Nebosh National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
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Overview
The NEBOSH National General Certificate is a recognised qualification designed to help those with health and safety responsibilities for example managers supervisors and employee representatives to carry out their duties at work more effectively and to protect the organisations for which they work. It will help ensure that decisions are made from a position of knowledge across a broad range of hazards and work activities.
Target Audience
It is the most widely held health and safety qualification in the UK with over 160,000 people having gained the award since it was launched in 1989. No previous health and safety knowledge is required but students must be able to write short reports. The
duration of study for the National General Certificate is a minimum of 87 hours plus private study and background reading. Each written paper consists of one long-answer question and ten short-answer questions. All questions are compulsory.
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Outline
Assessment Process
Each written paper consists of one long-answer question and ten short-answer questions. All questions are compulsory.
The syllabus is divided into three units - Two taught units NGC1 and GC2 which contain the following elements and an
unsupervised practical assessment Unit GC3.
NEBOSH National General Certificate
in Occupational Health and Safety
If you would like more information please contact: 01283 509175 | [email protected]
Course length: 12 Days Tuition including revision and exam
Additional work: Practical submitted 2 weeks after exam
Level: Intermediate
Delivery: Classroom
Venues: Nationwide and In-House
Pre-Qualifications: None
Examinations: • NGC1 Two hour Examination on Day 12
• GC2 Two hour Examination on Day 12
• Practical Inspection and Management Report
( submitted post course)
Next step qualification: NVQ5
Unit NGC1: Management of Health and Safety
• Health and safety foundations
• Policy
• Organising for health and safety
• Promoting a positive health and safety culture
• Risk assessment
• Principles of control
• Monitoring review and audit
• Incident and accident investigation recording and
reporting
Unit GC2: Controlling Workplace Hazards
• 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
• Physical and psychological health hazards and control
• Construction activities - hazards and control
Corporate Risk Systems (CRS) is accredited by NEBOSH, IOSH, IEMA, CIEH, CITB and City & Guilds to deliver health, safety and environmental (HSE) training in the UK and internationally.
Our Level 5 NVQ Diploma (for GradIOSH and CMIOSH), all of our five NEBOSH Certificate courses, our IEMA Associate and Full Member programs, CITB SSSTS, SMSTS, SMSTS Refresher and CITB SEATS and our IOSH SHE, Directing, Managing or Working Safely courses are delivered by our tutors who deliver a friendly and informative training experience with perfectly-blended tutorials, practical exercises, and case studies. Our candidates always come first, and our aim is to help them to achieve their full potential by creating improved career opportunities through quality learning and recognised qualifications.
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