NEBOSH Award in Health and Safety at Work

Course details

This introductory 3-day course will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve the NEBOSH Award in Health and Safety at Work. The NEBOSH Award in Health and Safety at Work will help to improve the safety of an organisation by preparing employees to recognise and deal with hazards at work - helping to decrease accidents and accomplishing cost savings for the business.

This certification is the perfect introduction to health and safety for any employee, regardless of practicing industry, as it covers the fundamental values of health and safety and the current best-practice guidance to adhere to. The principles and practices that this NEBOSH course teaches can be applied to any workplace and in any worldwide situation, making it one of the most valued and suitable Health and Safety Certifications.

Course Outline

Element 1: Health and Safety Foundations

• Fundamentals of workplace health and safety 
• Reasons for practicing 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 of improving health and safety performance 
  

Element 3: Causes and prevention of fires

• Causes of fires and explosions in typical work activities 
  
• Appropriate control measures to minimise fire 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