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 practicing 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 of 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