Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health
A 2.5-year programme prepares students of safety and health with knowledge and skills that enable them to bring about change in the way safety and health initiatives are implemented in the workplace.
DURATION:
2.5-year
INTAKE:
January & April
PROGRAMME APPROVAL CODE:
KPT/JPS (R/862/4/0044)
05/20 (A10326)
What Will You Learn
- Heavy Industry manufacturing plants
- Oil & gas facilities
- Chemical factories
- Production plants
- Training institutes
- Construction firms
Programme Introduction
This programme provides a deeper knowledge on Occupational Safety & Health in an effort to protect workers from hazards at the workplace. Students will discover a variety of subjects related to the field such as Safety Health Regulation, Construction Safety, Industrial Hygiene, OSH Risk Management, Emergency Response Plan and Accident Investigation among others.
The programme will also provide students with a range of theoretical and practical skills to facilitate their experience accross a range of industries and environments.
Course Structure
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| Pengajian Malaysia (Malaysian Studies)
Fundamental English 1 Introduction to Occupational Safety Bahasa Kebangsaan A / Bahasa Kebangsaan B Fundamental English II Fire Skills Introduction to Occupational Hygiene Introductory Chemistry Occupational Safety and Health Law Human Body Form and Function First Aid and Emergency Planning Fundamentals of Microbiology OSH Statistics Introduction to Occupational Health Introduction to Ergonomics Workplace Action Research Project I OSH Management System I Risk Identification and Assessment Control Occupational Disease, Prevention and Control |
Emergency Response Plan
OSH Management System II Machinery and Equipment Safety Occupational Toxicology Physics OSH Information and Data Systems Management Occupational Safety and Health Practice Mathematics Workplace Action Research Project II Business Organisation Management |
Introduction to IT and Application
Organizational Behaviour |
Entry Requirement
All applicants, except those with a degree qualification in art or humanities, must have passed and attained a minimum of the following:
| Examinations | Requirement |
| Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) | Pass English and Bahasa Malaysia and obtain 3 (three) credits in the following subjects;
Mathematics or 1 (one) Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, Applied Science); and Any other 2 (two) subjects (including English and/or Bahasa Malaysia); or |
| GCE / O-Level or equivalent | Pass English and Bahasa Malaysia and obtain 3 (three) credits (Grade C) in the following subjects:
Mathematics or 1 (one) Science subject (Biology/Physics/Chemistry/General Sc/App. Science); and Any other 2 (two) subjects (including Bahasa Malaysia and/or English); or |
| Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) | Pass with minimum Grade B in 3 (three) of the following subjects;
English Mathematic 1 Science subject (Biology/Physics/Chemistry/General Sc/App. Science); |
| Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) / Sijil Kolej Komuniti (Level 3, MQF) | Obtain or pass and Pass SPM with at least 1 credit in 1 subject;
Enrichment programme (if needed); |
| Other certificate (Level 3, MQF) | Pass with at least CGPA 2.50; |
| Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) | Pass with at least Grade C (CGPA 2.00) in 1 subject; |
| Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) | Pass (Maqbul level); |
| Other qualifications deemed equivalent by the Government of Malaysia | |
All applicants, except those with a degree qualification in art or humanities, must have passed and attained a minimum of the following:
Academic Pathway
- Safety & Health Officers
- Supervisor/Executives
- Site Safety Supervisor
- Industrial Hygiene technicians,
- Authorized Gas Testers
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