About This Course
~SSG Eligible [SDF Training Grant, SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy MCES and SkillsFuture Credit]
Course Reference Number: TGS-2024047023
Funding Validity Period: Till 09 Jun 2025
Course Training Duration: 62 hrs including 4 hours of assessment
Mode of Training: 7.5 days face-to-face training + 0.5 assessment
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.
Learning Options
Full Time Learning
Full Time training will be delivered face-to-face of 62 hours including 4 hours of assessment.
Course Fees
Full Time Learning
Course Fees: SGD$ 5,394.00 (exclusive of GST)
For More Information
Please note all courses are provisional until formal confirmation and course joining details are sent.
For more information on upcoming schedule, please contact us.
