembali matawang tersebut semasa matawang itu turun, dan ini akan juga menguntungkan negara.... selain akan menaikan kadar tukaran kepada kadar yang sepatutnya.

3. Apakah Mega projek yang kerajaan perlu realisasikan?

Projek mega adalah penting untuk merancakkan ekonomi. Ia perlu dirancang dengan teliti, mengambil kira kemampuan, kesan jangkamasa pendek dan panjang, disamping menarik pertumbuhan perdangangan.

Projek mega yang utama pada pendapat saya adalah pembinaan LANDASAN KERETAPI YANG menghubungkan BUTTERWORTH ke TUMPAT. Satu pelabuhan besar di Tumpat perlu dibina. Kenapa.. jawapannya adalah berkaitan dengan EKONOMI, tak ada kaitan dengan fahaman politik. Cuba fikir-fikirkan kenapa?

Projek mega yang kedua, adalah menghubungkan semua daerah di Malaysia dengan sistem rel. Ini ada kaitan artikel saya sebelum ini berkaitan logistik.

Projek yang ketiga adalah membangunkan ANCHOR industry Negara. Fokus perlu diberikan kepada Industri Asas Tani, Sawit dan Petrochemical. 


4.   Apakah sistem yang perlu ditambahbaik?

Keutamaan penambahbaikan perlu difokuskan kepada takrif rasuah, kebocoran pendapatan negara dan belanjawan.

Untuk penyelesaian atau meminimakan rasuah....Akta MELOBI diperlukan. Mana-mana syarikat yang menyalurkan dana kepada pertubuhan politik perlu membuat deklarasi dan parti politik perlu menjadikan maklumat ini boleh diakses oleh semua peringkat. MAKLUMAT ini  termasuklah; 
- Parti politik yang menerima dana
- kemanakan dana ini disalurkan seperti kepada bahagian dan cawangan berkaitan. 
DANA terus kepada individu adalah tidak dibenarkan sama sekali. Had dana tidak perlu diterhadkan, kerana lagi banyak dana projek disalurkan kepada pertubuhan, lagi tinggi kos sesuatu projek.

Malaysia adalah antara negara yang paling banyak tarif cukai. Sistem Tarif CUKAI yang terlalu banyak perlu di mudahkan dengan sistem seperti GST kecuali kepada barang kawalan. Sistem tariff cukai yang terlalu sukar mengakibatkan kebocoran pendapatan Negara. Sistem AP untuk barang kawalan perlu menjalani tender terbuka

Biasakan Belanjawan/ bajet SURPLUS... hmm, yang ni perlukan pentadbiran yang bijak.

Ada banyak lagi perkara-perkara yang lain yang perlyu ditambahbaik. Tetapi, akta MELOBI ni lah yang paling utama dulu yang perlu dilakasanakan demi Negara tercinta.

Selamat mengundi PRU13.

-CER-

Innovations - How to begin? My opinions

Before we talk how to begin.. Let view how it begin in America...

The 3 famous name to begin are:

John D ROCKEFELLAR
JP MORGAN
Andrew CARNEGIE

Rockefeller are famous for Standard oil company that force to be break under anti monopoly in 1911. He innovate the use of kerosene in order to light up and heat up the night. Most of the house required kerosene that make him one of the biggest empire at his time.

Then JP Morgan, he is the intelligent finance i.e finance the Panama canal and Edison electric, that later become competitor for Rockefeller.

And Carnegie, steel mill.

After that, Henry FORD will be the model.

Innovation BEGINS... Harley and Davidson, Hersheys and many more...

WHAT NATION NEEDS TO PROMOTE INNOVATION?
Many of us will think about education system... but I think what we need is...

1. Strong financial institution like JP morgan in early 1900. They must able to identify potential and prospect project. Project that help to build the nation

2. National ANCHOR Industries - i.e. Standard Oil (Rockefeller) or Petronas in Malaysia. The anchor must able to invest in the need of industries and minimised selling the crude oil only. Focus on finish product.
- Palm Oil can be consider as anchor and develop more product/ or semi finish product that required by industries i.e. Glycerine, emulfier and many more.
- Rubber?
- Food Industries

Then let this Financer and Anchors promote the innovation....
They have the money, they have the expertise and they can give back to society... Rockefeller give back to America more than US100billions (today value).. for education etc