EVALUATE HEALTH EFFECTS DUE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

EVALUATE HEALTH EFFECTS DUE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

Funded

Course Duration

40.0 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

written questioning and oral questioning.

Who Should Attend

  • OH professionals such as OH Technicians
  • WSH professionals such as WSH Officers
  • Occupational health professionals such as occupational nurses and other occupational hygiene or occupational health professionals who are interested to learn about the health effects of common hazardous substances found at the workplace for the management of their risks

Course Overview

Aims to present the content and activities aligned to the Skills Framework for workplace safety and health and as per technical skills and competencies (TSC) offering Customised and Personalised Service module. It also helps manage relevant information for the evaluation of the health effects caused by hazardous substances commonly found at the workplace to initiate timely intervention action.

Course Schedule

Next available schedule

Course Objectives

Covers the knowledge and application skills in composing technical report and be able to apply them at the workplace.

This includes:
•    Recognize the health effects arising from occupational exposure to hazardous
substances based on relevant basic toxicology concepts and sources of information.
•    Analyse the factors which impact the extent of harmful effects on the body systems and target organs.
•    Anticipate the risks and advise control measures to prevent ill-health effects due to exposure to hazardous substances at the workplace. 

Pre-requisites

You must fulfil course entry requirements.

Course Entry Requirements:

1. Literacy and Numeracy

WSQ Employability Skills Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level 6; or
Grade C6 in GCE O Level for English and Mathematics

2. Science

Grade C6 in GCE O Level Science (Physics)

Course Outline

•    Recognise the health effects arising from occupational exposure to hazardous substances based on relevant basic toxicology concepts and sources of information.
•    Analyse the factors which impact the extent of harmful effects on the body systems and target organs.
•    Anticipate the risks and advise control measures to prevent ill-health effects due to exposure to hazardous substances at the workplace.

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

A Statement of Attainment (SOA) will be awarded upon completion of each unit.

Additional Details

Price

Course Fee and Government Subsidies

  

Individual Sponsored 

Company Sponsored 

 

Non-SME 

SME 

Before GST 

With GST 

Before GST 

With GST 

Before GST 

With GST 

Full Course Fee
(For Foreigners and those not eligible for subsidies)

$1,323.00

$1,442.07

$1,323.00

$1,442.07

$1,323.00

$1,442.07

For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
and
For all Singapore Permanent Residents
(The minimum age for individual sponsored trainees is 21 years)

$661.50

$780.57

$661.50

$780.57

$396.90

$515.97

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

$396.90

$515.97

$396.90

$515.97

$396.90

$515.97

 

Funding Eligibility Criteria:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria

Remarks:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

SkillsFuture Credit:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding

PSEA:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) funds to offset course fee payable after funding

UTAP:

  • NTUC Members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:

  • $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year
  • AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee
  • Note: Courses / Modules under Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) will not be eligible for AP funding claim.

Terms and conditions apply. NTUC LearningHub reserve the right to make changes or improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice.

Prices are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees.

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