This document outlines an assessors course that covers workplace safety and health legislation, risk management, controls for high-risk activities, performance measurement, incident investigation, auditing, and emergency preparedness. The course aims to teach participants how to advise on legal compliance, risk management, control measures, performance monitoring, investigations, safety programs, and auditing. It is intended for safety coordinators, assessors, and advisors. The course covers safety topics like fires, explosions, inspections, and permit systems through lectures, case studies and practical training on gas detection equipment. Participants must attend 75% of the course and pass a theory assessment with a 70% score.

1. ASSESSORS (HOT-WORK CERTIFICATION) COURSE
Course Objective
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.

2. Learning Objectives
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

3. Who Should Attend
People who require such competencies are :
 WSH Co-ordinator
 WSH Assessors
 WSH Advisor
Entry Requirements
 Successfully completed a Technical Diploma from an approved
technical college OR
 Attained ESS WPLN 6 or 'O' Level English Grade6 & 'O' Level Math’s
Grade6 and WSH skills & knowledge equivalent to advanced certificate
in WSH OR
 5 years of relevant working experience in operations and co-ordination
of safety work.
Course attendance
Course attendance record: 75 % attendance

4. Course Syllabus
 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

5. Passing Mark
 Theory assessment : 70 %