ChemsainNewsletterVolume2_2020

CONTENT 0 1 page 02 Message from Managing Director 0 2 page 03 Health, Safety & Environment Performance Data 0 3 page 05 Events April - June 2020 0 4 page 14 People of Chemsain 0 5 page 16 Chemsain House Rules

MESSAGE FROM MANAGING DIRECTOR With this message, I wish all members of Chemsain well during this stressful and challenging time. The well- being of you all and your families is very much in my mind. Covid-19 pandemic has taken us through a few phases of Movement Control Orders implemented from March 2020, first the MCO followed by Conditional MCO and presently Recovery MCO and has continued to be a challenging time for all of us. Though we may now enjoy some easing of the restrictions, we have to stay alert and take good care of ourselves and our families to stay safe and healthy. Chemsain gives priority to the well-being of our members and with the guidance of En. Khairil Abel, Senior Safety and Health Manager, we have strictly followed the government SOP and taken all precautionary measures. So far our company has been blessed to be free from any Covid-19 problems. As we are now under the Recovery MCO, we should be aware of the dangers of this virus and not relax in taking all safety measures. Various businesses are very badly affected by Covid-19 with the implementation of the Movement Control Orders. Some business concerns have suffered so much losses and been unable to sustain and have to close down. For Chemsain, we have faced many tough challengers and this one has been the most difficult so far. Still we have managed well with some other resources and able to survive this very hard time. Throughout the Movement Control Orders we have dedicated and committed staff who have been working from home and also some who have to provide essential services as required. To all these staff members, we deeply appreciate their team work and dedication. With all the restrictions under Movement Control Order, we see virtual meetings and learning have taken on a more important role with various events transformed into online experience. It is hoped that this trend will continue as much as possible as with more use of Zoom video meetings and training, there will be great savings in cost and travelling time. For Chemsain, all Directors/Heads of Divisions should continue with the practice of Zoom video meetings to interact directly with their Branch staff as well as for interviews in the recruitment of staff. It is reminded that we have to adopt a cautious and prudent approach to the easing of the Movement Control Order. Continue to adhere strictly to all precautionary measures under the government SOP and laws regarding Covid-19 otherwise we may bring about a second wave of this virus which will cause more suffering to our people and country. So do take good care of ourselves , stay safe and healthy. CHAN WOON PENG

VOL. 2 H E ALTH , S AF E T Y & E NV I RO N M E N T P E RF ORMANCE DATA KEY PERFORMANCE INDEX (KPI) SAFE MAN-HOURS WORK Without Lost Time Injury (LTI) FATAL CASES (LTI) MAJOR INJURY (LTI) Hospitalized, incident resulting four & more lost days. MINOR INJURY (Non-LTI) Injury without medical leave or resulting in less than three lost work days. NEAR MISS OCCUPATIONAL POISONING & DISEASES INCIDENT RATE FATALITY RATE INJURY RATE FIRE RATE CHEMICAL SPILL OTHER INCIDENTS Resulting in eg.Property/Equipment damage, theft, negligent; Road accident before/after work etc. CHEMSAIN MAN HOURS CHART FOR YEAR 2020 Safe M an- Hours for Yea r 2020 JUNE 77,285 480,059 Total Manhours MAY 77,285 400,550 Accumulative Manhours APR MAR 81,809 330,070 FEB JAN 84,294 248,261 82,817 163,967 81,150 03

VOL. 2 APRIL 2020 MAY 2020 YTD YTD 81,809 77,285 JUNE 2020 JAN - JUNE 2020 JAN 2015 - JUNE 2020 0 0 0 0 79,509 480, 059 4,891, 699 00 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 cases CHEMSAIN has achieved 79,509 safe man-hour in June 2020 without any Lost Time Injury (LTI). Chemsain has achieved 480,059 safe man-hours in Year 2020 and total of 4,891,699 safe man-hours accumulately since January 2015. HSE Activity HSE Department actively conducted COVID-19, awareness program via email and in-house briefing. Body temperature of staff before entering the office has been conducted and recorded. HSE Department also keeps updated time to time on the new guidelines by Government during Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO). HSE Department also comes out with safe operation procedure and COVID-19, infographic to share with staff. 04

VOL. 2 MALAYSIA MCO TIMELINE In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company began conducting meetings On 16 March 2020, Prime Minister, and trainings virtually to minimise further Muhyiddin Yassin announced Movement postponements of meetings and trainings Control Order (MCO) for Malaysia, as a as they do not have to be entirely preventive measure in response to the dependent on the outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. pandemic situation and as a Since then, Malaysia has gone through 7 precautionary measure. phases of MCO as listed below: As the fifth phase known as the Phase 1 - Movement Control Order (MCO) conditional MCO (CMCO) which allowed 18 March - 31 March 2020 almost all economic sectors to reopen was announced, the company adopted Phase 2 - Movement Control Order (MCO) alternate working days on a rotation 1 April - 14 April 2020 basis with adherence to the necessary Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Phase 3 - Movement Control Order (MCO) and most importantly to ensure safety and 15 April - 28 April 2020 that physical contact among returning staff was minimised. Phase 4 - Movement Control Order (MCO) 29 April- 3 May 2020 As of 1 July 2020, most Chemsain staff should be back in the office full time while Phase 5 - Conditional Movement Control adapting to the new normal. Order (CMCO) 4 May - 11 May 2020 Phase 6 - Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) 12 May - 9 June 2020 Phase 7 - Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) 10 June - 31 August 2020 05

VOL. 2 SCHEDULED WASTE MANAGEMENT WEBINAR TRAINING Organised by : Chemsain HRD Speaker : William Kinsoi Date : 22 April 2020 Write-up by : Cassandra Henry The webinar was hosted by William Kinsoi, a registered Environmental Auditor with the Department of Environment and as a Certified Environmental Professional Scheduled Wastes Management (CePSWAM). Kinsoi shared the common issues with management of scheduled wastes during the webinar. 06

VOL. 2 DRONE The Drone Application in Emergency A P P L I C AT I O N S Response & Crisis Management Webinar IN EMERGENCY was led by Lim Guang Ming who is a RESPONSE & Senior Manager in UAS Operation & CRISIS Training. He has been a key developer of MANAGEMENT up-to-date UAS training pedagogies. He provides technical knowledge support WEBINAR TRAINING and has assisted numerous organizations in their use of drones for a cross section Organised by : Chemsain HRD & of purposes including Agriculture, Surveying & Construction. Drone Academy Asia This webinar introduced the participants Speaker : Lim Guang Ming to Drone Technology, and how to respond to Emergency and Crisis Management Date : 25 April 2020 and how to make use of Drone during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Overall, to stay relevant in the industries, it is important to learn and adapt to the advanced digital world. Write-up by : Gillespie Medan 07

VOL. 2 INTRODUCTION TO CEMS T E C H N O LO GY & D O E M A L AY S I A C E M S Q U A L I T Y ASSURANCE PROGRAMS CONCEPTS WEBINAR TRAINING: Organised by : Chemsain HRD & Chiappalone Consulting Speaker : Carmelo Chiappalone Date : 27 April - 1 May 2020 Write-up by : Cassandra Henry The webinar was hosted by Carmelo Chiappalone from Chiappalone Consulting. This 5-days webinar course comprised lectures, exercises and discussions. Through this webinar, the participants learned to apply the correct methodologies for testing air pollutants from different stack sources, to select and implement relevant sampling methodologies. It helped the participants to understand the importance of mandated QA/QC requirements associated with each methodology including calibrations, fundamental calculations and reporting requirements. 08

VOL. 2 INTRODUCTION TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WEBINAR TRAINING: Organised by : Chemsain HRD Speaker : Foong Poh Hing Ir. Brian Chong Date : 8 May 2020 Write-up by : Cassandra Henry On 8th May 2020, Chemsain HRD organised an Introduction to Wastewater Treatment System Webinar Training. The training was hosted by Foong Poh Hing and Ir. Brian Chong. Wastewater Treatment System is a process used to remove contaminants from wastewater or sewage and convert it into an effluent that can be returned to the water cycle with minimum impact to the environment. The treatment process normally takes place in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) or a sewage treatment plant (STP). The basic function of a wastewater treatment is to speed up the natural processes by which contaminated water is purified. Different types of treatment system (or a combination of them) can be employed to treat the contaminants in the water. The webinar introduced the participants to different processes and technologies involved in wastewater treatment. The topics covered were the Important parameters in wastewater treatment, the Types of WWTP – Physical, chemical and biological systems, the Stages of treatment – Primary, secondary, tertiary treatment, the physical processes - Dissolved air flotation, filtration, carbon absorption and membrane separation, the Chemical processes - Coagulation and flocculation, heavy metals removal and oxidation, the Biological processes - Activated sludge, SBR, trickling filter, anaerobic system, the Disinfection processes – Chlorination, UV, ozone as well as the Sludge treatment - Belt press, filter press. 09

VOL. 2 INTRODUCTION TO LD-P2M2/ESCP WEBINAR TRAINING Organised by : Chemsain HRD Speaker : Terence Lee Date : 22 May 2020 Write-up by : Sharon Chai The aims of this webinar training are to prepare the participants with practical knowledge and skill sets needed to deal with issues/challenges as well as applicable regulatory requirements related to erosion and sediment control (ESC). Examples and case studies and BMPs that are relevant to the Malaysia scenario were shared during the webinar. The webinar covered topics such as: Why is Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP) Necessary, LD-P2M2 and ESCP Process Flow Submission, the examples of BMPs in LD-P2M2/ESCP, what are the typical Erosion and Sediment Calculations as well as case studies. 10

VOL. 2 PREPARING FOR THE NEW NORMAL: LIVING WITH COVID-19 WEBINAR TRAINING: Organised by : Chemsain HRD & Provenue Corporation Speaker : Prof. Dr. Jamal HishamHashim Date : 22 May 2020 Write-up by : Sharon Chai The 1 hour webinar was hosted by Prof. Dr. Jamal on the topic Preparing for the New Normal: Living with COVID-19. The outbreak which originated in Wuhan China in December 2019 has since infected 4.9 million people and claimed over 320,000 lives worldwide. As of 19 May 2020, there were 6,978 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 114 deaths. It is regarded as the worst pandemic since that of the Spanish Flu of 1918-19 which infected 500 million and killed 17-50 million people worldwide. In this session, Prof. Dr Jamal shared the characteristics of the COVID-19 disease and its virus SARS-CoV-2 from the coronavirus family and which population is at risk to the disease and mitigation measures in terms of social distancing, personal hygiene and sanitization. He then futher discussed on the meaning of life as a ‘New Normal’ and the concept of herd immunity as well as the prospect of the vaccine. 11

VOL. 2 D A I LY TA S K REPORT & PRODUCTIVITY WORKSHEET WEBINAR TRAINING Organised by : Chemsain HR & HRD Speaker : Kiw Yih Min Date : 12 June 2020 Write-up by : Elizabeth Yeo Many of us are constantly feeling overwhelmed with the number of things we need to do in a day. We are always busy but we are unable to reflect how much we have accomplished after a busy day at work. In order to enhance productivity in Chemsain, HR Department has been tasked to create a working tool to enable staff members of Chemsain to track work progress and productivity. We ran a pilot test with OSH Department and the response we received was encouraging. Amongst others, the staff will be able to plan their weekly schedule more efficiently, and they will be able to monitor their own work progress (working independently). 12

VOL. 2 Beginning June 2020, HR Department is In conjunction with the launch of the Daily pleased to introduce the “Daily Task Task Report & Productivity worksheet, a Report & Productivity” worksheet. This briefing on the usability and features of worksheet has 4 main features:- the worksheet was held in the form of webinar on 12 June 2020 at 10:00 a.m., 1. Task – you are able to list down things with collaboration from Chemsain HRD you need to do as in “to-do-list”. It helps Sdn Bhd. The webinar received more you to maintain focus of what needs to than 100 participations from all Chemsain be done, for whom it should be done, offices. The 40 minutes briefing and Q&A location of work, and describing your session was conducted by Mr. Kiw Yih milestone; Min, Senior Human Resource Executive of Chemsain Kota Kinabalu, who was also 2) Timeline - It requires your time the main creator of the worksheet. commitment to get things started, be it an appointment, a kick-off meeting, a All departments are expected to make brand new idea or a typical routine full use of this worksheet, starting from assignment. It also allows you to monitor Executive level and above. Depending your work progress (by amount of on the nature of work, Non-Executive completion percentage for each task) level are also encouraged to use this and your ultimate goal to see when it worksheet as part of their daily task supposed to be accomplished; record, where applicable. HODs are required to review the Daily Task Report 3) Chart - It is perfect for those who are & Productivity on a weekly / fortnightly obsessed with data and want to analyse basis of their subordinates. This will their daily task or project in the form of encourage continuous performance a Gantt chart of what they do and what feedback instead of waiting till the end they have accomplished for maximum of year for annual performance appraisal. productivity in a particular month; To date, HR Department has received numerous feedbacks on the worksheet 4) Productivity – it allows expression of and will continue to redesign the features emotion, whether you are happy or not with different versions to cater for various happy with the task assigned. departments’ operational needs. Furthermore, you will be prompted to think and reflect what can you contribute If you would like to know more about the to the betterment of the company or to “Daily Task Report & Productivity” the task you have been doing. This will worksheet, please contact any of the also encourage you to aim for self- Human Resource Personnel for improvement or development. information. 13

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VOL. 2 H A P P Y B I R T H D AY JUNE BABIES! PEOPLE OF CHEMSAIN Date : 10 & 18 June 2020 Write-up by : Irene Yong “A candle lights to mark the birth of life.” Happy Birthday Kakak Ondak & Khairil! Wishing you both good health, happiness and hope your special day brings you all that your heart desires. Thank you to both of you for making sure that we work in a safe and clean environment. 15

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VOL. 3 SARAWAK SCIENCE FESTIVAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH MINGGU SAINS NEGARA Organised by : IKM Sarawak Venue : Chemsain Building, Kuching Date : 30 September 2020 Write-up by : Joanne Chew The Closing Ceremony of the Sarawak Science Festival in conjunction with the National Science Week (MSN) 2020 Sarawak State Level took place at Chemsain Auditorium, Kuching. It successfully witnessed the winners of all competitions organized by Jabatan KIMIA Sarawak and the Sarawak Branch of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, as strategic partners. Among the competitions that were held during MSN 2020 Sarawak State Level were the “Young Scientist Program 2020” Competition and the “MSNLens Short Video Competition Sarawak State Level”. The presentation of prizes to the winners was by YB Dato Sri Michael Manyin Anak Jawong, Minister of Education, Science and Technology Research Sarawak. Apart from that, he also presented prizes to the winners of the “Most Viewed Award” for the “MSNLens Short Video Competition Sarawak State Level”. Congratulations to the winners and it is hoped that the Sarawak Science Festival will continue in the future. 19

VOL. 3 Winners of the “Young Scientist Program 2020” Competition 1st: SMK Green Road & Chemsain Konsultant Sdn Bhd 2nd: SMK Bandar Samariang & Sarawak State Department of Chemistry Malaysia 3rd: Lodge National Secondary School & Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia Consolation: a. SMK Sungai Tapang & Sarawak Biodiversity Center b. SMK Siburan & Sarawak Agriculture Department c. SMK St Mary & Sarawak Department of Environment Winners of “MSNLens Short Video Competition Sarawak State Level” 1st: SMK Tinggi Sarikei 2nd: SMK St Columba 3rd: SMK Green Road Consolation: a. SMK Tinggi Sarikei b. SMK Tun Abdul Razak (Padawan) “Most Viewed Award” a. SMK Tun Abdul Razak 20

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VOL. 3 THE INTERVIEW PEOPLE OF CHEMSAIN Date : 24 July 2020 Interviewer : Joanne Chew Interviewee : Gillespie Medan “Happiness is turning your hobby into your I started to like drone when Chemsain first career.” – Chilly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Drone Academy Asia (DAA). The display of drones during that event really attracted me. It was only when I had my first DJI Tello given to me by DAA that really piqued my interest in drones. In 2019, I purchased my own DJI Spark and really put a blast on to it. Drones are fun to play with, especially when you do photography and videography with it. Slowly, I built up my interest in drones and my hobby into my career. Piloting a drone may be complicated at first but after you know how to pilot it, it can actually create a new hobby. Soon, I upgraded my DJI Spark to DJI Mavic 2 Zoom, where Mavic is better in terms of performance, camera and applications. To expand or widen my knowledge of drones, I took up an Aerial Mapping course back in 2019. With M2Z, I started to practice my Aerial Mapping skills together with a software for photo stitching of the data that I have obtained from Aerial Mapping activities at various places for a couple of months. In 2020, I decided to challenge myself to share my experiences with drones to the Program Peningkatan Kapasiti & Kapabiliti Kumpulan Khusus (PPKKKK) trainees. This has given me the opportunity to teach and conduct classes based on my personal knowledge of drones in hopes to build up the interest of the trainees towards drone as well. 22

VOL. 3 THE INTERVIEW PEOPLE OF CHEMSAIN Date : 7 August 2020 Interviewer : Joanne Chew Interviewee : Irene Yong How long have you been working in Chemsain? I started on 1st March 1989, so I have been working in Chemsain for 31 years. What do you look forward to when you come What’s a work-related accomplishment that to work each day? you’re really proud of? The office environment. Everyone is so I pride myself on being able to complete pleasant here. almost every single task that has been assigned to me without fail. Some of them What talents have you learnt from can be slow, but I can still achieve them. Chemsain? What else would you like to learn here? What’s one thing that has surprised you Almost everything that I know now is learnt about working in Chemsain? from CHemsain because I joined the The creation of CMP (Chemsain Media company almost immediately out of school. Perspective). It was a pleasure to have a I’ve been working in many different positions individual with the vocal training session as such as administration, a technician in field part of the Company’s business. work, in Laboratory (chemical testing and sample collecting), sales marketing as well What do you think about on your way to as a receptionist. work? Food (haha). I always think of eating together with colleagues. What’s your favourite way to unwind after a busy day? I cook. And a lot of gardening as well (laugh). 23

VOL. 3 If you won the lottery and didn’t have to work, what would you miss? I’ll miss everyone! All my colleagues that I’ve worked together with. How would you describe your personality with one word? Happy! When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A nurse. What was your best subject when you were a student? English. If you could choose a name for yourself, what would it be? I don’t think I would change my name. I love my own name. What’s the top destination on your must-visit list? I don’t have a specific location. I just know that I would like to visit somewhere cold or a place full of nature. Maybe even a cruise, where it stops at different locations. What kind of scent do you like? Something sweet and light. Anything flowery, like lavender. I love lavender. What is something that cannot be missing in your life? Family. 24

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