NEBOSH Award In Health And Safety At Work

NEBOSH Award in Health and Safety at Work Outline

Element 1: Health and Safety Foundations

• Fundamentals of workplace health and safety
• Reasons for practising good standards of health and safety
• Key internal and external sources of health and safety information

Element 2: Principles of fire and explosion

• The role and responsibilities of relevant health and safety parties
• Key features of a system to effectively manage health and safety
• How accidents are caused and the role and function of accident recording and investigation
• Techniques for improving health and safety performance

Element 3: Health and safety risk assessment and control

• Aims and objectives of risk assessment and common hazards
• What constitutes an adequate risk assessment
• Stages of risk assessment
• General principles for controlling health and safety risks

Element 4: Work equipment hazards and controls

• General health and safety requirements
• Main hazards and controls for work equipment

Element 5: Transport safety

• Hazards presented by the movement of vehicles in the workplace and the appropriate control measures

Element 6: Electricity hazards and controls

• Hazards associated with the use of electricity in the workplace
• Control measures that need to be taken when working with electrical systems or using electrical equipment

Element 7: Fire safety

• The benefits of adequate fire risk assessment and the matters which should be addressed when undertaking a basic fire risk assessment.
• Basic principles of fire prevention and fire controls in the future in the workplace

Element 8: Manual handling and repetitive movement hazards and controls

• Hazards from manual handling and repetitive physical activities
• Ways of controlling risks from manual handling and ergonomic risks

Element 9: Hazards and controls associated with hazardous substances

• Forms of, classification of and routes of entry for hazardous substances
• Sources of information to be considered when undertaking an assessment of the health risks from substances commonly encountered in the workplace
• Controls that should be used to reduce the risk of ill-health from exposure to hazardous substances
• Steps to minimise the environmental impact of fire and firefighting operations

Element 10: Work environment hazards and controls

• Common welfare and work environment requirements, hazards, and controls in the workplace
• Hazards to pedestrians in the workplace and the appropriate control measures
• Common psychosocial hazards which may be encountered in the workplace, the persons affected and control measures
• Health effects associated with exposure to noise and vibration and the appropriate control measures
• Requirements for, and effective provision of, first aid in the workplace