Accredited Training
Range of Classroom Style Accredited Health & Safety Training
Our accredited classroom style training provides a recognisable standard of tuition, and may be delivered on your own premises or at our training facility in our Colchester office.
Range of classroom
style training courses:
- NEBOSH National General Certificate 10 days - £1,499 + VAT for Members or £1,599 + VAT for Non Members (+ Nebosh Fee £100, + Book £50)
- NEBOSH International General Certificate 10 days - £1,499+VAT for Members or £1,599 + VAT for Non-Members (+NEBOSH fee £100 + book £50)
- NEBOSH Fire Certificate 5 days - £899+VAT for Members or £999 + VAT for Non Members (+NEBOSH fee £100 + book £50)
- IOSH Directing Safely 1 day - £299+VAT for Members or £399 + VAT for Non Members
(Terms of booking: Bookings and accepted with payment. Cancellations are accepted up until 35 days prior to course delivery start date. Therefater 100% cancellation fee applies).
Our next NEBOSH Course is scheduled:
April 2012 Course (**Booking and payment deadline passed.**)
- week 1 16th - 20th April 2012
- week 2 30th April to 04th May 2012
- Revision day 8th May 2012
- Exam date 9th May 2012
July 2012 Course (**Booking and payment deadline - 28th May.**)
- week 1 2nd - 6th July 2012
- week 2 16th July to 20th July 2012
- Revision day 30th July 2012
- Exam date 31st July 2012
October 2012 Course
- week 1 1st October to 5th October 2012
- week 2 15th October to 19th October 2012
- Revision day 29th October 2012
- Exam date 30th October 2012
Why NEBOSH?
NEBOSH, is the National Examination Body for Occupational Safety and Health, formed in 1979 as an independent examining board and awarding body with charitable status. NEBOSH provide a comprehensive range of globally-recognised, vocationally-related qualifications designed to meet the health, safety, environmental and risk management needs of all places of work in both the private and public sectors.
Courses leading to NEBOSH qualifications attract around 30,000 candidates annually and are offered by course providers in 80 countries around the world. NEBOSH qualifications are recognised by the relevant professional membership bodies including the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) and the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
Successful achievement of the NEBOSH National General Certificate is one of the requirements for membership of IOSH (the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health). This along with 5 years' experience within health and safety management, may qualify for Technician membership status, which allows the use of ‘Tech IOSH' after your name, a simple yet respected demonstration of a level of professional competence in the area of health and safety management.
Why Essex Chambers of Commerce
Essex Chambers of Commerce have provided a health and safety department since 2006, run by a team with NEBOSH qualified personnel. Essex Chambers pride themselves on excellence, ensuring that members concerns are addressed by NEBOSH qualified professionals. We encourage members to up skill their in house resources for the purpose of better health and safety management, and are delighted to announce the launch of our NEBOSH National General Certificate classroom based course, to be delivered in our offices in Colchester during April 2012.
Your tutors will include Karen Hoskins, Tech IOSH, MIIRSM, Health & Safety Manager for Essex Chambers of Commerce for the last 5 years. Karen's experience includes a range of industries such as Housing, Aviation, Hospital, Charitable organisations, and 10 years working with a variety of organisations as Appointed Competent Person for health & safety.
Karen is a member of the Executive Committee for the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) Essex Branch, in the role of Events Co-ordinator for the past 3 years.
Karen has also led a campaign of awareness of health and safety management solutions throughout worldwide Chambers of Commerce, delivering presentations and leading consultation in Chambers of Commerce in Saudi Arabia (Jeddah, Riyadh), United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), Nordic-Baltic Europe through COBCOE (Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe).
Though all of the above is important, we believe that our greatest strength is in our customer satisfaction feedback. Members working with Karen and her team provide glowing feedback including comments such as friendly, helpful and thorough.
What does the course include?
The NEBOSH National General Certificate course is separated into 2 sections:
- Management of Health & Safety (5 days)
- Controlling Workplace Hazards (5 days)
These sections are broken down in the following format. Note that significant private study input is also required and this is pre-defined by NEBOSH below as minimum recommended delegate private study time.
Breakdown of course agenda
NGC1 Management of Health & Safety
Element Element title Recommended
Number Tutor hours
- Foundations in Health & Safety 6
- Health & Safety Management Systems & Policy 4
- Health & Safety Management Systems - Organising 6
- Health & Safety Management Systems - Planning 11
- Health & Safety Management Systems - Measuring, Audit, Review 9
- Minimum unit tuition time 36
- Recommended delegate private study time 21
NGC2 Controlling Workplace Hazards
Element Element title Recommended
Number Tutor hours
- Workplace hazards and risk control 8
- Transport hazards and risk control 4
- Musculoskeletal hazards and risk control 6
- Work equipment hazards and risk control 6
- Electrical safety 3
- Fire safety 6
- Chemical and biological health hazards and risk control 6
- Physical and psychological health hazards and risk control 3
Minimum unit tuition time 42
Recommended delegate private study time 26
NGC3 Practical Application
Element Element title Recommended
Number Tutor hours
- Health & safety practical application 2
- Minimum unit tuition time 2
- Recommended delegate private study time 4
- Minimum total tuition time 80
- Minimum total private study time 51
The NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
The NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health is a globally recognised qualification offered by an established independent UK examination board with over 25 years experience in providing health and safety awards in the UK and across the world including the Middle East, the West Indies and Southeast Asia.
This course is designed for Managers, supervisors and employees based outside the UK who require a broad knowledge and understanding of health and safety principles and practices. The qualification focuses on international standards and management systems, enabling candidates to effectively discharge workplace health and safety responsibilities in any employment sector, in all parts of the world. The NEBOSH International General Certificate is also suitable for those embarking on a career in health and safety, providing a valuable foundation for further professional study.
The International General Certificate qualification meets the academic requirements for Technician Membership (Tech IOSH) of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and Associate membership (AIIRSM) of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).
No previous health and safety knowledge is required. However it should be noted that the examination is offered, and must be answered, in English, and that the course includes a requirement to write a short report, which must also be in English. NEBOSH recommends that candidates undertaking the NEBOSH International General Certificate should reach the equivalent of a scoring of 6.0 or higher under the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
The syllabus is divided into three units - two taught units IGC1 and IGC2 (which contain the following elements), and a supervised international practical assessment Unit IGC3). A certificate is awarded for successful completion of each unit.
NEBOSH Fire Safety & Risk Management Certificate
The NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management Certificate has been designed for managers, supervisors, employee representatives and those embarking on role with fire safety responsibility and aims to equip holders to contribute to the conduct and review of fire risk assessments and fire preventive and protective measures within most workplaces.
The syllabus is based on National Occupational Standards in Fire Safety at level 3, which has common units with the Emergency Fire Services National Occupational Standards. Therefore the NEBOSH Fire Risk Management Certificate may also be of benefit to fire service personnel developing their underpinning knowledge as part of the Integrated Personal Development System.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 came into effect on October 2006 and emphasised the need for management of fire safety risks within the workplace.
The first unit of the Fire Risk Management Certificate is drawn from the management of health and safety aspects of the NEBOSH National General Certificate and is examined by the management paper from the National General Certificate. Those who have achieved the National General Certificate or passed Paper A1 within the last 5 years will only have to take and pass the second Unit of the Fire Risk Management Certificate, and the Fire Practical Assessment to achieve the new qualification.
On completion of the course, delegates will be able to interpret Fire Safety Legislation and its requirements, implement an effective Fire Safety Management structure and control major fire hazards by setting up a programme of inspections and audits, confidently conduct effective Fire Risk Assessments and maintain fire records and documentation as well as compile a suitable fire emergency plan.
IOSH Directing Safely
The IOSH Directing Safely is a course intended for people with strategic responsibility for determining and implementing effective health and safety management within an organisation.
The course aims to ensure that people at the most senior levels appreciate health and safety and the course reflects the principles embodied in:
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 that came into force on 6 April 2008, is a landmark in law. For the first time, companies and organisations can be found guilty of corporate manslaughter as a result of serious management failures resulting in a gross breach of a duty of care. The Act, clarifies the criminal liabilities of companies including large organisations where serious failures in the management of health and safety result in a fatality.
The Health and Safety Executive's guidance. 'Successful Health and Safety Management' (HSG65),
The Turnbull report ('Internal controls: Guidance for Directors on the Combined Code')
Institute of Directors and HSC 'Leadership Actions for Directors and Board Members' (INDG417)
An IOSH Directing Safely Certificate is awarded to all those who attend the course and successfully complete the written and practical assessments. Understanding of the course material is evaluated by means of a 15-minute written assessment paper consisting of 10 multi-choice questions and a project designed to test the delegate's knowledge of acceptable records/documentary evidence required to support an organisation's defence in litigation.
Course Aims
The course aims to provide directors/owners of companies with an understanding of the moral, legal and business case for proactive health and safety management and to give guidance on effective risk management.
Learning objectives
On successful completion of the course, delegates should be able to:
- understand the new ‘The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007'
- understand the importance of strategic health and safety management and its integration into other business management systems
- understand directors' and employees' statutory duties identify accident causes and plan for prevention through hazard identification, risk assessment and control strategies
- appreciate the consequences of failing to manage health and safety effectively understand the importance of employee selection and the effect of human factors on health and safety
- recognise the importance of consultation and communication with employees on health and safety issues
- appreciate the significance of performance monitoring for continual improvement of health and safety management.
Outline programme
Module 1: Aims and Objectives - Overview and introduction to the programme
Module 2: Health & Safety Management - good business sense - the moral, legal and economic reasons for promoting health and safety in the workplace coupled with the role of senior executives in health and safety management. The basic principles contained in the ‘Revitalising Health and Safety' strategy statement and the Turnbull Report and Corporate Governance with The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
Module 3: Health & Safety - getting it wrong! - raising awareness and understanding of how accidents happen, the root causes of accidents and associated costs, direct, indirect, insured and uninsured. Be aware of the powers that the health and Safety inspectors have; the charges of manslaughter and corporate manslaughter and the roles of the Magistrates and Crown courts.
Module 4: Health & Safety - getting it right! - understanding the principles of effective health & safety management and requirements for compliance with legislation. The difference between civil and criminal law and what is meant by the terms ‘negligence', ‘contributory negligence' and ‘vicarious liability'. The difference between Acts, Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and Guidance notes.
Module 5: Planning for success - Identifying the roles of risk assessment and risk control systems in successful planning. Understanding the principles governing workplace precautions and the process of continual improvement with regard to health and safety.
Module 6: People - your most valuable asset - recognising the value of people within the organisation and factors affecting their performance. The need for careful selection of staff with appropriate training suitable for them to carry out their tasks safely.
Module 7: How well are you performing? - exploring methods of measuring performance and what is meant by active and reactive monitoring.
Module 8: Improving performance - the key areas for improving performance and identifying key objectives, i.e. the need for an action plan; the benefits of setting target dates; appreciating the need for allocating responsibility; performance indicators and the process of change.
NEBOSH National Certificate in Environmental Management
The NEW NEBOSH National Certificate in Environmental Management is designed to provide a sound foundation in environmental management knowledge and practice.
The course is designed for managers, supervisors and employees based in the UK, who have responsibility for managing environment issues as a part of their day-to-day work. The qualification focuses on UK environmental laws and International management systems, such as ISO 14001.
The syllabus covers the practical issues of managing environmental risk, taking a risk management approach based on best practices and international standards, including:
- Environmental Management Systems and Impact Assessments
- Sources and use of energy and energy efficiency
- Control of pollution
- Planning for and dealing with environmental emergencies
No previous environmental knowledge is required but students must be able to write short reports. The written paper consists of one 'long-answer' question and ten 'short-answer' questions.
The syllabus is divided into two units - taught unit NEC1 (which contain the following elements), and a practical assessment unit NEC2). A certificate is awarded for successful completion of each unit.
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