INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE

IES ACADEMY
80 JURONG EAST ST 21 #04-10
DEVAN NAIR INSTITUTE OF EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY
SINGAPORE 609607
TEL: 6463 9211; FAX: 6563 6030
Website: www.ies.org.sg

5-Day Course for Appointed Person – Lifting Operations

– 5th Run
Introduction
As the Singapore Government pushes for higher PROGRAMME DETAILS
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productivity in various sectors, more and more
Date : 14, 17, 22, 24, 25, 26 Sep 2018
cranes will be deployed at various work places. Use
04 Oct 2018 (Written Test)
of cranes at site involves many people from various
Duration : 5 Days
organisations, such as the crane manufacturer, site
Time : Please refer to schedule
occupier, crane contractor, and various
Venue : IES Academy@Jurong East & BCA
sub-contractors that use the cranes. According to
Academy@Braddell
the latest Singapore Standard on Safe Use of Tower
CPD Programme : 30 SDUs
Cranes SS 559:2010, it is crucial that one person be
33 PDUs (To confirm)
appointed to have overall control of the cranes.
Fees : $2,782.00 (IES Members/SISO Members)
This appointed person shall be notified formally in
$2,996.00 (Non-Members)
writing of their appointment. This course is aimed
at anyone who is required to plan safe systems of Organizer : IES Academy
work, using lifting equipment and intends to take up
 Fees inclusive of 7% GST & course materials.
this position as an appointed person. It is  Certificate of Completion will be issued to participants with
recommended that prior to attending this course, passed on both Practical and Written tests.
individuals should have some experience of working
with lifting equipment, especially mobile cranes and
tower cranes.

Objectives
The objective of this course is to equip candidate with an in-depth understanding of the roles and responsibility of
the Appointed Person. Successful completion of the course will enable the candidate to prepare and implement
safety system of work for lifting operation.

Target Audience
Managers, engineers and safety officers involve in site planning of safe systems of work, crane selection, project
management, installation, commissioning, specification and consultancy of cranes at various jobsite, such as
construction, shipyard, ship repairing, A&A, oil & gas etc.

Entry Requirements
1. An engineering degree OR
2. At least an engineering diploma holder with 3 years of relevant experience.
3. Assumed knowledge of rigging, signaling and lifting experience
(Scanned certificate/s and short CV reflecting item 3, needed for assessment)
 INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE
IES ACADEMY
80 JURONG EAST ST 21 #04-10
DEVAN NAIR INSTITUTE OF EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY
SINGAPORE 609607
TEL: 6463 9211; FAX: 6563 6030
Website: www.ies.org.sg

Program Schedule (Subject to minor changes)

Date / Time Topics

Day 1 (14 Sep 2018) IESA @ Jurong East (By Er. Leslie Tay)
1300 – 1330 Registration
1330 – 1415 WSH Act 2009
1415 – 1530 WSH (General Provisions) Regulation
1530 – 1545 Tea Break
1545 – 1605 WSH (Risk Management) Regulations
1605 – 1705 WSH (Operation of Cranes) Regulations
1705 - 1735 WSH (Construction) Regulations
1735 - 1745 Q&A + preview of next day’s content

Day 2 (17 Sep 2018) IES Academy @ Jurong East (By Er. Leslie Tay)
1300 – 1330 Registration
1330 – 1430 SS343 Part 1: Wire Rope Slings
1430 – 1545 SS536: Safe Use of Mobile Cranes
1545 – 1600 Tea Break
1600 – 1630 CP63 – The Lifting of Persons in Work Platforms Suspended from Cranes
1630 – 1745 WSHC Code of Practice of Safe Lifting Operations in the Workplace

Day 3 (22 Sep 2018) IESA @ Jurong East

0830 – 1000 Quick Introduction to WSH Act 2006
By Er Teng Chin Seng Introduction to Rigging
Terminology
Wire Sling Rope Calculation
Centre of Gravity
1000 – 1015 Tea Break
1015 – 1200 Estimating load weight
By Er. Teng Chin Stability of load
Seng Choosing lifting equipment: Slings, Shackles, Lifting beam/spreader beam
Summary
1200 – 1300 Lunch Break
1300 – 1500 An Overview of SS 559:2010 Code of Practice for Safe Use of Tower Cranes
By Er. Teng Chin Regulatory framework for tower cranes
Seng Basic crane physics
1500 – 1515 Tea Break
1515 – 1800 Different type of crane: mobile cranes, crawler cranes, all terrain cranes, truck cranes,
By Mr Frankie Tan gantry cranes, etc.
Load chart – understanding in detail
Machine selection
Planning of crane operation, mob, actual lift and de-mob
Basic types of outrigger mats
Tandem lifting
Role of appointed person
 INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE
IES ACADEMY
80 JURONG EAST ST 21 #04-10
DEVAN NAIR INSTITUTE OF EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY
SINGAPORE 609607
TEL: 6463 9211; FAX: 6563 6030
Website: www.ies.org.sg

Time Activity
Day 4 (24 Sep 2018) IESA @ Jurong East (By Mr Jason Oh and Er. Sam Ko)
0830 – 1000 Factors affecting safe lifting operations
1000 – 1015 Tea Break
1015 – 1200 Risk Assessments and Permit-to-work for Lifting Operations
1200 – 1300 Lunch Break
1300 – 1500 Personnel Roles and responsibilities/emergency and contingency planning
1500 – 1515 Tea Break
1515 – 1730 Lifting Plan

Day 5 (25 Sep 2018) BCA Academy @ Braddell (By Er. Sam Ko and Mr Chew Por Eng)
0830 – 1000 Case Study – Tower Crane/Mobile Crane
1000 – 1015 Tea Break
1015 – 1230 Case Study – Tower Crane/Mobile Crane
1230 – 1330 Lunch Break
1330 – 1500 Learning from past incidents
1500 – 1515 Tea Break
1515 – 1800 Develop method statement inclusive of lifting plan, risk assessment, safe work
procedure, role play & crane inspection.
1. Yard training. Gather relevant information relating to lifting operation (Mobile
Crane; Truck mounted)
2. Conduct site assessment. Determine the weight of the load, etc.
3. Develop method statement, lifting plan, risk assessment etc.

Day 6 (26 Sep 2018) Practical Assessment – BCA Academy @ Braddell (By Mr Chew Por Eng)
Group 1 – AM session (10 participants)
0830 – 0845 Registration
0845 – 1000 1. Role Play: Lifting Supervisor, signalman & Rigger.
2. Participants need to play difference roles such as lifting supervisor, signalman
and rigger during practical assessment. Estimated 15 minutes per participant.
3. Perform briefing, hand signal and rigging
1000 – 1015 Tea Break
1015 – 1200 Continue role play
1200 – 1230 Course de-brief and evaluation

Group 2 – PM session (10 participants)

1330 – 1345 Registration
1345 – 1500 1. Role Play: Lifting Supervisor, signalman & Rigger.
2. Participants need to play difference roles such as lifting supervisor, signalman
and rigger during practical assessment. Estimated 15 minutes per participant.
3. Perform briefing, hand signal and rigging
1500 – 1515 Tea Break
1515 – 1700 Continue role play
1700 – 1730 Course de-brief and evaluation

04 Oct 2018 (1900 – 2100) Written Assessment – 2 hours (IESA @ Jurong East)
 INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE
IES ACADEMY
80 JURONG EAST ST 21 #04-10
DEVAN NAIR INSTITUTE OF EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY
SINGAPORE 609607
TEL: 6463 9211; FAX: 6563 6030
Website: www.ies.org.sg

Trainers’ Profile
Er. Leslie Tay is a member of the WSHC National Crane Safety Taskforce. He has a first
class honours degree in mechanical engineering and is a registered specialist
professional engineer in crane engineering. He has many years of practical experience
in the design, operation, maintenance and inspection of cranes and contributed to
Singapore standards and codes of practice on cranes and lifting gears. He has
conducted courses and presented papers at seminars on lifting operations and
regulatory requirements.

Mr Frankie Tan is presently the Secretary of the Singapore Cranes Association and
represents the Association in the National Crane Safety Taskforce. He is also the
Regional Director of STSY International Pte Ltd. His practical crane knowledge comes
through many involvements in management and operational level of the companies he
managed. With a BBA and professional certifications, Frankie Tan always gives a
different insight to crane safety.

Mr Chew Por Eng graduated with Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Singapore
Polytechnic and Specialist Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health from BCA Academy.
He has also attended and passed the Appointed Person–Lifting Operations course jointly
organised by IES and LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, UK).
Mr Chew is a certified crane operator and trainer for crane courses at BCA Academy. He
has more than ten years of experiences in the training of crane courses. Prior to his
present profession, he was an Engineer for the ST Engineering and the job scope
involved project management, planning of site layout and implementing safe work
procedures for manufacturing processes and this include of lifting operation as well.

Er. Teng Chin Seng, B. Eng, M. Eng, P. Eng (Mechanical), MBA, is the Managing
Director of CST Engineering Services Pte Ltd. He is a professional engineer and
authorised examiner for lifting equipment. Prior to his current position, he was
the Chief Operating Officer of an international tower crane rental company. He
also held several positions in an international crane manufacturing company. He
has extensive experience in crane design and installation.
 INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE
IES ACADEMY
80 JURONG EAST ST 21 #04-10
DEVAN NAIR INSTITUTE OF EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY
SINGAPORE 609607
TEL: 6463 9211; FAX: 6563 6030
Website: www.ies.org.sg

Er. Sam Ko had graduated with a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Singapore
Polytechnic and B.Eng. (Hon) Civil Engineering from University of Glasgow. Sam is a
Professional Engineer in Singapore and Chartered Professional Engineer in Australia.
He is a certified mobile crane operator and an associate trainer in BCA Academy.
Sam is a Registered Workplace Safety & Health Officer and was trained as an auditor
for Occupational Safety and Health.
Since graduating from University, Sam has had about 30 years of working
experience as an Engineer, Project Manager, Project Director and General Manger
in the construction industry. He had vast experiences in project management,
coordinate of site layout, selection of crane and deployment & usage of crane in
construction project.

Mr Jason Oh has more than 20 years of Project Engineering Construction, Design and
Management experience. He is the Principal Consultant of JOH Safety Consultancy Pte
Ltd (www.johsafetyconsultancy.com). He was the Chief Operating Officer/ Senior
Project Director of BCEG International (Singapore) Pte Ltd/ BCEG International
(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd/ Abu Dhabi precast; Executive Director of Linair Bio-energy Pte
Ltd; General Manager & Executive Director of Metal Technology LLC, United Arab
Emirates; Few reputed Developer and A1 Contractor in Singapore. He obtained his
B.Eng (Civil) (Hons) from the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom and furthers his
study at the National University of Singapore for his Master of Science (Safety, Health
and Environmental Technology). Jason ventures into construction industry starting
from ground as a Project Engineer, Safety Officer/ Manager, Designer, Project Manager/ Director. The
projects ranged from heavy industry warehouse/ factory, School, Hotel, Private and Public Residential
housing projects in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, China and United Arab Emirates. Jason is the
Advisor for the Health & Safety Engineering Technical Committee of IES (2015 to 2017); He also serve as the
Executive Committee of IOSH (Singapore Branch). Co-Convenor for the SS 559: 2010 review committee
(Code of Practice for Safe use of Tower cranes); He is the register DfS Professional Trainer with WSH Council
since 2010.
 INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE
IES ACADEMY
80 JURONG EAST ST 21 #04-10
DEVAN NAIR INSTITUTE OF EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY
SINGAPORE 609607
TEL: 6463 9211; FAX: 6563 6030
Website: www.ies.org.sg

Registration Form
5-Day Course For Appointed Person – Lifting Operations (5th Run)
14, 17, 22, 24, 25, 26 Sep 2018
Date :
04 Oct 2018 – Written Assessment
Duration : 5 days
Time : Please refer to schedule
CPD Programme : 30 SDU / 33 PDU (to confirm)
Venue (to confirm) : IES Academy@Jurong East and BCA Academy
Course Fee (Incl. 7% GST) : $2,782 (IES member/SISO member); $2,996 (Non-members)
Carmen Beh
IES Academy
80 Jurong East St 21
Course Coordinator : Devan Nair Institute of Employment and Employability
#04-10 Singapore 609607
Tel: 6460 4248 Fax: 6563 6030
Email: [email protected]
Last Date of Registration : On first-come-first-serve basis, maximum 20 pax
Participant Details
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 Cheque to be made payable to ‘Engineers Singapore Pte Ltd’
 Notification of Cancellation or withdrawal from course must be 7 days before course date via email to Course Coordinator
 Course fee includes 7% GST

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 INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE
IES ACADEMY
80 JURONG EAST ST 21 #04-10
DEVAN NAIR INSTITUTE OF EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY
SINGAPORE 609607
TEL: 6463 9211; FAX: 6563 6030
Website: www.ies.org.sg

TERMS & CONDITIONS COURSE REGISTRATION

Registration
Any registration, whether on-line or fax will be on a first-come-first-served basis and will only be confirmed upon
receipt of full payment by Engineers Singapore Pte Ltd unless otherwise invoice to company.
All registrations must be submitted with duly completed registration form.

Closing Date & Payment

The closing date of the event will be 1 week prior to event commencement date or earlier. Cheques should be crossed ‘A/C
payee only’ and made payable to ‘Engineers Singapore Pte Ltd’, with the Title of The Event indicated clearly
written on the back of the cheques, and submitted with the duly completed registration forms to:

IES Academy@Jurong East

Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability,
80 Jurong East Street 21, #04-10
Singapore 609607
Confirmation of Registration
Confirmation of registration will be given at least 1 week before the commencement date via email. If you do not
receive the said confirmation email, you are required to contact IESA at 6463 9211 during office hours.
IESA reserves the right to allow only confirmed registrants to attend the Event.

Withdrawals/Refunds of Fees
Written notice at least 1 week in advance before the commencement of the event
Full course fee shall be refunded subjected to 4.5% transaction charge.
 NO refund otherwise.
No show of participant would not be accepted as a valid reason for withdrawal/refund.
One time replacement is allowed only if written notice is received by us at least 1 week before the commencement of the
event. However, when an IES member is replaced by a non-member, the participant has to pay the difference in the
relevant fees.

Cancellation/Postponement
Changes in Venue, Dates, Time and Speakers for the Events can occur due to unforeseen circumstances. IES reserves the
full rights to cancel or postpone the Event under such circumstances without prior reasons. Every effort, however, will be
made to inform the participants or contact person of any cancellation or postponement.
Fees will be refunded in FULL if any Event is cancelled by IESA.

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Enquiries
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