Industry is increasingly recognizing the overlap of safety, environment, industrial hygiene and quality management systems. Regulatory authorities are requesting the implementation of safety management systems to minimize the risk of major accidents. In order for these management systems to be effective, they have to be documented, resourced, planned, monitored and audited. It is a line function to implement management system programs but such programs have be to coordinated under the stewardship of appropriate knowledgeable specialists and advisors.

To make full use of the synergy between safety, industrial hygiene and environmental management systems, these advisory specialists require the appropriate level of knowledge in all three areas. They are then equipped to take up the challenge of integrated management systems. This is considered to be the most cost effective way of minimizing production loss, preventing accidents, avoid damaging property and safeguarding the environment.

The course is designed to provide the candidate with a good understanding of management systems and safety, industrial hygiene and environmental knowledge so as to think globally on these important topics in order to advise line management on the most productive and appropriate business path forward.

The objective of the course is to develop experts to advise senior management in industry on Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) matters. The MSc holder will be a credible assessor for any SHE auditing program. The course is conducted by staff members drawn from the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department and invited lecturers from industries and government ministries.

The admission requirements of candidates are a bachelor’s degree in engineering, technology, sciences or biological sciences. Graduates in other discipline might be considered each on its own merit, taking into account the relevance of work experience.

Students both full-time and part-time need to complete 10 modules. Part-time students will normally read 2 modules per semester and attend lectures two evenings per week. Full-time students will normally read 3 modules per semester and attend lectures three evenings per week.

Course Requirements

Candidate must successfully complete a program of study consisting of 3 core modules and 7 elective modules.

Core Modules

1. SH 5001 Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Management Systems
2. SH 5003 Fundamentals in Environmental Protection
3. SH 5004 Fundamentals in Industrial Hygiene

Elective Modules

The elective modules can be selected from topics in group one to group three.

Group 1 (Industrial Hygiene Option)

1. SH5005 Noise in the Occupational Environment
2. SH5006 Radiation
3. SH5007 Ventilation
4. SH5008 Industrial Hygiene Engineering
5. SH5009 Special Topic in Industrial Hygiene I
6. SH5010 Special Topic in Industrial Hygiene II

Group 2 (Process Safety Option)

1. SH5002 Fundamentals in Industrial Safety
2. SH5011 Hazard Identification and Evaluation Techniques
3. SH5012 Quantified Risk Analysis
4. SH5013 Emergency Planning
5. SH5014 Safety Engineering
6. SH5015 Special Topic in Process Safety I
7. SH5016 Special Topic in Process Safety II

Group 3 (Environment Protection Option)

1. SH5017 Industrial Hazardous Waste Control
2. EV5104 Air Pollution Control Technology
3. EV5102 Water Pollution Control Technology
4. SH5018 Special Topic in Environment Protection I
5. SH5019 Special Topic in Environment Protection II

Not all modules listed are necessarily available in any one year. For a brief description of the above modules, please refer to PG Modules' Brief Description.