Work Permit - Before you apply
Construction Safety Orientation Course
About the Course
All Foreign Workers must attend a full-day Construction Safety Orientation Course (CSOC) and obtain a CSOC Pass during their employment in Singapore.
This course is needed to:
- Ensure that construction workers are familiar with the common safety requirements and health hazards in the industry;
- Educate them on the required measures for preventing accidents and diseases; and
- Ensure that the construction workers are aware of their rights and responsibilities under the employment law.
Employers must ensure that Foreign Workers take the course within two weeks of their arrival in Singapore before their Work Permits can be issued. Existing Foreign Workers renewing their Work Permit must have a remaining certificate validity of at least one month before the Work Permit renewal request is processed.
Foreign Workers who fail the CSOC must retake the course as soon as possible.
Employers who fail to ensure that their workers take and pass the CSOC will be barred from applying for new Work Permits for three months, while the affected workers will have their Work Permits revoked.
Taking the Course
Employers can register their workers for the CSOC with the Accredited Training Providers (ATPs).
NTS or PRC construction workers who have worked with any employer for a cumulative period of two or more years in the construction industry, may be hired by main contractors without the need for MYE. A levy rate of $450 will be imposed on these workers.
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