OSH Professional Certificate Safety and Health Officer (SHO)

Introduction

Safety in the workplace is the most important aspect to be considered. With the government commitment to workplace safety through the previsions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994, all organization have duty to care for all people to be on safer premises and condition at any time

Course Objective

Participant will learn and understand better on:

• The legal requirement of OSHA 1994 and all related Acts, Rules and Regulation, the    implication and compliance.
• How to manage safety and health issues in the workplace.
• How to develop corporate safety policies,     procedures and forming and effective safety committee.

Module 1 (Duration: 6 days)

• Session 1: OHSMS in Risk Management
• Session 2: OHS Policy
• Session 3: Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control
• Session 4: Legal and Other Requirements
• Session 5: OHS Management Programme
• Session 6: Structure and Responsibility
• Session 7: Training, Awareness and   Competence
• Session 8: Consultation and Communication
• Session 9: Documentation
• Session 10: Document and Data Control
• Session 11: Operation Control
• Session 12: Emergency Preparedness Response
• Session 13: Performance Monitoring and Measurement
• Session 14: Accidents, Incidents, Non-Conformances and Corrective and Preventive Action
• Session 15: Records and Records Management
• Session 16: Audit
• Session 17: Management Review

Module 2 (Duration: 4 days)

• Session 1: Duties of Common Law – The Tort of Negligence and Vicarious Liability
• Session 2: OSH Acts 1994
• Session 3: OSH (Employers’ Safety and Health General Policy Statement) (Exception) Regulation 1995
• Session 4: OSH (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards)    Regulation 1996
• Session 5: OSH (Safety and Health    Committee) Regulations 1996
• Session 6: OSH (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Hazardous’ Chemicals) Regulations 1997
• Session 7: OSH (Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997
• Session 8: OSH ( Prohibition of Use of Substance) Order 1999
• Session 9: OSH ( Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemical  Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000
• Session 10: OSH ( Notification of Accident, dangerous Occurrence,  Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004
• Session 11: Factory and Machinery Acts, 1967
• Session 12: Fire Services Acts, 1998 and Fire Services Regulations, 1995                                          
• Session 13: Petroleum ( Safety Measure) Act 1984 & Gas Supply Act 1993
• Session 14: Social Security Organizational (SOCSO)
• Session 15: Sources of Information on Occupational Safety and Health Acts and Regulations

Module 3 (Duration: 5 days)

• Session 1: Occupational Health and Hygiene control System
• Session 2: Occupational Health Hazards Measurement and Monitoring 
• Session 3: Chemical Hazards Identification 
• Session 4: Chemical Hazards Evaluation
• Session 5: Physical Hazards : Noise
• Session 6: Physical Hazards : Radiation
• Session 7: Physical Hazards : Temperature Extremes
• Session 8: Physical Hazards : Indoor Air Quality
• Session 9: Ergonomic Hazards
• Session 10: Occupational Health  Hazards by Law

Module 4 (Duration: 5 days)

• Session 1: Workplace Housekeeping and Physical Arrangement
• Session 2: Machinery Hazards
• Session 3: Machinery Protection
• Session 4: Machinery Safety
• Session 5: Safety of Hand and Mobile Power Tools
• Session 6: Maintenance of Machinery, Guards and Equipment
• Session 7: General Area Fencing
• Session 8: Transportation Safety
• Session 9: Manual Handling
• Session 10: Mechanical Handling
• Session 11: Pressure Vessels
• Session 12: Construction Safety
• Session 13: Fire Safety
• Session 14: Electrical Safety
• Session 15: Office Safety
• Session 16: Confined Space

Trainer

Quality and consistency of the training are the most important factors in assuring high quality of instructions.  MIFFA trainers are fully qualified in respective training fields, and have extensive experiences in their relevant areas.

MIFFA will make available our most experience and competent trainers.  An assistant trainer will assist in the course where necessary.  It should be noted that MIFFA reserves the right to replace the assigned trainer with other equally competent trainer depending on their availability.