Product Details
Overview
The NEBOSH National Diploma is a structured qualification to enable you to progress your career in health & Safety and offers the academic requirements for chartered membership of IOSH. It aims to provide the knowledge & understanding that underpins competent performance as a Health & Safety Professional.
Duration: 6 weeks. For open course dates at 19 UK locations scroll down.
Who the The NEBOSH National Diploma Course is For?
After undertaking the NEBOSH National Diploma
- GradIOSH designatory letters can be used after enrolment for a period of Initial Professional Development (IPD).
- CMIOSH chartered status is gained after successful completion of a minimum of 2 years Initial Professional Development (IPD) during which they will develop a skills based portfolio in OSH Practice and
- undertake a professional review interview with the Privy Council.
- Be able to provide detailed advice for health & safety issues in line with current legislation & HSE guidance.
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Be able to assist the organisation in continual health & safety management and control measures.
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Have a broad range of detailed knowledge & the application of key health & safety issues.
NEBOSH Diploma Course Content
The 4 units A, B, C & D content is outlined below & these are accompanied with a common skills element:
Common Skills:
- Communication Skills
- Training Skills
Unit A: Managing Health & Safety
A1 Principles of health and safety management
A2 Loss causation and incident investigation
A3 Identifying hazards, assessing and evaluating risk
A4 Risk control and emergency planning
A5 Organisational factors
A6 Human factors
A7 Principles of health and safety law
A8 Criminal law
A9 Civil law
A10 Measuring health and safety performance
Unit B: Hazardous Agents in the Workplace
B1 General aspects of occupational health and hygiene
B2 Principles of Toxicology and Epidemiology
B3 Chemical Agents - Evaluating Risk
B4 Hazardous Substances - Preventative and Protective Measures
B5 Hazardous Substances - Monitoring and Maintenance of Control Measures
B6 Biological Agents
B7 Physical Agents (1) - Noise and Vibration
B8 Physical Agents (2) - Radiation and Thermal environment
B9 Psycho-social Agents
B10 Ergonomic agents
Unit C: Workplace & Work Equipment
C1 General workplace issues
C2 Principles of fire and explosion
C3 Workplace fire risk assessment
C4 The storage, handling and processing of dangerous substances
C5 Work equipment
C6 Machinery safety
C7 Mechanical handling
C8 Electrical safety
C9 Safety in construction and demolition
C10 Environmental pollution and waste management
Unit D: Application of Health & Safety Theory & Practice
Candidates are required to make a detailed reveiw of the health & safety performance of a workplace or organisation an produce a justified action plan to improve performance. The expected length of the assisgnment is around 8,000 words.
Assessment System
It consists of three 3-hour exams for Units A, B & C and a workplace-based assisgnment for Unit D. All are set & marked by NEBOSH.
| NEBOSH National Diploma | ||
| Location | Price | Start Date |
| Ascot | £6,950 | 18 Jul 11 |
| Birmingham | £6,700 | 25 Jul 11 |
| Bristol | £6,700 | 18 Jul 11 |
| Cardiff | £6,700 | 25 Jul 11 |
| Glasgow | £6,700 | 18 Jul 11 |
| Leeds | £6,700 | 18 Jul 11 |
| London | £6,950 | 14 Feb 11 |
| London | £6,950 | 11 Jul 11 |
| Newcastle | £6,700 | 18 Jul 11 |
| Warrington | £6,700 | 1 Aug 11 |