SWSHFC - SUPERVISE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR FORMWORK CONSTRUCTION

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply the WSH Act and its subsidiary legislations and relevant Codes of Practice to the construction, erection, alteration or dismantling of any formwork structure in a worksite
• List the roles and responsibilities of a formwork supervisor
• Assist in carrying out risk assessment for formwork activities
• Apply the fundamentals of formwork structure construction
• Ensure formwork structure construction is in accordance with approved design
• Inspect formwork and falsework structure before, during and after concreting
• Respond to failure in formwork structure, fire and emergencies

Pre-requisites

Learners are assumed to have:

• Employability Skills (ES) Workplace Literacy level 4 and above.
• Be able to manipulate numbers at a proficiency level equivalent to ES Workplace Numeracy level 4 and above.
• Preferably have completed and passed the relevant Formwork Course, SEC 8 (K) (Timber, Aluminium or System Formwork) by Building and Construction Authority (BCA)

Course Outline

• Application of the WSH Act, its subsidiary legislations and the relevant Codes of Practice on Construction, Erection, Alteration or Dismantling of any formwork structure at a worksite
• The roles and responsibilities of a Formwork Supervisor
• Risk Assessment for formwork activities
• Application of the fundamentals of formwork and falsework structure construction
• Inspection of formwork and falsework structure before, during and after concreting
• Failure in formwork structure, fire and emergencies response

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

Upon meeting 100% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive an e-Statement of Attainment (SOA) from SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).