NEBOSH Courses

CMSE trainers use a practical approach in all our Safety, FIre and Risk management training courses.  We apply the well known ALARP principle to controlling hazards in the workplace.

 

In addition to delivering the NEBOSH GENERAL CERTIFICATE Course CMSE also deliver the NEBOSH FIRE CERTIFICATE Course.   Both Courses are 10 days in duration and are run over two non-consecutive weeks.   The examination is held a few weeks after the second week to allow our attendees time to study and prepare more effectively for the examination.

 

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"The course gave me a clear understanding of the examination material.  Brian`s style was very good and his examples were realistic and practical ...... the course enhanced my Safety management skills and knowledge .... and my CV is improved ...."

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Course Details

Course Title: NEBOSH General Certificate in Safety and Health

Course Objectives

To gain a broad understanding of health and safety issues in the workplace.

Target Audience

Managers, supervisors and staff from all types of organisations.

 

Course Contents

Unit 1: Health and Safety Foundations

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand: The scope and nature of occupational safety and health.

The moral, legal and financial reasons for promoting good standards for health and safety within an organisation.

The legal framework for the regulation of health and safety.
The basis of a system for managing health and safety.
The legal and financial consequences of failure to manage health and safety.

Unit 2: Policy

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The importance of setting policy in health and safety.
The key features and appropriate content of an organisation’s health and safety policy.

Unit 3: Organising for Health and Safety

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The health and safety roles and responsibilities of employers, managers, employees and other relevant parties.

Unit 4: Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The concept of health and safety culture and its various components.
How to assist in the development of a positive health and safety culture within an organisation.

Unit 5: Risk Assessment

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The process of risk assessment.
Risk assessment recording and reviewing procedures.

Unit 6: Principles of Control

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

Fundamental strategies for controlling hazards and reducing risks.
The various hazard control and risk reduction methods available.

Unit 7: Movement of People and Vehicles - Hazards and Control

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The hazards presented by the movement of people and vehicles, and the interaction between them.
The precautions necessary to control these hazards and reduce the risks they present.

Unit 8: Manual Handling and Mechanical Handling Hazards and Control

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The hazards involved in the movement of loads by physical and mechanical effort.
The risk reduction and preventative measures available.
The risks involved in those of lifting and moving equipment.

Unit 9: Work Equipment Hazards and Control

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The hazards and risks from the use of work equipment.
The basic measures to be taken to minimise the risks.

Unit 10: Electrical Hazards and Control

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The hazards and risks associated with the use of
electronic equipment and systems operating at mains voltage.
The measures that should be taken to minimise the risks.

Unit 11: Fire Hazards and Control

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

Basic fire hazards and consequential risks in the workplace.
The main measures that should be taken to minimise fire risks.

Unit 12: Chemical and Biological Health Hazards and Control

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The ill-health effects of exposure to chemical and biological hazards.
The options to control these hazards in the workplace.

Unit 13: Physical and Psychological Health Hazards and Control

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The ill-health effects of the physical process of work and of the working environment.
The available control options to combat these risks in the workplace.

Unit 14: Constructive Activities- Hazards and Control

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The basic risks and hazards encountered in constructive activities.
The measures to be taken to minimise these risks.

Unit 15: Incident Investigation, Recording and Reporting

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

The process and purpose of investigating incidents (accidents, cases of work-related ill health and other occurrences).
The legal and organisational requirements for recording and reporting such incidents.

Unit 16: Monitor, Review and Audit

On completion of this Unit, the candidate will understand:

Proactive and reactive health and safety monitoring procedures.
The scope and nature of a health and safety audit.

Participants

Up to 15 Participants

Duration

Ten Days

Assessment

Participants are required to complete two written papers, as well as a practical hazard analysis of a workplace.

Accreditation

NEBOSH GENERAL Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety

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