Thursday, August 25, 2011

Law (Malaysia) : FMA 1967

Factories and Machinery Act (FMA) 1967 or Act 139, is to provide for the control of factories on matters relating to the safety, health and welfare of persons, and the registration and inspection of machinery. Some high risk machinery such as boilers, unfired pressure vessels, passenger lifts and other lifting equipment such as mobile cranes, tower cranes, passenger hoists, overhead traveling cranes and gondolas, must be certified and inspected by DOSH. All factories and general machinery must be registered with DOSH before they can be installed and operated in Malaysia.

DOSH enforces 16 regulations under FMA 1967. They are:
  1. Electric Passenger and Goods Lift Regulations, 1970
  2. Fencing of Machinery and Safety Regulations, 1970
  3. Notification, Certificate of Fitness and Inspection Regulations, 1970
  4. Persons-In-Charge Regulations, 1970
  5. Safety, Health and Welfare Regulations, 1970
  6. Steam Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessel Regulations, 1970
  7. Certificates of Competency-Examinations Regulations, 1970
  8. Administration Regulations, 1970
  9. Compounding of Offences Rules, 1978
  10. Compoundable Offences Regulations, 1978
  11. Lead Regulations, 1984
  12. Asbestos Process Regulations, 1986
  13. Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Safety) Regulations, 1986
  14. Mineral Dust Regulations, 1989
  15. Noise Exposure Regulations, 1989
  16. Notification, Certificate of Fitness and Inspection (Amendment) Regulations, 2004
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