NEBOSH National Construction Certificate

The NEBOSH National Construction Certificate is made up of three units:

Unit NGC1: Management of Health and Safety
• Foundations in Health and Safety
• Plan
• Do
• Check
• Act

Unit NCC1: Managing and Controlling Hazards in International Construction
Activities
• Construction Law and Management
• Construction Site – Hazards and Risk Control
• Vehicle and Plant Movement – Hazards and Risk Control
• Musculoskeletal Hazards and Control
• Work Equipment – Hazards and Risk Control
• Electrical Safety
• Fire Safety
• Chemical and Biological Health – Hazards and Risk Control
• Physical and Psychological Health – Hazards and Risk Control
• Working at Height – Hazards and Risk Control
• Excavation Work and Confined Spaces – Hazards and Risk Control
• Demolition and Deconstruction – Hazards and Risk Control

Unit NCC2: Construction Health and Safety Practical Application
• Work based practical assessment

Assessment
Units NGC1 and NCC1 of the NEBOSH National Certificate are each assessed by a two-hour written examinations. Unit NCC2 is assessed by a practical assessment carried out at a building site.
Exemptions
If you have been awarded the NEBOSH National General or Fire Certificate in the last 5 years you will be exempt from Unit NGC1 and can simply ‘top up’ by completing Unit NCC1 and the practical assessment (Unit NCC2).