NEBOSH General Certificate
The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is a globally recognised health and safety qualification.
Available dates
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10 Dec 2026-17 Feb 202712 DaysFalkirk Campus F1.1701890.00
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3-24 Mar 202710 DaysFalkirk Campus F1.1701890.00
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Description
The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is a globally recognised health and safety qualification held by more than 175,000 people in the UK and worldwide.
Prerequisites
There are no specific entry requirements to undertake the NEBOSH National General Certificate programme. However, it should be noted that currently the assessments are offered, and must be answered, in English only. The qualification includes a requirement to write a short report based on the candidate's own workplace, which must also be in English. Candidates should discuss this with the accredited course provider before undertaking the qualification.
Content
The course consists of eleven elements which are broken up into two assessments:
Unit NG1: Management of Health and Safety
Element 1: Why we should manage workplace health and safety
1.1 Moral, financial and legal reasons for managing health and safety in the workplace
1.2 Explain how the law works and the consequences of non-compliance
1.3 Summarise the main health and safety duties of employers and workers in HSWA 1974 and MHSWR 1999
1.4 Explain how contractors should be selected, monitored and managed
Element 2: How health and safety management systems work and what they look like
2.1 Give an overview of the elements of a health and safety management system and the benefits of having a formal/certified system
2.2 Discuss the main ingredients of health and safety management systems that make it effective - general policy, organisation, arrangements
Element 3: Managing risk - understanding people and processes
3.1 Describe the concept of health and safety culture and how it influences performance
3.2 Summarise how health and safety culture at work can be improved
3.3 Summarise the human factors which positively or negatively influence behaviour at work in a way that can affect health and safety
3.4 Explain the principles of the risk assessment process
3.5 Discuss typical workplace changes that have significant health and safety impacts and ways to minimise those impacts
3.6 Describe what to consider when developing and implementing a safe system of work for general activities
3.7 Explain the role, function and operation of a permit-to-work system
3.8 Discuss typical emergency procedures (including training and testing) and how to decide what level of first aid is needed in the workplace
Element 4: Health and safety monitoring and measuring
4.1 Discuss common methods and indicators used to monitor the effectiveness of management systems
4.2 Explain why and how incidents should be investigated, recorded and reported
4.3 Explain what an audit is and why and how it is used to evaluate a management system
4.4 Explain why and how regular reviews of health and safety performance are needed
NG2: Risk Assessment
For this unit, you must produce a risk assessment of a workplace which considers a wide range of identified hazards (drawn from elements 5-11) and meets best practice standards.
Element 5: Physical and psychological health
Element 6: Musculoskeletal health
Element 7: Chemical and biological agents
Element 8: General workplace issues
Element 9: Work equipment
Element 10: Fire
Element 11: Electricity
Certification
NEBOSH Certificate