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NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC) is the most recommended qualification in Occupational Health and Safety Management and it is an internationally recognized certification that provides effective knowledge on workplace health and safety issues.
Moreover, NEBOSH IGC is considered as the basic criteria for those who wish to develop the career in HSE sector and also it provides a platform for the candidates to take up the NEBOSH International Diploma (IDIP).
NEBOSH board has introduced a new syllabus for the NEBOSH IGC Course based on October – 2018 specification which is very easy and simple when compared to the old IGC syllabus. The new syllabus consists only 2 units which are IG1 & IG2.
IG1 - Management of Health & Safety Elements (1-4)
11. Why we should manage workplace health and safety
| Summaries the main health and safety duties of different groups of people at work | |||
| Explain how contractors should be selected, monitored and managed | |||
22. How health and safety management systems work and what they look like
| Give an overview of the elements of a health and safety management system and the benefits of having a formal/certified system | |||
| Discuss the main ingredients of health and safety management systems that make it effective – policy, responsibilities, arrangements | |||
33. Managing risk – understanding people and processes
| Describe the concept of health and safety culture and how it influences performance | |||
| summarize how health and safety culture at work can be improved | |||
| summarize the human factors which positively or negatively influence behaviour at work in a way that can affect health and safety | |||
| Explain the principles of the risk assessment process Produce a risk assessment of a workplace which considers a wide range of identified hazards (drawn from elements 5 – 11) and meets best practice standards (‘suitable and sufficient’) | Do a general risk assessment in their own workplace – profiling and prioritizing risks, inspecting the workplace, recognizing a range of common hazards, evaluating risks (taking account of current controls), recommending further control measures, planning actions | ||
| Discuss typical workplace changes that have significant health and safety impacts and ways to minimize those impacts | Recognize workplace changes that have significant health and safety impacts and effective ways to minimize those impacts | ||
| Describe what to consider when developing and implementing a safe system of work for general activities | Develop basic safe systems of work (including taking account of typical emergencies) and knowing when to use permit-to-work systems for special risks | ||
| Explain the role, function and operation of a permit-to-work system | |||
| Discuss typical emergency procedures (including training and testing) and how to decide what level of first aid is needed in the workplace | |||
44. Health and safety monitoring and measuring
| Explain why and how incidents should be investigated, recorded and reported | Take part in incident investigations | ||
| Discuss common methods and indicators used to monitor the effectiveness of management systems | Help their employer to check their management system effectiveness – through monitoring, audits and reviews | ||
| Explain what an audit is and why and how it is used to evaluate a management system | |||
| Explain why and how regular reviews of health and safety performance are needed | |||
IG2 – Risk Assessment Element (5-11)
15. Physical & Psychological Health
26. Musculoskeletal Health
37. Chemical & Biological Agents
48. General Workplace Issues
59. Work Equipment
610. Fire
711. Electricity
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Assessment Mode:
NEBOSH has introduced a new mode of assessment for “NEBOSH International General Certificate” via “Open Book Examination” in an online platform where candidates can attend the exam from their home or any other convenient location with adequate requirements and should submit the assessment within 24 hours; though learners can complete the exam in 4-5 hours in between the given time frame.
