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Seminar Pemantapan Penguatkuasaan Higien Industri dan Ergonomik dengan Menerapkan Prinsip Cognitive Ergonomics

HFEM dengan kerjasama PERKESO telah menganjurkan Seminar Pemantapan Penguatkuasaan Higien Industri dan Ergonomik dengan Menerapkan Prinsip Cognitive Ergonomics. Seminar ini berlangsung pada 27 Februari 2023 di Center of Industry Relations and Networks (CiRNet), UPM Serdang. 
 
Seminar ini dihadiri oleh kira-kira 20 orang pengamal industri. 
 

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[Upcoming] Ergonomics Trained Person (Initial) – 25-26 July 2023

Training: Ergonomics Trained Person (ETP)

25-26 July 2023

Ergonomics Risk Assessment (Initial)
Venue : Bangi Resort Hotel, Selangor
Mode  : Face-to-face

The course outline is developed based on the DOSH Guidelines on Ergonomics Risk Assessment at Workplace 2017. 

Course outline

HFEM offers affordable and competitive training package, with special rate for HFEM members. Book you seat now.

Register

HFEM brings to you a 2-day Initial ERA training for Ergonomics Trained Person (ETP). Our next training session will be conducted by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dian Darina Indah Daruis

(Profile).

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Initial Ergonomics Risk Assessment cover all the Ergonomics risk factors as listed below:

  • Awkward posture
  • Static position and sustained work posture
  • Forceful exertion
  • Repetitive motion
  • Vibration (HAV & WBV)
  • Environmental Risk Factor

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Ergonomics Trained Person (Initial ERA) – 13-14 February 2023

Training: Ergonomics Trained Person (ETP)

13-14 Feb 2023

Ergonomics Risk Assessment (Initial)
Venue : Bangi Resort Hotel
Mode  : Face-to-face

The course outline is developed based on the DOSH Guidelines on Ergonomics Risk Assessment at Workplace 2017. 

Course outline

HFEM offers affordable and competitive training package, with special rate for HFEM members. Book you seat now.

Register

HFEM has successfully organized a 2-day Initial ERA training for Ergonomics Trained Person (ETP). The training was conducted by  Dr. Baba Md Deros (Profile).

The training was attended by 17 participants from various industry sectors.

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Initial Ergonomics Risk Assessment cover all the Ergonomics risk factors as listed below:

  • Awkward posture
  • Static position and sustained work posture
  • Forceful exertion
  • Repetitive motion
  • Vibration (HAV & WBV)
  • Environmental Risk Factor

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HFEM received SOSCO grant for training program

On 2nd February 2023, HFEM had received SOCSO grant for a total of RM58,195 for training program in 2023. The award event was held at Menara PERKESO, Putrajaya and HFEM was represented by the President HFEM, Assoc. Prof Dr Ng Yee Guan.
 
HFEM will organize 11 training and development programs under the SOCSO grant.
 

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Bengkel Pembangunan Modul “OSH Club” Sekolah Menengah

Bagi mendokong Teras Strategik 3 di bawah OSHMP25 dalam meningkatkan Pendidikan dan Penyelidikan KKP di Malaysia, pada 28-29 Januari 2023, HFEM telah dijemput untuk menjadi wakil dalam Bengkel Pembangunan Modul OSH Club. Modul ini akan diperkenalkan kepada sekolah rendah dan sekolah menengah. HFE diwakili oleh Dr. Mohd Zubairy Shamsudin dari Unisel.

Bengkel ini berlangsung di Wisma MSOSH, Shah Alam Selangor. Modul OSH Club dirangka bagi menerapkan latihan asas berkenaan KKP di sekolah-sekolah rendah dan menengah di Malaysia. Murid yang menyertai OSH Club ini, akan dapat membudayakan amalan selamat dan sihat dalam menjalani aktiviti kehidupan seharian.

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HFEM representative in Industrial Hygiene Catalyst Committee (IH2C) Board

The Industrial Hygience Catalyst Committee (IH2C) Board meeting was held on 26 January 2023 at Petronas Tower 1.
 
As one of non-profit society for ergonomics and safety field, HFEM was invited to be part of the IH2S Board and the Society agreed to appoint the President, Assoc. Prof Dr Ng Yee Guan to represent the HFEM in the IH2C Board.  
 
The objective of IH2C is to increase the awareness, knowledge, and commitment of employer, employee, and occupational safety and health practitioners through:
  • Involvement in promotion activity for occupational health in industry
  • Contribute in knowledge and expertise aspects for developing promotion materials for occupational safety and health
  • Assist the division to spread promotion materials of occupational health in industry

  

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HFEM will share expertise in Petronas HFM Capability Building Module

On 11 January 2023, HFEM was invited to participate in Human Factors Management (HFM) Capability Building Module meeting, at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). This initiative was organized by Petronas.

HFEM was represented by Dr. Ng Yee Guan (President HFEM), Dr. Dian Darina Indah Daruis (Vice President HFEM), Mr. Hafizul Hilmi (HFEM Board Member), and Dr Ibrahim Taib (SIG Engineering, HFEM). In the meeting, HFEM representative Dr. Ibrahim was invited to deliver a talk on “Human Factors in Error Management”. 

HFEM and Petronas will collaborate for developing training modules for their internal staff and operators.   

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HFE collaborated with UniMAP on Design Thinking Bootcamp (Ergobility 2022)

On 16-17 December 2022, HFEM organized 2-days Design Thinking Bootcamp: Ergobility 2022 at Fakulti Teknologi Kejuruteraan Mekanikal (FKTM) A (DPU2/MPU1), UniMAP. The program was participated 40 students and practitioners. 

As a means to quickly spread the basic of Design Thinking throughout as many participants as possible, the 2 days bootcamp on the basic of Design Thinking and its application as the framework for innovation is proposed, here are a handful of facilitators in the art of Design Thinking shall tour the country and conducting as many bootcamps as possible. In order that skills learned in these bootcamps are not lost, ErgoLympic 2023 where participants can further improve their skills must be setup.

The objectives of the Bootcamp are to train participants to be able to:

  • Define what is innovation and understand the difference between innovation, creativity, and invention
  • Know the taxonomy and types of innovations
  • Familiar with the framework for creative making based on Design Thinking
  • Apply the technique of understanding and observation as a means to gather inspiration
  • Familiar with a number of effective thinking techniques and their application to generate ideas
  • Apply prototyping techniques to evaluate ideas
  • Understand the importance of ergonomics value in design and innovation and be able to estimate them
  • Use appropriate communication techniques to communicate concepts and ideas

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HFEM participate in NXP Semiconductors ESH Week Exhibition 2022

HFEM have organized an exhibition at NXP Semiconductors ESH Week Exhibition 2022 at NXP Semiconductors, Petaling Jaya. The objective of this event was to create awareness among employees on ergonomics related matters.

 

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Ergonomics Trained Person (Advanced) – 15-16 Nov 2022

Training: Ergonomics Trained Person (ETP)

15-16 Nov 2022

Ergonomics Risk Assessment (Advanced)
Venue : Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya
Mode  : Face-to-face

The course outline is developed based on the DOSH Guidelines on Ergonomics Risk Assessment at Workplace 2017. 

Course outline

HFEM offers affordable and competitive training package, with special rate for HFEM members. Book you seat now.

Register

HFEM has successfully conducted the Advanced ERA training for Ergonomics Trained Person (ETP). The training session was conducted by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dian Darina Indah Daruis (Profile).

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Advanced ERA training offers a combination of methods in two days sessions. The following is several methods of choice:

  • Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) – for postural assessment
  • Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) – for postural assessment
  • Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) – for office-based task assessment
  • Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART) – for assessment of repetitive tasks of the upper limbs
  • Manual Handling Assessment Chart – Forceful Exertion
  • Risk Assessment for Pushing and Pulling (RAPP) – Forceful Exertion
  • Quick Exposure Checklist (QEC) for the Assessments of Workplace Risks – for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs

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