Is my facility a Major Hazard Installation (MHI)?

It depends on the type and quantity of hazardous substances against CIMAH threshold quantities. We run that assessment and tell you whether you're MHI, NMHI, or out of scope.

What goes into a CIMAH safety report?

Broadly: the activity and hazards, the risk assessment (often QRA-supported), the safety management system, and the emergency response plan. We develop or review the full report for DOSH submission.

What changed with the OSHA 1994 Amendment in 2024?

Effective June 2024, it raised duties and penalties up to RM500,000 materially increasing the cost of weak process safety.

How is process safety different from occupational HSE?

Occupational safety manages frequent, low-consequence personal harm; process safety prevents rare, high-consequence major accidents. They need different expertise — you need both.

Process Safety Consultant Malaysia

From a focused gap review to a full PSM programme and CIMAH safety report. We help Malaysian operators prevent major accidents, protect production & stay on the right side of DOSH. Delivered by engineers who've managed these risks from inside major operators.

The PISB Approach

Your team works safer and more efficiently with manuals they can actually understand.

What is process safety management (PSM)?

Process safety management is the system of standards, studies and disciplines that prevents major accidents fires, explosions, toxic releases, loss of containment as distinct from occupational safety, which manages day-to-day personal harm. PSM spans hazard studies (HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA), engineered safeguards (SIL), and the operating disciplines that keep them effective: management of change, pre-startup safety review, mechanical integrity & safety critical element management.

Why process safety is now a board-level number, not a compliance line item

Three shifts have changed the maths for Malaysian operators:

• Enforcement has teeth. The OSHA 1994 Amendment (Act A1648) has been in force since
1 June 2024, with penalties reaching RM500,000 — before counting parallel charges,
insurance fallout and reputational cost.
• The hazard base has grown. Malaysia now has 384+ registered Major Hazard
Installations, up roughly 400% since CIMAH 1996.
• The expertise to manage it is scarce. Certified competent persons haven’t kept pace with
the number of installations.

A single major accident can erase years of margin. Against that, structured process safety is one of the highest-return investments an operator can make: it protects the asset, keeps production online, and turns “we think we’re compliant” into evidence you can put in front of DOSH and your board. We help you get there in proportion to your risk — starting small if that’s

Our Process Safety Services

PSM gap review ("Pathfinder")

A concise diagnostic of where your PSM stands against best practice, with a prioritised improvement plan.

Full PSM roll-out

A complete programme designed and embedded for your site.

CIMAH safety report & MHI classification

Determining MHI/NMHI status against threshold quantities, and preparing a defensible safety report.

Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)

Consequence modelling and individual/societal risk to support CIMAH submissions and siting decisions.

HAZOP / HAZID

Facilitated hazard studies.

MOC, PSSR & SCE management

The operating disciplines that keep PSM alive between studies.

How we build process safety that holds

We start where your risk and your regulator demand attention, deliver work your team understands and owns, then build the routines MOC, audit, action close-out, leading and lagging indicators that keep it running after we leave. No abandoned binders.

FAQ

Is my facility a Major Hazard Installation (MHI)?
It depends on the type and quantity of hazardous substances against CIMAH threshold quantities. We run that assessment and tell you whether you're MHI, NMHI, or out of scope.
What goes into a CIMAH safety report?
Broadly: the activity and hazards, the risk assessment (often QRA-supported), the safety management system, and the emergency response plan. We develop or review the full report for DOSH submission.
What changed with the OSHA 1994 Amendment in 2024?
Effective June 2024, it raised duties and penalties up to RM500,000 materially increasing the cost of weak process safety.
How is process safety different from occupational HSE?
Occupational safety manages frequent, low-consequence personal harm; process safety prevents rare, high-consequence major accidents. They need different expertise — you need both.

Who We Work With

We have worked closely with many local and multi-national companies in Malaysia as well as overseas to fulfil their specific needs. Through recognised certification training, we help individuals and teams build the competency their roles and industries demand.