Short Course in Occupational Health and Safety

Human Resource is the most valuable resource in any organization. All the organizations expect a high commitment, loyalty, and contribution from the employees to maximize performance at organizational levels. Occupational health and safety are the key to uninterrupted performance of employees. Therefore, Occupational health and safety has emerged as one of the most demanding fields in the present organizational context in the business world.

This short course is designed upon a needs survey conducted recently by the Department of Human Resource Management. The above course is designed to provide basic knowledge in Occupational health and safety and core competencies of Occupational health and safety to be effective employees in the organization.

Course Content

  • Introduction to occupational health and safety
  • Health and safety law
  • Accident investigation
  • First aid
  • Electrical safety
  • Occupational hygiene
  • Occupational diseases
  • Food safety
  • Fire Safety
  • Biological Hazards
  • Machinery and plant safety
  • Construction safety
  • Chemical safety
  • Occupational Stress
  • Project report

 

 

Payment at Bank:
1. Download the attached payment voucher.
2. Fill out the payment voucher correctly (no need to fill the registration number).
3. Take the completed payment voucher to your bank and make the payment.
4. After payment, scan the payment receipt clearly.
5. Upload the scanned copy of the payment receipt to the Google Form provided.

Online Transfer:
1. Refer to the payment voucher attached for the required information.
2. Use the provided details to initiate an online transfer from your bank.
3. Once the transaction is completed, generate a receipt from the online banking system.
4. Upload the receipt generated from the transaction to the Google Form.

 Bank paying voucher     

(Please write your National Identity Card number instead of the registration number)

 

Note: When you are doing an online transaction, please send a valid receipt including the following details from the bank
 
Transfer Date :
Reference No. :
From :
To Account No. : The Open University of Sri Lanka
Amount : LKR
Payment Mode :
Bank Name : Bank of Ceylon
Remark : Mention the name of the short course
Programme Code :
Programme Category :

Short Programme –(CERC Project) approved by Department of Human  Resource  Management.

Conducted by :
Colombo Regional Centre
Programme Duration :

Three (03) months
Course work-12 weeks including structured presentations, workshops, and assessment (twenty-four(24) sessions of three hours each).
 
Discipline(s) / Course(s) :
Medium :
English & Sinhala

Six passes at the G.C.E (O/L) examination in one sitting.

Issuing of Applications :
  16th February 2024
Closing Date for Applications :
Month of August 2024
Programme commencing date :

 

Course fee for a student will be Rs. 25,000 /= (Per head)
Expected intake is 35 students per batch.

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Contact Details

This Short programme is conducted by the Colombo Regional Centre. Download Brochure for more details or contact the coordinator, Assistant Director for further details.

Address:
Assistant Director, Colombo Regional Centre,
The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda.
Contact :

0112881281, 0112881420, 0112881130

E-mal :
Contact Programme Coordinator

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