Training Course - NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health & Safety

NEBOSH NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH & SAFETY

The NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Safety & Health has been recognised for many years as the basis for a sound, broad introduction to the fundamentals of occupational health and safety for those working in the construction industry. The syllabus and means of assessment are to take account of current developments both in health and safety and in vocational assessment.

Accidents and work-related ill health affect all types of workplaces and occupations but are particularly significant in construction work. In the years 2001/02 there were 249 people killed at work and of those almost one-third (79) worked in the construction industry. Such deaths represent the tip of an unacceptable iceberg of harm done to people at work. In the same year, it is estimated that over one million people were injured at work, with injuries to construction workers featuring highly amongst these. In addition at least two million people were suffering some form of ill health caused by their work and, again, the prevalence of occupational ill health within the construction industry is above average. Construction workers are more likely to suffer musculoskeletal disorders than most other workers, and over five times more likely to contract an asbestos related disease.

Work related accidents and ill health are costly, not only in terms of individual human suffering but also financially – both to employers and to society as a whole. An estimated 25 million working days are lost each year as a result of workplace accidents and ill health, with a cost to the British economy of around 33-5 billion. The cost to British employers is estimated to be about “2.5 billion a year. When non-injury accidental events are included, the costs are likely to be twice these figures.

Construction employers who fail to manage health and safety adequately not only run the risk of having to meet those additional costs but may also face enforcement action, including prosecution in the criminal courts, by the regulatory authorities. This is apart from the personal suffering that they may inflict on those whom they employ and others that may be affected by their activities. While prosecution is a relatively rare occurrence, civil actions for the negligence of an employer are becoming increasingly more common and costly.

With this background, the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Safety and Health aims to provide those making day-to-day decisions in construction work with a broad knowledge of health and safety in order to ensure that the health and safety implications of their decisions are properly taken into account. The vast majority of occupational injuries and incidents of ill health are avoidable by good health and safety management, and good health and safety management should be recognised as an essential element of good overall management.

SYLLABUS:

· Foundations in construction health and safety

· Policy

· Organising for Health and Safety in construction

· Promoting a positive health and safety culture

· Risk assessment

· Principles of control

· General site issues– hazards and control

· Work at height– hazards and control

· Excavation work and confined spaces– hazards and control

· Demolition – hazards and control

· Movement of people and vehicles – hazards and control

· Work equipment – hazards and control

· Manual and mechanical handling – hazards and control

· Electrical hazards and control

· Fire hazards and control

· Chemical and biological health hazards and control

· Physical and psychological health – hazards and control

· Incident investigation, recording and reporting

· Monitoring, review and audit



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