Nebosh Award in Health & Safety at Work

Nebosh Award in Health & Safety at Work is a perfect introduction to health and safety. It is also an ideal first step towards other higher-level NEBOSH qualifications including the NEBOSH National General Certificate.

NEBOSH Award qualification will help improve the safety culture in your organisation. It will equip your workforce to identify and deal with hazards at work, thus helping to reduce accidents and achieve cost savings for the business.

This introductory qualification is aimed at anyone who needs to understand the principles of health and safety as part of their job.

This may be:

• Team leaders and supervisors
• HR professionals
• Facilities managers
• Those working with young people in a training environment

Course contents:

• The Foundation of Health & Safety
• The Responsibility for Health & Safety
• Health & Safety risk assessment and Control
• Hazards and controls associated with Work Equipment
• Hazards and controls associated with Working with Electricity
• Transport Safety
• Hazards and Controls Associated with Manual Handling and Repetitive Movement
• Fire Safety
• Hazards & control associated with Hazardous Substances
• Hazards and controls associated with the Working Environment

Assessment is by means of a multiple-choice test and a practical risk assessment that examines the candidates’ ability to put into practice the knowledge gained during the course. A qualification parchment will be awarded to all successful students.

‘Excellent, informative course, with highly applicable content – delivered extremely well’.  P Ritchie, Company Manufacturing Manager, Schrader Electronics.

‘Excellent and thoroughly entertaining course. Very informative and enjoyable’.  C McKinney, Living Landscapes Manager, Ulster Wildlife.

Course Duration: 3 days lectures plus Test and Practical Assessment