OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING CENTRE

The Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre provides the following training courses for personnel in public and private sectors.  Employers who wish to send their employees to attend the courses should apply for enrolment in a standard application form.  The Programme Booklet with enclosed application form can be obtained from the Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre or downloaded from this homepage (Acrobat Reader software is required).  The training courses are provided free-of-charge.

Legislation - Related Safety and Health Courses for Trainers

• Major Safety Regulations related to Industrial Accident Prevention
• Major Health Regulations related to Industrial Accident Prevention
• Safety Management Regulation and Code of Practice
• Major Safety Regulations related to Working on Construction Sites
• Legal Requirements on Manual Handling Operations

Briefing Sessions on Safety and Health Legislation

• Occupational Safety & Health Ordinance
• Occupational Safety & Health Regulation
• Major Safety Regulations related to Working in the Catering Trade
• Legal Requirements of Working at Height and Codes of Practice on Scaffolds
• Confined Spaces Regulation
• Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear Regulations and Codes of Practice for Safe Use of Cranes
• Dangerous Substances Regulations
• Major Safety Regulations related to Renovation, Maintenance, Alteration and Addition Works
• Regulations related to 'Mandatory Safety Training'

• Occupational Health for Office Workers
• Occupational Stress
• First Aid Care in the Workplace
• Work & Healthy Life Style Workshop

The Centre is responsible for accrediting external training providers under a number of safety-related regulations administered by Labour Department. The following courses are accredited.

1. Mandatory Basic Safety Training Courses (commonly known as 'Green Card')
   a. Construction Work
   b. Container Handling
   
   
2. Confined Spaces Safety Training Courses
   a. Certified Worker Safety Training Courses
   b. Competent Person Safety Training Courses
   
   
3. Loadshifting Machinery Safety Training Courses
   a. Loadshifting Machines used on construction sites
   b. Fork-lift Truck
   c. Fork-lift Truck (Front Loader)
   
   
4. Gas Welding Safety Training Courses
   
   
5. Training Courses for Crane Operators
   
   
6. Training Courses for Persons Working on Suspended Working Platforms

(Flowchart for processing applications for recognition of mandatory safety training courses by the Labour Department) (PDF)

1. Approved training courses provided by the Construction Industry Council ^# under regulation 4A of the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations :

   a. One-year full-time Basic Craft Courses
   b. Two-year full-time Basic Craft Courses
   c. Two-year full-time Diploma Courses / One-year full-time Certificate Course
   

   ^# It was called the Construction Industry Training Authority before 1 January 2008.

2. Safety Auditor Training Schemes

The Centre is responsible for the approval of Cartridge-Operated Fixing Tools under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cartridge-Operated Fixing Tools) Regulations administered by the Labour Department.

• Approved Cartridge-Operated Fixing Tools

The Centre is also responsible for the approval of specifications for eye protectors, shields and fixed shields under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Protection of Eyes) Regulations administered by the Labour Department.

• Approved Specifications for Eye protectors, Shields and Fixed shields
  

Besides, the Centre is also responsible for the registration of safety auditors and safety officers.

1. Eligibility to be Registered as Safety Auditor
   
   
2. Scheduled Qualifications for Registration as Safety Officer
   
   
3. How to apply for registration as a Safety Officer (PDF)
   
   
4. How to apply for Renewal / Revalidation as a Safety Officer