NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety - Online Classroom

NG1:  The Management of Health and Safety

Element 1: Why we should manage workplace health and safety

• 1.1 Discuss the moral, financial and legal reasons for managing health and safety in the workplace
• 1.2 Explain how the law works and the consequences of non-compliance
• 1.3 Summarise the main health and safety duties of employers and workers in HSWA 1974 and MHSWR 1999
• 1.4 Explain how contractors should be selected, monitored and managed

Element 2: How health and safety management systems work and what they look like

• 2.1 Give an overview of the elements of a health and safety management system and the benefits of having a formal/certified system
• 2.2 Discuss the main ingredients of health and safety management systems that make it effective - general policy, organisation, arrangements

Element 3: Managing risk — understanding people and processes

• 3.1 Describe the concept of health and safety culture and how it influences performance
• 3.2 Summarise how health and safety culture at work can be improved
• 3.3 Summarise the human factors which positively or negatively influence behaviour at work in a way that can affect health and safety
• 3.4 Explain the principles of the risk assessment process
• 3.5 Discuss typical workplace changes that have significant health and safety impacts and ways to minimise those impacts
• 3.6 Describe what to consider when developing and implementing a safe system of work for general activities
• 3.7 Explain the role, function and operation of a permit-to-work system
• 3.8 Discuss typical emergency procedures (including training and testing) and how to decide what level of first aid is needed in the workplace

Element 4: Health and safety monitoring and measuring

• 4.1 Discuss common methods and indicators used to monitor the effectiveness of management systems
• 4.2 Explain why and how incidents should be investigated, recorded and reported
• 4.3 Explain what an audit is and why and how it is used to evaluate a management system
• 4.4 Explain why and how regular reviews of health and safety performance are needed

NG2: Practical Assessment and Written Report

Topics covered in the NG2 module include:

• Legal requirements for health and safety at work
• Implementation of health and safety management systems
• Identification of workplace hazards
• Methods of hazard control
• Practical application of knowledge and understanding

NG1 – Open Book Exam 24 hours to complete – Predefined Date by NEBOSH

NG2 – Written Assessment – Submitted 10 days after the end of the course