HAMDAN MOHD AZMIR
Principal Consultant/Trainer
Hamdan bin Mohd Azmir is the founder of
ASAS TRAINING & CONSULTANCY SDN BHD. He is a qualified Safety
& Survival Trainer, a certified EMT (Emergency Medical
Technician) and a trained Camp Counselor. He has
been involved with safety and health for more than 20
years since his days with the aviation industry.
Hamdan joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981 as a Flight Steward and rose to the rank
of Chief Steward before becoming Safety Instructor with the same company.
After serving for more than 15 years, Hamdan became a Freelance Safety Trainer
where he was extensively involved in Safety Training and Consultancy.
In 1999 Hamdan joined Construction & Industrial Safety Training Centre
(CONSIST CENTRE) as a Safety Training Consultant and Head of Offshore
Safety Training Department. He later joined PELITA AKADEMI (a Ministry of
Transport, Malaysia Approved Maritime Academy) in 2002 and subsequently
started his own consultancy firm. Since then he has been providing safety training
and consultancy services to various training centers mainly in the offshore,
maritime and aviation industries. This includes Malaysia Maritime Academy or
better known as Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM), a subsidiary of PETRONAS.
Some of his notable projects include setting up and outlining training programs
for CONSIST CENTRE, PELITA AKADEMI and ALAM in the field of Offshore
Safety Training. Amongst the training modules he helped develop for these
centers were Basic Offshore Safety and Emergency Training (BOSET), Helicopter
Underwater Escape Training (HUET), Sea Survival Course, First Aid and
Emergency Medicine related training programs.
Apart from conducting training locally, Hamdan has also conducted training in
Indonesia, Singapore Myanmar and Iran. He has also helped in carry out Safety
& Health audits for Esso Production Malaysia Inc. (EPMI) and TL Offshore Sdn
Bhd (TLO) in their “Bekok-C Riser Upgrade & Tabu A-B Pipeline” project and
assisted in the Health Risk Assessment Workshop for Sarawak SHELL’s
“Gemusut-Kakap FSO and FPSO Conceptual Design”.
He holds a Bachelor Degree from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and a
Workplace Trainer Certificate from the Australian National Training
Authority.
Other professional qualifications obtained by Hamdan include:
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT-B)
– Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) - BASIC LIFE SUPPORT INSTRUCTOR
– National Heart Institute Malaysia (IJN) - FIRE TEAM MEMBER TRAINER
– Jakarta Offshore Training Centre (JOTC) - COUNSELOR IN TRAINING
– American Camping Association (ACA) - LIFE SAVING INSTRUCTOR
– Malaysia Lifesaving Society (LSS) - INTERNATIONAL LIFE SAVER
– International Lifesaving Society (ILS)
Currently Hamdan is also an Associate Trainer/Visiting Lecturer for SIRIM
and Universiti Malaya (UMCCed) in their joint-program “Professional
Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health Management” and a Lead Trainer
with ALAM in their “Basic Offshore Safety and Emergency Training (BOSET)”.
Hamdan is also a Guest Panel Member of Curriculum Development Division,
Department of Polytechnic & Community Collage Education, Ministry of
Higher Education Malaysia for their “Diploma in Tourism and Adventure”.