Diploma in Occupational
Safety and Health

Students gain a better understanding on the potential safety and health hazards while broadening their skill set to meet the increasing demands of the OSH industry. Subjects covered will include safety requirements, health regulations, proper use of equipment, safety hazard recognition risk assessment, safety systems and team management skills.

Graduates of this programme are highly sought after to meet the talent needs in various manufacturing, construction and heavy industries.

Students will be well equipped to seek a career as:

Safety & Health Officers Supervisor/Executives Site Safety Supervisor

Industrial Hygiene technicians, Authorized Gas Testers

students will find employment in organizations such as:-

Heavy Industry manufacturing plants Oil & gas facilities Chemical factories

Production plants Training institutes Construction firms

2.5 years (7 semesters)

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Year 1

Pengajian Malaysia (Malaysian Studies)

Fundamental English 1

Introduction to Occupational Safety

Bahasa Kebangsaan A / Bahasa Kebangsaan B

Fundamental English II

Fire Skills

Introduction to Occupational Hygiene

Introductory Chemistry

Occupational Safety and Health Law

Human Body Form and Function

First Aid and Emergency Planning

Fundamentals Of Microbiology

OSH Statistics

Introduction to Occupational Health

Introduction to Ergonomics

Workplace Action Research Project I

OSH Management System I

Risk Identification And Assessment Control

Occupational Disease, Prevention and Control

 

Year 2

Emergency Response Plan

OSH Management System II

Machinery And Equipment Safety

Occupational Toxicology

Physics

OSH Information And Data Systems Management

Occupational Safety and Health Practice

Mathematics

Workplace Action Research Project II

Business Organisation Management

 

Year 3

Introduction to IT and Application

Organizational Behaviour

Full-time study delivered through the following methods:

• Didactic lectures
• Practical Laboratory sessions
• Industrial training

All applicants, except those with a degree qualification in art or humanities, must have passed and attained a minimum of the following:

Examinations	Requirement
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)	Pass English and Bahasa Malaysia and obtain 3 (three) credits in the following subjects; Mathematics or 1 (one) Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, Applied Science); and Any other 2 (two) subjects (including English and/or Bahasa Malaysia); or
GCE / O-Level or equivalent	Pass English and Bahasa Malaysia and obtain 3 (three) credits (Grade C) in the following subjects: Mathematics or 1 (one) Science subject (Biology/Physics/Chemistry/General Sc/App. Science); and Any other 2 (two) subjects (including Bahasa Malaysia and/or English); or
Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)	Pass with minimum Grade B in 3 (three) of the following subjects; English Mathematic 1 Science subject (Biology/Physics/Chemistry/General Sc/App. Science);
Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) / Sijil Kolej Komuniti (Level 3, MQF)	Obtain or pass and Pass SPM with at least 1 credit in 1 subject; Enrichment programme (if needed);
Other certificate (Level 3, MQF)	Pass with at least CGPA 2.50;
Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM)	Pass with at least Grade C (CGPA 2.00) in 1 subject;
Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM)	Pass (Maqbul level);
Other qualifications deemed equivalent by the Government of Malaysia