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1. OSH in Office & Managing Work Stress. (2 days)
Course Description:
This course provides practical knowledge gathering activities to occupational safety and health
(OSH) issues, identifying the duties of employees and employer, and explains what to do if office
hazards and the associated risks are not effectively controlled. In addition, the critical topic of
managing work stress is included in this course.
Who Should Attend:
This course is to help those who are about to work, or have begun to learn and assess Health &
Safety matters in office environments to understand the importance of creating health and safety
culture as well as the potential occupational hazards they face at their related workplaces.
Course Content:
The course identifies employers and employees responsibilities respectively for looking after
themselves and others, to help them understand why they are carrying out their identified duties
while explaining what is expected of them to ensure that they contribute to the safety of the
workplace.
Participants will be able to understand the need to prevent accidents at work, have an
understanding of health and safety law, identify how their role fits into the control and
management of the workplace, understand the need for risk assessments and method statements
and appreciate the need to perform safely and to stop and ask for advice if not sure. Furthermore
it will raise awareness of the need to be reporting of unsafe acts to prevent an accident or further
reoccurrence of unsafe acts. It is an ideal foundation for those wishing to obtain an industry
accreditation status as it helps with preparation for such a process.
Course Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course, the participant should be able to:
1. Understand the various regulations and standards of Occupational Safety & Health
Acts (OSHA 1994) set by the government including the penalties for admitting wrongdoings.
2. Define the types of hazards and sources of hazards in an office and how to prevent potential
hazards.
3. Explain how health and safety culture can be developed and potential barriers to establish it.
4. Discuss the effects of poor working conditions and unhealthy environment to the employees
5. Understand and able to utilize the roles and functions of various authorities and agencies in
relation to occupational health and safety
6. Discuss the causes workplace accidents, the requirements for safeguarding those accidents
and identifying the methods to prevent accidents.
7. Develop various practical ways to create healthy and safe working environment.
Course activities for participants:
Group project, group presentation, video shows, self-assessment activity.
Duration:
This is a 2-Day event
Trainer & Facilitator:
Associate Professor Abdul Shukor bin Abdullah.

2. COURSE MODULES – OSH IN OFFICE & MANAGING WORK STRESS.
DAY ONE .
Module 1. Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health, The Regulations – OSHA
1994 and Health & Safety Culture.
• Overview of Occupational Health & Safety within the context of Malaysian environment.
• Current issues, statistics on Health and Safety, major concerns
• Role and Responsible of Employers and Employees
• OSHA 1994
• Importance of Developing Safety Culture at office
• Creating a high impact Health and Safety Policy.
Module 2. Office Hazard Identification and Assessment
• Type of Hazards, Risks and Potential Accidents
• Hazard Identification Methods
• Recording Hazards
• Office Hazards Inspection Checklist
• Sick Building Syndrome
• Computers related hazards and risks
• Practical Session – Hazard Identification Process
DAY TWO
Module 3. Office Ergonomics and Body Discomforts/Injuries.
• An introduction to Ergonomics and its relation to OSHA 1994 Regulations
• Sources and Symptoms of Ergonomics Hazards to Employees and Workplaces
• Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) and Body Pains
• Psychosocial Hazards and their effects to Health & Safety Culture development

3. • Counter measures and solutions to preventing injuries to employees.
• Practical Session – Workplace Ergonomics Assessment
Module 4. Occupational Stress and Psychosocial Hazards
• Occupational Stress and Sources of Stress at office
• Stressors vs Symptoms
• Psychosocial hazards and categories
• Counter measures to overcome occupational stress
Module 5. Course Review Session and Action Plans
Prepared by: Assoc. Prof. Abdul Shukor