Hazardous Substances Management (TSC Code – WPH-WSH-5063-1.1) is the Technical Skills & Competencies (TSC) Title of Manage Hazardous Substances (WSQ Competency Code – OH-CB-503C-1)
Please note, 26 WSQ Workplace Safety and Health Professional (WSHP) and WSQ Occupational Hygiene Professional (OH) Competency Standards (CS) have transited to the Skills Framework (SFw) for WSH Technical Skills and Competencies. You can check this link for more details: Competency Unit to Technical Skills & Competencies (TSC) Title
Course Duration
40 hours (6 days – incl. 4 assessment hours)
Course Fees
S$660 + GST, per participant
SkillsFuture funding available up to 70% and SFC Eligible, subjected to SkillsFuture T&C.
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Venue
Main Office (Bendemeer)
20 Bendemeer Road, #04-06 BS Bendemeer Centre, Singapore 339914
More Information
This course is qualified for 20 SDU Points (CPD Code – CPD/114/T1.2/242430, Valid from 01/07/2024 to 31/12/2024), 28 PDU Points by PEB for registered Professional Engineers. Kindly contact our CSOs for further information.
Course code: CRS-Q-0023681-OH
TPGateway Course Code: TGS-2013500271 (Only applicable for self-sponsored Trainee to submit SkillsFuture Credit)
Attendance: 75%
Graded Assessment
Written Questioning, Written Assessment and/or Practical Assessment
Certification
Statement of Attainment (SOA) by Workforce Development Agency (WDA)
Course Medium: English
Course Overview
This covers the competencies in identifying the sources of hazardous substances and implementing control measures to manage the associated risks.
This course is aimed to provide the learners with the knowledge and skills for the management of hazardous substances at the workplace. This includes identifying the sources of hazardous substances, implementing control measures to manage the associated risks.
Persons who successfully completed this unit of competency will be recognized as the ‘competent persons’ for the control of hazardous substances at the workplace by the Ministry of Manpower. It provides the learners with the knowledge needed to manage hazardous substances, as required by the National Environmental Agency, for the fulfilment of their duties as hazardous substances license and permit holders.
Course Content/Topics:
- Introduction to Hazardous Substances
- Risk due to hazardous substances
- Analyse health safety and environmental hazards and risks due to hazardous substances
- Fundamentals of Occupational Toxicology
- Control Approaches for hazardous substances
- Relevant information for hazardous substance control
- Control Measures for hazardous substances
- Principles of Hierarchy of control
- Application of control measures
- Ventilation systems
- Containment systems
- Administrative control
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Legal and other requirements applicable to hazardous substance
- Hazardous chemical management programme
- Types of licensing control on hazardous substance
- Manage the risks due to hazardous substances
- Good Risk management practices
Industries where skills applied:
Chemical, Process, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Marine, Construction, Education and Research & Development
Target Audience
WSH Professionals, Occupational Health Professionals, other Professionals in OH-related fields
Assumed Skills and Knowledge
- Self-directed, with an analytical mind and a meticulous approach to problem-solving
- Passionate and committed to ethical practice in Occupational Hygiene
- Receptive to change in the light of new evidence
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