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The NEBOSH International Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
Starts 12th January 2009- £990 + VAT |
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Our price includes comprehensive course documentation, study books and everything else you need to successfully pass the course. Don’t confuse our price with discount offers – this is the price of the course at all times of the year and available to everyone.
This qualification is sought after by Employers throughout the world and can significantly advance a person’s career prospects. Highly paid consultancy, contract and full time employment is available for experienced NEBOSH qualified people all over the world, particularly in the petrochemical and construction industries with salaries for consultancy work and full time staff remaining at an all time high despite current economic problems. A career looking after the health and safety of people throughout the world is highly rewarding both personally and financially.
Our previous candidates have gone on to work in all parts of the world without any previous health and safety experience. They built on their success of passing the NEBOSH certificate course and gained positions as Safety Officers on and offshore in the United Kingdom, Libya and North Africa.
Latest News – October 2008 - Oracle Safety Associated Limited have won an award from British Sugar plc for NEBOSH training. Over the past five years we have NEBOSH trained hundreds of British Sugar employees, including the Managing Director. See the NEBOSH website for further details!
We also have an extremely high pass rate; very few people fail our NEBOSH courses. Always take up references before booking a NEBOSH International Certificate course with any training organisation. It’s a big investment for a company and a big commitment on the part of an individual, so getting the right training provider is essential. Many people come to us after paying double our price and failing the course, which is not good for them or their company. If you would like to take up references, please let us know. We can provide references from individuals or corporate clients.
So don’t accept second best! book your NEBOSH International course today with an award winning training provider - contact us now or call International + 44 1949 844855 or 01949 844855 from the UK.
Background
The NEBOSH International Certificate is based on the National General Certificate, which focused on health and safety compliance within the United Kingdom legal framework. With the worldwide success of the NGC, NEBOSH saw a need to develop an international qualification, which would provide a broad introduction to health and safety in line with International Labour Organisation (ILO OSH 2001) standards. |
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Head of Safety at British Sugar, Dr Ash Solanki: “I consider the NEBOSH training carried out by Oracle Safety Associates has helped us deliver a beneficial change in leadership and behaviour across our factories. This has had a direct result in reducing lost time injuries.”  |
The key difference between the United Kingdom National General Certificate and the International Certificate is the applicability of legal requirements. Although the International Certificate does not contain law, it does focus on local country laws and cultural factors where necessary and relevant.
The principles involved in achieving health and safety requirements are the same regardless of geographical location and legal compliance, making the International Certificate the perfect general qualification wherever in the world it is taken.
The NEBOSH International Certificate is accepted by IOSH - the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health - in meeting the academic requirements for Technician Membership of IOSH (Tech IOSH). The NGC is also accepted by the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) for associate membership (AIIRSM).
The Course Venue
Don’t worry if you don’t live near our venue - great county village accommodation nearby from £25 per night! Stansted airport is nearby and London Heathrow is a train ride away.
Holmewood Hall is an impressive Victorian mansion house, set among fourteen acres of parkland in the picturesque village of Holme in Cambridgeshire. The Hall is easy to find, just south of Peterborough off Junction 15 of the A1 with good road links north and south. Peterborough railway station is just 8 miles away situated on the East Coast mainline linking the north and south of the UK, with a 50-minute journey to London Kings Cross and Stanstead airport is only an hours drive away.
The Hall provides an impressive backdrop for our NEBOSH courses, and a relaxing environment in which to learn. At almost every turn, you will find views over formal gardens with sweeping lawns and mature trees, leading on to a landscape of meadows and open countryside.
The Hall has an interesting history. The present day Hall was built by the distinguished Wells family, who made their fortune from shipbuilding in the 16th century, the Hall even gets a mention in Samuel Pepys’s Diary. The Hall also played a crucial role during the second world war, as the secret headquarters of the American Office of Strategic Services (the forerunner of the CIA) the Hall was used to train spies, who were dropped behind enemy lines to supply munitions. Unfortunately we do not train spies, but are more than happy to help you with your NEBOSH training!
The wildlife in the formal gardens delights our delegates. NEBOSH course groups often have fun during tea and lunch breaks, spotting green woodpeckers, watching deer graze and hedgehogs forage for food! Be warned after two weeks at the Hall you will be talking like Bill Oddie!
We have found that the environment in which people learn is critical to the success of our NEBOSH courses. Providing a stimulating learning environment where people are comfortable, relaxed and at ease with their surroundings encourages mindsets to evolve.
We also believe you should be well fed! The Hall provides a wonderful two course hot and cold sit down lunch, with lots of healthy options catering for all tastes and dietary requirements. Unfortunately, or perhaps not! There are always some rather tempting deserts on offer; will power will have to prevail for 2 weeks! The refreshments are varied and plentiful. Internet access is also available to keep you in touch with the outside world. We know you will enjoy every aspect of your experience. Our NEBOSH course pass rates and delegate feed-back reflect the attention we pay to ensuring your comfort during the course.
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Course Aim
The course aims to provide those making day-to-day health and safety decisions with a broad knowledge of health and safety to ensure that the right decisions are made in the correct circumstances. It also enables the delegate to manage health and safety in an efficient and effective way in line with the principles of health and safety management systems, such as HS (G) 65, OSHA, OHSAS 18001 and BS8800. Delegates will gain a wide understanding of risk management and the common hazards faced in workplaces throughout the world.
NEBOSH International Certificate - Entry requirments
There are no specific barriers, in terms of academic qualification or skills, to undertake the NEBOSH International General Certificate course. However it should be noted that the examinations are offered, and must be answered, in English only. While candidates may not have English as a first language, a good understanding of English (including some relevant technical vocabulary) is a general requirement to study the course and sit the examination.
There are no formal entry requirments to the NEBOSH International General Certificate but it should be noted that the examination includes a requirement to write a short report. Although this is covered as part of the NEBOSH course.
Candidates should be conversant with the main requirements of recognised international standards as they apply generally to the workplace. An extremely useful source of reference in this respect is the “ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety” (4th edition, ISBN 92-2-109203-8), although this is too voluminous to recommend as a course text. The Encyclopaedia can be accessed free of charge at http://www.ilocis.org/en/contilo.html United Kingdom HSC Approved Codes of Practice and HSE guidance publications, as well as many US OSHA publications (e.g. the OSHA Manual), may also provide a good guide for candidates. However many people attend our NEBOSH courses without a detailed knowledge of health and safety. Enthusiasm and a willingness to work hard are as important as any prior knowledge. Experience is also very important, the experiences of our delegates are unique to each NEBOSH course, everyone can learn something from someone else!
Who Should Attend
The NEBOSH International General Certificate is aimed at anyone who has an interest in health and safety. Our delegates come from all backgrounds and professions. The NEBOSH course is frequently attended by Managers and Supervisors with specific responsibility for managing and coordinating health and safety in the workplace.
Newly appointed Safety Advisers can also benefit, as the NEBOSH Certificate course is the first stepping stone to higher level training, such as Degrees and Diplomas’
The NEBOSH certificate is also suitable for other professionals, such as engineers, architects, designers and scientists. As health and safety embraces all disciplines - finance, insurance, health, personnel, production, design, purchase and information technology. Everyone can benefit from the NEBOSH National General Certificate course.
Delegates attend a NEBOSH course for many reasons, redundancy or the desire to change their career direction are common. We recognise this, and will do our utmost to help people make the right choices, develop their CV’s and to work toward the higher NEBOSH qualifications that will help them gain a worthwhile, interesting, varied and financially beneficial career.
NEBOSH International Certificate course Group January 2008
Objectives
On completion of the NEBOSH International Certificate course, delegates should be able to:
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Identify common hazards in the workplace and advise on appropriate remedial action. |
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Understand the foundations and frameworks for regulation of health and safety, including international standards and conventions such as ISO and ILO. |
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Advise on appropriate action to minimise fire risk and develop fire procedures. |
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Assist in preparation, review and monitoring of safety policy and procedures including proactive and reactive strategies, training audits and safety committees. |
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Investigate accidents, and other incidents, prepare reports making cost effective proposals to prevent recurrence. |
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Identify main requirements of legislation and codes of practice. |
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Maintain records and information sources to advise management. |
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Communicate effectively on health and safety matters including the use of reports. |
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Undertake effective workplace inspections and recommend cost effective remedial action. |
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Describe human and organisational factors affecting health and safety performance assessment e.g. health & safety culture. |
Content of Course
Our NEBOSH course content is unitised in accordance with the NEBOSH syllabus. Each part of the NEBOSH course is taught as a concise element of each unit. For example IGC1 Element 1 known as Foundations in Health and Safety is broken down into six key learning elements.
Our NEBOSH course presentation materials also match the delegate handout materials, so it is easy to follow each aspect of the NEBOSH course. The whole NEBOSH course is designed to ensure a minimal amount of ‘note taking’ we feel that this approach allows delegates to listen, learn, discuss and contribute their own ideas, and of course ask questions!
The course consists of two taught units IGC1 and IGC2 and a practical unit IGC3:
IGC1: Unit IGC1: Management of international health and safety; comprising of:
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Foundations in health and safety. |
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Setting policy for health and safety. |
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Organising for health and safety. |
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Promoting a positive health and safety culture. |
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Risk assessment. |
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Principles of control. |
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Monitoring, review and audit. |
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Incident and accident investigation, recording and reporting. |
IGC2: Control of international workplace hazards; comprising of:
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Movement of people and vehicles – hazards and control. |
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Manual and mechanical handling hazards and control. |
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Work equipment hazards and control. |
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Electrical hazards and control. |
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Fire hazards and control. |
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Chemical and biological health hazards and control. |
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Physical and psychological health hazards and control. |
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Construction activities – hazards and control. |
IGC3: International health and safety practical application
This part of the NEBOSH course has no syllabus content associated with it. Although we provide you with a training session devoted to undertaking the NEBOSH practical assessment.
The purpose of the NEBOSH practical assessment is to assess if you can apply the knowledge gained during the IGC1 and IGC2 units of study. It is hoped that following two weeks of studing health and safety, that you will be able to identify hazards (potential to cause harm) and know how to deal with them. This is achieved in the following way:
Part 1 - NEBOSH course Delegates undertake a 45 minute inspection of a workplace, identifying hazards, unsafe acts and conditions as well as good practice. A key part of this inspection stage is outlining the immediate and longer term actions needed to deal with the issues encountered during the inspection. A form is provided to record this information, which is completed during the inspection walk round in your own hand writing using the provided observation sheets and clip board.
Part 2 - The second part of the NEBOSH practical assessment is to use the information obtained during the 45 minute inspection of the workplace to write a short report to management. Delegates are given 1 hour to write a report outlining what has been identified and what needs to be done to achieve a safe place and safe system of work. The report must outline the main findings in a concise way persuasively convincing the reader of the need and importance of dealing with the issues identified to improve health and safety.
Lack of communication is often a root cause of accidents in the workplace, so the NEBOSH course practical assessment should be seen as a key part of the course and a skill worth learning and developing.
