Content of Mandatory Safety Training Courses

For assuring the quality of mandatory safety training courses, all training course providers are required to offer courses according to the relevant course contents as stipulated in the《Guidance Notes on Application for Recognition of Mandatory Safety Training Courses》and the《Approval Conditions for Operating Mandatory Safety Training Courses》.

Central Issuance of Examination Papers by Labour Department

Examination papers for the mandatory safety training courses are generated on random selection basis from examination questions prepared by Labour Department. They will be issued centrally to training course providers at the specified time soon before the examination. This examination arrangement is applicable to the following mandatory safety training courses: 

-Mandatory Basic Safety Training Course for Employees in the Construction Industry*

Course Arrangements and Requirements

A trainee may make any queries to the training course provider on the course arrangements, including teaching language, health condition requirements, appropriate dressing, arrangements in times of inclement weather, absence, attendance requirements, class rules, visual and audio recording and etc.

Attendance

Any trainee who is absent from the class for more than 15 minutes for any half-day sessions (applicable to theory session only) will be disqualified to attend the examination.

Online Learning Kit

The Labour Department has prepared a set of online learning kit. The content of learning kit covers all parts of two categories of courses (i.e. Mandatory Safety Training Course for Employees in the Construction Industry and Mandatory Safety Training Course for Employees in the Container Handling Industry and their revalidation courses). The online learning kit has been uploaded to the homepage of the Labour Department (http://www.labour.gov.hk), and trainees are welcome to browse the site at any time.

Enquiry and Complaints

For enquiry about the content of these Notes for Trainees, please contact the Labour Department through: 

Telephone: 2559 2297 (auto-recording after office hours)

Fax:2915 1410

E-mail: enquiry@labour.gov.hk

For complaints about the quality of a mandatory safety training course, please call the Labour Department:

Occupational Safety and Health complaint hotline : 2542 2172

(All complaints will be treated in the strictest confidence)

Labour Department

Occupational Safety & Health Branch