NEBOSH International General Certificate Study Book

This study guide has been written by a team of health and safety experts with the sole aim of helping NEBOSH International General Certificate students succeed in their exams. The full colour study guide is written in easy to understand English and features a number of useful updates:

• Fully up to date with the latest NEBOSH syllabus
• Practice exam questions
• Assessment guidance for IG1 and IG2
• Pictures, diagrams and tables
• Statistics, facts and figures
• A full index
• An additional ILO Convention and recommendations reference section

This study guide is directed to exam needs with practical explanations of the course content and provides complete coverage of the NEBOSH International General Certificate syllabus. It is designed to be easy to read and understand. To prepare students for exams, useful sample questions and answers are provided in a NEBOSH exam style.

Contents:

Unit IG1: Management of health and safety

• Element 1: Why we should manage workplace health and safety
• How health and safety management systems work and what they look like
• managing risk – understanding people and processes
• Health and safety monitoring and measuring

Unit IG2: Risk assessment

• Physical and psychological health
• Musculoskeletal health
• Chemical and biological agents
• General workplace issues
• Work equipment
• Fire
• Electricity