Examination

Examination List

OSH competency is essential towards ensuring proper OSH management. Certification in various areas is thus a crucial contributing factor towards a safe and healthy job environment.

List of examination organized by NIOSH:

No	Examination
1.	Safety & Health Officer Examination
2.	Chemical Health Risk Assessment Examination
3.	Industrial Hygiene Technician I Examination
4.	Occupational Health Doctor Examination
5.	Competency Assessment for Crane
6.	Industrial hygiene Technician II Examination
7.	Authorised Gas Tester and Entry Supervisor
8.	Indoor Air Quality for Assessor
9.	Monitoring of Noise Exposure
10.	Site Safety supervisor
11.	Occupational Health Nurse Examinations
12.	Certified Medical Impairment Assessor (CMIA)
13.	Forklift Examinations
14.	Authorised Entrant and Standby Person (AESP)
15.	Confined Space Rescue
16.	Inert Entry for Confined Space
17.	Permit to Work (PTW)
18.	OSH-MS Lead Auditor
19.	Ringing & Slinging for Mechanical Lifting
20.	Occupational First Aid (OFA)
21.	Basic Offshore Occupational First Aid (OSFA)
22.	Working at Height (WAH)
23.	CSPS (Trainer)
24.	Forklift Examinations (Trainer and Assessor)
25.	SICW Examinations
26.	NIOSH-TNB Safety Passport Examination (Trainer)
27.	NIOSH-TM Safety Passport Examination (Trainer)
28.	NIOSH-PORTS Safety Passport Examination (Trainer)
29.	NIOSH-NESTLE Safety Passport Examination (Trainer)
30.	NIOSH-UiTM Safety Passport Examination (Trainer)
31.	Oil and Gas Safety Passport Examination (Trainer)
32.	SYABAS NIOSH Safety Card Examination (Trainer)
33.	TELCO Safety Passport Examination (Trainer)
34.	Safety Induction System for Oleochemical (Trainer)
35.	Train the Trainer
36.	Training Management for Business
37.	Confined Space Trainer
38.	CSPS
39.	NIOSH-OSFAM Safety Passport
40.	NIOSH-TNB Safety Passport
41.	NIOSH-TM Safety Passport Examination
42.	TELCO Safety Passport Examination (Trainee)
43.	Safety Induction for Oleochemical (Trainee)
44.	NIOSH-PORTS Safety Passport Examination (Trainee)
45.	NIOSH NESTLE Safety Passport Examination (Trainee)
46.	NIOSH-UiTM Safety Passport Examination (Trainee)
47.	NIOSH MAYBANK Safety Passport Examination (Trainee)
48.	NIOSH Sabah Electricity Passport Examination (Trainee)
49.	SYABAS NIOSH Safety Card Examination (Trainee)
50.	Oil & Gas Safety Passport Examination (Trainee)

Examination Format/ Guidelines

New Examination Format

Letter Format

Report Writing Guidelines for IHT1 & IHT2

Report Writing Guidelines and Report Format MNE

Report Writing Guidelines and Report Format IAQ

Report Writing Guidelines and Report Format SHO

Report Writing Guidelines and Report Format OHD

WPA OHD

Report Writing Guidelines and Report Format CHRA

Examination Calendars

1. Industrial Hygiene Technician 1

2. Industrial Hygience Technician 2

3. Indoor Quality Air (IAQ)

4. Occupational Health Doctor (OHD)

5. Occupational Health Nurse (OHN)

6. Site Safety Supervisor (SSS)

7. Chemical Health Risk Assessment(CHRA)

8. Safety & Health Officer (SHO)

9. Monitoring of Noise Exposure

Examination format and marking scheme for:

Industrial Hygiene Technician 1 (monitoring of chemical hazardous to health)
Industrial Hygiene Technician 2 (inspection, testing and examination of engineering control equipment)
Competent person (noise monitoring)
Indoor air quality assessor

please click here to view format

Safety & Health Officer

1.	INTRODUCTION
	The Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997 which came into force on 22 August 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.
2.	OBJECTIVE
	The objective of this document is to explain the current requirement and structure of the Safety and Health Officer Examination conducted by NIOSH.
3.	ENTRY REQUIREMENT
	3.1	To be eligible to sit for the Safety And Health Officer Examination with NIOSH, the candidate must have successfully completed the Safety and Health Officer (SHO) Course conducted by NIOSH or any other training provider approved by DOSH, AND
		a.	Possess at least an SPM, MCE, SPVM or equivalent certificate (minimum 3rd Grade); OR
		b.	Possess at least SPM (Open Certificate) with the following conditions:
		Sit for at least six (6) subjects; AND Obtain at least grade 6C in Bahasa Melayu AND English AND Mathematic; AND 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
		c.	Obtain exemption from the above requirements (a and b) by the Department of Safety and Health (DOSH) Malaysia.
		b.	Candidate who has been given such exemption by DOSH or by the Board of Examination, NIOSH.
4.	EXAMINATION FORMAT AND MARKING SCHEME
	4.1	All questions are presented in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
	4.2	Click here to view the format and marking scheme for examination
5.	CERTIFICATION
	5.1	A Safety And Health Officer competent certificates will be awarded by NIOSH to a candidate who has passed the Safety and Health Officer examination.
6.	TERMS AND CONDITIONS
	6.1	Once the candidate satisfies the entry requirement, the candidate must complete the required examination within two years (24 months) starting from the date of the first examination taken by the candidate.
	6.2	A candidate may re-sit a maximum of four (4) times for each Part of the examination within two years (24 months) starting from the date of the first examination taken by the candidate. If the candidate fails after the fifth attempt within the specified period, the candidate must re-enroll for the whole course OR sit for SHO Improvement Program AND register as a new candidate for the examination.
	6.3	Candidates may choose to take any of the papers at any time as long as it is accomplished within two years.
	6.4	A candidate may withdraw (by writing to the Examination Secretariat) from the registered examination within the approved postponement period (refer to appendix 1). Any withdrawal after the postponement period is subjected to the following penalties:
		a.	This withdrawal is considered as a failed examination attempt; AND
		b.	Examination fees will be forfeited.

Frequently Ask Question

What are the types of examinations conducted by NIOSH?

NIOSH conducts eight types of examinations, namely:

Safety and Health Officer (SHO) Examinations
Chemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA) Examinations
Industrial Hygiene Technician (IHT) 1 Examinations
Occupational Health Doctor (OHD) Examinations
Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) Examinations
Competency Assessment for Crane Operators
Authorised Gas Tester (AGT) Examinations
Occupational First Aid (OFA) Examinations
Scaffolding Examinations

What is the SHO Workshop? How can I register for it?

The SHO workshop is a one day programme to prepare candidates for the SHO examinations. It comprises two sessions which will cover the four modules taught in the course, the types of questions that will be asked and techniques to answer them. To register, you are required to fill in the training application form and send it to the Programme Management Unit, Training Division NIOSH.

What is a refresher course? How do I know when a refresher course is being held?

A refresher course is a course conducted for candidates of the CHRA, IHT, OHD and OHN exams. Candidates will be informed of the dates of the refresher for their respective exams. The objective of the refresher course is to review the course syllabus and prepare the candidates for the coming examination. The one to two-day courses comprise both theory and practical sessions.

How can a candidate register for a refresher course?

To register, you are required to fill in the training application form and send it to the respective divisions - CHRA, IHT to the Industrial Hygiene Division and OHD,OHN to the Occupational Health Division of NIOSH.

When will NIOSH send the competency certificate to the candidate?

The Examination and Certification Unit will send the certificate via mail within two weeks after the results have been endorsed and approved by the NIOSH Certification Committee or the Board of Examiners.

What are the necessary documents required to apply for the Hygiene Technician 1 Exams?

The Examination form has to be fully completed and attached with copies of your Certificate of Attendance for the Industrial Hygiene Technician 1 course, SPM certificate and the examination fees.

What are the necessary documents required to apply for the Safety and Health Officer Exams?

The Examination form has to be fully completed and attached with copies of your Certificate of Attendance for the Safety and Health Officer course, SPM certificate (minimum) and the examination fees.

Do I need to pay the exam fees upon application?

Yes, your application for examination has to be accompanied by the full payment of fees. Applications without fees will not be processed.

What do I need to do after passing the SHO exams? How do I register with JKKP / DOSH?

You are required to complete the SHO Registration Form (as in Schedule 1, SHO Regulations 1997). Forms may be obtained from DOSH. Please bring along copies of your certificate of attendance for SHO course, letter showing your SHO exam results, and documentation of your working experience (minimum three (3) years experience in OSH) and RM100 processing fees to be submitted to DOSH.

If I fail my exams, can I make an appeal to NIOSH?

Yes, however only borderline cases can appeal. The appeal has to be made within two weeks after the announcement of results. Appeals received later than two weeks will not be entertained.

How much do I have to pay for an appeal and review of the papers? Is this amount refundable?

The payment for appeal and revision is RM50.00. The fees are not refundable, whatever the outcome of the review.

I lost / misplaced my NIOSH competency certificate/certificate of attendance. What do I do?

You may write in to our Examination and Certification Unit you request for a duplicate copy. Please enclose a copy of the police report, the certificate reprinting form and RM10.00 processing fees.

What do I need to bring when sitting for the exams?

You need to bring your IC / ID document, and the necessary stationary.