The NEBOSH International Certificate Programme comprises 16 units of study. The units and key topics covered are as follows:
Unit 1: Health and Safety Foundations
- The Nature and Scope of Health and Safety
- Meanings and Distinctions
- The Moral, Legal and Financial Reasons for Health and Safety
- Typical Frameworks for Regulating Health and Safety
- Sources of Information (Internal and External)
- Framework for Health and Safety Management
Unit 2: Setting Policy for Health and Safety
- The Role of the Health and Safety Policy
- Aims, Objectives and Key Elements
- Setting Targets
- Organising for Health and Safety
- Health and Safety Arrangements
- Review of Health and Safety Policy
- Standards and Guidance Relating to Health and Safety Policy
Unit 3: Organising for Health and Safety
- Organisational Roles and Responsibilities
- Responsibilities of the Self-Employed
- The Supply Chain and General Duties of Suppliers, Manufacturers and Designers
- Relationship Between Client and Contractor
- Shared Responsibilities for Joint Occupation of Premises
- Consultation with Workers
Unit 4: Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture
- Definition of “Health and Safety Culture”
- Correlation Between Health and Safety Culture and Performance
- Tangible Outputs or Indicators of a Health and Safety Culture
- Factors Promoting a Negative Health and Safety Culture
- Internal Influences on Health and Safety
- External Influences on Health and Safety
- The Influence of Human Behaviour
- Effecting Cultural Change
Unit 5: Health and Safety Risk Assessment
- Definitions
- Objectives of Risk Assessment
- Analysing Incidents
- Categorisation of Accidents
- Categorisation of Health Risks
- Distinction Between Acute and Chronic Health Effects
- The Risk Assessment Process
- The Extent of Risk Assessment
- Special Categories of Workers
Unit 6: Principles of Control in Health and Safety
- General Principles of Prevention
- General Hierarchy of Control
- Permits-to-Work
- Safe Systems of Work
- Emergency Procedures
Unit 7: Movement of People and Vehicles – Hazards and Control
- Hazards to Pedestrians
- Control Strategies to Protect Pedestrians
- Vehicle Operations
- Control Strategies for Safe Vehicle Operations
- Means of Segregating Pedestrians and Vehicles
Unit 8: Manual and Mechanical Handling Hazards and Control
- Manual Handling Hazards and Injuries
- Ergonomic Assessment of Manual Handling Risks
- Minimising the Risks from Manual Handling
- Recognised Techniques for Manual Lifting
- Hazards, Safe Use and Maintenance of Mechanical Handling Equipment
- The need for Periodic Examination and Testing of Lifting Equipment
Unit 9: Work Equipment Hazards and Control
- General Principles
- Machinery - Hazards
- Machinery – Methods of Protection
- Machinery – Application of Protection Methods
Unit 10: Electrical Hazards and Control
- Principles of Electricity
- Hazards of Electricity
- Control Measures
Unit 11: Fire Hazards and Control
- Basic Principles of Fire
- Classification of Fires
- Basic Principles of Heat Transmission and Fire Spread
- Causes and Consequences of Fires
- Fire Risk Assessment
- Fire Control Measures
- Preventive Structural Measures
- Fire Detection, Warning and Fire Fighting Equipment
- Means of Escape
- Emergency Evacuation Procedures
Unit 12: Chemical and Biological Health Hazards and Control
- Forms of Chemical Agents
- Forms of Biological Agents
- Main Classification of Substances Hazardous to Health
- Health Hazards of Specific Agents
- Routes of Entry into the Body
- Body Defences Against Hazardous Substances
- Application of Workplace Exposure Limits
- Sources of Information (Hazard Communication)
- Assessment of Health Risks from Chemical and Biological Hazards
- Control Measures
- Basic Environmental Issues
Unit 13: Physical and Psychological Health Hazards and Control
- Task and Workstation Design
- Welfare and Work Environment Issues
- Noise at Work
- Heat and Radiation
- Stress at Work
- Violence at Work
- Alcohol and Drug-Related Problems in the Workplace
Unit 14: Construction Activities - Hazards and Control
- General Principles of Construction
- Working Above Ground Level
- Excavations
- Construction-Related Health Hazards
Unit 15: Incident Investigation, Recording and Reporting
- Role and Function of Accident and Incident Investigation
- Basic Accident Investigation Procedures
- Legal Reporting Requirements
- Internal Systems for Collecting, Analysing and Communicating Data
Unit 16: Monitoring, Review and Audit
- Active Monitoring
- Reactive Monitoring
- Workplace Inspections
- Safety Sampling
- Performance Review
- Health and Safety Audit
