This course is for anyone interested in doing activities linked with the employment of an engineering operative.

Module 1: General HSE

• Understand why they must ‘work safely.
• Understand the difference between hazards & risks
• Understand hazard identification
• Appreciate and improve upon safety performance within the workplace

Module 2: Workplace Hazards and Controls

• The meaning of ‘HSE in the workplace
• The importance of health, safety and environment
• The meanings of basic terms including hazard, potential harm and risk
• The harm that a range of H&S hazards can cause and controls
• The meaning and appropriate placement of different types of safety signs and signals and the hazards they indicate
• How unsafe acts and conditions in a workplace can cause harm 
• The types of health, safety and environmental personal protective equipment and other controls available and the hazards against which they provide protection
• How to conduct a successful safety intervention
• The meaning of “welfare provision
•  at work” The importance of personal hygiene
• The importance of First Aid provision
• The HSE responsibilities of a manager/employer
• Your responsibilities for health, safety and environment as an employee
• The importance of reporting accidents, ill health and other incidents
• Hierarchy of Risk Assessments
• Hazard Identification (HAZID)
• Hazardous Operations (HAZOP)
• Task Based Risk Assessment (TBRA)
• Risk Assessment Method Statement (RAMS)
• Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

Module 3: Workplace Hazard spotting, Risk assessments & reporting

• Working at Height
• Scaffolding
• Hot works- welding / burning
• Confined space entry
• Rigging and lifting of heavy equipment
• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Chemical
• Transportation
• Process safety

Module 4: HSE Control Measures

• Control of Work
• Management of Change
• Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO)
• Scaffold Erection and Inspection Awareness
• Lifting and Rigging Awareness
• Manual Handling
• Confined Space Entry - Hazards and Mitigation
• Working at height – Hazards and Mitigation
• Excavations – Planning / Survey / Dig / Control
• Electrical Powered systems 
• Chemical, biological and radioactive material
• Fire Safety
• Process safety and environmental management

Module 5: Environmental Awareness

• Identify and assess risks to the environment
• Ensure the company operations that pose risks to the environment are analysed and adequately controlled
• Take responsible action, including reporting risks, and giving advice regarding legal compliance on environmental protection
• Environmental Management
• The environment in which you are working
• The compliance obligations relating to environmental matters which affect the organisation
• Your responsibilities for the environment as defined by any specific legislation covering the activities
• The particular risks to the environment which may be present in your workplace
• How to use resources and materials effectively and efficiently The importance of remaining alert to the presence of hazards to the environment in the whole work place
• The importance of dealing with, or promptly reporting, risks to the environment
• The substances and processes categorised as hazardous to the environment

Module 6: Reacting to Emergencies

• Maintaining a state of readiness
• Controlling critical situations
• Responding to Emergencies
• Effective Communication (dealing with the media)
• Emergency procedures for your organisation taking into account
• How to successfully manage simulated emergency drills
• Press releases and media management
• Health, safety and environment statutory requirements

Module 7: HSE Procedures

• The employers and employee’s main legal responsibilities for HSE at work
• Your responsibilities for HSE as defined by any specific legislation covering the job role
• The structure of the organisation and people responsible for HSE at work under review
• Effective procedures for carrying out a review of HSE in workplaces
• How to select and use personal protective equipment and HSE control equipment
• The industry-occupational area in which you are carrying out the review
• The particular HSE risks which may be present in people's job roles
• The importance of knowing the hazards and the risks which may arise in the work place under review
• The work areas and the job roles you are planning to review
• What notice needs to be given before a review takes place
• Resources required to carry out a review
• Effective communication and presentational techniques
• Effective engagement techniques with the workforce
• Recording and reporting procedures
• How to develop post-review follow-up plans and monitoring measures

Module 8: Oman Legislation

• Understand the need for legislation
• What are regulations
• What are Laws
• What are Decrees
• What is best practice
• Oman HSE laws and requirements
• Industry best practice