Course Details
- Course Code: OS-TT-VDS301
- Mode of Delivery: Onsite
- Duration: 36 Months
- Price: On Request
Occupational Health & Safety
Course Overview
This three-year program offers students the expertise and practical skills required to ensure workplace safety and compliance across various industries. From risk assessment to safety audits and incident investigation, the course equips learners with the tools needed to protect both employees and employers from health and safety hazards. Combining hands-on experience with industry-relevant knowledge, this diploma prepares graduates to take on key roles in health and safety management, contributing to safer, more compliant work environments. Key Topics Include: • Risk Assessment & Hazard Identification • Workplace Safety Audits & Compliance • Incident Investigation & Reporting • Health and Safety Regulations & Laws • Emergency Preparedness & Safety Management By the end of the program, graduates will be proficient in identifying workplace hazards, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. They will demonstrate strong leadership in managing safety audits, incident investigations, and emergency preparedness. The program’s hands-on training ensures students are well-equipped to create safer work environments, making them indispensable in industries ranging from construction to manufacturing.
Those with a General Education Certificate who wish to pursue vocational studies.
Candidates looking for admission to the programme must have attained at least a General Education Diploma (Grade 12) from the Sultanate of Oman or its equivalent qualification approved by the Omani MoHERI (Ministry of Higher Education Research and innovation) In all cases, it is required for the candidates to undergo a pre-assessment to establish their current academic level, especially in English, Engineering Mathematics, Science and ICT.
Candidates on successful completion of the three-year programme are entitled to a ‘Vocational Diploma” attested by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
Other Details
Indicative Modules Only
Safe Working Procedures Module
- Safe work procedures
- Legal responsibilities for safe working procedures
- Developing safe working procedures
- Communicating safe working procedures
- Assessing safe working procedures
- Workplace information sources
- Dealing with, or promptly reporting relevant hazards and risks
Promoting HSE Culture in the Workplace Module
- Health, safety and environment culture and climate
- Indicators for determining health, safety and environment culture
- Barriers to a positive health, safety and environment culture
- Promoting a positive health, safety and environment culture
- Engaging and communicating with employees and others
- The main legal responsibilities for health, safety and environment
- Dealing with, or promptly reporting relevant hazards and risks
Investigating Incidents and observations at Work Module
- Reasons for investigating incidents and observations
- Incident reporting
- Incident causation models
- Which events should be investigated?
- Incident investigation teams
- Investigation tools and techniques
- Interviewing witnesses
- Improvement strategies and action planning
By the end of the course the candidate will be able: (Indicative Objectives Only)
- To communicate efficiently and effectively in an engineering environment.
- To communicate efficiently and effectively in an engineering environment through IT skills.
- To develop knowledge and practical application of statutory regulations and organizational safety requirements to enable them to work safely.
- To develop the required level of competence and understanding of different working environments.
- To develop the required level of competence and understanding of basic health, safety and environment.
- To develop their ability to promote a health, safety and environment culture in the workplace.
- To raise their ability to effectively communicate health, safety and environment systems information.
- To implement and review proactive monitoring systems for health, safety and environment.