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Guidelines on the Use of PPE Against Chemical Hazards
Chapter 2
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The legislation that stipulates the provision of personal protective equipment for
protection against hazardous substances can be found in the Factories & Machinery
Act 1967 and a number of regulations made there under; and the Occupational Safety
& Health Act 1994 and the Occupational Safety & Health (Use & Standards of
Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000.
2.1 Factories & Machinery Act 1967
The requirements pertaining to personal protective equipment are under Section 24 of
the Factories & Machinery Act and also stipulated under these Regulations:
a) Factories & Machinery (Safety, Health & Welfare) Regulations 1970;
-Regulations 32(a), (c), (e) to (i)
b) Factories & Machinery (Lead) Regulations 1984;
-Regulations 20 to 24 and 46(2)
c) Factories & Machinery (Building Operations & Works of Engineering
Construction) (Safety) Regulations 1986;
-Regulations 11 to 15
d) Factories & Machinery (Asbestos Process) Regulations 1986; and
-Regulations 9 and 10
e) Factories & Machinery (Mineral Dust) Regulations 1989.
-Regulations 4(2), 17 to 20
2.2 Occupational Safety & Health Act 1994
Provisions pertaining to the use of personal protective equipment can be found in the
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and also in the Occupational Safety &
Health (Use & Standards of Exposure of Chemical Hazardous to Health) Regulations
2000.
Department of Occupational Safety & Health, Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia October 2005 6
