Professional engineers play an important role in occupational safety and health. A safe design and operation on engineering works not only prevent the chance of loss due to accidents but also increase the productivity. This in turn strengthens the competitiveness of the organisation. The engineers in the general engineering purpose have the responsibility of taking into the consideration of safety and health issues in their designing of the machinery and systems of work, selection of materials and equipment; controlling of systems and maintenance program, etc. To enable the engineers fulfilling these duties, they need to possess knowledge in safety and health that are generally seldom included in formal curriculum during their engineering education. The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers recognises this situation and jointly organise safety training courses with Occupational Safety and Health Council for all graduate engineers.

Module I : Safety Legislation and Standards

• Basic health and safety legislation for the industries. Statutory responsibilities and liabilities of employers, executives and employees.
• Interpretation of common legal terms, e.g. ‘ensure’, ‘reasonably practicable’, etc.

Module II : General Safety and Control

• General hazards in construction sites and their prevention.
• Plant and machinery safety including the safe operation of lifting appliances.

Module III : Safety Management

• Safety and health performance of Hong Kong
• Organizations of occupational safety and health in Hong Kong.
• Costs of accident & benefits of safe jobs.
• Modern safety management systems.

Module IV : Occupational Health

• Physical hazards such as noise, heat, decompression sickness, etc. and their prevention.
• The prevention of chemical and dust hazards on construction sites.

Module V : Risk Management

• Hazard identification
• Risk evaluation, analysis and control
• Hierarchies of control

Cantonese supplemented with English notes

Please complete and return the application form together with a crossed cheque made payable to  “Occupational Safety and Health Council”

Miss Helly HUI on Tel: 2116 5708 Fax: 2151 7411

ENQUIRY     (Code for enrollment: HKIEC/23/A)