NEBOSH National General Certificate in Health & Safety - Newry

Who should attend?

The certificate provides a nationally recognised qualification for safety advisers, managers, supervisors and other non –specialists in occupational health and safety.

We at Health Matters (Health & Safety) are a team of accredited trainers and experts in the field of occupational health and safety. We pride ourselves in our professional yet common sense approach which we consider to be fundamental to the delivery of health and safety training. NEBOSH is the UK's leading Health & Safety Awarding Body. NEBOSH qualifications are recognised and respected by employers in all sections of employment and provide the benchmark standard against which others are compared safety.

The NEBOSH General Certificate is designed Managers, supervisors and staff from all types of organisations who need a broad understanding of health and safety issues. The certificate helps them manage risks effectively. Many people take the NEBOSH Certificate as a first step on a career in health and safety. It provides a valuable overview and is a sound bases for further professional study

What are the benefits for your organisation?

Many larger organisations choose the NEBOSH Certificate as a key part of their supervisors’ or management development programme. By ensuring that line managers have a sound understanding of the principles of risk management they build an effective safety culture in the company.

Smaller organisations, operating in lower risk environments, often choose the NEBOSH Certificate as the appropriate qualification of the manager taking the lead on health and safety issues.

The NEBOSH is accepted by IOSH (the Institution of Occupational Safety and health) in meeting the academic requirements of Technical of IOSH. It is also accepted by the Internal Institute of Safety Management (IIRSM) for associated membership.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the legal framework, moral & economic requirements & implications for good standards in health & safety within an organisation.
• Develop, promote & communicate an effective health & safety culture in an organisation.
• Identify the key features of a health & safety policy, the preparations & performance review of a health & safety audit.
• Understand the importance of proactive & reactive health & safety monitoring measures.
• Identify hazards in the workplace & carry out risk assessments, record findings & review procedures.
• Advise on strategies for controlling hazards, reducing risks & applying safe systems of work.
• Identify fire hazards & consequential risks, advise on measures to minimise fire risks & develop fire procedures.
• Identify ill health effects of physical processes of work & the environment & recommend suitable measures to combat risks.
• Explain the processes & procedures for investigating & reporting accidents at work.

Course Structure

The course is divided into 3 parts:

• Part A1: The Management of Safety
• Part A2: The Identifying and controlling Workplace Hazards
• Part 3: The Assessments - End of course 2 part written examination and a practical assessment.

The practical element consists of carrying out a safety inspection of their own workplace and preparing a management report

Course Details

Duration:

• 20 x 1/2 day (evening) classes plus 1 day for Examinations.

Dates

• GC1: 20th, 27th Sep, 4th, 11th & 18th Oct 2017
  
• GC2: 25th Oct, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd Nov 2017
  
• Revision Day: 29th Nov 2017
• Exam: 6th Dec 2017

Please Note: We not only provide training from our centres in both Newry and Belfast but for groups we can travel to you anywhere within Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Great Britain.

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