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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
ISSN: 1394-195X
Vol. 26, No. 2, 2019, pp. 131-137
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Bioline Code: mj19029
Full paper language: English
Document type: Special Article
Document available free of charge
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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2019, pp. 131-137
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The Proposed Future Infrastructure Model for Basic Occupational Health Services in Malaysia
Samsuddin, Niza; Razali, Ailin; Ab Rahman, Nor Azlina; Yusof, Muhammad Zubir; Nik Mahmood, Nik Ahmad Kamal & Abdullah Hair, Ahmad Fitri
Abstract
The objectives of occupational health services (OHS) are to create a healthy and safe
working environment, prevent work-related diseases, optimise employees’ functional capacity
and promote health. According to the literature, global accessibility to OHS has not shown much
improvement and even worsened in certain countries. The main challenges come from the small
and medium enterprises (SMEs). To respond to these global challenges, the basic occupational
health services (BOHS) guideline was published under the purview of the World Health
Organization and the International Labour Organization. The guideline describes BOHS as part
of the infrastructure called the occupational safety and health system, an essential element that
ensures the high service coverage and sustainability of the programme. The BOHS guideline was
introduced in Malaysia by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health with a focus on SMEs,
but its accessibility is low. A gap analysis was conducted between the current BOHS in Malaysia
and the published international guideline. The important challenges identified that contributes to
the low BOHS accessibility in Malaysia is the weakness in the BOHS infrastructure and OHS system
provision. The proposed BOHS infrastructure model is meant to increase accessibility and to
provide fair and equitable health services for Malaysians.
Keywords
basic occupational health services; occupational health services; small and medium enterprises; infrastructure model
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