NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health Course

Certification

NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health

Location

West Suffolk College

Cost

£1295 (includes all exam registration fees and course materials)

Dates

Training (Tuesdays, 9am – 5pm):

14, 21, 28 February, 6, 13, 20, 27 March, 17, 24 April, 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May 2012

Written Exam: Friday 8 June 2012

Please note that there is a homework commitment with this course

Duration

14 weeks - see dates above

Designed for

People who are involved with Health and Safety at work - newly appointed safety advisers without previous experience, managers and supervisors with part-time responsibility for health and safety and safety representatives.

Course Content

GENERAL INFORMATION

The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health is an examined qualification for people who are involved in health and safety at work. Such people include newly appointed safety advisers without previous experience, managers and supervisors with part-time responsibility for health and safety, and safety representatives.

For those appointed as part-time safety advisers, the National General Certificate may give an adequate base for their work. However, for those with full time responsibilities as safety advisers, particularly in the more hazardous industries, further training will be required. Such people should consider obtaining the NEBOSH National Diploma or a NEBOSH Special Certificate such as Construction if they are working in a relevant industry.

The intended learning outcome is that the candidate will be able to:

• Identify the common hazards and unsafe practices likely to be found in workplaces and know the appropriate preventative and remedial actions to be taken.
• Monitor and audit management policies, procedures and performance in securing health and safety in the workplace.
• List the requirements of health, safety and welfare legislation and guidance, which apply to the workplace.
• Assist in the preparation and regular review of safety policies.
• Describe how human and organisational problems can affect health and safety at work and use proactive and reactive strategies to prevent or reduce the risk of accidents and ill health.
• Advise on appropriate actions to minimise the risk of fire in the workplace and develop procedures to deal with fires.
• Undertake health and safety induction training of young and inexperienced workers, and newly appointed persons.
• Communicate effectively on health and safety matters
  
• Prepare internal memorandum and formal reports on health and safety matters.
• Describe when and where to obtain advice on health and safety matters.
• Maintain an information retrieval system and disseminate information when needed.
• Organise the work of a safety committee and manage relations with worker representatives.
• Investigate events which led, or might have led, to an injury or ill health; maintain records; prepare formal reports and make logical and cost effective proposals to prevent a repetition.
• Select an appropriate inspection technique for a specific work situation.
• Undertake workplace inspections.

SYLLABUS

The syllabus is divided into three parts

• Unit NGC1: Management of Health and Safety
• Unit NGC2: Controlling Workplace Hazards
• Unit NGC3: Health and Safety Practical Application

EXAMINATIONS

The written examination consists of two papers, one each for Units NGC 1 & 2 of the syllabus. Both papers contain one essay-type question and 10 short answer questions. The time allowed for each paper is 2 hours and candidates should attempt all questions. The papers are set and marked by the board.

The practical assessment is set and marked by the course organiser to a standard laid down by the board. The assessment is in two parts:

• Candidates are required to carry out safety monitoring of a workplace unaided. During the monitoring, candidates must identify any hazards and decide if they are adequately protected. Candidates must also list any unsafe actions and unsafe conditions that are observed during their monitoring and identify appropriate remedial action.
  
  
  
• On completion of the safety monitoring, candidates must produce a short report for management indicating those items that they consider require immediate attention and providing convincing arguments why such action is needed.

To qualify for the award of the NEBOSH National Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health, candidates must obtain a minimum of 50% of the total marks available in the written examination (with not less than 45% in each paper) and a minimum of 60% in a practical assessment.
Candidates who obtain a minimum of 70% in each of the three parts will be awarded a Distinction.