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NADOPOD 2004

Notification of Accident,

Dangerous Occurrence,

Occupational Poisoning and

Occupational Disease Regulations

(NADOPOD) puts the reporting of

accident as the primary interest in any

investigations. From the report, an analysisor research and remedial action can be

effected. This data is required immediately

and the report is accumulated for one year

for reference. The need for NADOPOD

reporting lies in the need to standardise

information and format for record

keeping.This will help ensure all parties

follow the same procedure and the

database compiled shall encompass

industrial accidents, industrial poisoning

and diseases.

Regulation 3 shall apply to all places of

work. The compliance with this regulation

shall be deemed to have complied with the

Factories & Machinery Act 1967, Petroleum

(Safety Measures Regulations) 1985,

CIMAH Regulations 1996. What is most

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Editors not e: This ar ti cle is a summary report from a paper presented by Encik Husdin Che Amat of Depar tmentOf Occupat ional Safet y & Health (DOSH) at the MBAM Annual Safety Conference on November 28-29, 2005.The point s summarised are on Not ifi cat ion Of Accident , Dangerous Occurrence, Occupat iona l Poisoning andOccupat ional Di sease Regulat ions 2004 (NADOPOD).

important is the Notification Of Accident

& Dangerous Occurrence (Regulation 5(1))

which is crucial where death or serious

bodily injury occurs. The employer must

notify DOSH by the quickest means and

send a report within seven days in an

approved form. However, this must be read

in tandem with Regulation 5 which states

that whenever an accident which arises out

of work and prevents an

employee from reporting to

work for more than four days

then a report needs to be

filed as well. Furthermore, if

death results within one year

of injury, a report must alsobe filed informing in writing

to the Director-General (DG)

as to whether or not the

initial accident was reported.

The exemption to this clause

will be for self-employed

person/s as he can arrange

for the report to be sent by

another person.

An important point to note is that

Interference of Accident or Dangerous

Occurrence Scene (Regulation 9) states

that no person shall interfere by

removing or disturbing anything at the

site of the accident or dangerous

occurrence except being authorised to

do so to the extent to save lives, maintain

access of general public and prevent

further damage to property.

Another focus would be on Maintenance

of Records under (Regulation 10) Every

employer shall maintain records of all

accidents, dangerous occurrences,occupational diseases and occupational

opposing that have occurred related to

work under his control in a register in an

approved form. Record must be kept for

five years and the extract for registry for

a period of one year must be sent to DG

before January 31, each year.

As in any regulations, the penalty is spelt

out in Regulation 13 and this states that

any person who contravenes any

provisions in the Regulations is liable to

a fine of not exceeding RM10,000 or to

an imprisonment for a term not more

than one year or both. MBJ

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