NEBOSH Award In Health And Safety At Work

Course details

Element 1: Health and Safety Foundations

Fundamentals of workplace health and safety

Reasons for practising good standards of health and safety

Key internal and external sources of health and safety information

Element 2: Principles of fire and explosion

The role and responsibilities of relevant health and safety parties

Key features of a system to effectively manage health and safety

How accidents are caused and the role and function of accident recording and investigation

Techniques for improving health and safety performance

Element 3: Health and safety risk assessment and control

Aims and objectives of risk assessment and common hazards

What constitutes an adequate risk assessment

Stages of risk assessment

General principles for controlling health and safety risks

Element 4: Work equipment hazards and controls

General health and safety requirements

Main hazards and controls for work equipment

Element 5: Transport safety

Hazards presented by the movement of vehicles in the workplace and the appropriate control measures

Element 6: Electricity hazards and controls

Hazards associated with the use of electricity in the workplace

Control measures that need to be taken when working with electrical systems or using electrical equipment

Element 7: Fire safety

The benefits of adequate fire risk assessment and the matters which should be addressed when undertaking a basic fire risk assessment.

Basic principles of fire prevention and fire controls in the future in the workplace

Element 8: Manual handling and repetitive movement hazards and controls

Hazards from manual handling and repetitive physical activities

Ways of controlling risks from manual handling and ergonomic risks

Element 9: Hazards and controls associated with hazardous substances

Forms of, classification of and routes of entry for hazardous substances

Sources of information to be considered when undertaking an assessment of the health risks from substances commonly encountered in the workplace

Controls that should be used to reduce the risk of ill-health from exposure to hazardous substances

Steps to minimise the environmental impact of fire and firefighting operations

Element 10: Work environment hazards and controls

Common welfare and work environment requirements, hazards, and controls in the workplace

Hazards to pedestrians in the workplace and the appropriate control measures

Common psychosocial hazards which may be encountered in the workplace, the persons affected and control measures

Health effects associated with exposure to noise and vibration and the appropriate control measures

Requirements for, and effective provision of, first aid in the workplace