Shipyard Safety Supervisor Course

  

About this Course

OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE REQUIREMENTS 

Learning objectives:

  • Identify the Workplace Safety and Health Act, subsidiary legislation and industrial code of practice relevant to the marine industry
  • List the roles and responsibilities of a shipyard supervisor
  • Conduct a safety briefing for shipyard workers and contractors
  • Coordinate the implementation of safe work procedures in the marine industry
  • Provide inputs for drawing up a risk assessment matrix
  • Formulate occupational health program
  • Conduct investigation and prepare an incident report

Target audience

The SSSC is a mandatory training course for individuals who are to undertake the role of a supervisor in the marine industry.

Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008 Reg. 6 (8) stipulates that: “It shall be the duty of every person not to oversee or supervise any work (including any process) in the shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour unless he has received adequate safety and health training to ensure that the work that he oversees or supervises can be carried out safely.”

Assumed skills and knowledge

Workplace literacy and numeracy Level 4 under Employability Skills System (ESS) or equivalent

Course Outline

  • WSH (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
  • Subsidiary legislation pertaining to marine industry and occupational health
  • Code of practice for the shipyards
  • Types of hazards – Chemical, electrical & mechanical, physical including confined space, safe access, falling from height, surface treatment, fire & explosion
  • Occupational health hazards – Industrial toxicology, SDS, noise, vibration, heat, radiation, lighting
  • General safety in shipyard
  • Vessel Safety Co-ordination Committee (VSCC)
  • Permit to work (PTW) systems
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Risk assessment
  • Safety audits
  • Accident investigation procedures
  • Accident reporting procedures

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