Description
What is the NEBOSH National General Certificate?
The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is the most widely recognised health and safety qualification of its kind.
Over 220,000 people hold a NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
It is designed for managers and employees in the UK who need knowledge and skills in health and safety management.
Awarded by The National Educational Board in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH), a globally respected awarding body, the NEBOSH NGC is a level 3 (equivalent to a GCE A level) qualification designed to develop your health and safety knowledge and skills and gives you a highly respected and practical qualification covering:
- Management of workplace health and safety
- Controlling common workplace hazards Managing and minimising workplace risks (including carrying out risk assessments)
- Prevention of accidents and injury
- If you take the NEBOSH National General Certificate, it signals to your would-be employers and peers that you have a proven health and safety standard.
What you will learn
What Does The NEBOSH General Course Cover?
The syllabus of the NEBOSH National General Certificate addresses the primary legal requirements for health and safety in the UK.
The course contents are developed and reviewed by top-notch health and safety experts and learning providers. It is designed to meet the needs of employers, ensuring that the skills you acquire are immediately applicable across various industries. It is aligned with current legislation and encompasses the health and safety challenges encountered by all industries.
You will enhance your health and safety skills in this course and learn to effectively manage health and safety while gaining the ability to recognise and control common workplace hazards. It will also teach you how to gauge your achievements.
Course Content
The NEBOSH General Certificate is split into two units, NG1 and NG2:
Unit NG1: 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 in risk management
- Element 4: Health and safety monitoring and measuring
Unit NG2: 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
Read our guide “NEBOSH General Certificate Syllabus & Course Content“ for more information.
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NEBOSH General Learning Outcomes
The NEBOSH NGC is relevant for any organisation and can significantly impact health and safety.
By studying the concepts contained in the course, learners will gain improved health and safety knowledge and skills, and the ability to contribute to organisation-wide performance.
Individual Learning outcomes include:
- Understanding how to manage workplace health and safety effectively
- Identification and control of common workplace hazards
- Utilising methods to measure success
- Awareness of the UK’s key legal requirements for health and safety
- Skills to carry out accurate and detailed risk assessments
- Ability to manage and minimise workplace risk
- Aptitude in the development and implementation of detailed action plans
- Knowledge, skills and tools to develop your organisation’s health and safety culture
- Organisational Impact and Outcomes
- Reducing workplace injuries and work-related illnesses
- Signalling your organisation’s commitment to creating a safer workplace
- Improving your organisational reputation and securing more business
- Creating a better working environment, leading to increased motivation and performance
- Acquiring in-house expertise, meaning a more proactive approach to safety and occupational health and safety
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