Professional engineers play an important role in occupational safety and health. Safe design and safe operation of engineering works not only prevents the chance of loss due to accidents but also increases productivity. This in turn strengthens the competitiveness of the organisation. Engineers in general purpose engineering have the responsibility of considering safety and health issues when designing machinery and systems of work, selecting materials and equipment; controlling systems and maintenance programmes, etc. To enable the engineers to fulfil these duties, they need to possess knowledge of safety and health that is seldom included in formal curriculum during their engineering education. The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers recognises this situation and jointly organises safety training courses with the Occupational Safety & Health Council for all graduate engineers.