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and hygiene requirements at offices, workshops,
schools, factories and restaurants, among others,
especially during the COVID-19 period.
A number of online courses have also been
introduced in 2020, such as Warehouse Safety,
International Minimum Industry Safety Training
(IMIST) and Dangerous Goods, to name a few.
Megamas courses are accredited to international
standards set by respective international bodies,
such as the Institute of Occupational Safety
Health (IOSH), NEBOSH, Royal Society for the
Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA), Offshore
Petroleum Industry Training Organization
(OPITO), St John Ambulance, Lifting Equipment
Engineers Association (LEEA), Highfield, British
Safety Council, and International Maritime
Organization (IMO).
The courses are categorised into 11 training
disciplines: Safety, Environmental, Defensive
Driving, First Aid, Fire Fighting, Specialised,
MaterialHandling,OffshoreSurvival,Occupational
Health, Permit to Work and Scaffolding Training.
Many of these courses are carried out at
Megamas training centres in Brunei or its clients’
locations, either locally or overseas.
Consultancy
Many of Megamas instructors are also
consultants, and they are knowledgeable in the
latest industry developments. With its in-depth
understanding of the workplace challenges,
Megamas helps identify and solve issues faced
by its clients.
Megamas maintains an open approach and
dialogue, forming a long-lasting partnership with
their clients. These partnerships often span a
number of projects and years, a testament to the
quality of services provided by Megamas.
Services offered by Megamas include helping its
clients to create an HSE Management System
and coaching its clients on the implementation
of HSE policies.
Megamas also conducts Environment Impact
Assessment, Environmental Baseline Study and
Environmental Monitoring and Management
Plan for its clients.
Future outlook
Having marked more than 40 years of experience
in the field of promoting safety as a priority,
Megamas is keen to continue exploring other
options to enable the teaching and instilling of a
safety-focussed mindset for the workforce.
Among its future plans is to increase the number
of HSE online courses and to look into potential
courses that will fit the needs of its clients.
Megamas also strives to further expand its
services to ensure all industries have a high
standard of safety, as well as to gain more
international recognition and accreditations for
its courses.