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Course Content

Unit GIC1: Management of Health and Safety

1. Why we should manage workplace health and safety
2. How health and safety management systems work and what they look like
3. Managing risk – understanding people and processes
4. Health and safety monitoring and measuring

Unit GIC2: Risk Assessment

1. Physical and psychological health
2. Musculoskeletal health
3. Chemical and biological agents
4. General workplace issues
5. Work equipment
6. Fire
7. Electricity

What You Will Learn

After completing the qualification, learners will be able to:

• Justify the need for health and safety improvements
• Advise on the main duties for health and safety in the workplace
• Help their organization manage contractors
• Work within a health and safety management system
• Positively influence health and safety culture and behavior
• Carry out a general workplace risk assessment using a 5-step approach
• Recognize workplace changes and their impacts, and how to minimize them
• Develop basic safe systems of work, including emergency arrangements, and know when to use a permit-to-work system
• Take part in incident investigations
• Help their employer check the effectiveness of the health and safety management system through monitoring, auditing and review

Examination and Assessment Process

Unit GIC1:

• Assessment type, Open book examination(Scenario Based)
• Assessment time (5 hours)
• Learners will have 24 hours to access, complete and submit their digital assessment starting from 11am (UK time) on the examination date.

Unit GIC2

• Practical assessment (risk assessment of any workplace)
• Assessment time (4 hours)
• Due within 10 working days of the chosen GIC2 exam date.
  • Both assessments are submitted online through the NEBOSH Exam Portal.
  • Learners must pass both units to be awarded the qualification.
  • Results will be declared after 60 working days of Exam.
  • Certificate will be issued after 20 working days of result.

Grading (based on GIC1 only)

Marks/Grade

• 75 or above——Distinction
• 65 – 74———–Credit
• 45 – 64———–Pass
• 0 – 44————Refer

Resit:

• There is no limit on the number of resit exam within the 5-year period.
• A resit mark is not capped, but if it is lower than the original mark, the original mark is kept.
• To resit GIC1 for a better grade, learners must inform NEBOSH in writing within 20 working days of the result of their second successful unit.
• NEBOSH issues the qualification parchment within 20 working days of the final successful unit.