Occupational Safety and Health and International General Certificate

Revised specification of the supranational General enfranchisement in Occupational Health and preventative. The three unit structure rest unchanged (Unit IGC1 Management of outside(a) health and safety, Unit IGC2 Control of international workplace risks and Unit IGC3 International health and safety functional application).The change of Unit IGC1 and IGC2 assessments are unchanged and learners sitting examinations between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012 willing be assessed on content common to twain the International General Certificate (2007 specification) and the International General Certificate (2011 specification) syllabuses. Examinations will not include rewrite syllabus content until 1 January 2013.The primary(prenominal) change to the assessment is to Unit IGC3 International health and safety practical application which will be carried out in the students workplace from 1 January 2012. The assessment criteria and mark scheme for Unit IGC3 has been revised t o the International General Certificate 2011 specification. Revised guidance for Unit IGC3 is easy on the NEBOSH website www.nebosh.org.uk.This guidance moldiness be read by the student and applied thoroughly as it will be the students responsibility to ensure the practical application is carried out in congruity with NEBOSH requirements.The NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is a globally recognised qualification offered by an established self-employed person UK examination board with over 30 years experience in providing health and safety awards in the UK and across the world including the Middle East, the West Indies and reciprocal ohm East Asia.The NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC) covers the principles relating to health and safety, identification and concur of workplace hazards and the practical application of this knowledge. The IGC syllabus takes a risk anxiety approach based on best practice and international standa rds, such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) codes of practice. Local laws and cultural factors whitethorn form part of the study programme where relevant and appropriate.No previous health and safety knowledge is required. However it should be noted that the examination is offered, and must be answered, in English, and that the course includes a requirement to write a short report, which must also be in English.NEBOSH recommends that candidates undertaking the NEBOSH International General Certificate should reach the equivalent of a scoring of 6.0 or higher under the International English Language Testing dodging (IELTS).The qualification is divided into three units, each of which is assessed separatelyManagement of international health and safety (IGC1) Control of international workplace hazards (IGC2) International health and safety practical application (IGC3