Akhbarzuwan Ahmad

1) Food Safety & Quality Unit - Import Branch

• Maintained strong relationships with government agencies such as customs authorities, facilitating streamlined clearance procedures for imports.
• Conducted regular inspections and scheduled food sampling on food cargo shipment to maintain accuracy and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Verified compliance with sanitation procedures through ship sanitation inspection and release operation permit
• Conducted inspection on food premises and commenced enforcement action through improvement notices, notices or premise closure to ensure food safety practices according to Food Hygiene Regulations 2009.

2) Environmental and Occupational Health Unit

• Conducted safety audits and evaluated workplace environments to identify workplace hazards and deficiencies.
• Providing and educating employees on emergency response plan and safe work practices.
• Organized yearly health screening program to ensure employees gets medical attention as needed
• Develop training program for employees ensuring healthier lifestyle
• Investigated incidents, determining root causes and implementing corrective actions such as sharp injury and communicable disease among employees.
• Collaborated with other agensies providing a safe place for natural disaster victims.
• Reviewed premises compliance with environmental health regulations for business registration permit such as private school and landfill.

3) Water Quality Control Unit

• Safeguarded water quality through regular testing and proactive management of potential contamination sources.
• Conducted water quality assessments for public pool, ensuring adherence to water quality standard requirements.

4) Others

• Investigated cases due to disease outbreak such as COVID-19, MERS-CoV, Ebola and H1N1
• Coordinated quarantine centre for COVID-19 close contact
• Performed health screening at airport and seaport during COVID-19 outbreak identifying potential infected person

1) Non-Communicable Disease Unit

· Develop training program for selected community ensuring healthier lifestyle

· Investigated incidents and determining causes such as methanol poisoning

· Conducted routine premise inspection on registered childcare centre ensuring adherence to standard requirements and safeguarding occupants' well-being.

· Commenced enforcement action through notices according to Control of Tobacco Products Regulations 2004