(1) This Act may be cited as the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), this Act shall apply throughout Malaysia to the industries specified in the First Schedule.
(3) Nothing in this Act shall apply to work on board ships governed by the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 [Ord. No. 70 of 1952], the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1960 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. No. 11 of 1960] or Sarawak [Sarawak Ord. No. 2 of 1960] or the armed forces.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tajuk ringkas dan pemakaian
(1) Akta ini bolehlah dinamakan Akta Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan 1994.
(2) Tertakluk kepada subseksyen (3), Akta ini hendaklah terpakai bagi semua tempat kerja di seluruh Malaysia termasuk dalam perkhidmatan awam dan pihak berkuasa berkanun.
(3) Tiada apa-apa jua dalam Akta ini terpakai bagi pekerjaan yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual Pertama.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).