NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health Overview
The NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health course
provides a nationally recognised qualification for specialists in
Occupational Health and Safety enabling them to gain corporate membership
of IOSH.
The programme consists of 3 separate training modules,
covering a total of 35 days and a
3-day pre exam workshop. Delegates
are examined through the completion of one single assignment (8000 words)
covering all units of the programme and one exam (3 hours) for each unit.
The
new flexible unitised format now allows you to study for your entire
Diploma by module or join us for the revision and exam sessions.
Benefits
To You And Your Organisation By the end of the course delegates will be
able to:-
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Deal competently with most safety and health problems.
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Satisfy the academic requirements for corporate level membership of
the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
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Hold a responsible position in a health and safety department.
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Operate as a health and safety advisor.
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Recognise their limitations when dealing with highly specialised and
complex problems.
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Know where to obtain specialist expertise.
Course Content Includes Module 1 - Managing Health and Safety (3 x 1 week
blocks)
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Principles of Health and Safety management.
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Loss causation and prevention in the workplace.
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Assessing and evaluating risk.
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Systems approach for controlling risk.
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Organisational factors.
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Human factors.
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Principles of Health and Safety law.
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Criminal law.
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Civil law.
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Measuring health and safety performance.
Module 2 - Hazardous Agents in the Workplace (2 x 1 week blocks)
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General aspects of Occupational Health and Hygiene.
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Principles of Toxicology and Epidemiology.
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Chemical agents - Evaluating risk.
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Hazardous substances - monitoring and maintenance of control measures.
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Biological agents.
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Physical agents - Noise and Vibration.
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Physical agents - Radiation and Thermal.
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Psychosocial agents.
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Ergonomic agents.
Module 3 - Workplace and Work Environment (2 x 1 week blocks)
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General Workplace issues.
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Principles of Fire and explosion.
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Workplace Fire precautions.
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Chemical Process safety.
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Work equipment.
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Machinery safety.
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Mechanical handling.
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Electrical safety.
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Safety in Construction and Demolition.
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Environmental Pollution and Waste management.
Benefits To You And Your Organisation By the end of the course delegates
will be able to:-
-
Deal competently with most safety and health problems.
-
Satisfy the academic requirements for corporate level membership of
the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
-
Hold a responsible position in a health and safety department.
-
Operate as a health and safety advisor.
-
Recognise their limitations when dealing with highly specialised and
complex problems.
-
Know where to obtain specialist expertise.
