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Assessment & Control of Occupational Hazards
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-01-13 | - |
Program Overview
Assessment & Control of Occupational Hazards
Course Information
- Dates: 13 January – 16 April 2026, Every Tuesday and Thursday
- Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm (SGT)
- Venue: MD1 Tahir Foundation Building, National University of Singapore
Overview
Occupational hazards are the principal threats to workers’ health at the workplace. This course presents the important chemical, biological, safety, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial occupational hazards at the workplace. It focuses on exposure routes, toxicological mechanisms and health impact on workers, and critically, allows the practitioner to design and implement effective programmes to mitigate or prevent the adverse effects of these hazards on workers at the workplace.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the learner is able to:
- With regard to chemical hazards:
- Describe exposure situations and route of absorption
- Explain toxicological mechanisms and resultant health effects on the worker
- Design programmes for the control of these hazards at the workplace
- With regard to biological hazards:
- Describe exposure situations and route of entry
- Explain the health impact on the worker
- Design programmes for the prevention of occupational infections
- With regards to safety, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial hazards:
- Evaluate these hazards at the workplace
- Explain the impact of these hazards on the health of the worker
- Design programmes for the control of these hazards at the workplace
Who Should Attend?
Professionals working in employee health and occupational health, as well as other professionals who are interested in workplace health.
Pre-requisite
Complete SPH5311 Workplace Safety and Health
Assessment & Certification
This is a SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) approved course. As part of SSG funding requirements, participants have to achieve at least 75% attendance and pass all assessment(s)/examination(s).
An electronic certificate will be issued to all participants who complete the course:
- Certificate of Competence – Attain a ‘C’ grade or above and meet a minimum of 75% attendance
- Certificate of Participation – Attain a grade lower than ‘C’ and meet a minimum of 75% attendance
Course Instructor
Associate Professor Ng Wee Tong is a medical specialist in Occupational and Aviation Medicine. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. Prior to that, he was a medical officer in the Republic of Singapore Airforce and a Medical Director with ST Healthcare.
His professional interests include the provision of services for worker health, fitness to work, workplace health promotion and fatigue/ shift work management. He is also an adjunct lecturer with the Singapore University of Social Sciences and a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore).
Dr Ng also holds a Masters in Adult Learning and is an advocate for the advancement of educational pedagogies in higher learning.
Course Fee
| Subsidy available | Fee payable after subsidy |
|---|---|
| International Participant | S$5886.00 |
| Singapore Citizen aged 39 years & below / Permanent Resident | S$1765.80 |
| Singapore Citizen aged 40 years & above | S$685.80 |
| Singapore Citizen / Permanent Resident Sponsored by SMEs | S$685.80 |
Remarks:
- All enrolled candidates will also be required to pay a Student Services Fee of S$25.70.
- Self-Sponsored participants can use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for or offset course fees. SkillsFuture Credit claim has to be submitted to SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) within 60 days before course commencement. SSG will not allow claims to be made after the first day of the course.
- The University reserves the right to review and adjust the course fees and make changes to the programme structure and requirements as necessary and accordingly without prior notice.
- Prices stated above are inclusive of 9% GST.
