INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA Your Right ChoiceHSE TRAINING & CONSULTANCY SERVICES P O Box 502931, Dubai, UAE Knowledge Village, Block 8, Level 1, Office 114 – 116, Dubai Tel : +971 4 364 3011 /13 Fax: +971 4 367 8435 NEBOSH GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED HEALTH, SAFETY & RISK QUALIFICATION The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health Course Duration The training is a 6 x one week block release training spread over a period of one (1) year. About the Course As globalisation gathers pace NEBOS H has seen the need for a common and consis tent standard for achieving and maintaining the health and safety of workers in all parts of the wor ld. The NEB OSH Nati onal Dip loma has been recogni sed for man y years as a lead ing qualification in the field of health and safety in the UK, providing the specialis t knowledge and understanding, combined with the application of the expertise required to undertake a career as a Safety and Health Practitioner. The NEBOSH Interna tional Diploma will fulfill the same objectives in other countries around the world. Who Should Attend? The NEBOSH International Diploma is the qualification for aspiring health and safety professionals building directly upon the foundation of knowledge provided by the NEBOSH International General Certificate. It is designed to provide students with the expertise – wherever in the world they may be working – required to undertake a career as a safety and health pr actitioner. It also pr ovides a sound basi s for progression to an MSc or more specialis t study (su ch as the NEBOSH Spe cial ist Diploma in Environmental Management). Pre-requisites There is no prerequisite for this training however it is highly recommended to have a broad knowledge in the workplace health and safety. An International General Certificate or a National General Certificate is suggested.
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The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
Course Duration
The training is a 6 x one week block release training spread over a period of one (1) year.
About the Course
As globalisation gathers pace NEBOSH has seen the need for a common and consistent
standard for achieving and maintaining the health and safety of workers in all parts of the
world. The NEBOSH National Diploma has been recognised for many years as a leading
qualification in the field of health and safety in the UK, providing the specialist knowledge andunderstanding, combined with the application of the expertise required to undertake a career
as a Safety and Health Practitioner. The NEBOSH International Diploma will fulfill the same
objectives in other countries around the world.
Who Should Attend?
The NEBOSH International Diploma is the qualification for aspiring health and safety
professionals building directly upon the foundation of knowledge provided by the
NEBOSH International General Certificate. It is designed to provide students with the
expertise – wherever in the world they may be working – required to undertake a
career as a safety and health practitioner. It also provides a sound basis for
progression to an MSc or more specialist study (such as the NEBOSH SpecialistDiploma in Environmental Management).
Pre-requisites
There is no prerequisite for this training however it is highly recommended to have a broad
knowledge in the workplace health and safety. An International General Certificate or a National
The course is divided into four (4) core units, in which first three units are further divided into anumber of elements while the fourth unit is the additional workplace based assignment.
Unit A: Managing Health and Safety
A1 – Principles of health and safety management
A2 – Loss causation and prevention in the workplace
A3 – Assessing and evaluating risk
A4 – Systems approach for controlling risk
A5 – Organisational factors
A6 – Human factors
A7 – Principles of health and safety lawA8 – 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 – preventive 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