ROY SOLOMON RICHARDSAMY

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and company’s Occupational Health & Safety Policy, Programs and Procedures.
• Identify health and safety hazards and recommend corrective actions.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Occupational Safety & Health Leadership – Lead OSH matters across PKT’s multi-site warehouse operations spanning the northern and central/southern regions of Peninsular Malaysia, including a Halal-certified warehouses, cold room facility and the adjacent Peninsula College premises.
• Statutory Liaison – Liaise directly with DOSH, BOMBA, DOE and local authorities on licensing, inspections, incident reporting and compliance under OSHA 1994 and the OSH (Amendment) Act 2022.
• HIRARC – Conduct and maintain Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control (HIRARC) using the DOSH 5x5 risk matrix to identify factors that may cause harm to employees, contractors and visitors at the workplace.
• Contractor & Vendor Coordination – Liaise with contractors for scheduled servicing, maintenance and certificate renewal of fire-fighting systems, fire extinguishers, CCTV/security systems, lifts and material handling equipment; ensure contractors comply with company safety requirements while on site.
• Site Inspections & Audits – Conduct regular workplace inspections and safety audits across all branches to identify unsafe conditions or work practices and verify compliance with safety rules, regulations and PPE requirements.
• Accident & Incident Investigation – Investigate safety incidents involving drivers, warehouse staff and MHE operators; determine root cause, interview persons involved and witnesses, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Emergency Preparedness & Business Continuity – Develop Business Continuity Plan scenarios (flood, worker strike, bomb threat) and coordinate emergency evacuation drills, fire drills and first aid response across warehouse, office and college sites, including live Bomba-coordinated evacuation exercises.
• Training & Competency Development – Identify training needs and deliver toolbox talks and formal training on fire safety, hazardous material spillage, forklift/Reach Truck operation, EV battery and EV fire blanket safety, and psychosocial hazard awareness.
• Traffic & Pedestrian Safety – Ensure traffic flow, pedestrian walkways and parking areas are properly followed by staff, customers, visitors and contractors across all facility sites.
• MHE Licensing & Equipment Checklists – Monitor, issue and renew Material Handling Equipment (MHE) driving licenses, and maintain truck and forklift safety equipment checklists.
• Safety Committee & ERT – Coordinate quarterly Safety & Health Committee meetings and ensure OSH and Emergency Response Team (ERT) functions remain active and ready across all involved branches.
• Customer EHS Reporting & Audit Support – Prepare customer EHS reports, attend customer meetings, and support customer safety audits and site assessments.
• Compliance & Recordkeeping – Ensure company-wide compliance with OSHA regulations and DOSH recordkeeping requirements; maintain accident/lost-time-injury logs, First Aid box inventories and Fire Prevention Checklists.
• New Business Set-up – Support new business set-ups from a safety and security perspective, including Dangerous Goods (DG) cargo transportation and warehousing requirements.
• Environmental & ESG Involvement – Member of the Environment Management Committee and ESG team; support sustainability reporting and Halal certification compliance requirements.
• Multi-site Coordination – Extend and standardize OSH policies, programs and emergency response readiness across all PKT branches in Klang Valley and other regions to ensure group-wide compliance.
• Coaching & Training Partnerships – Host college students and university interns as OSH understudies for on-the-job training, and conduct Safety Training Modules as an invited trainer for Peninsula College’s PenSkills Program.

• Appointed Deputy Safety and Health Officer (2008) alongside core engineering duties; certified as a Safety and Health Officer by NIOSH (2012).
• Conducted site safety audits and toolbox talks for contractors, verifying Permit-to-Work, CIDB and manpower documentation before granting site access.
• Led emergency evacuation and fire drills; enforced PPE, fire extinguisher and first aid readiness, barring non-compliant contractors from site access.
• Compiled and verified weekly and monthly site progress reports for management.

• Appointed Deputy Safety and Health Officer (2008) alongside core engineering duties; certified as a Safety and Health Officer by NIOSH (2012).
• Conducted site safety audits and toolbox talks for contractors, verifying Permit-to-Work, CIDB and manpower documentation before granting site access.
• Led emergency evacuation and fire drills; enforced PPE, fire extinguisher and first aid readiness, barring non-compliant contractors from site access.
• Compiled and verified weekly and monthly site progress reports for management.

• Provided second-level technical support and network planning to major regional telecommunications operators, leading software roll-outs and network upgrades while liaising with international hardware/software teams in Shenyang, China and Swindon, UK.