Member price – £1,395+ VAT
Non-member price – £1,450 + VAT
Duration – 10 Day

Course Information 

The NEBOSH General Certificate is considered the industry standard as it is designed to reflect the needs of today’s employers, organisations and sectors. Equipping students with the skills to manage and assess workplace risk effectively and knowledge of legislation and best practices to make their workplace safer. 87% of UK employers ask for a NEBOSH qualification when they are recruiting for health and safety roles, making it invaluable for health and safety professionals.

General in nature, the NEBOSH General Certificate is relevant to every workplace and organisation, whether health and safety is your main responsibility or just a part of what you do, the course will give you vital knowledge in the UK’s key legal requirements to help you perform better in your role at work. By managing, identifying, measuring and controlling common workplace hazards. The NEBOSH general certificate in occupational health and safety course is ideal for both students and employers to minimise workplace injuries and illness, boost employee wellbeing and demonstrate workplace commitment to health and safety, which can win business.

Course Overview

Students studying the NEBOSH general certificate in occupational health and safety course will gain:

• Knowledge, understanding and confidence on how to effectively manage and advise health and safety.
• Carry out risk assessments and how to identify and control common workplace hazards. Along with how to measure if they have been successful.
• The ability to develop and implement a detailed action plan to manage and minimise workplace risks.
• Understand the UK’s key legal, moral and ethical requirements to justify health and safety improvements.
• Students studying the NEBOSH General Certificate Course will walk away from the course confident in their ability to carry out risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Develop and implement a detailed action plan and support, manage, safeguard and assess workplace risks effectively.
• Support and develop company health and safety culture.
• Ability to provide organisations with valuable in-house health and safety expertise.

Who Should Attend the NEBOSH General Certification Course?

Relevant to every workplace, the NEBOSH National General Certificate is ideal for managers, supervisors and non-specialists who have obligations and responsibilities for health and safety and require an internationally recognised measure of competence in this field. If you advise others in any capacity on health and safety issues, or if you are a safety adviser seeking initial training for your role the course will provide a solid introduction to the principles of health and safety.

This course is also perfect for those embarking on a life-long career in occupational health and safety, by providing a stepping stone to success

NGC1: Management of Health and Safety

Element 1 – Why we should manage workplace health and safety
Element 2 – How health and safety management systems work and what they look like
Element 3 – Managing risk – understanding people and processes
Element 4 – Health and safety monitoring and measuring

Unit NG2: Risk Assessment

Element 5 – Physical and psychological health
Element 6 – Musculoskeletal health
Element 7 – Chemical and biological agents
Element 8 – General workplace issues
Element 9 – Work equipment
Element 10 – Fire
Element 11 – Electricity