NEBOSH International General Certificate In Occupational Health And Safety (Delivered By Phoenix Health & Safety)

The NEBOSH IGC is most valued by employers globally, and it is world’s most popular safety qualification. The IGC course introduces delegates to the risk management approaches, cultural factors and local laws based on international standards and best practices. The ten day IGC course covers the key health and safety issues, identification and control of workplace hazards and international health and safety practical application. The NEBOSH IGC course is divided into two parts:

Part 1: Managerial issues such as risk assessments, ILO recommendations and safety management systems

Part 2: Workplace hazards and control measures such as hazardous substances, manual handling, fire, electricity and more

Course Content

Management of Health and Safety

Introduction to Health and Safety

• Describe the scope of occupational health and safety
• The moral and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety
• Role of national governments and international bodies in drafting legal framework
• Classifythe nature and key sources of health and safety information
• Key components of a health and safety management system

Health and Safety Management Systems

Policy

• Key elements of a health and safety management system
• Purpose and importance of setting policy for health and safety
• Key features and appropriate content of effective health and safety policy

Organising

• Roles and responsibilities of  managers, employers and directors
• Concept of health and safety culture and its significance in the management of health and safety in an organisation
• Human factors which influence behavior at work
• How health and safety behavior at work can be improved

Planning

• Importance of planning
• Principles and practice of risk assessment
• General principles of control and a basic hierarchy of risk reduction measures
• Sources of health and safety information
• Role and function of a permit-to-work system

Measuring, Audit and Review

• Active and reactive monitoring
• Health and safety auditing
• Investigating incidents
• Recording and reporting incidents
• Review of health and safety performance
• Controlling Workplace Risks

Workplace Hazards and Risk Control

• Health, welfare and work environment requirements
• Violence at work
• Substance misuse at work
• Safe movement of people in the workplace
• Working at height
• Excavations

Transport Hazards and Risk Control

• Safe movement of vehicles in the workplace
• Driving at work

Musculoskeletal Hazards and Risk Control

• Work-related upper limb disorders
• Manual handling hazards, risks and control measures
• Manually operated load handling equipment
• Mechanically operated load handling equipment

Work Equipment Hazards and Risk Control

• General requirements for work equipment
• Hand-held tools
• Machinery hazards
• Control measures for reducing risks from machinery hazards

Electrical Safety

• Risks associated with electricity
• Control measures

Fire Safety

• Fire initiation, classification and spread
• Fire risk assessment
• Fire prevention and prevention of fire spread
• Fire alarm and fire-fighting equipment
• Evacuation of a workplace

Biological Health Hazards

• Forms of and health risks from hazardous substances
• Assessment of health risks
• Workplace exposure limits
• Control measures
• Specific agents
• Safe handling and storage of waste

Psychological Health Hazards and Risk Control

• Radiation
• Noise
• Vibration
• Stress​