SDWSH3 - WSQ SPECIALIST DIPLOMA IN WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH (INCLUSIVE OF PRE-REQUISITES MODULES)

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Design and Implement Behavioural Safety Programme
• Establish and Review Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans
• Identify WSH Hazards & Maintain Risk Control Measures
• Manage WSH Risks
• Compose Technical Report
• Manage Internal WSH Audit System
• Recommend WSH Control Measures
• Develop a WSH Culture
• Establish and Manage WSH Incident Investigation and Analysis Processes
• Establish Measurement and Monitoring of WSH Performance
• Establish WSH Policy and Advise on WSH Legal Compliance Issues
• Develop a WSH Management System
• Lead Workplace Communications

Pre-requisites

Track 1
- Technology/Science/Engineering diploma/degree from Local Universities or Polytechnics Foreign qualifications to be considered with reference to PEB Notification
- 2 years of WSH relevant working experience
- Completed 3 Pre Requisite, with 1 module from Industry & 1 module from Soft Skills

Track 2
- WPLN6/‘O’ Level English C6 & WPLN6/‘O’ Level Maths C6 & ‘O’ Level Physics C6/Physics bridging course
- Possess WSH skills and knowledge equivalent to Level B
- 2 yrs of post-Advanced Certificate in WSH (Level B) working experience
- Completed 3 Pre Requisite, with 1 module from Industry & 1 module from Soft Skills

Track 3
- WPLN6/‘O’ Level English Grade C6 & WPLN 6/‘O’ Level Maths C6 & ‘O’ Level Physics C6/Physics bridging course
- Possess WSH skills and knowledge equivalent to Level B
- 5 yrs of WSH working experience with 2 yrs of which should be recent working experience
- Completed 3 Pre Requisite modules

Course Outline

Module 1. Manage WSH in Construction Industry [Pre-requisite module]

1. Conduct WSH Risk Assessment for key trades and daily work activities in the construction industry in accordance with organisational procedures and legal requirements
2. Implement the suggested Risk Control measures in accordance with the implementation plan developed.
3. Assist in monitoring the implementation of risk control measures and in the compilation of report to management on the status of the implementation plan

Module 2. Manage WSH in Manufacturing Industry [Pre-requisite module]

1. Identify WSH hazards (including fire hazards) and assess the risks in accordance with organisational procedures and legal requirements
2. Develop the control measures to address the WSH hazards and risks identified
3. Formulate implementation plan in accordance with the organisational Risk Management Plan
4. Communicate WSH hazards and risks, proposed control measures and implementation plan to relevant stakeholders
5. Monitor implementation of the control measures in daily activities
6. Report to management on the status of the implementation plan

Module 3. Problem Identification L4 [Pre-requisite module]

1. Criteria for identifying performance deficiency or cause of failure in
2. organisational systems and processes
3. Criteria for shortlisting ideas using problem-solving tools
4. Application of problem solving tools and techniques
5. Techniques used during problem solving and decision making processes
6. Types of analytical tools and techniques in terms of problem identification
7. Types of decision making models for arriving at the preferred solution and their features
8. Techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of implemented solution and implementation plan
9. Factors affecting the effectiveness of an implementation plan
10. Rationale for the different components in a corrective action plan.

Module 4. Design and Implement Behavioural Safety Programme

1. Overview of Behavioural Safety Management
2. BSP Design Parameters

Module 5. Establish and Review Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans

1. Overview of Emergency Response Management
2. Hazard and Vulnerability Assessments for Emergency Scenarios

Module 6. Identify WSH Hazards & Maintain Risk Control Measures

1. Overview of Hazard Identification
2. Risk Management Plan

Module 7. Manage WSH Risks

1. Overview of Risk Management
2. Risk management plan

Module 8. Compose Technical Report

1. Technical report objectives and requirements
2. Data Analysis

Module 9. Manage Internal WSH Audit System

1. Overview of WSH Audit System Management
2. Internal WSH Audit Protocols

Module 10. Recommend WSH Control Measures

1. Overview of WSH Control Measures
2. Risk control strategy

Module 11. Develop a WSH Culture

1. Overview of WSH Culture Management
2. Organisational WSH Culture Profile

Module 12. Establish and Manage WSH Incident Investigation and Analysis Processes

1. Overview of WSH Incident Management
2. Establishing the Investigation, analysis and reporting processes

Module 13. Establish Measurement and Monitoring of WSH Performance

1. Overview of WSH Incident Management
2. WSH performance measurement parameters

Module 14. Establish WSH Policy and Advise on WSH Legal Compliance Issues

1. Overview of WSH Incident Management
2. WSH performance measurement parameters

Module 15. Develop a WSH Management System

1. Overview of WSH Policy Development
2. WSH policy statements, objectives, and organization structures

Module 16. Workplace Communications L5

1. Overview of WSH Incident Management
2. WSH performance measurement parameters

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

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