NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety

Is the NEBOSH National General Certificate course suitable for me? 

The NEBOSH National General Certificate online training course is the perfect choice for individuals who work as a manager or supervisor, charged with carrying out risk assessments and implementing change.

You will learn the crucial strategies needed to keep all employees safe through occupational health and safety.

There are no prior requirements needed to enrol. So, if you’re interested in gaining the benefits from this course and learn how to implement health and safety, contact us today.

How will the NEBOSH National General Certificate course benefit me?

You will gain in-depth knowledge of the following elements:

•  The importance to manage workplace health and safety.
•  How health and safety management systems work and what they look like.
•  Managing risk – understanding people and processes.
•  Health and safety monitoring and measuring.
•  Physical and psychological health.
•  Musculoskeletal health.
•  Chemical and biological agents.
•  General workplace issues.
•  Using work equipment.
•  Fire.
•  Electricity.

What jobs can I apply for after my NEBOSH training? 

Earning your NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety will enable you to correctly enforce health and safety policies in your workplace. You will also be able to enhance your job prospects and keep fellow employees safe.  

The average salary for Health & Safety professionals in the UK is £28k. 

(Source: Glassdoor)

Why choose to study the NEBOSH General Certificate course with e-Careers?

Graduates from this course will become Associate Members of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

Boasting a NEBOSH General Certificate will help both employees and customers feel safe while at the workplace.

You will learn about:

•  Risks of prosecution
•  Absence costs
•  Litigation
•  Loss of reputation

We have a variety of learning methods which include quizzes, self-assessments, games, and other techniques that will prepare you rigorously for the course’s exam.

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety Syllabus

Learning outcomes

•  Upon completion of this certification, you will be able to:
•  Justify health and safety improvements using moral, financial, and legal arguments
•  Advise on the main duties for health and safety in the workplace
•  Help your organisation manage contractors
•  Work within a health and safety management system, recognising what effective general policy, organisation, and arrangements should look like
•  Positively influence health and safety culture and behaviour to improve performance in your organisation
•  Do a general risk assessment in your workplace – profiling and prioritising risks, inspecting the workplace, recognising a range of common hazards, evaluating risks (taking account of current controls), recommending further control measures, planning actions
•  Recognise workplace changes that have significant health and safety impacts and effective ways to minimise those impact
•  Develop basic safe systems of work (including taking account of typical emergencies) and knowing when to use permit-to-work systems for special risks
•  Take part in incident investigations
•  Help their employer to check their management system effectiveness – through monitoring, audits, and reviews

Syllabus

1. Why we should manage workplace health and safety
2. How health and safety management systems work and what they look like
3. Managing risk – understanding people and processes
4. Health and safety monitoring and measuring
5. Physical and psychological health
6. Musculoskeletal health
7. Chemical and biological agents
8. General workplace issues
9. Work equipment
10. Fire
11. Electricity

Elements 1-4 are assessed via a question paper (one 20-mark question and ten 8-mark questions)

Elements 5-11 are assessed via a practical assessment

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety Exam Details

You'll need to register with e-Careers before you can take your examination. Once registered, we'll send you an Examination Entry Confirmation, which includes your unique learner number and essential examination information and results process. Please make sure you check that all your details are spelt correctly.

Your Examination Entry Confirmation is essential for you to gain entry to the examination room, and photographic identification will need to be shown to the exam invigilator, so please make sure you bring either your driving licences or passport with you, as proof.

Examination results

Results for assessments taken in English should be received within 50-working days from your examination or assignment submission date. The specific date will appear on your examination entry confirmation.

Assessment

Unit NG1:

•  Assessment Type: Question paper
•  Assessment Time: 2 hours

Unit NG2:

•  Assessment Type: Practical assessment
•  Assessment Time: 3 hours

Pass standards

•  Unit NG1: 45 marks
•  Unit NG2: The minimum standard required for a Unit NG2 ‘Pass’ can be found on page 8 of the NG2 Guidance for Learning Partners and Learners
•  A ‘Pass’ must be achieved in both units to achieve the International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.

Qualification grades

•  Distinction: 75 marks or higher
•  Credit: 65 - 74 marks
•  Pass: 45 - 64 marks