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Course details
The CAWC (Medical-Lock Attendant) is a mandatory seven day training course for inpiduals who are assigned as Medical-Lock Attendants at a worksite that requires personnel to work in a 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 workers.
HOW IS IT ASSESSED?
The course is assessed by a 1 hour written test and a 3 hour practical assessment.
Delegates who have attended and successfully completed / passed both the practical and written assessments, will be awarded the Compressed Air Works Course (Medical-Lock Attendant) certificate issued by KBA Training Centre Pte Ltd ~ Accredited by Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Singapore. Updated on 16 August, 2019
Eligibility / Requirements
1. Trainees must be certified medically fit to enter compressed air environment by a designated factory doctor (DFD).
2. Trainees should not be physically handicapped and should have normal colour vision
3. Trainees must be trained in first aid
4. Trainees to possess knowledge of diving, compressed air work, hyperbaric environments or hyperbaric medicine and fire-fighting
5. Trainees need to have successfully completed
- Construction Safety Orientation Course (CSOC)
- Safety Orientation Course (Tunneling)
Job roles this course is suitable for:
Medical-Lock Attendant , Compressed Air Equipment Technician , Compressed Air WorksCourse Location
About KBA Training Centre
KBA Training Centre Pte Ltd (KBAT) represents the training arm of KB Associates Group, with a significant focus on occupational health and safety (both nationally and internationally accredited), offering a range of ISO 29993:2017 Standard / MOM accredited training courses, NEBOSH, IOSH, IMCA diving related courses, medical / first aid, work-at-height and IRATA rope access courses. KBAT remains the premier venue for International and National accredited training and the Group is positioned to offer specialised services to synergistically fulfill the industry as a quality solution provider in the diving, marine and oil and gas industries. More information can be found at www.kbatraining.org
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