A platform to enhance occupational safety and health
Saturday, 11 Nov 2017 - KOTA KINABALU: The 5th Borneo Occupational Safety and Health Conference and Exhibition (BOSH 2017) will be an effective platform for participants to share information and exchange views on how to further enhance Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) to spur their business competitiveness, in a more challenging landscape.
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said the conference’s goal was to nurture a culture of accident prevention by all parties, especially employers and employees.
“I hope that this effort will reduce the rate of accidents at workplaces in Sabah and Sarawak in particular,” he said in a statement.
Speakers from government departments and the private sector would explore topics including OSH management system, OSH Masterplan 2016-2020, social security protection and the importance of OSH in the industrial development in Sabah and Sarawak.
Lee said the conference would help increase the knowledge and skills of about 500 participants on OSH aspect so that they could practice it at their workplaces.
OSH practitioners who join BOSH 2017 would get 15 points from the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) under the Continuing Education Programme (CEP) while those from the construction sector would receive 20 points under the Contractor Continuous Development (CCD) programme initiated by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).
NIOSH, through its regional office in Sabah, chose Kota Kinabalu to host the biennial conference this year after it was held in Kuching in 2015.
The first time Kota Kinabalu hosted the conference was in 2009 and BOSH has since become a household name within the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines East Asean Growth Area or BIMP-EAGA.
Lee said the conference would also involve participants from government departments and agencies, small and medium industry as well as individuals keen to learn about the latest issues on OSH.
"OSH service providers as well as manufacturers and suppliers of related products will also showcase their latest products at the exhibition area,” he added.
The conference with the theme “Enhancing OSH for Business Competitiveness” will be officiated by Sabah Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Industrial Development Minister Datuk Seri Raymond Tan Shu Kiah. — Bernama
