SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Occupational Safety and Health

Introduction

Occupational Safety and Health is the skill and science of the appreciation, evaluation and control of workplace hazards that may result in illness, disease or injury. This certificate is planned to overview the essential concepts of Occupational Safety and Health, including types of hazardous exposures, chemical routes of entry to the body, likely health effects of hazardous exposures and mechanisms of controlling workplace exposures.

Learning Outcomes

  • Make you understand the importance of health and safety
  • Link of Health & Safety with sustainable business
  • Roles and responsibilities at each level
  • Understanding of how to identify hazards
  • Risk Assessment
  • Management of hazards and risks at the workplace
  • Work Permit System to manage high hazard activities
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Incident investigation, Root Cause Analysis, communication and reporting system
  • Emergency preparedness and response

Session Contents

SessionTopic
1

Introduction to Health & Safety
Difference between Injury & Illness
Importance of Health and Safety
2

Health & Safety Performance Indicators:
Leading and Lagging
Goals and Objectives
Roles and Responsibilities (Employees, Supervisors, Managers)
Ownership of HS
3

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
4

Hierarchy of Controls
Industry visit
5

Incident Reporting and Investigation
Root Cause Analysis
Lesson Learnt and its Communication
6

Personal Protective Equipments
Selection of PPEs
Correct use of PPEs
7

Classification of Activities in an Organisation
Management of High Hazard Activities
8

Permit to Work System
Electrical Work
Work and Height
9

Hot Work
Excavation / Ground Disturbance
Confined Space
Construction Work
Demolition Work
Chemical Handling
Hazardous Line Breaking
10

Energy Isolation and Lock Out Tag Out
Working with Live Energy/Energised Parts/Mode 4
11

Emergency Preparedness and Response:
Fire
Earthquake
Heavy Rain/Flood
Security Threat
12

Fire Management
Prevention
Fire Fighting
Loss Prevention/Evacuation
  • Learning Duration: 6 weeks
  • Certificate Fee: Rs 20000
  • Session: Weekend
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Instructor

Masood Zia

Masood Zia is a renowned health and safety expert and seasoned HSE Professional. He has worked as Head of HSE for Nestle Pakistan and has over 24 years of experience in this field nationally and abroad. He has won global awards in the areas of HSE

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