1. Phil Hughes MBE
Ed Ferrett

2. CHAPTER 1
HEALTH AND SAFETY FOUNDATIONS

3. HEALTH AND SAFETY FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER 1
HEALTH AND SAFETY FOUNDATIONS
1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and safety
1.2 Moral, legal and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety
1.3 The legal framework for the regulation of health and safety including sources and types
of law
1.4 The scope, duties and offences of employers, managers, employees and others under
the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
1.5 The scope, duties and offences of employers, managers, employees and others under
the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
1.6 The legal and organizational health and safety roles and responsibilities of clients and
their contractors
1.7 Further information
1.8 Practice NEBOSH questions

4. HEALTH AND SAFETY FOUNDATIONS (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER 1
HEALTH AND SAFETY FOUNDATIONS (CONTINUED)
Appendix 1.1 Checklist for supply chain health and safety management
Appendix 1.2 Summary of application and notification under CDM 2007
Appendix 1.3 Pre-construction information
Appendix 1.4 Construction phase plan

5. CHAPTER 2
HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS – POLICY

6. HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS – POLICY
CHAPTER 2
HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS – POLICY
2.1 Key elements of a health and safety management system
2.2 Purpose and importance of setting a policy for health and safety
2.3 Key features and appropriate content of an effective health and safety policy
2.4 Further information
2.5 Practice NEBOSH questions
Appendix 2.1 Health and safety policy checklist

7. CHAPTER 3
HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 2 – ORGANIZING

8. HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 2 – ORGANIZING
CHAPTER 3
HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 2 – ORGANIZING
3.1 Organizational health and safety roles and responsibilities of employers, directors and
managers
3.2 Concept of health and safety culture and its significance in the management of health
and safety in an organization
3.3 Human factors which influence behaviour at work
3.4 How health and safety behaviour at work can be improved
3.5 Emergency procedures and arrangement for contacting the emergency services
3.6 Requirements for, and effective provision of first aid in the workplace
3.7 Further information
3.8 Practice NEBOSH questions
Appendix Detailed health and safety responsibilities
Appendix List of typical legislation requiring health and safety training

9. CHAPTER 4
HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3 – PLANNING

10. HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3 – PLANNING
CHAPTER 4
HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3 – PLANNING
4.1 Importance of planning
4.2 Principles and practice of risk assessment
4.3 General principles of control and hierarchy of risk reduction measures
4.4 Sources of health and safety information
4.5 Safe systems of work
4.6 Permits to work
4.7 Further information
4.8 Practice NEBOSH questions

11. HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3 – PLANNING (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER 4
HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3 – PLANNING (CONTINUED)
Appendix 4.1 Hazard checklist
Appendix 4.2 Example of a risk assessment record
Appendix 4.3 Risk assessment example 2: Hairdressing salon
Appendix 4.4 Risk assessment example 3: Office cleaning
Appendix 4.5 Job safety analysis form
Appendix 4.6 Essential elements of a permit-to-work form
Appendix 4.7 Asbestos examples of safe systems of work

12. CHAPTER 5
HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 4 – MEASURING, AUDIT AND REVIEW

13. HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 4 – MEASURING, AUDIT AND REVIEW
CHAPTER 5
HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 4 –
MEASURING, AUDIT AND REVIEW
5.1 Active and reactive monitoring
5.2 Health and safety auditing
5.3 Investigating incidents
5.4 Recording and reporting incidents
5.5 Review of health and safety performance
5.6 Further information
5.7 Practice NEBOSH questions

14. HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 4 –
CHAPTER 5
HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 4 –
MEASURING, AUDIT AND REVIEW (CONTINUED)
Appendix 5.1 Workplace inspection exercises
Appendix 5.2 Specimen workplace inspection report form
Appendix 5.3 Workplace inspection checklist
Appendix 5.4 Page 1 of Accident/incident report form – see full form at:
Appendix 5.5 Information for insurance/compensation claims

15. CHAPTER 6
WORKPLACE HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL

16. WORKPLACE HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL
CHAPTER 6
WORKPLACE HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL
6.1 Health, welfare and work environment requirements
6.2 Violence at work
6.3 Substance misuse at work
6.4 Safe movement of people in the workplace
6.5 Working at height
6.6 Excavations
6.7 Further information
6.8 Practice NEBOSH questions
Appendix 6.1 Checklist of typical scaffolding faults
Appendix 6.2 Inspection recording form with timing and frequency chart

17. CHAPTER 7
TRANSPORT HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL

18. TRANSPORT HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL
CHAPTER 7
TRANSPORT HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL
7.1 Safe movement of vehicles in the workplace
7.2 Driving at work
7.3 Further information
7.4 Practice NEBOSH questions

19. CHAPTER 8
MUSCULOSKELETAL HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL

20. MUSCULOSKELETAL HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL
CHAPTER 8
MUSCULOSKELETAL HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL
8.1 Work-related upper limb disorders
8.2 Manual handling hazards, risks and control measures
8.3 Manually operated load handling equipment
8.4 Mechanically operated load handling equipment
8.5 Further information
8.6 Practice NEBOSH questions
Appendix 8.1 Workstation self-assessment checklist
Appendix 8.2 Manual handling of loads: assessment checklist
Appendix 8.3 A typical risk assessment for the use of lifting equipment
Appendix 8.4 Examples of manually operated load handling equipment

21. CHAPTER 9
WORK EQUIPMENT HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL

22. WORK EQUIPMENT HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL
CHAPTER 9
WORK EQUIPMENT HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL
9.1 General requirements for work equipment
9.2 Hand-held tools
9.3 Machinery hazards
9.4 Control measures – practical safeguards
9.5 Further Information
9.6 Practice NEBOSH questions

23. CHAPTER 10
ELECTRICAL SAFETY

24. ELECTRICAL SAFETY CHAPTER 10
10.1 Hazards and risks associated with the use of electricity at work
10.2 Control measures
10.3 Further information
10.4 Practice NEBOSH questions

25. CHAPTER 11
FIRE SAFETY

26. CHAPTER 11
FIRE SAFETY
11.1 Principles of fire initiation, classification, spread and legal requirements
11.2 Fire risk assessment
11.3 Principles of fire prevention and prevention of fire spread
11.4 Fire alarm and fire fighting equipment
11.5 Evacuation of a workplace
11.6 Further information
11.7 Practice NEBOSH questions

27. FIRE SAFETY (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER 11
FIRE SAFETY (CONTINUED)
Appendix Fire risk assessment checklist (as recommended in Fire Safety Guides
published by the Department for Communities and Local Government in )
Appendix Example form for recording significant findings (as published in 2006 by the
Department for Communities and Local Government in their Fire Safety Guides)
Appendix Typical fire notice
Appendix Example fire safety maintenance checklist

28. CHAPTER 12
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HEALTH HAZARDS
AND RISK CONTROL

29. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HEALTH HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL
CHAPTER 12
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HEALTH HAZARDS
AND RISK CONTROL
12.1 Forms of, classification of, and health risks from hazardous substances
12.2 Assessment of health risks
12.3 Workplace exposure limits
12.4 Control measures
12.5 Specific agents
12.6 Safe handling and storage of waste
12.7 Further information
12.8 Practice NEBOSH questions

30. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HEALTH HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER 12
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HEALTH HAZARDS
AND RISK CONTROL (CONTINUED)
Appendix EU Existing Risk Phrases
Appendix EU Existing Safety Phrases
Appendix GHS Hazard (H) Statements (Health only)
Appendix Hazardous properties of waste (as listed in the Hazardous Waste
(England and Wales) Regulations 2005)
Appendix A typical COSHH assessment form

31. CHAPTER 13
PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH HAZARDS
AND RISK CONTROL

32. PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH HAZARDS AND RISK CONTROL
CHAPTER 13
PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH HAZARDS
AND RISK CONTROL
13.1 Noise
13.2 Vibration
13.3 Radiation
13.4 Stress
13.5 Further information
13.6 Practice NEBOSH questions
Appendix Example of a noise assessment record form

33. CHAPTER 14 CONSTRUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ASPECTS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY

34. CHAPTER 14
CONSTRUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Construction activities
14.3 Environmental considerations
14.4 International issues
14.5 Further information
Appendix Summary of application and notification under CDM 2007
Appendix Scaffolds and ladders
Appendix International travel tips
Appendix Emergency numbers in some countries world-wide

35. CHAPTER 15
SUMMARY OF THE MAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

36. SUMMARY OF THE MAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 15
SUMMARY OF THE MAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
Health and safety (Consultation with employees) regulations 1996
Control of substances hazardous to health regulations (COSHH) 2002 and
2004 amendment
Dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres regulations (DSEAR) 2002
Health and safety (Display screen equipment) regulations 1992
Electricity at work regulations 1989
Employers’ liability (Compulsory insurance) Act 1969 and regulations 1998 amended
in 2002, 2004 and 2008
Regulatory reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Health and safety (First Aid) regulations 1981 as amended in 2002
Health and safety (Information for Employees) regulations 1989

37. SUMMARY OF THE MAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER 15
SUMMARY OF THE MAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED)
Hazardous waste (England and Wales) regulations 2005
Ionising radiation regulations 1999
Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations (LOLER) 1998 as amended in 2002
Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 as amended in 2003
and 2006
Manual handling operations regulations (MHO) 1992 as amended in 2002
Notification of conventional tower cranes regulations 2010
Control of noise at work regulations 2005
Personal protective equipment at work regulations 1992 as amended in 2002
Provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998 (except Part IV) as amended
in 2002

38. SUMMARY OF THE MAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER 15
SUMMARY OF THE MAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED)
The reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995
Safety representatives and safety committees regulations 1977
Health and safety (Safety Signs and Signals) regulations 1996
The supply of machinery (Safety) regulations 2008
Control of vibration at work regulations 2005
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) regulations 1992 as amended in 2002
Work at height regulations 2005 as amended in 2007
Other relevant legislation in brief
Common Sense, Common Safety: Lord Young’s Report October 2010

39. CHAPTER 16
STUDY SKILLS

40. CHAPTER 16 STUDY SKILLS 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Find a place to study
16.3 Planning for study
16.4 Blocked thinking
16.5 Taking notes
16.6 Reading for study
16.7 Free learning resources from the Open University
16.8 Organizing for revision
16.9 Organizing information
How does memory work?

41. STUDY SKILLS (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER 16
STUDY SKILLS (CONTINUED)
How to deal with exams
The examiners’ reports
The written examinations
NGC3 – the practical application
Conclusion
Further information

42. CHAPTER 17
SPECIMEN ANSWERS TO NEBOSH EXAMINATIONS

43. SPECIMEN ANSWERS TO NEBOSH EXAMINATIONS
CHAPTER 17
SPECIMEN ANSWERS TO NEBOSH EXAMINATIONS
17.1 Introduction
17.2 The written examinations
17.3 NGC3 – the practical application
Appendix Specimen candidate report
Appendix The practical assessment

44. CHAPTER 18
SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE

45. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
CHAPTER 18
SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
18.1 Introduction
18.2 How to search the Internet effectively
18.3 For-a-fee searches
18.4 Don’t forget the phone book
18.5 Privacy issues
18.6 Some useful web sites