More OSH training in Sabah
The New Straits Times Online, 16 January 2014
KOTA KINABALU: The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) here will hold safety courses and seminars for hospitality and tourism related-industry in Sabah.
Its chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said they would extend a hand to the State's tourism players such as hotel operators, ground transport operators such as those managing coaches and cruises as well as related government agencies to ensure their employees are equipped with the necessary occupational, safety and health (OSH) training.
"As we are aware, tourists intake are expected to increase with the VMY (Visit Malaysia Year 2014) programme and their safety concerns must be looked into to ensure Malaysia remains a top destination spot.
"NIOSH Sabah is in the position of providing or catering to specific OSH programmes tailored to the hospitality industry's needs," he said at an appreciation luncheon for OSH clients and the media fraternity here, yesterday.
He said more than 450 activities including training courses, seminars and lecturers have been organised by NIOSH Sabah last year, which saw the involvement of 8,000 participants. competency courses.
On another matter, Lee lauded the government's effort to set up a Special Cabinet Committee to tackle the cost of living faced by the people and a laboratory to identify ways to ease the people's burden in relation to the matter.
He proposed that the Committee provide the opportunity and a platform for consumer associations to present their views in how to tackle the issue.
"It is also a high time for the government to take stern actions against offenders under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011, to ensure traders do not exploit the situation by rising prices of their goods unreasonably.
"At the same time, I hope the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry would expand their awareness programmes to educate consumers on how to make good buying choices and use their purchasing power by boycotting shops and retailers that charge exhorbitantly," Lee said.
