The course covers following elements which are:

• Safety & Health (WSH) legislation
• WSH Risk Management
• WSH controls for High Risk Activities
• WSH measurement & monitoring
• WSH Objective & Programme
• Investigation & Analysis
• Audit & Review.

At the end of the course, learners will be able to:

• Interpret & Advise on WSH legal compliance issue
• Advise on WSH risk management in the workplace
• Advise on WSH control measures for high impact risk activities i.e CS, WAH, Hot-Work,

Lifting, Electrical, Vehicular safety etc

• Measure and monitor WSH performance in the organization.
• Manage WSH incident investigation and analysis process
• Develop & Implement WSH objective, target and management program.
• Manage internal audit system
• Advise on emergency preparedness and response
• Lead and direct a safety and health audit and review for shipbuilding/ship repair

People who require such competencies are :

• WSH Co-ordinator
• WSH Assessors
• WSH Advisor

• Successfully completed a Technical Diploma from an approved technical college OR
• WSH skills & knowledge equivalent to advanced certificate in WSH OR 5 years of relevant working experience in operations and co-ordination of safety work. Attained ESS WPLN 6 or 'O' Level English Grade6 & 'O' Level Maths Grade6.

• Understanding the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act & the Factories (Shipbuilding & Ship-repairing) Regulations, 1994
• Roles of Safety Assessors (Hot work Certification)
• Accident Prevention Principle
• Chemistry of Fires and Explosions
• Gas Free Inspections carried out by Petroleum Inspectors appointed under the PSA (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations
• Guidelines for the Approval of Hot works
• Accident Case Studies on Fires and Explosions
• Safety Practices during the cleaning and repairs of tankers
• Operations and inspections of tankers and other vessels
• Occupational Health
• Meters for Measurement and detection of oxygen, flammable and toxic vapours/gases
• Permit-to-work system in shipyards and VSCC
• Practical learning on the calibration, maintenance and use of oxygen detectors, combustible gas indicators and toxic gas indicators

• Theory assessment : 70 %