NEBOSH IGC – International General Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health

Who is the qualification designed for? NEBOSH IGC

This qualification is designed for anyone (managers, supervisors and workers) in any type of organisation.

It’s ideal for anyone who needs a broad understanding of health and safety issues to be able to manage day-to-day risks effectively.

Many people take the International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (IGC) as a first step in a career in health and safety. It gives a valuable overview, and is a sound basis for further professional study.

Benefits for NEBOSH IGC Learners

The IGC looks at everyday solutions for general workplace health and safety issues. When you have completed the qualification, you will be able to:

• Justify the need for health and safety improvements;
• Advise on duties for health and safety in the workplace;
• Help your organization to manage contractors;
• Work within a health and safety management system;
• Positively influence health and safety culture and behavior;
• Carry out a general risk assessment (using a 5-step approach) of your workplace;
• Recognize workplace changes and their impacts and understand how to minimize these impacts;
• Develop basic safe systems of work that include emergency arrangements and know when to use a permit-to-work system;
• Take part in incident investigations; and
• Help your employer check the effectiveness of their health and safety management system through monitoring, auditing and review.

Benefits for Employers

You will be a big benefit to your workplace once you pass the IGC andYou will genuinely change things at work.

You will have the knowledge, understanding and skills to help protect the health and safety of all workers.

You will also be able help your employer to comply with the law and good practice, as well as help them avoid the huge costs from incidents and ill-health.

NEBOSH International General Certificate programme is classified into 2 units as follows:

• Unit IG1: Management of Health and safety.
• Unit IG 2: Risk Assessment.

NEBOSH IGC – Open Book Examination

You have 24 hours to finish and turn in your open-book test. During taking your exam, use any available resources, including your text books, notes, and digital resources.

If you can set up a space where you can give your job your whole attention, you should be able to finish the questions in 4-5 hours.

Format of Open Book Examination

A scenario will be presented to start the open book exam. With a summary of typical operational operations and employee behaviour, this will more often represent a realistic organisation or workplace.

Candidates may be asked to imagine that you hold a specific role such as, a safety Manager, in the workplace described.

Course Syllabus

Unit IG1: Management of International Health and Safety

Examination: Open Book Online examination – 24hrs duration

• Why we should manage workplace health and Safety.
• How health and safety management system work and what they look like.
• Managing Risk – understanding people and processes.
• Health and safety monitoring and measuring.

Unit IG2: Risk Assessment

Examination: 3 Hours Practical Assessment

• Physical and psychological health.
• Musculo-skeletal health.
• Chemical and biological agents.
• General Workplace issues and Work equipment
• Fire and Electricity

Course Duration

15days Classroom Training.

Entry Requirement

Although there are no admission criteria for this certificate, it is crucial that students have a sufficient level of English language proficiency in order to comprehend and explain the concepts covered in the curriculum.

NEBOSH advises students pursuing this certificate to attain a minimum level of English that is equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.0 or above.

Training Venue

Training Partner will organise training venue.

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