NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work Qualification

Course Overview:

NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work qualification has a practical set of skills that will bring real value to your workplace.

This qualification tests these practical skills at work, meaning that learning is put into practice in your workplace right away.

This course is for anyone who needs to understand the basic principles of health and safety as part of theirjob. In the modern workplace, this can mean just about anyone.  The qualification is particularly relevant to:

  • Team leaders and supervisors
  • High level operators/skilled workers
  • HR management and staff
  • Facilities managers

Course Content:

The three day course is the perfect introduction to health and safety. It covers risk assessments and ways to control common workplace hazards such as fire, lifting and carrying, work equipment, electrical safety, hazardous substances and transport.

The course is assessed through a multiple choice examination and a practical risk assessment which tests the ability to put into practice the knowledge gained during the course. A qualification parchment will be awarded on successful completion of both assessments.

Unit HSW1: Workplace safety foundations

Assessed by a one hour multiple choice examination scanned and marked electronically.

Unit HSW2: Risk assessment activity

Assessed by a one hour risk assessment activity which is carried out in the candidate’s own

workplace; it is marked by the accredited course provider and moderated by NEBOSH.

Duration: 3 days

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