Oshalog sets up OSHAssociation Chapter Malaysia
MIRI: Oshalog Fire Safety Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd, through its consultant Dr James C Fernando, has set up OSHAssociation Malaysia Chapter in August with an office located at Lot 2328, (Ground Floor) Jalan Dato Muip, Piasau, Bulatan Commercial Centre here.
It has 30 members comprising safety professionals in their respective fields throughout Malaysia and Brunei.
Fernando is very experience in the field of fire and safety and is a former chief fi re and safety officer with the Singapore Navy and Sembawang Corporation.
He has a total of 31 years of fire and safety experience, including an unforgettable experience in rescuing survivors of the Hotel New World and Sembawang Shipyard tanker explosions in 1992.
He has been a guest speaker for the Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health (MSOSH) seminar and the Emergency Response and Planning seminar organised by University Putra Malaysia, and the Fire and Rescue Department.
He is also a visiting lecturer with Singapore Aviation Academy in Singapore.
Fernando set up Oshalog Fire Safety Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd in Miri in 1996.
He is also the principal consultant for Oshalog Fire Safety Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd, and has conducted numerous courses, seminars and workshops in Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia and the United States.
He is a member of the Institute of Fire Engineers – UK, Registered Safety Director, Certified Safety Executive, Certified Safety Manager, Certified Safety Specialist ( Fire Safety Science) and Certified Safety Instructor – Master Level with the World Safety Organization (WSO) – USA, and is the current president of OSHAssociation for Malaysia Region and an executive board director of OSHAssociation - UK.
Fernando has three PhDs in Business Administration, Fire Service Management and Safety Management and Fire Science to his credit.
Meanwhile, OSHAssociation Malaysia Chapter will be conducting a series of seminars and workshops throughout Malaysia to recruit new members and conduct the OSHAssociation Certification Programme courses for eligible members.
In addition to the OSHAssociation International Certification courses, the Malaysia Chapter also conducts a host of other Fire and Safety courses.
OSHAssociation Malaysia Chapter will work closely with the Department of Occupational Safety and Health ( DOSH), Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health ( MSOSH), Construction Industry Development Board and Bomba Malaysia in ‘Saving Lives, Promoting Safety’.
Fernando reports that the OSHAssociation International Certification programmes for this year are directed toward the new generation of professionals and practitioners of safety and accident prevention, and students of safety and environmental programmes of various universities in Malaysia.
Those interested in the above certification programme and/or to be members of OSHAssociation may call Ms Lina/ Melinda at 085- 664211 (office), fax 085- 664311, or email oshaassociation@ yahoo.com