This course aims to provide the participants with good understanding of Brunei Darussalam’s Workplace Safety and Health Legislations.

Course Objectives:

• Understand legislations related to in workplace safety and health

• Able to fluently explain salient legislation and other requirements relevant to management and employees at general workplace

Introduction:

The WSH introduction

Module 1

Workplace Safety and Health Order 2009

Duty of occupier, employers, principals and persons at work;

• General penalty and penalty for repeat offenders

• Forgery of certificates, false entries and false declarations; and List of Dangerous Occurrences (2nd schedule), Occupational Disease (3rd Schedule) & Machinery, Equipment & Hazardous Substance (5th Schedule).

Module 2

Workplace Safety and Health (WSH Officer) Regulations, 2014

• Duties & Powers of WSH Officer; and

• List of workplaces required to appoint WSH Officer.

Module 3

Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management) Regulations, 2014

• Definition of hazard, risk & risk assessment;

• The hierarchy of control;

• Records, provision of information and review of risk assessment; and

• Offences for contravention of the regulation.

Module 4

The need for risk assessment

• General provisions relating to health;

• Machinery safety (prime movers, electric generator, motor, transmission machinery, etc.);

• Importance of fencing or other safeguards in machinery;

• Safety procedure of electrical installation and equipment;

• Lock-out procedures;

• Requirement of hoist and lifts including lifting gears;

• Measures to be taken to prevent falls;

• Safety requirement of storage of goods;

• Safety requirement working in confined space;

• Safety precautions with regard to explosive or flammable dust, gas, vapour or substance;

• Safety requirement of steam boiler, steam receiver and steam containers;

• Safety provision in case of fire;

• Safety provisions in relation to toxic dust, fumes or other contaminants;

• Permissible exposure levels of toxic substances;

• Safety provisions of hazardous substances, warning labels and safety data sheet; and

• Safety and health management system.

Module 5

Workplace Safety and Health (WSH Committee) Regulations, 2014:

• Formation of WSH Committee;

• Meetings of WSH Committee;

• Functions of WSH Committee; and

• Offences for contravention of the regulation.

Module 6

Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations, 2014:

• Notification and reporting of workplace fatality and dangerous occurrences;

• Reporting of workplace injuries and occupational disease; and

• Offences for contravention of the regulation.

Module 7

Workplace Safety and Health (First-Aid) Regulations, 2021:

• Provision of first-aid boxes and first-aid room;

• Duty and requirement of

• First-aider; First-aid for exposure to toxic or corrosive substances; and

• Offences for contravention of the regulation.

Module 8

Workplace Safety and Health (Facilities) (Control of Major Accident Hazards) Regulations,2013:

• Workforce Consultation Process for Safety Case