Working Towards Greater Safety At The Workplace
By Elizabeth John
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 22 March 2001 -- The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health of Malaysia has established a new research fund and plans to set up five more permanent campuses to promote the study and culture of safety in the workplace.
Beginning this year with a RM300,000 budget, the institute is offering research grants to anyone who is interested in conducting studies in the field of occupational health and safety.
NIOSH chairman Datuk Lee Lam Thye said there was a great deal more research needed in the field and hoped the grants would encourage more academics and professionals to carry out related studies.
"We are opening the fund to anyone who is interested in conducting research in the field of occupational safety and health. Even students who are doing research for their PhD can apply to NIOSH for a grant," he said.
Lee added the institute hoped to be able to offer more in research grants next year. He said this after delivering a public lecture on "Shaping a safe and healthy working culture" at Universiti Putra Malaysia recently.
Lee also said the institute had applied to set up five campuses in Penang, Kuantan, Johor Baru, Sabah and Sarawak under the Eighth Malaysia Plan. At present, it only has one permanent campus in Kuala Lumpur and a temporary one in Penang.
The institute will also employ 70 more professionals to join its ranks in the next four years to ensure it has sufficient personnel.
Lee said the move would help the institute expand its service to all regions in the country besides ensuring faster response to the training, inspection and advisory needs of its clients.
Source: City/New Straits Times
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