Title: The cooperative approach in managing safety issues for Halal industrial parks in Malaysia: embracing opportunity

Authors: Azizan Ramli; Mazlin Mokhtar; Badhrulhisham Abdul Aziz; Nor Azman Ngah

Addresses: Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRi), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Level 6 Block 1, Keris Mas, Bangi, Selangor 43600, Malaysia ' Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), [Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative], Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, Bangi, Selangor 43600, Malaysia ' Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Abdul Razak, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang 26300, Malaysia ' Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC), 5.02, Level 5, KPMG Tower, First Avenue, Persiaran Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47800, Malaysia

Abstract: The progressive development of Halal Industrial Park is to realise Malaysia's aspiration to become a global Halal hub champion. The purpose of this paper is to provide an initial framework linking the literature on how cooperative approach would bring improvement to the safety management performance at Malaysia's Halal Park. The cooperative approach such as industrial symbiosis is synonymously linked to material and energy exchange. Thus, we explored other potential cooperation which has been paid less attention-the cooperative safety management, and the rationale of this study from Islamic perspective was also discussed. Moreover, we have also interviewed a few industrial safety experts and most of them agreed that this initiative is noteworthy especially in the context of Malaysia's industrial park. In the end, we proposed the development of future research framework whereby an intensive and in-depth study is required since the establishment of the Halal Park is still in its infant stage.

Keywords: cooperative relationship; environmental management; Halal industry; halalan-toyyiban; industrial symbiosis; safety management; cooperation; safety management; industrial parks; Malaysia; Islam.

DOI: 10.1504/PIE.2014.066805

Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, 2014 Vol.8 No.4, pp.295 - 318

Received: 11 Nov 2013
Accepted: 21 Jun 2014
Published online: 03 Mar 2015 *

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