iCapacity Resource in partnership with Astutis, NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner 807, for HEBO GROUP are offering you NEBOSH certification courses, starting with the NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC)
“Enhance your career and ensure workplace safety with the NEBOSH International General Certificate.”
The NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety is designed for managers and supervisors in the health and safety industry. It is a globally recognized qualification that adheres to international best practices in health and safety management systems.
Covering two core units, the General Certificate provides the key information needed by managers and supervisors to ensure their workplace remains safe and that workplace risks are minimised.
In addition, the course is an excellent foundation for those aspiring to a career in Health and Safety, facilitating progression to further professional study and career development.
About NEBOSH International General Certificate
Unit IG1 includes an open book, scenario-based exam which you can do from home.
Unit IG2 has a practical assessment, 3 hours in length, in which delegates complete a risk assessment and create an action plan for their workplace.
What is the NEBOSH International General Certificate?
The NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety training course is based on International best practices for implementing occupational health & safety systems.
This NEBOSH certificate is the leading, globally recognized and respected health and safety qualification, held by over 90,000 people worldwide.
This course is also widely respected by employers worldwide and gives potential or health and safety officers the edge in the safety industry. Through this course you’ll learn how to apply the best industry standards for managing health and safety systems, in any industry.
Why NEBOSH International General Certificate?
Studying the International General Certificate creates a strong foundation for a career in the international health and safety industry
Develop confidence in your role as a health and safety practitioner with key knowledge and skills applicable to workplaces across the world
Learn to recognize and minimize workplace risk so you can safeguard other workers
Benefits for Employers
Improve health and safety culture across your organisation by providing your manager of supervisor with the International General Certificate
Increase productivity with less days of absence due to workplace induced accident or illness
Strengthen your brand and connections with fellow organisations by investing in health and safety, and by meeting international safety standards
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, candidates will have developed the skills to do the following:
Justify health and safety improvements using moral, financial and legal arguments
Advise on the main duties for health and safety in the workplace and help their organisation manage contractors
Work within a health and safety management system, recognising what effective policy, organisational responsibilities and arrangements should look like
Positively influence health and safety culture and behaviour to improve performance in their organisation
Do a general risk assessment in their own 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 impacts
Develop basic safe systems of work (including taking account of typical emergencies) and knowing when to use permit-to-work systems for special risks
Course Outline
The NEBOSH International General Certificate consists of two units:
Unit IG1: 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 IG2: 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.
Assessment
The NEBOSH International Certificate course features one written exam and one practical exam:
Unit IG1 includes an open book, scenario-based exam which you can do from home.
Unit IG2 has a practical assessment, 3 hours in length, in which delegates complete a risk assessment and create an action plan for their workplace.
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Learning outcomes
Health, Safety and Environmental management
Advise on the main duties for health and safety
Do a general risk assessment in their own workplace
Recognize workplace changes
Develop basic safe systems of work
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