| NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
The 'NEBOSH National General Certificate' provides a sound introduction to the basics of occupational health and safety. It looks at the management of health and safety and a wide variety of workplace hazards. The 'NEBOSH National General Certificate' has been designed for:
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Employee Representatives
- Anyone who wants to establish a career in health and safety
The NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) is designed for both company safety officers and managers with specific responsibility for health and safety at work. The course not only ensures legal compliance but will increase individual awareness of responsibilities leading to a reduction in costs associated with accidents and work related illness.
The certificate will equip delegates with the practical skills to develop and manage health and safety within the workplace.
NEBOSH qualifications are recognised and respected by employers in all sectors of employment and provide the benchmark standard against which others are compared.
The NEBOSH syllabus covers 3 NGC Units:
Unit NGC 1: Management of health & safety
- Foundations in health & safety policy
- Organising for health & safety
- Promoting a positive health & safety culture
- Risk assessment
- Principles of control
- Monitoring review and audit
- Incident and accident investigation and reporting
Unit NGC 2: Controlling workplace hazards
- Movement of people and vehicles – hazards and control
- Manual and mechanical handling – hazards and control
- Working equipment hazards and control
- Electrical hazards and control
- Fire hazards and control
- Chemical and biological health – hazards and control
- Physical and psychological health – hazards and control
- Construction activities – hazards and control
Unit NGC 3: Health and safety practical application
Examination
Each delegate is required to sit two unit written exams during the NEBOSH General Certificate training course and submit a hand written practical assessment.
Units NGC1 and NGC2 are taught units each assessed by one two-hour written examination. Each written examination consists of ten ‘short-answer’ questions and one ‘long-answer’ question. All questions are compulsory.
This paperwork is explained during the course by the tutor. It is the delegate’s responsibility to submit their assessment within the timescale, any assessments not returned by the deadline will result in the delegate failing the course.
Unit NGC3 is assessed by one two-hour practical examination. This is held on a date set by the course provider and must be taken within 14 days of a written examination.
The practical examination is internally assessed by the course provider and externally moderated by NEBOSH.
Important Information
Delegates are awarded the NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety on successful completion of the training course. Certificates are issued by the examining body NEBOSH approximately 16 weeks after the last day of the course ending including exams..
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