NEBOSH National General Certificate

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Who Should Attend?

This qualification is designed for anyone (managers, supervisors and workers) in any type of organisation. It’s ideal for anyone who needs a broad understanding of health and safety issues to be able to manage day-to-day risks effectively. Many people take the National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (NGC) as a first step in a career in health and safety. It gives a valuable overview and is a sound basis for further professional study

Please note there will be approximately 40 hours of private study required

Duration

10 days training followed by an open book exam

Location

Ipswich / Essex / In-house Availability

Certifications

Provided on completion

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Course Aims and Objectives

The purpose of the course is to give delegates an understanding of how to manage Health & Safety in the workplace to create a safer working environment for everybody.

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

Justify the need for health and safety improvements
Advise on duties under the main pieces of UK health and safety legislation
Help their organisation to manage contractors
Work within a health and safety management system
Positively influence health and safety culture and behaviour
Carry out a general risk assessment (using a 5-step approach) of their workplace
Recognise workplace changes and their impacts and understand how to minimise these impacts
Develop basic safe systems of work that include emergency arrangements and know when to use a permit-to-work system
Take part in incident investigations
Help their employer check the effectiveness of the health and safety management system through monitoring, auditing and review