OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH : INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

About this Course

Course Description

This course will interactively engage students cognitively and scientifically in areas of occupational and industrial safety. This course introduces the student with the aspects of occupational safety at work place, which include machineries, tools and equipment and working in confined spaces. Hazards in working environments are identified and discussed in detail with the requirement of controls and prevention methods as required by the law. Students will also be introduced to Emergency Response Preparedness planning (ERP). The outcomes shall be assessed through a variety of tools which include the traditional paper examination, tests, written assignment, oral presentation, blended-learning and classroom engagement.

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Display effective communication skill based on current issues related to occupational and industrial safety.
2 ) Identify the basic knowledge of occupational and industrial safety concepts and related regulation in various working environment.
3 ) Demonstrate information management skills in preparing industrial safety programs at workplace
4 ) Explain the workplace hazards and its' control measures to solving occupational concern at workplace.

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 3 hours per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

 Syllabus

1.1 The machinery regulations.
1.2 The health, safety and welfare regulation.
1.3 The health regulations.

2.1 Physical hazards.
2.2 Chemical hazards.
2.3 Biological hazard.
2.4 Machinery hazard.
2.4.1 Safe guarding of machinery.
2.4.2 Safe machine operation.
2.4.3 Hand tools and portable power tools.
2.4.4 Maintenance of machine guards and tools.
2.4.5 General area fencing.

3.1 Introduction to PPE.
3.2 Body protection.
3.3 Respiratory protection.
3.4 Special work clothing.
3.5 Introducing PPE to workplace.

4.1 Recognising an emergency.
4.2 Emergency management.
4.3 Emergency planning.
4.4 Emergency mitigation and resources.
4.5 Procedures.
4.6 Incident control and facilities.
4.7 Training & exercises.

5.1 Definition and regulatory requirements.
5.2 Physical and safe house keeping arrangement.
5.3 Type and cause of accidents.
5.4 Types of cause of diseases.
5.5 Planning, scheduling of physical and safe house keeping arrangement.
5.6 Factors to reduce accident and disease.
5.7 Steps for a better housekeeping.

finitions.
6.2 Classification and the use.
6.3 Dangerous occurrence.
6.4 Factors causing dangerous occurrence.
6.5 Control measures and the use of regulations.

7.1 Definition, types and requirement on mechanical handling.
7.2 Advantages and limits in mechanical handling.
7.3 Main components in mechanical handling.
7.4 Hazard and accident related to mechanical handling.
7.5 Hazard and safety planning and control measures.

8.1 Definition and law requirement.
8.2 Type of accidents associated to manual handling.
8.3 Factors, strategy and technique in manual handling.
8.4 Hazard and safety planning and control measures.

9.1 Definition and examples of confined space.
9.2 Law requirement.
9.3 Hazard and accident associated to working in confined space.
9.4 Hazard and safety planning and control measures.

10.1 Transport safety defensive driving (forklift).
10.1.1 Types and purpose of transport.
10.1.2 Law and types of accident.
10.1.3 Causes and control measures of accident.

10.2 Welding safety.
10.2.1 Definition, types and welding equipment.
10.2.2 Factors in welding hazards.
10.2.3 Causes and control measures of accident.

10.3 Office safety.
10.3.1 Office hazard.
10.3.2 Accident and diseases.
10.3.3 Law requirements and control measures.

10.4 Electrical Safety.
10.4.1 Definition and electrical installation.
10.4.2 Hazard and effect from electric current.
10.4.3 Principles in electrical safety.
10.4.4 Safety measures use of electricity.

10.5 Construction safety.
10.5.1 Definition and law requirement.
10.5.2 Activities at construction sites.
10.5.3 Equipment and machineries associated in construction.
10.5.4 Types of hazard and accident in construction.
10.5.5 Causes and control measures of accident.

10.6 Fire safety.
10.6.1 Basic and causes of fire.
10.6.2 Classification of fire.
10.6.3 Control of fire hazard.
10.6.4 Planning for factory fire safety.
10.6.5 Control measures in fire safety.
10.6.6 Equipment in fire safety.
10.6.7 Causes and control measures in fire safety.

Our Instructor

PROFESOR MADYA TS. DR. NOR SUHAILA BINTI MOHAMAD HANAPI

Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

PROFESOR MADYA DR AHMAD LUTFI BIN ANIS

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Samarahan 2

DR. NIK AZLIN BINTI NIK ARIFFIN

Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

DR. ZITTY SARAH BINTI ISMAIL

Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

FAIRUS BIN MUHAMAD DARUS

Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

DR. MAZHANI BINTI MUHAMMAD

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Dengkil

 Frequently Asked Questions

A1 : The term “Industrial safety” is a set of safety protocols, policies and regulations to protect the workers, workplace, work equipment and environment from hazards. It acts as a corrective measure that is reviewed and approved by safety experts periodically to ensure a safe workplace and sustainable business operations.