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• HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT UNIT
The main activity of the Unit is the Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) of Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) report. The assessment was carried out in accordance to the Environmental
Quality Act 1974 and Guideline of EIA - Procedure and Requirement, 2007, published by Department of
Environment (DOE). In 2017, the Unit had received three (3) EIA Report from DOE and had prepared
the EHIA reports and submitted to DOE for the EIA approval of prescribed activities regulated in the Act.

• ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT
In 2017, PEKA Programme has been successfully implemented the first module of PEKA activities by
collecting and mapping the environmental health profile of the districts throughout Malaysia. The manual
of Environmental Health Risk Inventories (EHRI) Risk Assessment has been successfully developed
through Environmental Health Consultant. The environmental health risk assessment workshop has
been conducted at three pilot project states (Melaka, Perak and Sabah). The development of spatial
mapping using GIS application is still ongoing with the cooperation from Malaysia Remote Sensing
Agency. Other activities that have been carried out in 2017 are as follows:

No. Activity Date and Venue Description
1 PEKA Road Show 22 February 2017  Involved three (3) states (Pahang,
(East Zone) Auditorium UNiSZA, Terengganu and Kelantan)
Kuala Terengganu,  Introduction and briefing session related
Terengganu to PEKA activities
2 PEKA Road Show 30 March 2017  Involved four (4) states (Selangor, WP KL
(Central & South Dewan Theatrette, & Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan and Johor)
Zone) Wisma Negeri  Introduction and briefing session related
Sembilan to PEKA activities
3 PEKA Road Show 15 and 17 August
(Sarawak Zone) 2017
i) Kuching  Introduction and briefing session related
ii) Miri Wisma PERKESO, to PEKA activities
Kuching
 Introduction and briefing session related
Persatuan Bulan Sabit to PEKA activities
Merah Cabang Miri
4 Development January-September  Development of PEKA EHRI Applications
of PEKA EHRI 2017 still ongoing
Applications  Involved three modules
5 EHRI Risk 8 to 10 August 2016  Involved three pilots project states
Assessment Gold Coast (Melaka, Perak & Sabah)
Workshop International Resort,  Introduction and briefing session related
Banting to EHRI Risk Assessment
 Conducting EHRI Risk Assessment for
each state involved

Because of the PEKA Road Show, several State has organized their respective PEKA workshops for
mapping and writing reports at state level - Kelantan (4 to 5/4/2017), Terengganu (12 to 13/10/2017),
Negeri Sembilan (2 to 3/8/2017), Selangor (12 to 13/9/2017), Kedah (16 to 17/10/2017), Pahang (23
to 24/10/2017), Johor (30 to 31/10/2017) and Pulau Pinang (8 to 10/11/2017).

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