Program Overview

Program Overview

The Certificate in Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Practices is a 7-day program designed to provide foundational training in safety, health, and environmental practices. The program aims to instill fundamental masteries in SHE Sciences and Practices.

Program Objective

The program is designed to provide foundational training in safety, health, and environmental (SHE) practices, and aims to instill fundamental masteries in SHE Sciences and Practices.

Program Outline

The program will cover topics to achieve foundational SHE-competency in:

• SHE Legislations, SHE-Management System, Industry Safe Practices
• Essential SHE-Sciences in Safety System Reliability, Toxicology, Environmental Protection
• Safety Management in General and Chemical Process Industries
• Chemical Hazards Management and Chemical Process Safety
• SHE-Risk Management, Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (HIRA) Tools & Techniques, and Safety & Health Impact Assessment
• Fundamentals of Hierarchy of Hazard Controls and Safe Work Practices

Target Audience

The program is suitable for:

• Prospective candidates who do not have a relevant bachelor’s degree in engineering, technology or natural sciences, but with relevant SHE work experience and considering a mid-career switch
• Prospective candidates who wish to apply for admission into the NUS Master of Science in Safety, Health and Environmental Technology (MSc SHE) programme

Mode of Delivery

The program will be delivered through online lectures, discussions, presentations, and quizzes on the NUS eLearning Platform.

Instructors

The program will be taught by:

• Associate Professor Dr. SIN Siang-Meng, Ivan
• Associate Professor Dr. LOH Tzu Yang
• Senior Lecturer Dr. NAGARAJAN, Karthiga

Award of Certificate

Programme participants will be awarded with a Certificate of Participation or Certificate of Competence, depending on their performance in the overall end-programme assessment. Certificate of Competence will only be issued to those who passed the overall assessment with a minimum score of 70%.

Program Fees

The program fee is S$5,800, subject to 9% GST. Singapore SkillsFuture Funding is applicable.

Admission to Master of Science (Safety, Health and Environmental Technology) Programme

Participants with a Good Bachelor’s degree, related SHE work experiences, and had demonstrated competence and ability to meet the rigor of the MSc SHE programme with the award of Certificate of Competence may be considered for admission to the MSc SHE programme. Note that this Certificate of Competence is not a stackable qualification for the MSc SHE programme. The validity period of the MSc SHE admission application is not more than 5 years from the award of the Certificate of Competence.