6 FMA THE ACTS

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Factories and MachineriesAct 1967

A Review of

10 Most Important

Regulations


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LECTURE OBJECTIVES

To introduce the objective of FMA To reviews the arts in FMA

To reviews at least 10 important Regulations in FMA


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istor! and O"#ecti$e o% FMA 1967&

1"#$ enacted as A%T #& 1"$& enacted as A%T 1!"

'bjectives(

1) To provide for the control of factories with respect to

matters relating to the safet*+ health and welfare ofpersons+

2) the registration and inspection of machiner*)


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'ART(S in FMA 1967

art I ( reliminar* art II ( ,afet*+ -ealth and .elfare

art III ( erson In %harge and %ertificate of

%ompetenc*

art I/ ( otification of Accident+ angerous

'ccurrence and angerous isease

art / ( otice of 'ccupation of Factor* and

Registration and se of Machiner*

art /I ( 3eneral

,chedule I ( angerous occurrence

,chedule II ( ,erious bodil* injur*

,chedule III ( otifiable 'ccupational isease


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'ART 1& 'RELIMI)AR*

Factor*(a5 There must be premises involved+ the boundaries of which

can be defined

b5 .ithin those premises there is manual labour going with one

of the processes specifiedc5 The processes or purposes must involve the ma6ing+

altering+ repairing+ ornamenting+ finishing+ cleaning+ washing+

brea6ing up+ demolition or adapting for sale of an* article or

part of an article

d5 The processes must be carried on b* wa* of trade or for

gain 7 include government premises5


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'ART II SAFET*+ EALT A), -ELFARE

There are 1$ ,ections

Three sections related to safet*+ health and welfare(

Section 10. Provisions relating to safety, etc.Section 22. Provisions relating to health.

Section 25. Provisions relating to welfare


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Section 10. Provisions relating tosafety, etc.

8 foundations and floors in sufficient strength to sustain the loads8 roofs with sufficient strength to carr* suspended loads9

8 all floors+ wor6ing levels+ platforms+ dec6s+ stairwa*s+ passages+gangwa*s+ ladders and steps are of safe construction to prevent aris6 of persons falling or collapse+ are properl* maintained and 6ept+free from an* loose material and in a non:slipper* condition

8 to ensure safe access to an* place

8 ever* opening+ sump+ pit or fi;ed vessel in a floor+ or wor6ing level aresecurel* covered or securel* fenced

8 all goods+ articles+ substances which are stored or stac6ed must98 ensure stabilit* and prevent an* collapse of the goods+ articles or

substances8 not interfere with the distribution of light+ ventilation+ operation of

machiner*+ obstruction of passagewa*s or gangwa*s andfunctioning fire:fighting e


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Section 22. Provisions relating tohealth.

8 factor* is 6ept in a clean state and free from offensive effluviaarising from an* drain+ sanitar* convenience or other source) It mustbe cleaned at times b* methods include lime:washing or colourwashing+ painting+ varnishing+ disinfecting or deodorising9

8 the ma;imum number of persons emplo*ed at an* one time in an*wor6room in an* factor* must be in the correct amount of cubic feet

of space and the superficial feet of floor area)8 effective and suitable maintenance of ade


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Section 25. Provisions relating towelfare.

8 ade


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'ART III 'ERSO)S I) CAR.E A),CERTIFICATES OF COM'ETE)C*

There are 4 ,ections) Section 26. Training and supervision of inexperienced

worers. Machiner* operators must be ade


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'ART IV )OTIFICATIO) OF ACCI,E)T+,A).EROUS OCCURRE)CE A), ,A).EROUS,ISEASES The occupier must notif* the nearest inspector of accidents

and diseases

Accidents include9

@oss of life

Injur* to a person who loses more than & da*s of wor6 ,erious damage to machiner* or other propert*

Inspectors ma* investigate accidents and dangerous

occurrences and hold en


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'ART V )OTICE OF OCCU'ATIO) OF FACTOR*A), RE.ISTRATIO) A), USE OF MACI)ER*

The use of a premises as a factor* must be notified to the

%hief Inspector within ! months of the intended start date

uilding operations must be notified if the* are li6el* to last

more than # wee6s Re


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'ART VI .E)ERAL

escribe the offences against the Act and various penalties 3eneral penalt* is RM2+000)00 B RM4+000)00

,chedules9

1) efines dangerous occurrences to machiner* that need tobe notifies to an inspector

2) escribe the t*pe of injur* that ma* be classified as Cserious

bodil* injur*D

!) @ist of notifiable industrial diseases


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TE FMA RE.ULATIO)S

FA%T'R? A MA%-IER? A%T 1"#$

A%T 1!"


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RE.ULATIO)S /'erat0ran

1) FMA 7%ertificates of %ompetenc* B E;aminations5Regulations

2) FMA 7Electric assenger and 3oods @ift5 Regulations

!) FMA 7Fencing of Machiner* and ,afet*5 Regulations

&) FMA 7 otification+ %ertificate of Fitness and Inspection5Regulations

4) FMA 7erson B In B %harge5 Regulations

#) FMA 7,afet*+ -ealth and .elfare5 Regulations

$) FMA 7,team oiler and nfired ressure /essel5Regulations


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RE.ULATIO)S /'erat0ran

=) FMA 7Administration5 Regulations") FMA 7 %ompounding 'ffences5 Regulations

10) FMA 7 @ead5 Regulations

11) FMA 7 Asbestos5 Regulations

12) FMA 7uilding 'perations and .or6s of Engineering%onstruction57,afet*5 Regulations

1!) FMA 7oise E;posure5 Regulation

1&) FMA 7 Mineral ust5 Regulation


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RE.ULATIO)S RELATI). TO EALT

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A,E,T',+ 1"=#

MIERA@ ,T+ 1"="

'I,E+ 1"="


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O"#ecti$es o% these Re203ations

1) To prevent occurrence of occupational disease associatedwith the use and e;posure the materials 7 lead+ asbestos+

mineral dusts and noise5

2) To provide minimal standards to prevent e;posure to

wor6eres)

!) Main aspect of these four regulations

1) Role of competent of person

2) Maintainance+ Inspection and E;amination of control

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Sa%et! Re203ations Strate2ies

1) rovision on limit to e;posure2) Identification and assessing e;posure limit

!) Reduction of e;posure through

1) Engineering approach

2) Administrative apprach!) rotection from

&) Earlier detection of disease through medical surveillance

4) issemination of information and awareness to wor6ers


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FMA / Lead Re203ations+ 1945

A permissible e;posure level 7E@5 of 140gm!

of air averagedover an = hour period

rotection ta6en into account of respirator* protection

Emplo*er must carr* atmospheric monitoring+ personal samples to

be ta6en from emplo*ees e;posed

Engineering controls and wor6 practices specified T*pe of respirator as in ,chedule

rovide changing rooms and shower facilities

Emplo*er provide medical surveillance program

iological monitoring specified)


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FMA / Lead Re203ations+ 1945

Emplo*er temporaril* remove an emplo*ee from e;posuresabove the action level where the blood lead levels are high

7above =0gG100gm for males and &0gG100g for females of

child bearing capacit*5

Fre


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FMA / As"estos Re203ations+ 1946

8 A ermissible e;posure limit 7E@5 of 1 fGml8 Re


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FMA /)oise Eos0re Re203ations+ 1949

o) T*pe of Industr* H .or6ers at Ris6

1 ilang Te6stil 4")2

2 ilang esi 4&)"

! Industri imia 42)"

& Industri Minuman 42)1

4 ilang engeluaran ahan Mineral 41)=

# ilang Ma6anan &")&

$ ilang enghasilan ahan @ogam &=)"

= ilang elapa ,awit &=)"


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A ermissible E;posure @imit 7E@5( E


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An audiometric testing program 7to detect hearing loss5 mustbe provided for all emplo*ees e;posed above the action level

Audiometric testing must be carried out ever* *ear if

e;posure is above E@ or there is a threshold shift

Emplo*ees must be trained in E and audiometric testing


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FMA / Minera3 ,0st Re203ation+ 1949

A ermissible E;posure @imit 7E@5 Free silica

J 4 mgGm! of respirable dust

J 10 mgGm! total dust

Respirable cristobalite ( J 0)04 mgGm! Respirable


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FMA / Minera3 ,0st Re203ation+ 1949

'ccupier and emplo*er must provide E+ clothing

,andblasting is prohibited unless approved)

Emplo*er must provide dust removal e


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FMA / Minera3 ,0st Re203ation+ 1949 SURVEILLA)CE

'. (xposure %onitoring

)&*ective+ to determine the percentage of free silica 7b*weight5 in the mineral dust that the emplo*ee is e;posedto

re-uency715 within !0 da*s : new changes in operation

725 within ! months : from the da* of the emplo*eecommences wor6

7!5 ever* #G12( > A@ but below E@7&5 ever* !G12 ( > E@


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FMA / Minera3 ,0st Re203ation+ 1949Medica3 Ea8ination

i. hen: within ! months of wor6

: 2 *earl*

: *earl* ( earl* stage of pneumoconiosis

ii. $ontent: %LR+ @ung function test+ full chec6:up of T

iii. /eport of edical exa%ination

: to inform emplo*er emplo*ee 7if re


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RE3@ATI', R'/I,I', @ead Asbestos Mineral ust oise

ermissible E;posure @imit 7E@5 L L L L

E;posure Monitoring L L L L

%ompliance L L L L

reathing rotection L

rotective %lothing andE


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RE.ULATIO)S RELATI).

TO SAFET* ,TEAM 'I@ER A RE,,RE /E,,E@+ 1"$0

ER,' I:%-AR3E+ 1"$0 E@E%TRI% A,,E3ER, A 3'', @IFT+ 1"$0

FE%I3 'F MA%-IER? A ,AFET?+ 1"$0 ,AFET?+ -EA@T- A .E@FARE+ 1"$0

'TIFI%ATI'+ %ERTIFI%ATE 'F FITE,, A I,E%TI'+1"$0

I@I3 'ERATI', A .'R, 'F E3IEERI3

%',TR%TI' 7,AFET?5+ 1"="


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FMA /E3ectric 'assen2er and .oods Li%tRe203ations+ 197

3eneral( All electric passenger and goods lifts

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FMA /Fencin2 o% Machiner! and Sa%et!Re203ations+ 197

eals with safeguarding the machiner* All dangerous parts of a machine+ including power source

and transmission must be guarded

It describe the methods for guarding various parts of a

machine

'ther machiner* that is not listed must also be securel*

fenced

# ,chedules on materials and dimensions of machiner*

guards


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FMA /Sa%et!+ ea3th and -e3%areRe203ations+ 197

,afe means of access and a safe place of wor6+ providingedge protection on floor openings and stairs

,tairwa*s and floors must be of good construction and

maintained

rotected from falls of more than 10 feet b* the use of safet*

belts or ropes

Ade


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FMA /Sa%et!+ ea3th and -e3%areRe203ations+ 197

Materials and finished goods must be properl* stac6ed andstored

,pecifications are lain down for the cleaning of surfaces

inside the factor*

@ighting+ ventilation and climate re


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FMA /'erson In Char2e Re203ations+ 197

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FMA /Stea8 Boi3er and Un:red 'ress0reVesse3 Re203ations+ 197

%onditions for obtaining the permission of the %hief Inspectorbefore a steam boiler or unfired pressure vessel is

manufactured or imported

,team boiler and unfired pressure vessels must compl* to

one of the codes listed in various ,chedules

-*drostatic testing before put in service and then a $ *ears

interval

FMA /B i3di O ti d - ; %


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FMA /B0i3din2 Oerations and -or;s o%En2ineerin2 Constr0ction /Sa%et! Re203ations+1949

uilding 'perations( Othe construction+ structural alteration+ repair and

maintenance of a building 7including re:pointing+ re:decoration and e;ternal cleaning of the structure5 thedemolition of a building+ and the preparation for and the

la*ing of the foundation of an intended buildingP Engineering %onstruction(

OQthe construction of an* railwa* line or siding and theconstruction+ structural alteration or repair 7including re:pointing and re:painting5 or the demolition of an* doc6+

harbour+ inland navigation+ tunnel bridge+ viaduct+waterwor6s or gas holderQP


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COMMO) < BASIC 'ARAMETERS

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PARAMETER LEAD ASBESTOS NOISE MINERAL

DUST

ACTIONLEVEL

75ugm/m3

Nil 85 dB(A) ½ of PEL

PEL150

ugm /m31 fib!/ ml "0 dB(A)

5mg/m3 o!10mg/m3 o#!

8T$%

&EL Nil Nil 115 dB(A) Nil


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LEA, ME,ICAL SURVEILLA)CE

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E8o!ee eos0re condition 'eriod %or "3ood sa83in2and ana3!sis

1 Those eose a"o$e action 3e$e3 E$er! si 8onth

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