NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health & Safety
The NEBOSH Construction Certificate is designed for those who have an involvement in construction work and need to provide advice on health, safety & welfare in construction work. It provides them with a good foundation in safety management issues to ensure the health and safety implications of their decisions are properly taken into account.
The benefits of the NEBOSH Construction Certificate
- develop an underpinning knowledge of construction health and safety legislation and its impact on your site / project
- assist your company's safety management programme
- assess construction site workplace hazards and develop control measures
- develop a basis for a future career in occupational safety
The academic benefits
After obtaining the Certificate, you will have the academic qualifications for Technician status of IOSH (TechIOSH). The NEBOSH Construction Certificate also satisfies the eligibility requirements for Associate Membership of the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (AIIRSM)
You can use the NEBOSH Construction Certificate which is referenced within the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for CDM Regulations 2007 as a key knowledge indicator when assessing stage 1 competence for CDM Co-ordinators
Learning Outcomes of the NEBOSH Construction Certificate
1. Understand the main requirements and application of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007.
2. Understand the factors to consider when carrying out a site assessment; identify construction activity hazards, assess the risks and recommend control measures.
3. Identify the hazards & and outline appropriate control measures in the following areas: movement of people & vehicles, manual & mechanical handling, work equipment, electrical, chemical & biological, physical & psychological, working at height, excavation work & confined spaces & demolition.
4. Successfully carry out a safety inspection of a construction workplace identifying hazards, recommending control measures and preparing a management report
Certification
Delegates are awarded the NEBOSH Construction Certificate upon successful completion of one 2-hour written paper and a practical assessment which involves safety monitoring of a construction site and the production of a formal report under examination conditions.
On successful passing of the exam you will receive the NEBOSH-accredited NEBOSH Construction Certificate. The certificates are forwarded by NEBOSH approximately 12 weeks after the completion of the course.
All of our NEBOSH Construction Certificate courses include the following in the course price:
From the back cover: Students studying for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety, and similar qualifications, will find this study book particularly useful. The text is supported with over 300 photographs and sketches (many hand drawn to show the standard required at NEBOSH examination). The structure of the book follows the NEBOSH syllabus, includes sample examination questions and answers, and contains a sample practical assessment report...This guide provides an excellent reference for all those involved in construction management roles. It focuses on the risks arising from construction activities and the control measures needed to manage them.
Course Options:
Here at Sterling Safety Training we offer the NEBOSH Construction Certificate Course in two different ways:
1) For those who have already successfully completed the NEBOSH General Certificate or the Management of Safety & Health (week one) of the NEBOSH Certificate in the last 5 years, the conversion course is the best value option.
2) Those who have not taken or completed the NEBOSH General Certificate or the Management of Safety & Health (week one) of the NEBOSH Certificate in the last 5 years will need to take the full course, which includes the mandatory first week of the NEBOSH General Certificate course.
For more information, please click on the relevant option below:
- Option 1 - NEBOSH Construction Certificate (Conversion Course)
- Option 2 - NEBOSH Construction Certificate (Full Course)
Find out more about the NEBOSH Construction Certificate at the NEBOSH Official Site by clicking here.