SAFETY & HEALTH OFFICER (SHO)

EXAM WORKSHOP
17 OCT 2021
 COURSE AGENDA
SHO EXAM
1 – AN OVERVIEW 4 PAPER 3

SHO EXAM: PAPER 4 – PREPARE &

2 PAPER 1 - 4 5 PRESENTATION

3 PAPER 1 & 2
6 DOSH INTERVIEW - FAQ
 SHO EXAM – AN OVERVIEW
• The Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer)
Regulations 1997 requires certain industries to employ a competent
safety and health officer to resolve matters pertaining to the safety and
health at their workplace.

• The safety and health officer must comply with the requirements under
this regulation, whereby a candidate must have completed a course of
training in occupational safety and health and passed the examination
conducted by NIOSH. Apart from that, the candidate must possess a
minimum of 3 years working experience in occupational safety and
health before the candidate can be registered with DOSH.
 • Candidate must have successfully:
• completed the Safety and Health Officer (SHO) course
conducted by NIOSH or any other training provider approved
by DOSH, AND
• Possess at least an SPM, MCE, SPVM OR equivalent
certificate (minimum 3rd grade); OR
• Possess at least SPM (open certificate) with the following
conditions:
SHO EXAM – • Sit for at least six (6) subjects; AND
ENTRY • Obtain at least grade 6C in Bahasa Melayu and English
and Mathematic; AND
REQUIREMENT • Pass at least one (1) subject with at least grade 8E for
subjects science or physics or chemistry or biology; AND
• Pass other subjects such that the total number of subjects
is at least six (6); OR
• STPM in Science stream ; OR
• For highest qualification, have at least a diploma in any field
recognized by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) /
National Accreditation Board (LAN)
 EXAMINATION FORMAT AND MARKING SCHEME
• All questions are presented in Bahasa Melayu and
English.

NOTES FOR PAPER 4

• New candidate must sit for both part (WPA & Oral)

SHO EXAM • Candidates must pass both part (1 and 2) in order

FORMAT to pass paper 4. Repeat only for failed part.

CERTIFICATION
Safety And Health Officer qualification certificate will be
awarded by NIOSH to a candidate who has passed the
Safety and Health Officer examination.
 • Once the candidate satisfies the entry
requirement, the candidate must complete the
required examination within 2 years starting
from the date of the first examination.

• A candidate may re-sit a maximum of FOUR (4)

SHO EXAM – times for each part of the examination within 2
TERMS & years starting from the date of the first
examination. If the candidate fails after the fifth
CONDITION attempt within the specified period, the
candidate must re-enroll for the whole course
and re-register as a fresh candidate for the
examination.

• Candidates may take any of the papers within 2

years AFTER TAKING 1st PAPER.
 • If the candidate withdraw from the
examination, the fees paid are not
refundable

SHO EXAM – • Postponement letter must be sent to the

Examination and Certification Secretariat
WITHDRAWAL if the candidate wish to postpone the
& POSTPONEMENTS examination before the postponement
date
& CONDITION
• However, if the postponement is made
later than the postponement date, fees
is forfeited
 1. Examination Application Form

SHO DOCUMENT 2. Payment

FOR
EXAMINATION 3. Academic Certificate
APPLICATION
XAM – TERMS & 4. SHO Course Certificate
CONDITION
PAPER 1 & PAPER 2
PAPER 3

SKILL STATION
PAPER 3

SKILL
STATION
 PAPER 3: SKILL STATION
ROW 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

SHO
ROW 2
EXAM
1 2
– 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

TERMS &
CONDITION
ROW 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

ROW 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SHO EXAM FORMAT (NEW)
SHO EXAM FORMAT
SHO EXAM FORMAT (NEW)
PAPER 4 –
WORKPLACE
ASSIGNMENT &
ORAL
PRESENTATIONS
 Report of Hazards
in the XXX Section of
A Manufacturing Company
(font size 22)

By
Index No: .................. IC No: .....................
(font size 16)

Safety and Health Officer Examination Paper IV Part 1:

Workplace Assignment
(font size 12)
STEPS TO Select a workplace
Can select
whole area
or a part of
PREPARE the area

WORKPLACE
ASSIGNMENT Minimum:
4 Safety
Select 6 Hazards
(WPA) Hazards + 2
Health
Hazards
 SELECTION BASED ON PROCESS FLOW
SELECT: PROCESS 1 (Raw
4 SAFETY HAZARDS Material)
&
2 HEALTH HAZARDS SAFETY 1 PROCESS 2

PROCESS 3 HEALTH 1

SAFETY 2 PROCESS 4 HEALTH 2

PROCESS 5

SAFETY 3 PROCESS 6 (Testing)

SAFETY 4 PROCESS 7 (Packing)

PROCESS 8 (Finished
Goods)
 SELECTION BASED ON WORK AREA
SELECT:
4 SAFETY HAZARDS
&
PRODUCTION • Safety Hazard #1
2 HEALTH HAZARDS

• Safety Hazard #2
WORKSHOP • Health Hazard #1

STORE • Safety Hazard #3

OFFICE • Health Hazard #2

LAB • Safety Hazard #4

 SELECTION BASED ON WORK ACTIVITIES
SELECT:
4 SAFETY HAZARDS
&
PILING • Safety Hazard #1
2 HEALTH HAZARDS

• Safety Hazard #2
EXCAVATION • Health Hazard #1

PAINTING • Safety Hazard #3

DRILLING • Health Hazard #2

SITE CLEARANCE • Safety Hazard #4

 1. Choose a work area which is existed. Do not create
a work area which does not exist

TIPS IN 2. Work area must exist with brief company profile or

information
SELECTING 3. Can choose any work area. Not necessarily your
WORKAREA own work area

AND 4. Advisable to choose a work area which has

conducted Health Hazard monitoring or has a health
hazard report i.e., Chemical Health Risk Assessment
HAZARDS Report (CHRA), Noise Monitoring Report, Ergonomic
Risk Assessment Report
 1. Choose a work area which exist. DO NOT CREATE A
WORK AREA WHICH DOES NOT EXIST

TIPS IN 2. Work area must exist WITH BRIEF COMPANY

PROFILE OR INFORMATION
SELECTING 3. Can choose ANY WORK AREA. Not necessarily your
WORK AREA own work area

AND 4. Advisable to choose a work area which has

conducted Health Hazard Monitoring or has a health
hazard report i.e. Chemical Health Risk Assessment
HAZARDS Report (CHRA), Noise Monitoring Report, Ergonomic
Risk Assessment Report
 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION - METHODOLOGY
• Workplace Inspection
• Inspection Report (plus photos)
• Accident
• Accident Statistics/Reports
SAFETY HAZARD • Audit
• Audit Report
• Employee Feedback
• Survey Report

• Chemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA)

HEALTH HAZARD • Noise Monitoring Report
• Ergonomic Risk Assessment Report
3. RISK ASSESSMENT METHOD
• Can choose
either DOSH
guidelines or
SELECT A RISK your own
MATRIX company matrix
• Example : 5 X 5
or 4 X 4

• Prepare based
on DOSH
PREPARE A HIRADC table or
HIRADC TABLE your own
company
HIRADC table

FILL UP A RISK
TABLE WITH • Complete the
SELECTED 6 HIRADC Table

HAZARDS
 4.PRIORITISE THE RISK
• Select the highest
risk
SELECT A HIGHEST • 1 for SAFETY’
RISK RISK
• 1 for ‘HEALTH
RISK

DETERMINE THE • Prepare a

complete
BEST SUGGESTION &
suggestion and
RECOMMENDATION recommendation
FOR BOTH RISK for both risk
PAPER 4: PREPARATION BEFORE
AND DURING PRESENTATION DAY
• Bring additional pen-drive
(containing your presentation)
• Bring your hardcopy
presentation
• Arrive early: at least 1 – 2 hours
• Have your meal before coming
to presentation
• Familiarize with the location of
the exam hall/room
PAPER 4 PART II: PRESENTATION
Ability to present:
• Greet
• Polite
• Appearance (dressing, grooming)
• Physically and mentally ready
• Time management
• Familiar with Audio Visual
• Speak – sharp, clearly and at
moderate speed
• Confident and convincing
• Be honest
PAPER 4 PART II: PRESENTATION
• Understand question asked
relate to WPA, and other related
topics

• Able to answer COMPULSORY

and ELECTIVE question
 DOSH INTERVIEW TYPICAL QUESTIONS

• SHO roles and responsibilities (according to SHO

Regulations)
• Different between SHO and SSS
• Content of SHO Report
• Latest legal updates/requirement
• Brief knowledge on latest standard @ ISO 45001
• Write a complete HIRADC
• Different between HIRADC and JSA
• Action Level and Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for latest
Noise Regulation
 SAFETY & HEALTH
PRACTITIONER

CAREER DEVELOPMENT
 SAFETY & HEALTH PRACTITIONER - CAREER DEVELOPMENT

OSH CONSULTANT SHO (VP/HEAD/SGM/GM) OSH AUDITOR

(IRCA/ RABQSA)

SHO (SM/ MANAGER)

OSH ASSESSOR
OSH TRAINER
(CHRA, IHT, AGT,
- TTT (PSMB OR
NIOSH) IAQ, ERA, NOISE
- SICW/CIDB SHO (EXEC/ ENGINEER) RA etc.)

MASTER IN OSH SHO ( 3 YEARS & PASSED DOSH

(REGISTERED DOSH INTERVIEW) – (DOSH REGISTERED SHO EXAM
OFFICER) SHO) • PAPER 1 (MCQ,
SA, ESSAY)
• PAPER 2 (MCQ,
DEGREE IN OSH SHO (PASS EXAM) SA, ESSAY)
• PAPER 3 (SKILL
STATION)
SHO (ATTEND TRAINING & • PAPER 4 (WPA &
DIPLOMA IN OSH PRESENTATION)
RECEIVED CERTIFICATE)
SSS EXAM
• PAPER 1 SSS OSH - C
• PAPER 2 (VIDEO & PRESENTATION) SHO (ZERO)