ADVWSH2 - WSQ ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH (SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS E-LEARNING)

The WSQ Advanced Certificate in Workplace Safety and Health (ACWSH) qualification is designed for individuals, such as yourself, who are keen to join the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) profession as a WSH Coordinator. This course is a recognised qualification for registration as a WSH Coordinator under the WSH Act.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Coordinate Implementation of Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan
• Identify WSH Hazards and Implement Control Measures
• Promote WSH Culture Development
• Investigate & Report WSH Incidents
• Measure, Monitor & Report WSH Performance
• Administer WSH Policy
• Coordinate WSH Management System with Legal Compliance
• Facilitate Effective Communication at the Workplace

Pre-requisites

Learners are assumed to have:

• ES WPLN Level 5 OR GCE ‘N’ Level English Grade 5 and Mathematics Grade 5; AND
• Possess WSH Skills and knowledge equivalent to that of Certificate in WSH; AND
• Have at least 1 year of WSH relevant working experience AND
• Completed 2 Pre Requisite Modules, with 1 module from Group 1 (Industry Modules) and 1 module from Group 2 (Soft Skills)

Group 1 Pre-Requisite modules (Do any one only)

• Supervise Construction Work for WSH (SCWSH)
• Supervise Marine Work for WSH (SSC)
• Supervise Manufacturing Work for WSH (SMFWSH)
• Supervise Workplace Safety and Health in Process Plant (SWPP)

Group 2 Pre-Requisite module

• Problem Identification L3 (WSHPI3)

Course Outline

Module 1. Coordinate Implementation of Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans

1. Overview of Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP)
2. Preparing of Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP)
3. Implementing the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP)
4. Checking the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP)
5. Reviewing the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP)

Module 2. Identify WSH Hazards and Implement Control Measures

1. Overview of WSH Risk Management Process
2. WSH legal and other requirements and Risk Management Process
3. Hazard Identification
4. Risk Evaluation
5. WSH Risk Control Measures
6. Monitor, Review and Report of implemented control measures

Module 3. Promote WSH Culture Development

1. Overview of WSH Culture Management
2. Positive WSH Cultures
3. Barriers to WSH Culture
4. Promote WSH Culture
5. WSH Culture Programmes
6. Recording the Changes

Module 4. Investigate & Report WSH Incidents

1. Overview of WSH Incident Management
2. Incident Investigation
3. Incident Reporting

Module 5. Measure, Monitor & Report WSH Performance

1. Overview of WSH Performance Management
2. WSH Inspection
3. WSH Inspection Findings
4. WSH Performance Reports

Module 6. Administer WSH Policy

1. Overview of Administering WSH Policy
2. Formulate WSH Policy
3. WSH Policy Communication
4. WSH Management Programmes
5. Review of WSH Policy for Continual Improvement

Module 7. Coordinate WSH Management System with Legal Compliance

1. Overview of managing WSH System
2. WSH Management Programmes
3. WSH Trainings
4. Management Review
5. WSH Legal and Other Requirements
6. WSH Communication
7. Governmental agency visits or inspections and compliance audits

Module 8. Workplace Communications L3

1. Maintain channels of communication
2. Promote effective communication at the workplace
3. Review communication effectiveness

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).