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NIOSH Updates : Volume 4, Number 18, 2011

Date : 15 - 16 November 2011Venue : Berjaya Times Square

Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Fee : RM 380.00 (Standard Rate )

Status : C E P Application in process and HRDF Claimable

INTRODUCTION

DATE/VENUE/VALUE

The seminar aims to create better understanding among employers

and employees on OSH in Malaysia and how to create a safe and

healthy working environment that will lead to the limitation of losses

and improvements in productivity and competitiveness.

SEMINAR AIMS

Policy makers, Managers, Safety and Health Officers, Safetyand Health Committee Members, Supervisors and OSH

practitioners and every employees/employers who wanted to

improve OSH in the workplace.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Package for 2 full days (exclude accommodation) : RM380.00

inclusive of materials, NIOSH souvenir.

The full payment is payable upon registration. Cheques/Bank

Drafts/Money Orders should be crossed and payable to

NIOSH. Online payment can also be made at

www.niosh.com.my. Personal cheque is not accepted.

Bank in to NIOSH account : 5122 6840 2410 (Maybank)

REGISTRATION FEES

Please do not hesitate to contact :

Cik Maya (03 - 8769 2202)

Cik Ernie (03 - 8769 2203)

Pn Akmar (03 - 8769 2201)

Pn. Roslina (03 - 8769 2198)

Contact Us

As an organisation grows in size and employs more and more workers, the

issue of occupational safety and health becomes a more pressing issue that

needs to be urgently addressed. Accidents in the workplace and prolongedsick leaves taken by employees can severely disrupt the operations of an

organisation. There has been increased awareness in OSH issues over the

past few years and companies in Malaysia are beginning to acknowledge

OSH as a key determinant of competitiveness through reduced safety and

health risks, which in turn results in higher productivity and profitability.

However, many also find themselves confronted with the problem of putting

this significant philosophy into practice at the workplace. This problem

arises as most companies lack the knowledge, manpower, expertise and

financial resources to meet the OSH standards as stipulated in the

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).1994 (Act 514), which formsthe legislative framework for OSH in Malaysia.

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NIOSH Updates : Volume 4, Number 18, 2011

Day 1 (15 November 2011)

Date : 15 - 16 November 2011

Venue : Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

0830 0900 : Registration

0900 - 1000 : Enforcing OSH : Employers and Employees

Responsibility, DOSH

1000 - 1015 : Launching Ceremony

by Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, NIOSH Chairman

1015 -1030 : Tea Break

1030 -1115 : OSH Policy : Putting Words into Practices

1115 -1230 : Safe Work System : Reducing the Risk

1230 -1345 : Lunch

1400 -1500 : Safe Driving : Managing Occupational Road Safety

1500 -1615 : Commuting Accidents, SOCSO

1620 -1700 : Tea Break & Ends

Day 2 (16 November 2011)

0900 1015: Stay Fit for Your Heart

1015 1030 : Tea Break

1030 - 1145 : Ergonomics Risk Factors

1145 - 1300 : Emergency Response Plan and Recovery

1300 1400 : Lunch

1400 - 1515 : OSH documentation: Learning from past experience

1515 - 1630 : Workplace Stress: cause and prevention

1630 - 1700 : Tea Break & Certificate Collection

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

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NIOSH Updates : Volume 4, Number 18, 2011OSH INFO:

ADA berapa tips bagi mengatasi dan jugak mengurangkan sakit migrain ini

Migrain ialah sakit kepala yang paling kerap di alami seseorang. Penyakit inibiasanya datang dan pergi. Antara tanda-tanda migrain ialah sakit kepala yang

berdenyut diikuti dengan muntah dan pitam.

Bagaimanapun migrain tidak didedahkan kepada maut. Faktor keturunan turut

menjadi punca migrain tetapi penyakit ini boleh dicegah dengan mengelakkan

faktor penyebab seperti :

* Ketegangan

Keadaan ini terdedah kepada sesiapa sahaja terutamanya lelaki. Mereka yang

tidak bijak mengurus dan mengendali masalah akan terdedah kepada sakitkepala jenis ini.

* Pengambilan Ubat-Ubatan

Masalah tertentu untuk meredakan kesakitan boleh mendedahkan seseorang

kepada sakit kepala. Pengambilan makanan mengandungi bahan `monosodium

glumate atau MSG', kafein dan alkohol boleh juga menyebabkan sakit kepala.

Dipetik dari Akhbar Berita Harian Sep 17, 2011; Page number: 012

Penyakit Metabolik

Kekurangan gula di dalam tubuh, kurang darah, kegagalan fungsi ginjaldan hati jugak boleh menyebabkan sakit kepala.

* Berehat seketika dengan berbaring. Baring diatas katil dan pejamkan

mata kira-kira setengah jam. Ia bukan sahaja dapat meredakan sakit

kepala yang teruk, malah dipercayai dapat mengelakkan migrain.

Elakkan terkena cahaya terang atau pancaran matahari.

* Berehat di dalam sebuah bilik gelap atau samar-samar kerana keadaan

terang boleh menambahkan lagi sakit kepala.

* Ketulan ais atau air sejuk boleh meredakan sakit kepala. Ambil sehelai

tuala dan masukkan ketulan ais di dlm tuala itu. Tekapkan pada mata

seketika.

* Jika masih tidak reda, cuba guna air suam. Basahkan tuala dengan air

suam dan tekapkan pada mata selama kira-kira setengah jam.

* Fikirkan secara positif. Sebahagian besar sakit kepala berpunca

daripada tekanan dan gangguan perasaan.
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What is SLE?

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, auto-immune disease of unknown cause where the patients body makes

large quantities of blood proteins called anti-bodies that react against the persons own tissues.

History

Lupus is the Latin word for wolf. Erythematosus means red rashes. In 1851, Dr. Cazenave discovered red rashes on a

patients face that looked like wolf bites. He named the rash Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE).

In 1885, Sir William Osler recognised that many people with lupus had a disease involving not only the skin but many other

organs or systems. He named the disease Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Types of Lupus

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) Only involves the skin

Rarely spreads to other organs

Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Can spread to other organs

Can be fatal

Statistics

About 90% of SLE sufferers are women while about 10% are men and children.

About 90% of women with SLE are in their childbearing years, within the range of 15 to 50 years old.

Ratio of SLE sufferers :

In the West, among Afro-Carribeans 1 in 250-500 people

USA 1 in 2,000 people

China 1 in 1,000 people

In Malaysia, it is estimated that more than 10,000 people have been diagnosed with SLE over the past 30 years. However, this

number may be only the tip of the iceberg. The Malaysian SLE Association believes that there are many more SLE sufferers in

Malaysia who have not been diagnosed.

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What is the biggest problem with SLE?

Symptoms of SLE may mimic the symptoms of other diseases. The main problem is that damage to the kidneys or bone

marrow can go undetected until the later stages.

Why do doctors find it hard to diagnose SLE?

In the early stages of SLE, there may be only one or two visible symptoms causing the disease to be diagnosed after many

weeks, months, or even years.

Why do some patients suffer only mild effects of SLE while for other patients, it could be so bad that it becomes

fatal?

No one knows. Some patients produce antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in their blood. There are many types of ANA, some attack

the kidneys and brain. However, whether their condition is serious or not, it is important for patients to obey their doctor and

especially during flares. It is also possible that patients with milder symptoms may suffer more serious symptoms later.

Is there a cure for Lupus?

Presently, Lupus can only be controlled, not cured. Treatment varies depending on the patient. Patients with milder symptoms

like joint pain, rashes, fever and fatigue require different treatment compared with patients with more serious conditions. We

are glad that there are more treatment options now than there were 20 years ago.

What does remission in Lupus mean?

This means there are no more flares and only minimal treatment is needed.

(Source) http://www.lupusmalaysia.org

A drawing of the typical "butterfly rash".Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_lupus_erythematosus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_lupus_erythematosushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_lupus_erythematosus

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Publication : HARIAN METRO

Date : 20/09/2011

Page : 13Headline : Kemudahan sekolah perlu diselenggara

NIOSH Updates : Volume 4, Number 18, 2011OSH :

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Publication : THE STAR

Date : 20/09/2011

Page : 08Headline : Schools duty to ensure safety


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Cuma sempat cat 20 minit


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Publication : HARIAN METRO

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Wanita mengandung patah kaki, suami, nenek berpaut pada dinding lif


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