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PROPOSAL FOR WELDING SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR WELDER

1.0 OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this paper is to seek approval from the Management of Alam Flora Sdn Bhd

(AFSB) to:

1.1 Provide approved welding safety equipment for workers who engaged with welding activity

in order to prevent them from eyes and skin burns.

2.0 BACKGROUND2.1 One of the requirements by Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan

Awam (PPSPPA) under privatisation is that all operation staff must wear proper PPE

while working on site.

2.2 In an effort to prevent workers from the welding hazards, the use of welding safety

equipment is essential to protect the areas of the body most vulnerable to hazards,

which result directly from welding activities.

2.3 Welding safety equipments focus on protecting the head, the eyes, the body, the legs

and feet of a workers.

2.4 Welding safety equipments would include leather welding sleeves, heavy duty welding

apron, leather gloves, welding face shield.

3.0 JUSTIFICATION

3.1 Welding Safety Equipments are Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that should be

provided by an employer to protect his employee from occupational hazard.

3.2 According to the Occupational Safety & Health Act 1994: Section 26 states that:

No employer shall levy or permit to be levied on any employee of his any charge in

respect of anything done or provided in pursuance of this Act or any regulation made

there under. This means that personal protective equipment provided by an employer to

his employees must be made at no cost to the employees.


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4.0 SPECIFICATION OF WELDING SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Welding safety equipment comes in various designs and fitted for different purposes.

Below is the type of safety welder equipment that should be worn by welder.

4.1 Type of welding safety equipment

Type of Welder Safety Equipment Function

Heavy Duty Welding Apron Protect body from heat / sparks.

Leather Welding Sleeve

Protect arms from heat / sparks.


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Leather Glove Protect hand from heat / sparks.

Welding Face shield Protect eyes from arc rays

4.2 Requirement that should be follow when purchasing Welder Safety Equipment:

a) The equipment must be approved by Department of Occupational Safety and Health

(DOSH).

b) Suitable to the type of work;

c) Fit the employees;

d) Not adversely affect the health or medical condition of the employees;

e) Must be in sufficient supply and readily available to employees who require it


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5.0 QUANTITY USAGE FOR EACH SERVICE AREA

No.Type of Welding

Safety Equipment

Quantity Usage in Service

Area Total usage

KLSA PSA1 SSA3

1.

Heavy Duty

Welding Apron

3 3 2 8

2.

Welder Sleeve

Leather

3 3 2 8

3. Leather Glove 3 3 2 8

4.

Welding Face

Shield

3 3 2 8

Total usage 12 12 8 32


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7.0 PROPOSED PRICE AND TOTAL COST

We proposed to select PPE from VKI Marketing Sdn. Bhd and Petaling Equipment & Trading

Sdn. Bhd. and below are the total cost for PPE:

No.Type of Welding

Safety

Equipment

Price per

Unit

SupplierCost for each Service Area

Total cost

KLSA PSA1 SSA3

1. Heavy Duty

Welding Apron

RM 37.00

VKI

Marketing

Sdn. Bhd

RM 111.00 RM 74.00 RM 111.00 RM 296.00

2. Welder Sleeve

Leather

RM 33.00

VKI

Marketing

Sdn. Bhd

RM 99.00 RM 66.00 RM 99.00 RM 264.00

3. Leather Glove RM 11.00

VKI

Marketing

Sdn. Bhd

RM 33.00 RM 22.00 RM 33.00 RM 88.00

4. Welding Face

Shield

RM 16.50

Petaling

Equipment

& Trading

Sdn. Bhd

RM 49.50 RM 33.00 RM 49.50 RM 132.00

Total Cost RM 292.00 RM 195.00 RM 292.50 RM 780.00


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We seek your approval to consider our proposal in order for us to make further arrangement.

Prepared By

Name & Position Signature

Shamsul Anuar Othman

Assisstant Manager Environmental,

Health & Safety

Verified By Ramizu Abd Rahim

Manager, Environmental, Health &

Safety

Approved By Hj. Mohd Zain Hj. Hassan

Chief Executive Officer


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