BERAKAS GARISON, Monday 11 March 2013 – Ministry of Defence, The Occupational Health and Safety Board Courses Certificate Presentation Ceremony was held today at the Dewan Pahlawan, Berakas Garrison.
Present today as the guest of honor was Haji Azhar bin Haji Ahmad, Acting Permanent Secretary (Defence Policy and Development), Ministry of Defence. Also present were Commandants, Military and Civilian Directors from respective Directorates of Ministry of Defence, Deputy Commanders of Services, Senior Officers, guests from Megamas Training Company Sdn. Bhd. and Bureau Veritas and course participants of respective courses.
The ceremony was part of the Ministry of Defence, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) awareness campaign with the theme “Towards creating a culture of healthier and safer working environment” which was launched by Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, the Deputy Minister of Defence on the 9th February 2012.
A total of 70 people comprising military officers and other ranks from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the Ministry of Defence who have attended respective OHSB courses between 2011 and 2012 were awarded with their certificates today.
The OHSB courses includes National Exam Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) International General Certificate, Institution Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Managing Safely, Occupational Health and Safety Process Management and Incident Investigation and Reporting. Indeed it was a proud moment for 432 Major (U) Hjh Suriani binti Hj Junaidi from the Royal Brunei Air Forces and Senior Engineer Pg Ali bin Pg Hj Metasan from the Inspectorate Unit, Commander RBAF Secretariat Office who both obtained a distinction in their National Exam Board Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) International General Certificate. Also at this juncture, 15 personnel have attended the Internal Auditor on ISO 9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO 14001:2004 standards conducted by Bureau Veritas.
Only 10 from the 15 personnel have gained the qualification to become Internal Auditors based on the International Standards. The Internal Auditor course is part of the 2013 initiative to initiate an international certification towards existing processes used in Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces.
Haji Azhar bin Haji Ahmad in his speech stressed that Ministry of Defence has an obligation and a Duty of Care to their workers as an employer. It is their utmost responsibility to ensure that all workers are competent and aware in the OHSM in order to prevent injury and accident at work.
With the continuous effort in developing the human resource capacity, MINDEF and Royal Brunei Armed Forces endeavors to nurture a more better, effective and systematic health & safety management at the workplace. These initiatives thus enhanced Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces readiness in the implementation and enforcement of Workplace Health & Safety Order 2009 of Negara Brunei Darussalam which is soon to be initiated.
MAJLIS PENYAMPAIAN SIJIL KURSUS-KURSUS KESIHATAN DAN KESELAMATAN KERJA KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN
BERAKAS GARISON, Isnin 11 Mac 2013
– Majlis Penyampaian Sijil Kursus-Kursus Kesihatan dan Keselamatan
Kerja Kementerian Pertahanan telah dilaksanakan di Dewan Pahlawan
Berakas Garison.
Hadir selaku Tetamu Kehormat ialah
Haji Azhar bin Haji Ahmad, Pemangku Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar Pertahanan
dan Pembangunan), Kementerian Pertahanan dan hadir bersama ialah
Komandan-Komandan, Pengarah-Pengarah Tentera dan Awam, Timbalan-Timbalan
Pemerintah AT, Pegawai-pegawai Kanan dan jemputan dari Syarikat Megamas
Training Co. Sdn. Bhd. dan Bureau Veritas.
Majlis
ini merupakan kesinambungan dari Kempen Kesedaran Kesihatan dan
Keselamatan Kerja, Kementerian Pertahanan yang bertemakan “Ke Arah
Membudayakan Persekitaran Tempat Kerja Yang Sihat dan Selamat” yang
mana telah dilancarkan oleh Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan pada 09 Februari 2012 yang lepas.
Seramai
70 anggota ABDB dan kakitangan awam, Kementerian Pertahanan telah
menghadiri kursus yang berkaitan dengan Kesihatan dan Keselamatan Kerja
pada tahun 2011 dan 2012. Diantara kursus yang dimaksudkan itu adalah
National Exam Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) International
General Certificate, Institution Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
Managing Safely, Occupational Health and Safety Process Management dan
Incident Investigation and Reporting.
Kementerian
Pertahanan dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei turut berbangga diatas
pencapaian 432 Mejar (U) Hjh Suriani binti Hj Junaidi dari TUDB dan
Jurutera Kanan 1 Pg Ali bin Pg Hj Metasan dari Unit Inspektorat, Pejabat
Urusetia Pemerintah ABDB yangmana telah berjaya memperolehi keputusan
Cemerlang dalam Kursus National Exam Occupational Safety and Health
(NEBOSH) International General Certificate. Kejayaan yang telah dicapai
akan menjadi pemangkin dalam usaha organisasi untuk berusaha
meningkatkan aspek perlaksanaan yang lebih holistik terhadap pengurusan
kesihatan & keselamatan kerja di Kementerian Pertahanan dan
Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei.
Manakala
seramai 15 orang anggota telah mengikuti kursus dalam Audit Dalaman
bagi piawaian ISO 9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007 dan ISO 14001:2004. Hanya
10 orang daripada 15 orang yang menyertai kursus berkenaan telah
diiktiraf berkelayakan selaku Juruaudit Dalaman bagi piawaian berkenaan.
Ini merupakan satu inisiatif baru tahun 2013 untuk mendapatkan
pengiktirafan piawaian Antarabangsa dalam proses-proses yang digunakan
di Kementerian Pertahanan dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei.
Kursus-kursus
yang dihadiri adalah penting dalam meningkatkan sumber tenaga manusia
terutama dalam kapasiti memberikan pengetahuan dan kelayakan untuk
membantu mencapai pengurusan Kesihatan dan Keselamatan di tempat kerja
kepada satu tahap peningkatan yang tinggi, berkesan dan lebih
bersistematik di ABDB dan Kementerian Pertahanan. Langkah ini adalah
sebagai persediaan kepada pengubalan Akta Kesihatan Keselamatan Kerja
Negara Brunei Darussalam yangmana akan dikuatkuasakan dalam masa yang
terdekat.
Perkara ini juga telah disentuh oleh
Haji Azhar bin Haji Ahmad dalam ucapannya yang memberikan penekanan
terhadap tanggungjawab Majikan khasnya dalam aspek Duty of Care, dimana
selaku majikan, Kementerian Pertahanan bertanggungjawab memastikan
setiap pekerja itu kompeten terhadap pekerjaan yang dilakukannya bagi
mengelakkan berlakunya kecederaan dan kemalangan di tempat kerja.