Fire safety model applying on workplaces of Fire and rescue departments in Kuala Lumpur city Malaysia

Occupational health & safety (OSH) are conditions and factors that affect, or may affect the health and safety of employees or employees wile at work. Certified OHSM systems have become an important instrument for organization in their efforts to make a work environment healthy and safe (Gallagher et al., 2001; Underhill & Rimmer, 2001, Frick and Wren, 2000; Robson et al., 2007; Rocha, 2010).Therefore, here for having a safe workplace first most problematic hazard were determined in this study, then a safety model regarding to the issue were proposed. Result reported that fire explosion was a highest hazard in the fire and rescue department in Kuala Lumpur city that is why the propose model most consider on fire as a hazard

CO2 Emission Inventory of on road vehicles in Selangor State Inpeninsular Malaysia

The transportation sector has greatly contributed to the socio-economic development with inherent environmental impacts. This study estimated the emission of CO2 from transportation sector, particularly from the use of passenger cars in Selangor Malaysia. The total CO2 emission from the region was calculated based on total fuel consumption (Kg) and Emission Factor of CO2 (gr/kg fuel). Lorries and cars were responsible for the highest CO2 emission and the emissions rate were directly related to the type and amount of fuel used and emission factor of fuel. High amount of CO2 emission was due to increase in vehicles on the road thereby increasing pollution on the environment. GIS is one of the most suitable methods to estimate the total CO2 emission and the split between different vehicle types as it determined by the kilometre covered for each vehicle category

Safety and health management commitment in Fire and Rescue Department, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

High-risk organizations are continuously trying to minimize risks. There is a developing concern about safety and health at work, until 1994, but Malaysia still did not have adequate provisions for safety and health of employees at the work environment, while technology and high standards are crucial, a core aspect of an effective health and safety management system constitutes the main theme for this study. In order to determine the state of safety commitment of an organization; 5 element of policy, organizing, evaluation, planning and implementation and action for improvement were measured through quantitative studies. With a specific end goal to gather required data about OSH Management System, proper questionnaire has been utilized to look for the present commitment of employers and employees. The total number of respondents for measuring a commitment were 347. For approaching a fire safety model one more set of designed questionnaire were answered by 309 respondents with higher level of education. The analytical technique is utilized to demonstrate the outcome by analyze the primary and essential information which is obtained from questionnaires. The sorts of analysis required for each of the research objectives is Kruskal Wallis for measuring the commitment of 5 elements of OSH management system, TOPSIS method for ranking the 5 elements of OSH management system, percentage descriptive analysis to identified the type of hazards, and ANOVA one way for determination of level of awareness, and the developed model were tested by LISREL software and the adequacy of the structure were validating by KMO test. The results from the related questionnaire (measuring commitment of 5 elements) showed that in policy part all stations showed high commitment which Chi square shows 58.152, in comparing the commitment of stations station Hang Tuah were committed in all part of elements while station Kepong only had higher level of commitment base on the mean rank (180.66) in comparison with the Hang Tuah station. The results for ranking the 5 elements showed that evaluation with weight 2.810 is the most important factor. Findings indicate that all of the concerns identified elements are linked to commitment. To achieve the level of the awareness of the workers the descriptive analysis was applied. The results showed that the level of the awareness among the workers are high with mean rank of 3.95. Regarding the type of the hazards of the department, fire explosion indicates a problematic hazard in the Fire and Rescue Department in Kuala Lumpur city. Therefore, the safety model was developed. A research additionally could build the information on relevant divisions like Bomba, which can support the businesses, worker, authorities and related organizations to put more efforts in regulating and handling the safety and health systems. The information presented in this study are essential since they give firm evidence of safety and health management which is useful for future references

E-waste management: towards an appropriate policy

The socio-environmental impact of rapidly increasing piles of electrical and electronic waste or E-waste at global level has been evaluated in detail. Malaysian scenario was selected as a case study to analyse various issues regarding generation, storage, transportation and disposal of E-waste. Generation of E-waste has been estimated to be about 652909 tonnes in 2006 and was extrapolated to reach around 706 000 tonnes in 2011 and about 1.2 million tonnes in 2020 in Malaysia alone. E-waste basically includes disposed materials of refrigerators, calculators, alarm clocks, computers, printers, televisions, monitors, audio setups, electronic thermometers, laser printer, etc, most of which contain batteries and other components. They carry traces of heavy elements and toxic compounds that threaten human and animal health and various other parts of ecosystem. As per the estimation, over 75% of subjects interviewed in this study has lack of knowledge in storage and disposal techniques of E-waste. The situation may be worse in some other parts of the world. Finally, this paper proposes viable procedures for the safe management of E-waste

Review on CO2 emission from transportation sector in Malaysia

Transportation-related emissions are the dominant contributing source of air pollutants today. Considering the negative impacts of transportation-related emissions on our social and economic environment, extensive efforts have been made by researchers and practitioners attempting to find solutions to reduce the emissions. The present study reviews the current state of GHG emission from transportation section, the measures that have been initiated in Malaysia for GHG emission reduction in transportation sector. Various region’s car ownership, use and emissions are higher than would be predicted on the basis of population or gross domestic product (GDP), and car traffic clogs the streets and pollutes the air of many countries, Furthermore, global carbon emissions from transport, mostly from cars, are predicted to grow threefold by 2030 as both automobile ownership and vehicle use expand. The total emissions level in the developing countries will still be small compared to those of developed countries, but they will not be trivial. Malaysia has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 40% by the year 2020. The fact that transport sector of Malaysia shares a big portion of national GHG emissions; its role is paramount. The review shows deceleration of GHG emission from transportation sector globally and Malaysia in recent years. However, the study reveals that the present measures may not be enough to reduce GHG emission up to the set target. Malaysia needs more prudent strategies for climate-friendly development of transportation to achieve sustainability goals