As prescribed under Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standard of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000, it is a mandatory requirement to conduct an assessment of risk to health by a registered assessor before doing any work involving chemicals hazardous to health. CHEMSAIN was appointed as the consultant to conduct Chemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA) at the premise with reference to A Manual of Recommended Practice On Assessment Of The Health Risks Arising From The Use Of Chemicals Hazardous To Health At The Workplace 2018 (3rd Edition) published by Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Malaysia.

The main objective of this Chemical Health Risk Assessment are:

• To identify the hazards posed by each Chemical Hazardous to Health (CHTH) used within the workplace;
• To evaluate the degree of exposure of workers to the hazardous chemicals, either through inhalation, dermal or ingestion;
• To evaluate the adequacy of existing control measures;
• To conclude on the significance of health risk posed by the hazardous chemicals.
• To recommend further appropriate control measures and priorities actions to be taken to prevent or reduce risks.

CHEMSAIN has successfully carried out the CHRA assessment and the report has been submitted to the Department of Safety and Health (DOSH) Malaysia.