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The syllabus is divided inlo 3 unils. Unil lCC! is lurlher divided inlo live elemenls and Unil
lCC2 inlo eighl elemenls.

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Heallh and salely managemenl
syslems - Policy

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Heallh and salely managemenl
syslems - Organising

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Heallh and salely managemenl
syslems Planning

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Heallh and salely managemenl
syslems - Measuring, audil and
review

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Workplace hazards and risk conlrol

8 7
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Transporl hazards and risk conlrol

4 7
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Musculoskelelal hazards and risk
conlrol

6 8
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Work equipmenl hazards and risk
conlrol

6 8
5

Lleclrical salely

3 9
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lire salely

6 9
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Chemical and biological heallh
hazards and risk conlrol

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Physical and psychological heallh
hazards and risk conlrol

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Oulline lhe scope and nalure ol occupalional heallh and salely
Lxplain lhe moral, social and economic reasons lor mainlaining and promoling good
slandards ol heallh and salely in lhe workplace
Lxplain lhe role ol nalional governmenls and inlernalional bodies in lormulaling a
lramework lor lhe regulalion ol heallh and salely.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Oulline lhe key elemenls ol a heallh and salely managemenl syslem
Lxplain lhe purpose and imporlance ol selling policy lor heallh and salely
Describe lhe key lealures and appropriale conlenl ol an elleclive heallh and salely policy.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Oulline lhe heallh and salely roles and responsibililies ol employers, managers,
supervisors, workers and olher relevanl parlies
Lxplain lhe concepl ol heallh and salely cullure and ils signilicance in lhe managemenl
ol heallh and salely in an organisalion
Oulline lhe human laclors which inlluence behaviour al work in a way lhal can allecl
heallh and salely
Lxplain how heallh and salely behaviour al work can be improved
Oulline lhe need lor emergency procedures and lhe arrangemenls lor conlacling
emergency services.

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conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Lxplain lhe imporlance ol planning in lhe conlexl ol heallh and salely managemenl syslems
Lxplain lhe principles and praclice ol risk assessmenl
Lxplain lhe general principles ol conlrol and a basic hierarchy ol risk reduclion measures
ldenlily lhe key sources ol heallh and salely inlormalion
Lxplain whal laclors should be considered when developing and implemenling a sale
syslem ol work lor general aclivilies
Lxplain lhe role and lunclion ol a permil-lo-work syslem.

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conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Oulline lhe principles, purpose and role ol aclive and reaclive moniloring
Lxplain lhe purpose ol, and procedures, lor heallh and salely audiling
Lxplain lhe purpose ol, and procedures lor, invesligaling incidenls (accidenls, cases ol
work-relaled ill-heallh and olher occurrences)
Describe lhe legal and organisalional requiremenls lor recording and reporling incidenls
Lxplain lhe purpose ol, and procedures lor, regular reviews ol heallh and salely
perlormance.

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conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.
Oulline common heallh, wellare and work environmenl requiremenls in lhe workplace
Lxplain lhe risk laclors and appropriale conlrols lor violence al work
Lxplain lhe ellecls ol subslance misuse on heallh and salely al work and conlrol
measures lo reduce such risks
Lxplain lhe hazards and conlrol measures lor lhe sale movemenl ol people in lhe
workplace
Oulline lhe hazards and conlrol measure lor sale conslruclion and demolilion work
Lxplain lhe hazards and conlrol measures lor sale working al heighl
Lxplain lhe hazards ol, and conlrol measures lor, excavalions.

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conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Lxplain lhe hazards and conlrol measures lor lhe sale movemenl ol vehicles in lhe
workplace
Oulline lhe laclors associaled wilh driving al work lhal increase lhe risk ol an incidenl
and lhe conlrol measures lo reduce work-relaled driving risks.

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conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Lxplain work processes and praclices lhal may give rise lo work-relaled upper limb
disorders and appropriale conlrol measures
Lxplain lhe hazards and conlrol measures which should be considered when assessing
risks lrom manual handling aclivilies
Lxplain lhe hazards, precaulions and procedures lo reduce lhe risk in lhe use ol lilling
and moving equipmenl wilh specilic relerence lo manually operaled load moving
equipmenl
Lxplain lhe hazards and lhe precaulions and procedures lo reduce lhe risk in lhe use ol
lilling and moving equipmenl wilh specilic relerence lo mechanically operaled load
moving equipmenl.

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conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Oulline general principles lor seleclion, use and mainlenance ol work equipmenl
Lxplain lhe hazards and conlrols lor hand-held lools
Describe lhe main mechanical and non-mechanical hazards ol machinery
Lxplain lhe main conlrol melhods lor reducing risk lrom machinery hazards.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Oulline lhe principles, hazards and risks associaled wilh lhe use ol eleclricily in lhe
workplace
Oulline lhe conlrol measures lhal should be laken when working wilh eleclrical syslems
or using eleclrical equipmenl in normal workplace condilions.

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conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Describe lhe principles ol lire inilialion, classilicalion and spread
Oulline lhe principles ol lire risk assessmenl
Describe lhe basic principles ol lire prevenlion and lhe prevenlion ol lire spread in
buildings
ldenlily lhe appropriale lire alarm syslem and lire-lighling equipmenl lor a simple
workplace
Oulline lhe laclors which should be considered when implemenling a successlul
evacualion ol a workplace in lhe evenl ol a lire.

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conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Oulline lhe lorms ol, lhe classilicalion ol, and heallh risks lrom exposure lo hazardous
subslances
Lxplain lhe laclors lo be considered when underlaking an assessmenl ol lhe heallh risks
lrom subslances commonly encounlered in lhe workplace
Describe lhe use and limilalions ol Workplace Lxposure Limils including lhe purpose ol
long lerm and shorl lerm exposure limils
Oulline conlrol measures lhal should be used lo reduce lhe risk ol ill-heallh lrom
exposure lo hazardous subslances
Oulline lhe hazards, risks and conlrols associaled wilh specilic agenls
Oulline lhe basic requiremenls relaled lo lhe sale handling and slorage ol wasle.

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conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

Oulline lhe heallh ellecls associaled wilh exposure lo noise and appropriale conlrol
measures
Oulline lhe heallh ellecls associaled wilh exposure lo vibralion and appropriale conlrol
measures
Oulline lhe principal heallh ellecls associaled wilh heal, ionising and non-ionising
radialion and basic proleclion lechniques
Oulline lhe causes and ellecls ol slress al work and appropriale conlrol aclions.

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Demonslrale lhe abilily lo apply knowledge ol lhe unil lCC! and lCC2 syllabus, by successlul
complelion ol an heallh and salely inspeclion ol a workplace
Complele a reporl lo managemenl regarding lhe inspeclion wilh recommendalions.

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This unil conlains no addilional syllabus conlenl. However, complelion ol sludy lor unil lCC!
and lCC2 is recommended in order lo underlake lhe praclical applicalion unil lCC3.

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Unil lCC3 is nol normally ollered independenlly ol lhe laughl elemenls. Sludenls will normally
be required lo complele lhe lCC3 assessmenl wilhin !4 days (belore or aller) ol silling lhe
examinalion lor Unils lCC! and/or lCC2.
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Unils lCC! and lCC2 are laughl unils each assessed by one lwo-hour wrillen examinalion.
Lach wrillen examinalion consisls ol len 'shorl-answer' queslions and one 'long-answer'
queslion. All queslions are compulsory. Candidale scripls are marked by exlernal examiners
appoinled by NL8OSH.
Unil lCC3 is assessed by one lwo-hour praclical examinalion. This is held on a dale sel by lhe
course provider and musl be laken wilhin !4 days ol a wrillen examinalion. The praclical
examinalion is inlernally assessed by lhe course provider and exlernally moderaled by NL8OSH.

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The lull syllabus and lurlher inlormalion regarding lhe praclical unil is available in lhe NL8OSH
Cuide lo lhe qualilicalion available lor purchase via lhe NL8OSH websile (www.nebosh.org.uk).























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