Programme Information

Programme Structure

The programme comprises 3 parts:

• Part A : Safety Management (36 hours)
• Part B : Safety Auditing (48 hours)
• Part C : Safety Auditing Project (48 hours, including 9-hr tutorial session)

Programme Outline

Part A: Safety Management

This module is designed to equip students with knowledge in safety management and the legal requirements under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance as well as the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation on managing safety and health, safety audit and safety review.

Part B: Safety Auditing

This module introduces commonly-used proprietary safety audit systems, the auditing methodology, auditing techniques and reporting. Students will be able to develop a safety audit system for in-house use, plan and conduct a safety audit.

Part C: Safety Auditing Project

This module provides students the opportunity to apply the knowledge learnt to a workplace situation. It enables them to acquire more practicable experience in safety auditing. Students have to plan and conduct a safety audit in assessing the effectiveness of a safety management system in an organization, report on the effectiveness of its safety management system and make suggestions for improvement to the top management of an organization.