Industrial Centre

 Occupational & Environmental Safety Services (OESS)

 

 

Post-experience Scheme in Occupational Safety & Health

Note: This Scheme is phased out and will be replaced by a new Safety Officer Training Scheme, to be announced in July 2004.  For enquires, please contact Mr Chow on 2766 7632.

 

 

Programme  82096

 

The Centre hosts the following awards offered within the Post-experience Scheme in Occupational Safety and Health:

  • Post-experience Certificate in Advanced Industrial Safety

  • Post-experience Certificate in Industrial Safety

Programme Aims

 

This programme is specifically designed to provide occupational safety and health (OSH) studies to prepare suitable candidates and safety practitioners for positions of safety officer in the local context. Persons qualified with a Post-experience Certificate in Industrial Safety or in Advanced Industrial Safety can well expect to be absorbed into a wide range of industries that need their knowledge and OSH skills.

 

Duration

Normally 1-year to 4-year PT

Programme Structure and Contents

To be eligible for the awards, students have to complete the Compulsory Subjects specified as follows:

 

For PeC in Industrial Safety

  • All subjects carry 3 credits each.

  • IC331 Safety Law & Hygiene

  • IC332 Safety Technology

  • IC333 Safety Inspection & Accident Investigation

  • IC334 Safety Management Techniques

Credits required for graduation: 12

For PeC in Advanced Industrial Safety

  • All subjects carry 3 credits each.

  • IC335 Advanced Industrial Hygiene (Pre-requisite: IC331)

  • IC338 Advanced Industrial Safety Technology (Pre-requisite: IC332)

  • ISE365 Applied Statistical Methods

Credits required for graduation: 9

Professional Recognition

The award of PeC in Industrial Safety is recognised by the Government for the purpose of registration with the Labour Department as Registered Safety Officer under the Factories & Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers & Safety Supervisors) Regulations, Cap. 59.

Entry Requirements

  • Higher Certificate in an engineering discipline; AND

  • 1 year's relevant industrial experience. Preference will be given to candidates with a recommendation letter from their employer stating that the chosen subjects are relevant to their current job.


 

 

 

 

Occupational & Environmental Safety Services Unit
The Industrial Centre
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel No: (852) 2766 7632    Fax: (852) 2334 4634

 

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