NEBOSH GIC in OHS
Course Content
Unit GIC1: Management of Health and Safety
- Why we should manage workplace health and safety
- How health and safety management systems work and what they look like
- Managing risk – understanding people and processes
- Health and safety monitoring and measuring
Unit GIC2: Risk Assessment
- Physical and psychological health
- Musculoskeletal health
- Chemical and biological agents
- General workplace issues
- Work equipment
- Fire
- 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.
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- 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.