NEBOSH Health and Safety Management in Construction

NEBOSH Construction Health and Safety Course Overview On completion of the qualification, learners will be able to: • Advise on duties and manage construction risks under the CDM Regulations (2015) • Justify the need for health and safety improvements • Produce or contribute to a construction phase plan • Help their organisation to manage contractors • Positively influence health and safety culture and behaviour • Carry out a risk assessment of a construction site and manage a range of construction hazards • Recognise workplace changes and their impacts and understand how to minimise these impacts • Develop basic safe systems of work that include emergency arrangements and know when to use a permit-to-work system • Take part in incident investigations. Minimum Standard of English Required for Candidates The standard of English required by candidates studying for the NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction must be such that they can both understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus. It is important to stress that the onus is on accredited course providers to determine their candidates’ standards of proficiency in English. NEBOSH recommends to accredited course providers that candidates undertaking this qualification should reach a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System score of 6.0 or higher in IELTS tests in order to be accepted onto a Health and Safety Management for Construction programme. For further information please see the latest version of the IELTS Handbook or consult the IELTS website: https://www.ielts.org/for-test-takers/test-format Candidates wishing to assess their own language expertise may consult the IELTS website for information on taking the test: https://www.ielts.org/about-the-test/two-types-of-ielts-test Exemptions NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction (UK) is a standalone qualification. This means that you will not be able to use units from other NEBOSH qualifications against any part of this qualification.