NEBOSH Award in International Health and Safety at Work

Who can take NEBOSH HSW?

The NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work qualification is 3 day course which covers basic health and safety principles appropriate for any workforce to practice vigorous safety culture in the organisation. NEBOSH HSW courses are helpful to learn, understand and apply risk assessment and control strategies for the working environment. NEBOSH HSW courses are well recognized in Cochin as many residents work abroad in various hazardous industries with the responsibility of safeguarding themselves and other people working with them.

NEBOSH Award in Health and Safety at Work helps to identify common hazards in work place like fire, electricity, transport, manual handling, hazardous substances and the work environment. Delegates are suggested to follow the recommended tuition of 18 hours and minimum 6 hours of private study.

The NEBOSH HSW in Chennai initially attracts the corporate to identify the high level operators or skilled workers. Facilities manager and a company involved in infrastructure development prefer such qualification to reduce the level of accidents and increase the safety awareness. NIST is the most preferred safety training institute to offer NEBOSH qualifications especially HSW courses in Bangalore which will be useful for this developing city. Team leaders and supervisors involved in the project development with this qualification are mostly hired by corporates.

NEBOSH courses are highly preferred in Hyderabad for the professionals working abroad. NEBOSH HSW in Hyderabad fulfil the great demand on international workplace standards and effective health and safety management system for workers and supervisors to understand the know-how of safety in their day to day tasks. NEBOSH HSW training in Mumbai provide a gateway for fresher with technical educational background like mechanical, civil, electrical and chemical to get immediate dream job opportunities who complete this qualification.

Students & Graduates hardly have knowledge in safety during their academics prefer NEBOSH HSW institute in Pune to pursue the higher level qualifications like NEBOSH IGC for placements which they dream for.

Benefits in Choosing NIST

NIST is proud to be India’s first NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner. NIST follows a unique methodology of direct class room training to facilitate our students with a professional learning methodology. We have highly experienced qualified, approved team of tutors who will ensure the international learning methodology with appropriate practice in place.

NIST method of training involves Classroom at one of our sophisticated training venues, adaptive learning environment, extended support for any clarification with high standards of occupational safety and health training with more number of distinctions accomplished by various professionals working across the globe. To showcase our student's success and academic excellence in NEBOSH courses, here are some testimonials.

Course Content

NEBOSH Award in Health and Safety at Work programme classified into 2 units as follows.

Unit HSW1 : Workplace safety foundations

Unit HSW2 : Risk assessment activity

Unit HSW1 is further divided into ten elements

• Element 1: The foundations of health and safety
• Element 2: The responsibility for health and safety
• Element 3: Health and safety risk assessment and control
• Element 4: Hazards and control associated with work equipment
• Element 5: Transport safety
• Element 6: Hazards and controls associated with working with electricity
• Element 7: Fire safety
• Element 8: Hazards and controls associated with manual handling and repetitive movement
• Element 9: Hazards and controls associated with hazardous substances
• Element 10: Hazards and controls associated with the working environment

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Delegates preparing for HSW exams can find appropriate information like syllabus summaries, FAQ's in the following link:

https://www.nebosh.org.uk/qualifications/health-and-safety-at-work-qualification/#resources

Unit HSW2 : Risk assessment activity

Practical assessment and summary Refer

https://www.nebosh.org.uk/qualifications/health-and-safety-at-work-qualification/#resources

Assessment Method

Students are assessed by a multiple choice examination for HSW1 and a practical HSW2 - risk assessment which tests their ability to put into practice the knowledge gained during the course.

Further Progression

• NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• NEBOSH International Diploma
• British Safety Council – Fire Safety and Risk Assessment

Examination schedule as per the course calendar.

FAQ

Alumni Testimonials