KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health (MSOSH) has called for greater attention to violence against frontline workers, describing it as an occupational safety concern.

Its president Datuk Ahmad Fakhrul Anuar Ismail said risks to the personal safety of frontline workers should be addressed not only from a crime and law enforcement perspective but also in the context of occupational safety and health (OSH).

He said that, from an OSH perspective, workplace violence includes intimidation, threats and physical assaults against workers in the course of their duties, including incidents involving external parties.

"This risk is not confined to offices or industrial areas. Law enforcement personnel, rescue teams, healthcare workers and others who deal directly with the public may also be exposed.