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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AUTHORITY
OSHA
Invitation to National Occupational Safety and Health Course (NOSHC)
MODULE ONE
INTRODUCTION
National Occupational Safety and Health Course (NOSHC) have been running every year since
2006. The course has been designed for occupational health and safety personnel who are
responsible in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in workplaces at different levels.
The course is run for six weeks and it is divided into two modules of three weeks each. The
training programme is designed to provide participants with the skills, techniques and capacity
to recognize, evaluate and put in place measures to reduce or eliminate occupational hazards
and promote OHS at workplaces. In this regard, OSHA is inviting interested persons to join
NOSHC (I) which will start on 2nd to 20th February, 2015. Deadline for registration is 29th
January, 2015. You are encouraged to confirm your participation as early as possible.
TARGET GROUP
1. Safety and Health representatives
2. Safety and Health Managers or Supervisors
3. Company occupational physicians
4. OHS trainers
5. Any other interested persons
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, the participants should be able;
1. to interpret and advise on legal requirement of OHS Act 2003;
2. to understand the types of hazards facing workers at workplaces and control measures
that should be put in place;
3. to understand the health outcomes associated with such hazards;
4. to understand how to assess the risk for such outcomes in these workplaces;
5. to design and implement some OHS Programmes at workplaces;
6. to understand causes of workplace accidents and principals of accident investigation;
7. to understand the roles of safety officers and that of safety and health committee members;
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
This will consist of various methodologies, including:
1. Didactic input from facilitators
2. Group work, discussion and presentations
3. Practical site visits and tasks
4. VDU presentations
REGISTRATION
Interested persons should register to Directorate of Training, Research and Statistics at OSHA
Headquarters, MAHAKAMA/KAMBANGWA ROAD – KINONDONI, Dar es Salaam seven days
before the courses start. For those living outside Dar es Salaam can send their registration form
through [email protected] and [email protected]
NOSHC Registration forms can be obtained at OSHA headquarters office and OSHA website.
(www.osha.go.tz)
VENUE
OSHA Training conference at our headquarters Kinondoni Dsm .
COURSE CERTIFICATION
An OSHA certificate will be issued for those who will successfully sit and pass the examination.
COURSE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION
The course will be primarily taught in Kiswahili and English. In the instances that Kiswahili is
used, the course materials will be provided in English.
COURSE FEE
Fee is Tsh. 690,000/= per participant which covers tuition fee, training materials and
refreshment only during the course. Fees should be paid in full amount by 29th January, 2015.
MODE OF PAYMENT
Payment should be made in favour of “OSHA REVENUE ACCOUNT”, Ac. No. 0150210411100,
CRDB whereby you will be required to present the bank slip during course registration.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please Call:
S. Mkindi: Mob: 0764 279 247:
J. Matiko: Mob: 0754 295 437:
Or visit our website: www.osha.go.tz