INDUSTRIAL TALK

KUK3562: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH

8 MAY 2025

8:30AM – 10:00AM

THINK BEFORE YOU ACT: ASSESS THE RISK!

                An industrial talk for KUK3562, Occupational Safety & Health subject has been conducted on 8^th May 2025. The talk, entitled “Think Before You Act: Assess the Risk!”, was delivered by Mr Muhammad Faizal Zainal Abidin, Senior Assistant Director & Head of Section for Building Construction Division, Department of Occupational Safety & Health Pahang.

                101 students attended the session, which was conducted through Google Meet, to accommodate students from both campuses. Among the points that were stressed during the session are the importance of complying with legal requirements related to risk assessment. The speaker also stressed that risk assessment is not individual work but teamwork. The speaker also reminded that there is a need to revise the risk assessment due to a few reasons such as the occurrence of accident related to the process or equipment.

                The talk gave the students a chance to gain knowledge & interact with a government officer that has vast knowledge & experience in occupational safety & health (OSH). A few questions were asked by students regarding OSH during this one & half hour session. The students were also asked to answer a few short questions to recap back what they have learned from the session.

                It is hoped that the students will be able to gain knowledge about risk assessment & OSH in general from this session. It is also hoped that they can apply the knowledge that they gain in this session after they have graduated.