NEBOSH

Course Aims:

To provide the students with a broad range of skills and knowledge in Occupational Health & Safety in the Workplace.

Course objectives

By the end of the course the students will be able to demonstrate competency in the following 3 units :

• Unit NGC1 Management of Health & Safety
  • Element 1 – Foundations in Health & Safety
  • Element 2 – Policy
  • Element 3 – Organising for Health & Safety
  • Element 4 – Promoting a Positive Health & Safety Culture
  • Element 5 – Risk Assessment
  • Element 6 – Principles of Control
  • Element 7 – Monitoring, Review and Audit
  • Element 8 – Incident and Accident Investigation and Reporting
  
  
• Unit NGC2 – Controlling Workplace Hazards
• Element 1 – Movement of People and Vehicles
• Element 2 – Manual and Mechanical Handling
• Element 3 – Working Equipment Hazards and Control
• Element 4 – Electrical Hazards and Control
• Element 5 – Fire Hazards and Control
• Element 6 – Chemical and Biological Health
• Element 7 – Physical and Psychological Health
• Element 8 – Construction Activities


• Unit NGC3 – Health & Safety Practical Application
  • Part 1 - To carry out unaided, a Safety Inspection of a Workplace, identify the more common Hazards, deciding whether they are adequately controlled and, where necessary, suggesting appropriate and cost effective remedial action.
• Part 2 - To prepare a report that persuasively urges management to take appropriate action, explaining why such action is needed (including references to possible breaches of legislation) and identify, with due consideration of reasonable practicability, the remedial measures that should be implemented.

Course duration:

• 10 days

Assessment:

• NGC1 – Management of Health & Safety – 2 Hour exam
• NGC2 – Controlling Workplace Hazards – 2 Hour exam
• NGC3 – Health & Safety Practical Application – 2 Hour practical exam

Certificate

• NEBOSH – General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety

Certificate duration:

• Lifelong Certificate