Jun 21, 2025
Occupational Safety and Health Risk Management Regulatory Policies Among Five Southeast Asian Countries
- Wilson Lee1
- 1University Putra Malaysia
Protocol Citation: Wilson Lee 2025. Occupational Safety and Health Risk Management Regulatory Policies Among Five Southeast Asian Countries. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.4r3l2pxm3g1y/v1
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Created: June 20, 2025
Last Modified: June 21, 2025
Protocol Integer ID: 220619
Keywords: occupational safety, risk management regulation, examining osh risk management theme, health risk management regulatory policy, osh risk management theme, ilo oshms 2001 guideline, safety, southeast asian country, asian country, malaysia, guideline, indonesia, practice, singapore, thailand, health, risk
Abstract
A comparative review study is conducted on the occupational safety and health (OSH) risk management regulations and practices in five Southeast Asian Countries namely, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei. A documentary study examining OSH risk management themes derived from the ISO 31000 framework and ILO OSHMS 2001 Guidelines.
Study Information
Background of Study
OSH Risk Management is a systematic tool to manage workplace hazards and to prevent accidents. However, the rate of workplace accidents in ASEAN countries remain high even though risk management policies were enacted. Hence, there is a need to examine the risk management policies and implementation to identify the strengths and gaps.
Objectives of Study
1. To identify the OSH risk management policies in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei
2. To evaluate the gaps among the OSH risk management policies
3. To determine the strengths and good practices
Design Plan
Study Type
Narrative comparative review - Documentary Analysis
Blinding
No blinding is involved in this study
Study Design
Documentary Thematic Comparative Review
Sampling Plan
Existing Data
Registration prior to analysis of data
Explanation of existing data
Identification of relevant studies and documents
The identification of potentially relevant publications and documents will be searched from inception to 31 December 2024 in the following electronic databases: Scopus, ScienceDirect, google Scholar, and official government websites.
The draft search terms are as follows: "risk management" AND "workplace" AND "risk assessment" OR "ASEAN" OR "regulation"
The final search results will be exported into excel, and duplicates removed. We will also check the reference lists of results of the final retrieved studies for additional publications of relevant studies.
Inclusion
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei
Analysis Plan
Theme Selection
The study themes are derived from the ISO 31000 framework and ILO OSHMS 2001 Guidelines
Data Synthesis
A narrative synthesis approach will be used to present the results of this review. We will summarize OSH risk management policies among the 5 countries based on the study themes. The OSH risk management policies among the 5 countries will be synthesized descriptively and the strengths of each policy as well as policy gaps will be highlighted. The outcomes of the study will be presented using tables to summarize key findings.
Limitations
Some of the government documents were translated to English. For exact interpretations, please refer to the original regulation in the respective national language.