Diploma in Industrial Safety

• Introduction to Industrial Safety (4 hours)
  • Definition, importance, and scope in industries (manufacturing, construction, oil & gas).
  • Overview of occupational health and safety (OHS).
• Safety Hazards and Risks (6 hours)
  • Types of hazards: Physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic.
  • Basics of risk assessment and mitigation.
• Safety Regulations (6 hours)
  • Introduction to standards: OSHA, ISO 45001, Factories Act.
• Lab: Identifying hazards in a simulated industrial environment (4 hours).

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (6 hours)
  • Types of PPE: Helmets, gloves, respirators, safety boots.
  • Selection and maintenance of PPE.
• Safe Work Practices (8 hours)
  • Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.
  • Safe handling of tools and machinery.
• Lab: Practicing LOTO and PPE usage (6 hours).

• Emergency Preparedness (6 hours)
  • Fire safety: Extinguishers, evacuation plans.
  • First aid basics for industrial accidents.
• Incident Reporting (6 hours)
  • Reporting and documenting workplace incidents.
  • Root cause analysis (basic).
• Lab: Simulating emergency evacuation and first aid scenarios (8 hours).

• Basic Risk Assessment (6 hours)
  • Hazard identification and risk evaluation.
  • Introduction to Job Safety Analysis (JSA).
• Safety Policies (6 hours)
  • Developing basic workplace safety policies.
  • Introduction to safety audits.
• Lab: Conducting a basic safety audit (6 hours).

Capstone Project: Develop a simple industrial safety plan (2 hours).