IG1- Management of health and safety – Theory paper –
passing marks 45/100
IG2- Risk Assessment – Practical unit.
New Syllabus First Exam will be conducted from Nov,2019
onward. IG1 is assessed with a 2-hour question paper to test what you know. The
paper covers elements 1-4 and consists of 1 long-answer question and 10
short-answer questions.
Course syllabus
Unit IG1: Management of Health and Safety
Element 1: Why we should manage workplace health and safety
- Morals and money
- Regulating health and safety
- who does what in organizations?
Element 2: How health and safety management systems work and
what they look like
- What they are and the benefits they bring
- What good health and safety management systems look like
Element 3: Managing risk – understanding people and
processes
- Health and safety culture
- Improving health and safety culture
- How human factors influence behavior
- Assessing risk
- Management of change
- Safe systems of work Permit-to-work systems
- Emergency procedures
Element 4: Health and safety monitoring and measuring
- Active and reactive monitoring
- Investigating incidents
- Health and safety auditing
- Review of health and safety performance
Element 5: Physical and psychological health
- Noise
- Vibration
- Radiation
- Mental ill-health
- Violence at work
- Substance abuse at work
Element 6: Musculoskeletal health
- Work-related upper limb disorders
- Manual handling
- Load-handling equipment
Element 7: Chemical and biological agents
- Hazardous substances
- Assessment of health risks
- Control measures
- Specific agents
Element 8: General
workplace issues
- Health, welfare and work environment
- Working at height
- Safe working in confined spaces
- Lone working
- Slips and trips
- Safe movement of people and vehicles
- Work-related driving
Element 9: Work equipment
- General requirements
- Hand-held tools
- Machinery hazards
- Control measures for machinery
Element 10: Fire
- Fire principles
- Preventing fire and fire spread
- Fire alarms and fire-fighting
- Fire evacuation
Element 11: Electricity
- Hazards and risks
- Control measures
Unit IG2: Risk Assessment
IG2 is an assessed workplace assignment. You need to show
your ability to practically apply what you've learned from your studies by
completing a risk assessment. The
assessment is split into 4 stages:
Description of the organisation and methodology
Risk assessment
Priority actions with justifications
Review, communicate and check
Course Assessments:
There are two assessments for the NEBOSH General
Certificate:
IG1 is assessed with a 2-hour question paper to test what
you know. The paper covers elements 1-4 and consists of 1 long-answer question
and 10 short-answer questions.
IG2 is a practical assessment to test what you can do. It covers the whole unit.
You must pass both units to achieve your NEBOSH General Certificate qualification
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