Course Overview

The CSOC is a mandatory WSH training course for all workers working in the construction industry. Construction workers are required to go through the CSOC before they start work at the worksite.

The Workplace Safety and Health (Factories, Safety Training Courses order – clause 2 (6)) stipulates that “Any worker employed in manual labour to carry out construction work in building and engineering construction worksites must undergo a safety and health training course approved by the Commissioner for Workplace Safety and Health.”

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Identify legal obligations in workplace safety and health
• Identify hazards in a construction site – Fire, explosion, safe access, chemicals, mechanical, electrical, radiation, material handling, working in confined space, and specialized operations etc
• Apply for safety permit prior to hot work
• Practice safety measures when working with different hazards
• Respond to fire emergency
• Identify preventive measures related to WAH activities
• Demonstrate the understanding and use and care for the various fall prevention and fall arrest system and equipment
• Put on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Recognize all types of industrial safety signs

Course Outline

• Legal Obligation
• Fire and Explosion Hazards
• Fires and Explosion
• Specialised Operations
• Material Handling
• Mechanical and Electrical Works
• Working At Height
• Working in Confined Space
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Well being

Assessment

Duration: 17 hours (including assessment)

Attendance: 100%

Pass Criteria: Attendance 100%, Written Assessment 60%, Practical Assessment – Competent

Course Medium: English, Bengali, Tamil, Mandarin *NEW*