ya..me also..but just graduate from collge...not from NIOSH..Its hard for us to start the career because most of compny looking for experience 1...

i agree with u..how r we suppose to get experience if none of them r willing to hire..

It is hard to get into safety nowadays. They need min 1-2 years experience. I also just graduated from niosh. Sigh~~

Agree, need exp... or you have "someone-from-the-inside" that company. Safety Assistance now favorite towards women candidates.

Or the company is too desperate to use one and grab you. My friend got to be Safety, Health and Environment Engineer after his internship at an oil and gas company, just because that company's top gun is his uncle... LOL, lucky him (i'm not envy though).

All I see is that, to gain experience from scratch with no connection whatsoever, you need to be a Site Safety Supervisor (SSS) [construction industry] that needed a yellow book (another course need to be attended). Or maybe someone else have better ideas???

Or else, just try and add some qualification to your background. Maybe a certificate Authorised Gas Tester (AGT), or Hygiene Technician 1 or 2

why do you guys want to get into safety? took the course alone has cost you like RM5k

is it because of money? Safety is overrated la..

but if you want to involve in safety world, you need networking, make new friends...

go find "hse practitioner" facebook page. You'll find yourself many so called 'OTAI' there..

Speaking of QHSE officer. Just wanna share this....last month went to the bank to have a little chat with my loan officer, he was talking about how the bank rejected the loan application of this guy. So I asked him what does this guy do for a living? Selling wantanmee or working as a pirate DVD peddler? He told me this guy is plying his trade in O&G industry..working as a SAFETY OFFICER.


And then he showed me his salary slip.



RM49,800. per month.

SHO pay is really awesome, but many SHO i see is besar2 like their stomach~

but the JD is a lot, and it is not that simple. but that is the only thing i see and learn, just a little experience though.

You really need to take care of everything, as long as you have the TEAM, it will make you easier a bit.

that is when i am so annoying with some green book holders on their competency. even a RA not able to interpret and develop.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Nov 19 2013, 12:27 PM

SHO JD only got 9 items le.. stated in OSHA 1994.

just saying..

Hi there, sorry for bringing up an old post. I would like to clarify here, is 3 working experience needed to sit for the examination? I have a friend who has only 3 years working experience got his green book already.I wonder he passed his exam first or gain 3 years exp first.

C.c to mark_vyz

You could do either. To sit an exam, all you need to have is money..exam payment. Got few friend who are yet taking the final paper etc but already working.
To be Green book holder, you need to pass all NIOSH paper and have minimum experience of 3 years working as safety & health officer.

mohdyakup busy na kitak kine tok..sana sini molah keja..hehe

How hard is it? im forced to take this course because my company wants to deplete out the HRDF funds, eventhough im not related in this field. Its either this or some course related to diving and im afraid of waters and heights.

Bringing this up again...

Hey mark, may I know if the demand is still there?

And is there any difference between sitting for the NIOSH paper compare to a diploma holder?
I'm now undertaking a business bachelor now, which nothing is related.

Go for NIOSH examination route imo. The process is more structured, next process/action is clearer.