The NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work Award is a comprehensive course designed to provide learners with a solid foundation in health and safety principles. The course covers four key elements: why and how to manage health and safety, dealing with common workplace hazards, preventing incidents and ill-health, and learning from incidents. Through interactive lessons, case studies, and practical activities, learners will gain the knowledge and skills needed to identify hazards, assess risks, implement controls, and promote a positive safety culture in the workplace. Upon completion of the course, learners will be equipped to contribute to the effective management of health and safety in their organization.


ABOUT THIS COURSE - Available in Distance learning, E-learning, Full time or Combined.

This qualification provides day-to-day understanding of the management of health and safety in the workplace. It improves the safety culture in your organisation, by equipping your workforce to identify and deal with hazards at work helping to reduce accidents and achieving cost savings for the business. The qualification is designed to meet the needs of an international audience. For more details, please contact us.

All tuition is in English however the final examination as well as distance learning course books can be taken in other languages. Contact us via email: elearning@kbatraining.org


COURSE CONTENT

The contents of this course are covered in TWO units:


UNIT HSW1: WORKPLACE SAFETY FOUNDATIONS

  • Foundations of Health and Safety
  • Responsibility for Health and Safety
  • Health and Safety Risk Assessment and Control
  • Work Equipment Health and Safety
  • Transport Safety
  • Electrical Safety
  • Fire Safety
  • Health and Safety during Manual Handling & Repetitive Activities
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Health and Safety in the Working Environment

UNIT HSW2: WORKPLACE RISK ASSESSMENT

Unit HSW2 is the workplace-based risk assessment activity.


WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work Qualification proves that you have an essential skill for the modern workplace. This is an ideal first step towards other higher level NEBOSH qualifications. Organisations who seek to implement a basic health and safety training program, thereby ensure employees have an understanding of the principles of risk control so as to reduce the number of accidents and incidents resulting in cost saving for the business.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work Qualification isn't specifically for health and safety professionals but is for everyone! It is for personnel of all levels within an organisation across all industry sectors who need to understand the principles of health and safety as part of their job.


ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION

The course is assessed through a multiple choice examination & a practical risk assessment. After successful completion of the assessment you will attain the NEBOSH Award in Health and Safety at Work Qualification.


LEARNING OPTIONS

  • E-LEARNING
    E-learning is delivered via our interactive portal over a three month period per unit (options to extend)


RECOMMENDED COURSE STUDY TIME

Unit HSW1: 17 hours tuition and 3 hours private study (Total: 20 hours)

Unit HSW2: 1 hour tuition and 3 hours private study (Total: 4 hours)

A programme of study therefore needs to be based around a minimum of 18 taught hours and approximately 6 hours of private study for an overall total of 24 hours.


For any inquiries, don't hesitate to send us an email at elearning@kbatraining.org for more information.