Singapore

Perform Medical-Lock Attendant Duties for Compressed Air Works

About This Course

The Perform Medical-Lock Attendant Duties for Compressed Air Works is a mandatory seven-day training course for individuals who are assigned as Medical-Lock Attendants at a worksite that requires personnel to work in compressed air (CA) environment.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, course participants will be able to:

State the WSH Act and subsidiary legislation governing compressed air works (CAW).
List the roles and responsibilities of a Medical-Lock Attendant.
Explain the medical condition of compressed air illnesses (decompression illnesses (DCI) and dysbaric osteonecrosis) and barotrauma.
Carry out hyperbaric treatment using approved tables for neurological evaluation.
Calculate air pressure for CAW.
Carry out compression of personnel before entering into compressed air (CA) environment.

Identify fire hazards and use the fire extinguishers in tunneling and CAW.
Carry out decompression of personnel who are leaving CA environment.
Apply oxygen first aid and chamber nursing.
Apply different forms of life support (CPR & mechanical aids).
Analyse health declaration form for all CA learners.

Who Should Attend?

A mandatory training course for individuals who are assigned as Medical-Lock Attendants at construction worksites or any place that requires personnel to work in compressed air (CA) environment. No person shall be employed as a medical-lock attendant in a worksite where work in a compressed air environment is carried out unless he has received adequate training to familiarise him with the hazards associated with compression, decompression, and compressed air illness and with the keeping of records under these regulations.

Learner's Assumed Skills and Knowledge - Entry Requirements

Learners must be certified medically fit to enter a compressed air environment by a designated factory doctor (DFD).
Learners should not be physically handicapped and should have normal colour vision
Learners must be trained in first aid
Learners to possess knowledge of diving, compressed air work, hyperbaric environments or hyperbaric medicine and fire-fighting

Learners need to have successfully completed

– Construction Safety Orientation Course (CSOC) for Learners

– Safety Orientation Course (Tunneling) for Learners

Class Size

A maximum of 12 learners per course.

Recommended Facilitator / Learner Ratio

Theory Lesson: 1: 12

Practical Assessment: 1:12

Course Attendance

Minimum of 75% attendance.

Assessment and Certification

Written/ Practical Assessment

The total allocated time for the written assessment is 1 hour; for practical assessment is 3 hours.
The passing mark for the written assessment is 60%; the practical assessment is 100%.
The learner must pass BOTH written and practical assessment in order to be issued with the certificate of successful completion.
The learner shall be assessed either “Competent” or “Not Yet Competent”. 100% pass for all the practical components is required.
Failure to pass the written assessment will render a “Fail” outcome for the learner and he must then re-take the course before re-attempting the assessment.
The number of attempts a candidate is allowed to be assessed in the written assessment is ONE. The candidate certified “NOT YET COMPETENT” after the assessment, the candidate must be re-coursed.
A 60% passing mark requirement for written test 100% passing mark requirement for practical assessments.
A Statement of Attainment (SOA) will be issued by SSG for candidates who have been assessed as “Competent”.

In-House Training

This course can be tailored to reflect your organisation’s system of work. It can also be presented as an in-company package at your company’s facility and/or preferred location. For further details such as corporate rates and schedules, please contact us.