NGC 1 Element 1 H S Foundations 1

NEBOSH NATIONAL GENERAL
CERTIFICATE

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The course aims to:
Provide those who are making the day to-day decisions at work with the knowledge and understanding of health and safety issues in order to manage risks effectively.

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NEBOSH Course Structure
Unit NGC1:The Management of Health and Safety
Unit GC2: Controlling Workplace Hazards
Unit GC3: Health and Safety Practical Application

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Unit NGC1: Management of health and safety
Element 1: Foundations in health and safety
Learning Outcomes:
•Outline: the scope and nature of occupational health and safety
•Explain: the moral, legal and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety in the workplace
•Explain: the legal framework for the regulation of health and safety including sources and types of law
•Explain: the scope, duties and offences of employers, managers, employees and others under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
•Explain: the scope, duties and offences of employers, managers, employees and others under the Management of Health and Safety at
Work Regulations
•Outline: the legal and organizational health and safety roles and responsibilities of clients and their contractors
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Unit NGC1: Management of health and safety
Element 1: Foundations in health and safety
Learning Outcome:
1.1 Outline: the scope and nature of occupational health and safety

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UNIT 1: Health and Safety Foundations

Definitions:
•HEALTH
•SAFETY
•WELFARE
•OCCUPATIONAL OR WORK-RELATED ILL-HEALTH
•ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
•ACCIDENT
•NEAR MISS
•DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE
•HAZARD
•RISK

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Obstacles To Achieving Good Health and Safety Standards

In groups
Discuss and list the main obstacles to achieving Health and
Safety Standards

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Unit NGC1: Management of health and safety
Element 1: Foundations in health and safety
Learning Outcome:
1.2 Explain: the moral, legal and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety in the workplace 8

Health & Safety Management
Why Manage
Health