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NEBOSH General Certificate

Overview:

The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health, or NEBOSH General Certificate for short, is a nationally recognised qualification and is established as one of the prime qualifications in Health & Safety. The NEBOSH General Certificate qualification will provide a broad base of knowledge on which a basic level of competence can be developed.

Who will benefit:

This course is aimed at managers, supervisors and staff from all types of organisations who need a broad understanding of health and safety issues. The certificate helps them manage risks effectively. Many people take the NEBOSH National General Certificate as a first step in a career in health and safety.

It provides a valuable overview, and is a sound basis for further professional study and is currently the most widely held health and safety management qualification since its first launch in 1989.

The Benefits of the NEBOSH General Certificate:

  • develop an underpinning knowledge of health and safety legislation and its impact
  • assist your company’s safety management programme
  • assess workplace hazards and develop control measures
  • develop a basis for a future career in occupational safety

The Academic Benefits of the NEBOSH General Certificate:

Upon completion and certification you will have met the academic qualifications for Technician status of IOSH (TechIOSH). The certificate also satisfies the eligibility requirements for Associate Membership of the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (AIIRSM)

Programme:

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

Certification

Delegates are awarded the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health on successful completion of two examinations of two hour duration in written format, and a practical assessment which involves a safety inspection of a work site and the production of a formal report under examination conditions.

Certificates are forwarded by NEBOSH approximately 12 weeks after the completion of the course although results are usually issued within eight weeks.

Locations

  • Birmingham
  • Stoke On Trent
  • London
  • Manchester

We provide courses in places easily accessible from all anywhere the country.

Prices

Open course price: £1295 + Vat per person*.
Group course price: £11,999 + Vat for up to 12 people.
* Price includes all course notes, revision material, exam fees, certification fees, study day fee, lunch and refreshments.

Course Dates & Locations

Contact 0845 644 7993 for details