Mandatory course for express bus operators
ALOR SETAR: All 224 express bus operators will be required to attend a two-day Safety, Health and Environmental Management (SHE) course as part of the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board’s (CVLB) new regulation.
CVLB chairman Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique said the course, starting on Feb 23, is to brief bus operators on the five requirements under SHE.
“SHE was added as part of the new licensing regulation for express buses following the Sani United Sdn Bhd bus accident which killed 10 people in Ipoh late last year.
“We issued a circular asking express bus operators to comply with SHE but later realised that most of them did not know the proper procedure to obtain a SHE certificate,” she said after chairing a dialogue with Kedah/Perlis taxi operators here yesterday.
Halimah said under SHE, the operators must properly manage their drivers, know bus trip risk factors and ensure their vehicles were regularly serviced.
“They will be given two weeks to implement what is required under SHE, and those who fail to comply after the given time will have action taken against them,” she said.
On another matter, she said that by March 1, taxi operators who failed to fix stickers displaying the new rates and informing commuters that the drivers were using meters would be issued a RM300 compound fine.
“If they continue to be stubborn, we will suspend and revoke their permits by the second or third offence,” she added.
Taken from The Star website
But several questions arise,
1. Is 2 day course enough for all the express bus operators? What about the obligatory trainings as per Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and its subsidiary regulations?
2. CVLB chairman Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique said, "...most of them did not know the proper procedure to obtain a SHE certificate...". Why SHE certificate? Who issues the certificate? Is the certificate in compliance with international standards? Why not asking the companies to subsribe to OHSAS18001 and/or MS1722 standards instead?
3. What about Safety and Health Policy statement? Do all the 224 express bus companies have such policy and communicate the policy to their employees? Do the companies have safety and health committee at their workplace?
ALOR SETAR: All 224 express bus operators will be required to attend a two-day Safety, Health and Environmental Management (SHE) course as part of the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board’s (CVLB) new regulation.
CVLB chairman Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique said the course, starting on Feb 23, is to brief bus operators on the five requirements under SHE.
“SHE was added as part of the new licensing regulation for express buses following the Sani United Sdn Bhd bus accident which killed 10 people in Ipoh late last year.
“We issued a circular asking express bus operators to comply with SHE but later realised that most of them did not know the proper procedure to obtain a SHE certificate,” she said after chairing a dialogue with Kedah/Perlis taxi operators here yesterday.
Halimah said under SHE, the operators must properly manage their drivers, know bus trip risk factors and ensure their vehicles were regularly serviced.
“They will be given two weeks to implement what is required under SHE, and those who fail to comply after the given time will have action taken against them,” she said.
On another matter, she said that by March 1, taxi operators who failed to fix stickers displaying the new rates and informing commuters that the drivers were using meters would be issued a RM300 compound fine.
“If they continue to be stubborn, we will suspend and revoke their permits by the second or third offence,” she added.
Taken from The Star website
But several questions arise,
1. Is 2 day course enough for all the express bus operators? What about the obligatory trainings as per Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and its subsidiary regulations?
2. CVLB chairman Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique said, "...most of them did not know the proper procedure to obtain a SHE certificate...". Why SHE certificate? Who issues the certificate? Is the certificate in compliance with international standards? Why not asking the companies to subsribe to OHSAS18001 and/or MS1722 standards instead?
3. What about Safety and Health Policy statement? Do all the 224 express bus companies have such policy and communicate the policy to their employees? Do the companies have safety and health committee at their workplace?
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