HR Ministry is Planning to Separate the Roles of NIOSH & DOSH?
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The Human Resource Ministry is proposing to separate the roles of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Department of Safety and Health Department (DOSH) through a new proposed bill.
According to Human Resource Minister M. Kula Segaran, DOSH and NIOSH played similar roles. But, DOSH was geared more towards enforcement to make sure that employers were in compliance with safety, health and welfare at workplaces, whereas NIOSH was more towards training.
"Since the DOSH’s role is important and it needs to be more active in enforcement, maybe the time has come for their roles to be separated,” he said.
The minister said the proposal to separate the two organisations had yet to be given the green light by the Cabinet. “But we have analysed this proposal, and we think that this is a good direction. The relevant papers are being drafted so it could get approval from the cabinet soon.
HR Minister M. Kula Segaran at NIOSH's Aidilfitri Open House in Bangi
Kula Segaran said the proposal might be tabled to the Cabinet within the next few months, adding that it would also be forwarded to the National Labour Advisory Council.
In his earlier speech, Kula Segaran said the Human Resource ministry played an essential role through NIOSH to assure that the national workforce could get the necessary skills training.
As of current, Kulasegaran said skilled workers only made up 28% of the workforce. “By the end of next year, the government is targeting at least 35% of the national workforce to be skilled.
“If workers are given the right training, just like what NIOSH is doing, then they should be getting high salaries, which will also support the government in its efforts to increase national wages,” he said.
Source: The Star
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