PUTRAJAYA: Two new programmes to strengthen occupational safety and health for workers nationwide were launched on Thursday (April 30) by the Health Ministry.
The first is the Malaysia Occupational Health Service for Public Sector (MyOHS-PS) programme to boost occupational health services for the public sector.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the programme will implement medical surveillance, early detection, and prevention of occupational diseases policies in public agencies.
He said the programme will begin with a pilot project involving four high-risk key agencies in the Klang Valley, namely the police, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Road Transport Department (JPJ) and the local authorities.
“The pilot project is already underway and is planned to be concluded by the end of this year.
“Using the pilot project data, we then plan to expand the project nationwide.
“The eventual goal is to have it be expanded to the entire public sector in line with the Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan 2026–2030 (OSHMP30),” he said in a speech at the OSHMP30’s launch the same day
The event also saw the launch of the Integrated Workplace Health Programme (IWHP), a workplace health intervention to improve overall health in workplaces nationwide.
Open to all companies, the programme provides webinars and newsletters on healthcare and mental health education for healthier workplaces to employees of participating companies.
Employees will also be offered affordable health screening packages.
“Both initiatives reflect my ministry’s commitment to shifting from ‘sick care’ to ‘health care’—emphasising prevention and health promotion.
“The success of MyOHS-PS and IWHP will require the collective commitment from all parties and I hope these initiatives will catalyse the transformation of workplace health in our country,” Dzulkefly added.
The programme, which is open for all companies to apply, will provide employees of participating companies with webinars, and newsletters on healthcare and mental health education to build healthier workplaces.
