INTRODUCTION

This qualification aims to provide holders with the knowledge and understanding of process safety management to ensure that they can contribute to the effective management of process safety risks

TARGET AUDIENCE

The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management is suitable for supervisors, newly appointed managers, junior managers, safety representatives, and newly qualified health and safety advisors within the process industries, both inside and outside the UK. The qualification is designed to provide a sound breadth of knowledge and understanding that enables qualification holders to contribute to the management of process safety risks. This qualification builds on the understanding already gained by studying the NEBOSH National or International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.

PREREQUISITE /ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

NEBOSH does not set specific formal entry requirements for this qualification. However, it should be noted that the achievement of either the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (NGC) or International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (IGC) (or equivalent) prior to undertaking the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management course is recommended. This qualification is not designed to replace knowledge and understanding of general health and safety, gained as part of the NGC or IGC.

COURSE DETAILS

COURSE OUTLINE

KEY TOPICS COVERED

• Process safety leadership
• Management of change
• Competence
• Management of process risk
• Process safety hazard control
• Fire and explosion protection

ASSESSMENT

90-minute- multiple choice question paper.

It should also be noted that currently the assessment is offered, only in English.

PASSING MARK

The pass standard for the unit/qualification is 60% (24 correct questions out of 40).

INTRODUCTION

This qualification helps you understand how to manage environmental issues and this knowledge can be applied in workplaces anywhere in the world.

On completion of the qualification, you will be able to:

• understand a range of environmental issues so that you can improve environmental performance and reduce harm.
• work within an environmental management system and contribute to continual improvement.
• recognize environmental aspects and associated impacts and evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls.
• support decision-making with ethical, legal, and financial arguments
• understand the links between your organization’s activities and wider environmental issues.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This qualification is designed for anyone who has responsibilities for managing environmental issues as part of their work.  The qualification is designed to be globally relevant and benefits companies in all industry sectors who are seeking to implement effective environmental management systems, increase positive environmental impacts, and reduce negative environmental impacts.

COURSE DETAILS

 COURSE OUTLINE

• Foundations in environmental management
• Environmental management systems
• Assessing environmental aspects and impacts
• Planning for and dealing with environmental emergencies.
• Control of emissions to air
• Control of environmental noise
• Control of contamination of water sources
• Control of waste and land use
• Sources and use of energy and energy efficiency.

ASSESSMENT

The assessments focus on the application of knowledge to help you prepare for environmental management tasks faced in the workplace.

The qualification is broken down into two units, which are assessed in the following ways:

1. Unit EMC 1:Environmental management

Examination (to be downloaded, completed, and submitted in 24 hours)

Learners will be required to review a real-life scenario and answer theoretical and practical questions on environmental management.

2. Unit EMC2: Assessing environmental aspects and associated impacts.

Practical Assessment

Learners will be required to assess environmental aspects and impacts in their chosen workplace.

*Both assessments will be marked by an external examiner appointed by NEBOSH.

INTRODUCTION

The NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work Award provides a best practice introduction to workplace health, safety, and risk that is relevant to all industry sectors.

The content is delivered in an understandable and accessible way and will help you to:

• gain an awareness of common workplace hazards so you can help to implement or maintain your organization’s health and safety management system
• gain practical skills that can help keep yourself and others safe
• apply the principles of risk assessment
• have a positive impact on health and safety in your workplace

TARGET AUDIENCE

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

It is important that learners have a suitable standard of English language so they can understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus.

​COURSE DETAILS

The NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work Award looks at everyday solutions for general workplace health and safety issues.

​Through your studies, you will gain knowledge and practical health and safety skills. This will enable you to:

• understand why health and safety needs to be managed, ensuring effective processes are in place
• inspect the workplace, recognize common hazards, evaluate risk, recommend controls measures and assign actions
• understand why incidents happen and how to investigate them.

​​NEBOSH Learning Partners offer a variety of flexible course formats, including in-company options, so training can be arranged according to business needs.

COURSE BENEFITS/PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES

Workers with the Award in Health and Safety at Work qualification will benefit organizations who are seeking to implement or maintain a health and safety management system by giving workers awareness of common workplace hazards. It will also ensure the workforce, in particular supervisory staff, can apply the principles of risk assessment and understand how to control common workplace hazards.

Upskilling your workforce in risk assessment can help reduce the number of accidents in the workplace, improve staff morale, and result in cost-saving for the business.

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COURSE DURATION

This qualification has a minimum of 18 taught hours, two hours of self-study, and a recommendation of three hours for the assessment.

​ASSESSMENT

After completing the course, you will be asked to complete a workplace health and safety review which:​

• Considers how health and safety is managed, and how it could be done better
• Identifies health and safety issues, how they are controlled and if the risk can be reduced
• Select the most important issue for improvement

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This assessment is designed to test your ability to put into practice what you have learned and, as it is carried out in the workplace, can add instant value to your organization.

​Once you have achieved a pass, a qualification parchment will be issued within 20 working days of the confirmation of the successful unit.

FURTHER STUDY

NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.

RESITTING EXAMINATIONS

If a candidate’s performance in a unit is lower than a pass, the candidate may register to re-sit the unit if they so wish.

​QUALIFICATION LEVEL

Vocationally-Related Qualification (VRQ) Level: Two (2)