OSHA -
Occupational Safety and Health Act PEL
- Permissible Exposure Level
PMV -
Predicted Mean Vote PPD
- Predicted Percent Dissatisfied
RH -
Relative Humidity WB
- Wet Bulb Temperature
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
Industry is defined as an economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factory [Oxford English
Dictionary, 2006]. In the early 19
th
century, Industrial Revolution occurrence has turned human from agricultural activity to industrial activity where technology or
resources were involved; enterprise was required as a capital. The formation of the capital depended on rates of profit and interest. Ever since the, industry has
become one of the importance factors influencing the economical financial for each nations.
Industries have been categorized into four sectors which are primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary sector of industry. The example of the
primary sector of industry is agriculture, mining, and raw material extraction. Secondary sector involve manufacturing, tertiary sector is service production, and
as for quaternary sector is consisting of intellectual services. Due to industrial progression towards financial increases, it gives opportunity to industry to
optimize quantity their finish product where they can fulfill the customers’ orders and satisfaction. In top of that, the top management urged among the employee to
work harder without considering safety and health of their employee.
It was shown that, industrial accidents were the commonplace in the country. Many workers have lost their body ability, infected to several diseases,
and died during their working hours. This is because there was less protection towards worker safety environment, no legislation and precedent at that time
until the public opinion has forced the government to take action to create a law to protect safety health among worker. The milestone in safety movements were
beginning rapidly start since year 1867 until the Occupational Health and Safety Act OSHA 1974 was introduced in order to guide employer to provide a safety
and healthy working environment. The safety movements were corresponded to three major tragedies which were Hawk Nest Tragedy, Asbestos Menace, and
Bhopal Tragedy.
In today’s world, OSHA becomes an important law that should be applied in organizations. The law is always be updated from time to time in order to
improve worker safety health and to solve new potential risk so that workers are
always been protected. As for Malaysia Government, OSHA law has been applied to industry ever since year 1994.
1.2 Problem Statement
