NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

NEBOSH International General Certificate covers the core skills you need. You will learn:

• How to effectively manage health and safety
• How to identify and control common workplace hazards
• How to measure if you’ve been successful
• Relevant key international standards

Mode of Study

Class room, distance learning, virtual and eLearning

Unit Titles

Unit IG1: Management of health and safety
Unit IG2: Risk assessment

Assessments

The IG1 assessment is an open book examination (OBE)
The IG2 assessment is a risk assessment that should be carried out in the learner’s workplace

Syllabus Summary

IG1 - Management of health and safety
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

IG2 - Risk assessment
1. Physical and psychological health
2. Musculoskeletal health
3. Chemical and biological agents
4. General workplace issues
5. Work equipment
6. Fire
7. Electricity