bizSAFE WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COURSE (LEVEL 4)
(An Accredited Training Course under the MOM Continuing Professional Development Programme)
Target audience
This Training program is designed to train line managers, engineers, supervisors and safety & health professionals in all industries to set up the Workplace Safety & Health Management System in their workplaces.
Course objective
This bizSAFE Level 4 training program will teach participants on the how to set up the company OSH management system in accordance with the SS 506 Standard Compliance with Singapore regulatory requirements will be one of the key feature of the system.
Day 1
Module 1
- Overview of SS506
- Advantages of SS506 certification
- Structure of bizSAFE
- How earlier bizSAFE levels tie-in with SS506
- Basic requirements in preparing a WSHMS and demonstration of Management commitment to safety
- Terms and definition
- Terms and definition
- SS506: Clause 4.2 Policy
- Recap policy requirements
- Recap policy requirements
- Hands-on Exercise 1
- Review your current Safety Policy and prepare a list containing the possible deficiencies in your current WSH policy
Module 2
- Video show on “Recognition, Evaluation and Control of hazards” by Safetymax Corp. Pte. Ltd.
- Advantages of SS506 certification
- Structure of bizSAFE
- SS 506: Clause 4.3.1 Planning for Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment (HIRA) and Risk Control
- Recap HIRA methodology
- Recap common methods of hazard identification
- Recap hazard identification with type of industry/ work processes
- Revision on risk evaluation, risk ranking and risk control
- SS 506 (Part 3) Clause 4.3.1.1 applicable to the chemical industry
- SS 506 (Part 3) Clause 4.3.1.2 applicable to the chemical industry
- Hands-on Exercise 2
- Review of your Risk Management plan and Risk assessment exercise
- Determine your Risk Management plan conformity to SS506 requirements
- Practical exercise on identifying a list of possible deficiencies in your current Risk Management system
- SS 506: Clause 4.3.2 Legal & other requirements
- List of common applicable legal requirements relevant to SMEs (WSH Act and it’s subsidiaries)
- Guide to creating a legal register
- How to access legal updates
Day 2
Module 3
- SS 506: Clause 4.3.3 Objectives and Targets
- Setting Objectives and Targets and basic requirements
- Communicating Objectives and Targets
- Internal and external communication
- SS 506: Clause 4.3.4 OSH Management Program
- Inputs to for setting up an OSH Management Program
- WSHA (General Provisions) 2nd Schedule
- Suggested steps to set up your OSHM program
Snap-shorts of the elements of an OSHM program
- Details on a typical OSH program [All 14 elements, WSH (General provisions) Regulations 2006]
- Hands-on Exercise 3
- Setting your company’s objectives & targets
- Base on the identified objectives & targets, prepare a general framework of your company’s WSH management program
Module 4
- Video show on “Principles of Accident investigation”- by Safetymax Corp. Pte. Ltd
- Clause 4.4.1
- Structure, responsibilities, authority and in-house rules & Reg.
- Clause 4.4.1.1
- Structure, responsibility and authority
- Clause 4.4.1.2
- In-house OSH rules and regulations
- Clause 4.4.2
- Training, awareness and competence
- Clause 4.4.3
- Consultation & communication
- Clause 4.4.4
- Documentation
- Clause 4.4.5
- Control of document
- Clause 4.4.6
- Operational Control
- Clause 4.4.6.2
- Safe Work Procedure
- Clause 4.4.6.3
- Management of change
- Clause 4.4.6.4
- Pre-start up safety
- Clause 4.4.6.5
- Contractors
- Clause 4.4.6.6
- Mechanical integrity and reliability
- Clause 4.4.6.7
- Control of hazardous substances
- Clause 4.4.7
- Occupational health
- Clause 4.4.7.2
- Hearing conservation
- Clause 4.4.7.3
- Respiratory protection
- Lockout/ Tagout procedure
Day 3
Module 5
- Clause 4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness
- Clause requirements to set up an Emergency respond plan
- Developing an Emergency respond plan flow chart
- Suggested 8 steps to developing an emergency respond plan
- Details on a typical Emergency Respond Plan for a company that deals with flammable materials/ gases
- Hands-on Exercise 4
- Formulate an Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
- Prepare a framework of your company’s ERP
- Submit your ERP plan
Module 6
- Video show on “Emergency Preparedness”- by Safetymax Corp. Pte. Ltd.
- Clause 4.5.1 Performance Monitoring and measurement
- Clause requirements
- Difference between qualitative and quantitative measurements
- Difference between pro-active and reactive monitoring data
- What is Key Performance indicators (KPI)?
- Steps in carrying out a workplace inspection
- Sample of inspection checklists
- HANDS-ON EXERCISE 5
- Develop your own Inspection Checklists
- Develop your own template for your Maintenance Regime Register
Day 4
Module 7
- Clause 4.5.2 – Accidents, incidents, non conformances and Corrective and Preventive Actions
- Clause requirements
- What is an accident?
- Three basic causes to an accident
- Responsibility and authority for accident investigation
- Guidelines/ strategy on accident investigation
- Conducting a Root Cause Analysis exercise
- I-Report
- What is I Report?
- What constitute dangerous occurrences?
- Dealing with near misses/ dangerous occurrences
- Why report dangerous occurrences?
- HANDS-ON EXERCISE 6
- Introduction to i-Reporting
- Demonstration on logging into i-Reporting to make an accident report
- Prepare an accident/ incident investigation report template.
- Introduction to i-Reporting
Module 8
- Video show on Lockout/ Tagout- by Safetymax Corp. Pte. Ltd.
- Clause 4.5.3
- Records and records management
- Suggested method of OHMS documentation
- Clause 4.5.4
- Audit requirement
- Audit process
- Management support and auditor’s requirement
- Audit data collection and interpretation
- Clause 4.6
- Management Review
Course duration
28 hours
Course Language
English
Useful information
- Upon successful completion, all participants will be awarded the bizSAFE Level 4 Certificate.
- 28 SDU Points will be awarded to all Workplace Safety & Health Officers under MOM-CPD scheme.
