Jom Belajar Lagi: NIOSH Authorized Confine Space Entry Course

Last week, was in Bintulu for 3 nights..mission: to obtain license from NIOSH to be an "Authorized confine space entry personnel"!

So, me and another friend stayed at the New World Suite hotel..relatively hotel baru di Bintulu..

wow..am impressed..bilik dia besar and comfortable...

state of the art bathroom..sila abaikan gambar berus gigi di atas..

wah sejak ku tinggalkan Bintulu last 5 years, makin maju..aderlah satu Pakcity Mall yang kiranya canggihlah kat sana..ader Watsons, Guardian, Bodyshop..teringat zaman mula2 kerja di SMDS dulu..weekend jer setakat Farley supermarket and kedai kat Tmn Medan jer yg ku redah to kill the time..kira tak malu lah nak ngaku orang Bintulu skrg...heheheh

So, course ni dah kira mandatorylah for those who needs to enter the any confine space area e.g. vessel, columns, tanks etc. (requirement by the OSHA Act 1964)..so, because there will be shutdown for the field that is under my care, so terpaksalah aku attend utk mendapatkan license utk enter those vessel/separators yang akan diperiksa ...ni suma nak dapatkan certificate of fitness lah for LTO..ahhaha, kalau tidak mahu boss melompat..rugi million2 kalau tak start up complex ASAP..

so, bermulalah journey dari Miri airport ke Bintulu, naik kapal terbang kecik..there is only one flight a day for this route pagi jer..so, mmg takder chancelah kalau nak buat day-trip..sampai Bintulu lebih kurang pukul 8 pagi lebih..so lepas check-in, tu pun tak dpt masuk bilik sbb awal pagi org belum check-out..so, pi lah breakfast dului..nasib baik ader kaki geng sekali yg attend sama course..kalu tidak boleh mati kutu..

lepas breakfast, we all survey tempat course, cari NIOSH office..selidik punya selidik, hmmm sepelaung jer..punyalah dekat dgn hotel..dlm 5 min walks...hahah, so we are considered lucky lah stay kat hotel ni, tak yah charter taxi...

The next day course pun bermula..tu pun lambat dlm sejamlah instructor tu...tak tahulah pasal apa..tapi he is okay cause very knowledgable...sempat jumpa Munir (kwn sekelas) ex-SMDS friend dulu..hehe, tak sangka dah kawin dah mamat tu anak sorang...ahhaha

then, mula series lecture sampai tersengguk2...nasib baik petang buat practical, belajar cara2 don the SACB set..SACB set ni kira one of the breathing apparatus...and practise utk exam besok harinya...rupa2 course ni ader both written and practical exam....so, jenuh lah pulak nak kena study malam nya...gosh look at the code of practice book rasa cam nak muntah jer...hmmmmmm

so, the next day bermulalah test written -10MCQ, ader jugak yg tak tahu jwb..bila dah msk bab TWA, STEL,how many ppm etc..etc..halamak mulalah pening nak jawab...

lepaih tu, we were divided into groups to do the procedure for entrance as part of the assessment..so jenuhlah berdiskusi with team members nak buat procedure..as usual kita ni mmg sukalah buat2 JHA (Job Hazard Analysis), apa lagi mulalah design satu table..ahhaha, amik ko, kalau tak dapat markah penuh tak tahulah..

Ni lah rupanya SCBA tu..berat gak cylinder dia..

Then finally we are paired up to do the practical assessment..apa lagi nasib baik dpt one gentleman ni, so kita pun startlah don the SCBA tu secara berkumpulan..nasib baik dah practise, so takdelah gelabah sgt..siap bernafas for a few minutes..dah tu buat housekeeping..bersihkan face mask, release all the fasteners and tali2 tu...kalau tak buat potong markah..dlm pukul 11 lebih..siap,then terus lunch dekat course venue...

Then, we all round2 area Pakcity commercial centre tu..siap beli tudung baru 2 pasang..haha, kalau dah kaki shopping memang tak boleh nak tolong...

so, now kenalah menunggu results...kalau tak lepas, kenalah amik exam lagi..hopefully I'll pass and get the license..otherwise, menepek jerlah tepi vessel tu time shutdown nanti..ahhaha