NEBOSH

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IGC 1
FOUNDATIONS IN HEALTH AND SAFETY

Basic terms and definitions of Occupational Health and safety.
 Barriers to good standards of health and safety.
 The scope and nature of occupational health & Safety and Environmental protection.
 The moral, social and economic reasons for maintaining and promoting good standards of health and safety in the work place.
 Role of National governments and International bodies on Workplace health and safety standards.

POLICY
 Key Elements of a Health Safety Management System.
 Purpose and importance of setting policy for health and safety.
 Key Features and appropriate content of an effective Health and safety.

ORGANIZING (i)
 Health and safety roles and responsibilities of employers, Managers, Supervisors, Workers and other relevant Parties
 The concept of health culture and its significance in the management of health and Safety in an organization
 Human factors which influence behavior at work in a way that can affect health and safety
 How health and safety behavior at work can be improved 
 Emergency procedures and the arrangements for contracting emergency services
 Requirements for, and effective provision of, first aid in the workplace

ORGANIZING (ii)
 Concept & Definition of Culture Internal & external influences to a culture
 Elements of a Safety Culture and its indicators
 Factors that promote Safety Culture and its Benefit
 Factors influencing safety behavior of an individual
 Motivation, Attitude & Perception
 Human Failures – Errors & Violations
 Merits, Limitations and barriers of Verbal, written and visible communication
 Importance & benefit of Training
 Training of Old workers, Young persons
 Competent person

PLANNING (i)
 Importance of planning in the context of Health safety Management system
 The principles and practices of Risk assessment.
 General principles of control and a basic hierarchy of risk reduction measures
 Key sources of Occupational health safety management system
 Developing and implementing a safe system of work for general activities and factors to be considered
 Role and Functions of Work permit system

PLANNING (ii)
 Avoid risks - the work done in another method
 Evaluating unavoidable risks - through carrying out Risk Assessment
 Controlling hazards at source - eg. Insulate a hot surface
 Adapt work to suit the individual - ergonomically design, provide job rotation to work force.

MEASURING, AUDIT AND REVIEW (i)
 Principles, purpose and role of active and Reactive Monitoring
 Effective workplace inspections and report writing
 Purpose and procedure of for health and safety auditing
 External and Internal Audits and audit responsibilities
 Audit follow up and correcting Non conformities
 Legal and organizational requirements for recording and reporting incidents
 Incident/Accident Investigation procedure
 Purpose and procedure for Regular Reviews of Health and safety Performance
 Role of board directors and senior managers in continuous improvement


MEASURING, AUDIT AND REVIEW (ii)
Unsafe Act: It is an act of an individual who violates the safety norms
 Rash driving
 Not wearing the PPE
 Working in an unsafe manner
 Horseplay

IGC 2
Element -1 Workplace Hazards and Risk Control

Element -2 Transport Hazards and Risk Control

Element -3 Musculoskeletal Hazards and Risk Control

Element -4 Work Equipment Hazards and Risk Control

Element -5 Electrical Hazards and Control

Element-6 Fire Hazards and Control

Element-7 Chemical & Biological Hazards and Control

Element -8 Physical & Psychological Health Hazards and Risk Control

IGC3
Practical Site observation for identification of hazards, its control and recommendations for improvement on priority basis








  Updated on 30 August, 2018