Irina Safitri Zen
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health | 2013
Irina Safitri Zen; Rahmalan Ahamad; Krishna Gopal Rampal; Wahid Omar
Abstract Malaysia has partially banned the use of asbestos. The prohibition of asbestos building materials in schools, clinics, and hospitals built by government started in 1999. Since 2005, prohibition has also been applied to all government buildings. However, asbestos construction materials such as roof and ceiling tiles are still sold in the market. There are no acts or regulations prohibiting the use of asbestos in private buildings in Malaysia. Asbestos was first used for industrial purposes in Malaysia in the 1960s and the first regulations related to asbestos have been around since the 1980s. Non-governmental organizations have been pushing the government to impose a total ban since the 1980s. Asbestos is still used in the manufacturing sector under the “control use” concept. The study found difficulties in established and validated medical record data on asbestos-related diseases. This paper reviews existing asbestos-related regulations and guidelines in Malaysia and discusses the urgency for a total ban in the use of asbestos in building materials in the country. In the meanwhile, stricter enforcement of occupational safety and health regulations related to the use and exposure of asbestos among workers in the manufacturing, construction, maintenance, and demolition sectors has been in place.
Journal of Global Responsibility | 2016
Cameron Richards; Irina Safitri Zen
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and explore the policy concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a focus for sustainable development. To this end, it develops and explores the implications of a distinction between CSR as a marketing strategy and a more sustainable long-term commitment to changes in organizational culture and also society. Design/methodology/approach This a conceptual paper which develops a policy research framework for examining the CSR rationale as well as general concept as applied to the “plastic bags” public awareness campaign in the Malaysian case study. On this basis, its central inquiry approach is to develop and explore the distinction between surface and deep modes of CSR policy implementation as also related modes of social learning. Findings The findings from the conceptual inquiry recognize that corporations which fail to apply a deep rather than a surface commitment to their own CSR polices will sooner or later be judged on that basis by their customers as well as external stakeholders. Although CSR policies will always involve a corporate marketing focus, this is sustainable only if framed by a long-term organizational commitment to accountable change. Originality/value The paper makes, develops and further explores a basic accountability distinction between surface and deep modes of CSR as a management commitment, corporate policy implementation and related processes of corporate cultural change. This links to the paper’s associated innovation of linking CSR as both internal organizational learning and a larger sustainable development process of social learning.
Habitat International | 2014
Irina Safitri Zen; Zainura Zainon Noor; Rafiu Olasunkanmi Yusuf
Environment, Development and Sustainability | 2013
Irina Safitri Zen; Rahmalan Ahamad; Wahid Omar
Habitat International | 2015
Irina Safitri Zen; Chamhuri Siwar
Journal of Cleaner Production | 2016
Irina Safitri Zen; Deivendran Subramaniam; Hanizam Sulaiman; Abd. Latif Saleh; Wahid Omar; Mohd Razman Salim
Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering) | 2014
Irina Safitri Zen; Rahmalan Ahamad; Wahid Omar
Archive | 2018
Irina Safitri Zen; Masilah Bandi; Kasturi Devi Karniah; Iklil Nabihah Binti Abu Bakar; Rozana Zakaria
E3S Web of Conferences | 2018
Wahid Omar; Azlan Abdul Rahman; Mohd Fadhil Md Din; Shazwin Mat Taib; Santhana Krishnan; Irina Safitri Zen; Norhisyam Hanafi
Advanced Science Letters | 2018
Afolabi Festus Akinyoyenu; Mohammad Rafee Majid; Irina Safitri Zen