Safety Auditors Training Scheme     Safety Auditor Training Scheme - Application Form and Brochure Award: Certificate of Attainment in Safety Auditing   Mode of Attendance: Predominantly outside normal working hours   Training Provider: Industrial Centre (IC), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University   Supported by: The Society of Accredited Safety Auditors   Administration: School of Professional Education & Executive Development (SPEED) Entry Requirement The proposed Scheme is designed for registered safety officers and occupational safety & health practitioners. Entry is also open to candidates with appropriate tertiary qualifications and relevant professional experience, or those designated by their organisation as auditor candidates or safety reviewers. Preference will be given to Registered Safety Officers with 3 years post registration experience in safety management.    Course Aims To review contemporary best practice in occupational safety and health (OS&H) management, and to familiarise participants with the local legal requirements on OS&H management, audit and review.   To develop a thorough understanding of the concepts, principles, methods and techniques of modern safety management and safety auditing, covering the key process elements of safety management.   To familiarise participants with the details of safety audit procedures and practice, and to develop competence in conducting a safety audit for the assessment of the effectiveness of OS&H management system and safety strategies.   To satisfy one of the pre-requisites for becoming a Registered Safety Auditor under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation. Scheme Structure and Duration of Training It is a 108-hour course involving three integrated components of study:   Part 1: Safety Management            39 hours of classroom training   Part 2: Safety Audit            39 hours of classroom training   Part 3: Audit Project (30 hours of field study)            The audit project is to be completed within 6 months            covering the stages of audit plan preparation,            information collection & interview, audit report writing            and oral presentation. The Scheme will be conducted predominantly outside normal working hours. The 78-hour classroom training for Parts 1 & 2 is to be spread over a period of 3 months and after that participants will be assigned with an audit  project, which has to be completed within 6 months.   All lectures and examinations are to be held in the evenings or over the weekends at regular intervals to allow progressive study of the subject matters. Assessment Criteria and Issue of Certificate To pass the training, a participant has to attain a minimum of 75% in the written examinations for both Part 1 and Part 2 of the Scheme, and complete a project with a pass mark of 60% minimum.   Any participant, who has satisfactorily completed the Scheme with an attendance of not less than 75% of the classroom training and has fulfilled the above assessment criteria and project requirements, will be eligible for the award of a Certificate of Attainment in Safety Auditing. Teaching Staff and Professional Support Background   The SATS provider, Industrial Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has a long history of offering professional safety training courses for the training and education of safety personnel. The first safety programme at Endorsement Certificate level was launched in 1979 and currently it is operated under the Post-experience Scheme. Over the last 22 years, the Centre's efforts have resulted in over 2000 qualified registered safety officers and safety professionals.   Being a pioneer in providing the first Postgraduate Scheme in Occupational Safety & Health and Master's Degree in Safety Management in Hong Kong, the Industrial Centre is well experienced in teaching and organising advanced training courses in various fields of occupational safety and health.   Teaching Staff and Professional Support   The Scheme will have the full support of the Society of Accredited Safety Auditors. Members of the Society (qualified with the status of "Registered Safety Auditor") and members of the Centre's professional staff will be actively involved in teaching the subject and providing project supervision. Facilities and support Facilities and support available in the Centre   The Industrial Centre has a broad experience of occupational safety and health in a range of manufacturing and construction industries. With some 100 professional and supporting staff members and over 11,000 m2 workshop, the Centre provides professional industrial training for budding and practising technologists and engineers in Hong Kong as well as this region. Because of the multidisciplinary nature, the Centre provides integrated training in various disciplines, covering civil and construction, mechanical, manufacturing, electrical, electronics, building services, etc. With the various expertise, physical supports and well equipped lecturing facilities, the Centre has been suitably prepared itself for this subject, and of responding to the needs anticipated by the requirements of the OS&H legislation.   Supported by the Society of Accredited Safety Auditors   The Centre's credibility and authority stems from its long experience of teaching the OS&H subjects and our contacts with industry and the local OS&H agencies. For this particular Scheme in safety auditors training, teaching and project support will be provided by the Society of Accredited Auditors.   Administration   Administration of the Scheme will be supported by the School of Professional Education & Executive Development (SPEED) Quality Assurance Accreditation   This Scheme is subject to validation and periodic reviews by the Labour Department in accordance with the published guidelines approved by the authority concerned.   Moderation   The Scheme is managed by the Industrial Centre and the School of Professional Education & Executive Development, and it is monitored by a committee which aims to maintain the standard and oversee the training quality.  The moderation includes a senior officer from  the Labour Department who  acts as external moderator to provide external moderation inputs and advise on the quality issues of the Scheme.