The “Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance and Regulations” enacted in 1997 emphasizes the share of responsibilities between employers and employees in achieving occupational health and safety in the workplace. The Professional Diploma programme (DH007) aims to develop professional knowledge in occupational health and safety related to daily working environments. It leads to Membership of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Grad IOSH), United Kingdom. The Diploma programme (DH008) is an intermediate award particularly designed for those who are interested in knowing more about the field of occupational health and safety.

 Objectives

Upon completion of DH008, students should be able to :

• Identify general health and safety problems within their workplace;

• Evaluate the degree of complexity of health and safety problems;

• Formulate abatement programmes to tackle health and safety problems;

• Assist their senior management in the establishment of a health and safety policy;

• Design, implement and evaluate a health and safety management system.

Upon completion of DH007, in addition to the points above, students should be able to :

• Develop professional knowledge and maintain competence in occupational health and safety related to daily working environments;

• Enhance their personal and professional development in Occupational Health and Safety.

 Who Should Attend

• Those who have responsibilities to implement occupational health and safety in an organization, or have personal interest in occupational health and safety;

• Those who are interested in obtaining the “Registered Safety Officer” status and further study opportunities in occupational health and safety;

• Those Registered Safety Officers who need to meet the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements.

 Programme Features

• The first and largest OHS diploma programme in Hong Kong;

• Graduates of DH007 and DH008 with relevant working experience are eligible to apply for registration as “Registered Safety Officer” in Hong Kong;

• Graduates of DH007 are eligible to apply for Graduate Member (Grad IOSH) of IOSH, UK;

• Graduates of DH008 are eligible to apply for Technical Member (Tech IOSH) or Associate Member (AIOSH);

• Individual courses are also suitable for experienced staff in satisfaction of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations.

 Professional Recognition

• RSO : Upon completion of the programmes, graduates with relevant working experience are eligible to apply for registration as Registered Safety Officer (RSO) in Hong Kong.

• Tech IOSH : DH008 graduates with at least 5 years of health and safety experience are eligible to apply for membership of Tech IOSH, UK*. 

• AIOSH : DH008 graduates are eligible to apply for membership of AIOSH, UK*.

• Grad IOSH : DH007 graduates are eligible to apply for membership of Grad IOSH, UK*.

• CNE : Graduates can apply for up to 90 Continuing Nursing Education points from the Hong Kong Nursing Council.

* IOSH is a leading European body for health and safety professionals with more than 40,000 members worldwide, including more than 13,000 Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners. The Institution was founded in 1945 and received Royal Chartered Status in 2003. The professional qualifications of the IOSH members are recognized worldwide.

 Study Path

Graduates of DH008/DH007 may proceed to study BN018P Bachelor of Science with Honours in Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (top-up) programme offered by Middlesex University UK (with exemption from English requirement).
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 Admission Requirements

Applicants are normally required to meet either one of the following requirements:

• Level 2 in 5 HKDSE subjects (including English and Chinese); or

• Diploma Yi Jin; or

• 5 passes in HKCEE (including English and Chinese at level 2 or grade E) or equivalent plus 1 year of relevant working experience; or

• Yi Jin Certificate plus 1 year of relevant working experience; or

• Equivalent qualifications (at QF level 3); or

• Mature applicants aged 21 or above with 3 years of relevant working experience may also be considered.

Programme Structure

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 * Choose 1 out of : OSH5007EP,OSH5009EP, OSH5012EP, OSH5013EP, OSH5014EP, OSH5023EP and OSH5024EP.

Assessment

To obtain an award, students are required to pass both Continuous Assessment (in the form of assignments, case study and presentation, test etc.) and Examination in each course. The passing mark is 50%. Students are required to fulfill an attendance rate of 70%.

Exemption Policy

A applicant who has successfully completed a course of comparable content and standard at a recognized tertiary institution or through a professional examination, e.g. holder of ASO Certificate / CSO Certificate issued by Construction Industry Council Training Academy (CICTA) may be considered for exemption from taking “OSH 5001EP Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety”.

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