Training Objectives

The NEBOSH National General Certificate is a qualification designed to help those with health and safety responsibilities (e.g. managers, supervisors and employee representatives) to discharge more effectively their organisational safety duties and functions.

For the award of:

NEBOSH National General Certificate

Who Should Attend:

• Managers
• Supervisors
• Safety & Employee Representatives
• All those with responsibility for managing health and safety at work
• All those wishing to gain a credible health and safety qualification

Learning Objectives

On completion of the course the delegate will be able to:

• Understand the duties that apply under Health and Safety Law
• Identify common hazards and be able to apply the appropriate preventive and protective measures
• Advise on appropriate action to minimise risk of fire in the workplace and development of procedures
• Identify agents and work situations likely to be detrimental to health
• Use proactive and reactive strategies to assess the risk of accidents and ill health
• Communicate effectively on health and safety matters
• Identify main requirements of health, safety and welfare legislation and to ensure sound health and safety practices

Course Syllabus

• Health and safety foundations
• Policy
• Organising for health and safety
• Promoting a positive health and safety culture
• Risk Assessment
• Principles of control
• Movement of people and vehicles hazards and control
• Manual and mechanical handling hazards and control
• Work equipment hazards and control
• Electrical hazards and control
• Fire hazards and control
• Chemical and biological health hazards and control
• Construction activities hazards and control
• Incident investigation, recording and reporting
• Monitoring, review and audit

Examinations

• Part NGC1 - Management of health and safety
• Part NGC2 - Controlling Workplace Hazards
• Part NGC3 - Practical assessment / Report writing