FACTORIES AND MACHINERY ACT 1967 (FMA 1967)ACT 139An Act to provid t! contro" o# #$ctori% &it!r%pct to '$ttr% r"$tin( to t! %$#t)*!$"t! $nd &"#$r o# pr%on% t!rin* t!r(i%tr$tion $nd in%pction o# '$c!inr) $nd#or '$ttr% connctd t!r&it!+(1%t F,* 197-)1967 -The Factories and Machinery Act was passed by the Parliament of Malaysia1968 Industrial Health Unit was set up. Unit!esihatanPerusahaan ditubuh"an#1970 The FMA $%&' is implemented(enforced. Machinery ) Factory *ept was responsible+ under Ministry of ,abour and Manpower !ementerian-uruhdanTena.a /a"yatMain Objectives of FMA 1967: To control the safety+ health and welfare of wor"ers in wor"places de0ned as 1factories2. To re.ulate the use of hi.h ris" 1machinery2 such as passen.er lifts+ escalators+ un0red pressure 3essels+ steamboilers and cranes which may pose dan.er to members of the public.Industry sectors co3ered by FMA $%&'4 5onstruction Manufacturin.+ minin. and 6uarryin. 7o3ernment ser3ices 8holesale and retail trades+ Hotel and /estaurants9peci0c de0nitionsFactories$ /efer to wor"places or premises in the manufacturin.+ construction+ minin. and 6uarryin. sectors. It EXCLUDES4 Premises used for the purposes of housin. locomoti3es or 3ehicles where only cleanin.+ washin.+ runnin. repairs or minor ad:ustments are carried out Premises where less than ; persons carry on any wor" in which machinery is not used.Machinery /efer to steam boilers+ un0red pressure 3essels+ prime mo3ers+ transmission machinery+ hoistin. machines and tac"le+ dri3en machinery+.as cylinders+ .as holders and any e6uipment for the castin.+ weldin. or electro-deposition of metals and for the sprayin. by means of compressed .as or air of metals or other materials. It EXCLUDES4 Machinery used for the propulsion of 3ehicles other than steam boilers or steam en.ines Machinery dri3en by manual power other than hoistin. machines Machinery used solely for pri3ate and domestic purposes or 5,U*?94 any economiser used to heat water bein. fed to the 3essel any super heater used for heatin. steam any pipes and 0ttin.s connected thereto.@Unre! "ress#re $essel Means any enclosed 3essel under pressure .reater than atmospheric pressure by any .as or miAture or combination of .ases. It I>5,U*?94 Any 3essel under pressure of steam eAternal to the steam boiler Any 3essel which is under pressure of a li6uid or .as or both+ and Any 3essel sub:ect internally to a pressure less than atmospheric pressure but does not include .as cylinders.%rime mo$er Means e3ery en.ine+ motor or other appliance which pro3ides mechanical ener.y deri3ed from air+ steam+ water+ wind+ electricity+ the combustion of fuel or other source.&ransmission machinery Means e3ery shaft+ wheel+ drum+ pulley+ system of fast and loose pulleys+ couplin.+ clutch+ dri3in. belt or other de3ice by which the motion of a prime mo3er or other source of mechanical power is transmitted to or recei3ed by any machine or appliance.BOCC./ATIONA0 SAFETY AND HEA0TH ACT 1991 (ACT 211)OSHA &$% n$ctd on 32t! F, 1991 &it! t! intnt to n%4r %$#t)* !$"t! $nd &"#$r o# $"" pr%on% $t p"$c% o# &or5+The Act contains &' sections+ di3ided into $; parts and appended with B schedules/!i"o%op!)6,$%ic concpt of