(GWC Licensing) Waste Collection Management (EVS-WMO-2002-2.1) (TGS-2023037491)
Course: (Driver) Operate hook-lift mounted trucks and equipment to collect and transport waste during waste collection (Hook Lift)
SSG TSC (code): (GWC Licensing) Waste Collection Management (EVS-WMO-2002-2.1)
SSG MySkillsFuture course code: TGS-2023037491
Course Duration: 16 hours
Course Venue: Training and assessment will be conducted primarily in Kranji Green (28 Kranji Loop)
COURSE FEES for 2024:
| Original course fee: $790 |
Individual sponsor | Company sponsored | ||||
| Before GST | With GST | Non-SME | SME | |||
| Before GST | With GST | Before GST | With GST | |||
| For Foreigner (Full course fee) |
$790 | $861.10 | $790 | $861.10 | $790 | $861.10 |
| For Singapore Citizens and PRs aged 21 years and above |
$395 | $466.10 | $395 | $466.10 | $237 | $308.10 |
| For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above |
$237 | $308.10 | $237 | $308.10 | $237 | $308.10 |
Course Objectives:
(1) Provide waste and recyclables collection services
- Identify the types of general and recyclable waste
- Identify the types of waste collection points for hook-lift mounted trucks
- Identify the types of waste bins and containers
- Identify the types of mechanical equipment and devices used with hook-lift mounted trucks
- Describe the methods and procedures to perform pre-deployment inspection and maintenance of the mechanical equipment and devices on hook-lift mounted trucks
- Describe the procedures to operate mechanical equipment and devices on hook-lift mounted trucks for waste collection
- Identify the types of consumables required for waste collection
- Identify appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to be used for waste collection and disposal
- Describe the procedures to collect waste, load, and unload waste containers and/or waste bins
- Describe the procedures to dispose waste at refuse disposal facilities
- Recognize the importance of adhering to Environmental Public Health Act
(2) Respond to incidents and emergencies
- Ensure hook-lift mechanisms are in good working condition prior to deployment
- Operate, inspect and maintain automated mechanical equipment and devices on hook-lift mounted trucks
- Recognize the importance of adhering to Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) guidelines
- Recognize the importance of adhering to road safety guidelines
(3) Handle tools and equipments
- Use appropriate PPE to perform waste collection and disposal
- Perform waste collection ensuring self and other road users’ safety
- Perform waste collection in accordance with regulatory requirements and organisational procedures for general waste and/or recyclable waste
- Operate, inspect and maintain automated mechanical equipment and devices on hook-lift mounted trucks
- Ensure waste collected are secured in their containment containers and there is no visible damage on the containers
- Dispose general and recyclable waste in accordance with regulatory requirements and organisational procedures
- Replenish consumables in preparation for next waste collection trip
Course Content:
This course will equip learners of GWC licensees with the knowledge and abilities required to operate hook-lift mounted trucks and equipment to collect and transport waste during waste collection as Driver.
Minimum Entry Requirement:
Other than meeting the job requirements listed in the Job Role “Driver” in the Waste Management Progressive Wage Model (PWM), learners should be able to listen to, speak, read, and write English, as well as manipulate numbers, at a proficiency level equivalent to Employability Skills (ES) Level 2. Learners must possess a valid Singapore Class 4 Driving Licence.