Nebosh International General Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health
Nebosh International General Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health
OBJECTIVES
- identify and assess typical hazards in the workplace
- recommend remedial action to control workplace hazards
- investigate accidents and recommend preventative measures
- explain human and organizational influences on health and safety
- describe potential ill-health effects arising from work environments
- devise control strategies for substances hazardous to health
COURSE OUTLINE
Foundations in health and safety
- Introduction to Health and Safety Key Terms
- Moral/Social/Economic arguments for maintaining safety standards
- Typical frameworks for regulating H&S
- International standards and conventions & the role of the ILO
- Framework for managing H&S
Health and safety management systems – Policy
- The elements of a Health and Safety Management System
- The importance of setting policy for health and safety
- The purpose of a health and safety policy
- Aims and objectives
- Targets
- The key features and appropriate content of an organization’s health and safety policy
Health and safety management systems – Organizing
- The health and safety roles and responsibilities of employers, managers, workers and other relevant parties
- Supply chain
- Health and safety culture
- Behavioral Safety
- Contractors
- Emergencies
- First Aid
Health and safety management systems – Planning
- Planning within the Health and safety management system
- Risk assessment
- Hierarchy of risk reduction
- Sources of Health and safety information
- Safe systems of work
- Work permit systems
Health and safety management systems – Measuring audit and review
- Active and reactive health and safety monitoring procedures
- The scope and nature of a health and safety audit
- Inspections
- Investigating incident and accidents
- Accident reports
- Legal requirements
- The purpose of reviews
Workplace hazards and risk control
- Health welfare and work environments
- Violence at work
- Substance misuse – drugs , alcohol
- Safe pedestrian movement and control measures
- Safe construction and demolition hazards and control
- Working at height
- Excavations
Transport hazards and risk control
- Safe movement of vehicles in the workplace
- Control measures for transport
- Driving at work
- Evaluating the risks – competencies and vehicle condition
Musculoskeletal hazards and risk control
- Work Related Upper Limb Disorders and control measures
- Manual handling hazards and control
- Lifting equipment hazards and control
- Moving equipment hazards and control
Work equipment hazards and risk control
- Selection use and maintenance of work equipment
- Hand held tools hazards and control
- Machinery hazards
- Mechanical and non mechanical hazards from work equipment
- Control of machinery hazards
Electrical safety
- Principles of electricity
- Hazards of Electricity in the workplace
- Hazards of electricity – electric shock, burns
- Control measures and protection
Fire safety
- Basic fire hazards and risks in the workplace
- The fire triangle
- Classification
- Fire spread
- Fire risk assessment
- Control measures
- Evacuation
Chemical & biological health hazards and control
- The ill health effects of exposure to chemical and biological hazards
- Forms of chemicals
- General classifications
- Assessment of health risks
- Workplace exposure limits – TLV, OEL, IOELV
- The options to control these hazards in the workplace
- Specific agents
Physical psychological health hazards and risk control
- Noise
- Vibration
- Radiation
- Stress
- The available control options to combat these risks in the workplace