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International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety​

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NEBOSH IGC Examination Steps

NEBOSH IGC examination for unit IG1 is open book examination. Unit IG2 is practical risk assessment. Each unit have different examination registration and schedule.

Step 1

Check exam dates

Check available unit exam schedules in your HSEPro learner account.

Step 2

Request exam

Request exam for the unit you want to register and wait for approval.

Step 3

Registration in NEBOSH

Registration in NEBOSH exam schedule. You will receive a notification registration.

Step 4

Exam preparation

Prepare your exam and attend HSEPro exam review. Read all the NEBOSH examination guidelines.

Step 5

Exam day

Take the exam remotely. Read carefully the unit examination instructions. Visit video below.

How to prepare and join my NEBOSH IGC examination

IG1 Open Book Examination (OBE) Steps

Prepare exam location, equipment's, and others
  • Exam location must be exclusive, silent, with good lighting and ventilation, comfortable seat and table.
  • Recommended, use only laptop or personal computer.
  • Have a supply of  water and clock to monitor the time.
  • Have a stable internet connection. Internet connection is needed only during downloading and uploading examination paper.
To take the online examination on the exam day
  • Visit your NEBOSH learner platform; learning.nebosh.org.uk 
  • To take exam.
    • Open your NEBOSH account using the login details you received from email.
    • Download the examination paper.
  • Advise: Visit the video below to get the detailed instruction.
Submission of examination paper during the exam day
  • Follow the document file name format: Surname First name NEBOSH learner number Learning Partner name (Ex. Smith John 00123456 HSEPro)
  • Submit ONLY a PDF or Word format file.
  • Visit your NEBOSH learner platform; learning.nebosh.org.uk.
  • To submit / upload.
    • Open your NEBOSH account and click Open Book Examination.
    • Click Examination Paper and click Add submission button.
    • Click the Declaration box, then Upload Exam File and click Save Changes button.
  • Advise: Visit the video below to get the detailed instruction.

IG2 Practical Assessment Steps

Submission of practical paper
  • Follow the video below.
Tips in Studying
  • Visit our tips in studying page. Click HERE to know more.

NEBOSH Open Book Examination Video Tutorials

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Accessing the platform
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Submitting your assessment
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Log into the online examination platform, desktop
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Download your examination paper, desktop
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Upload your examination paper,
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Remove and replace your submission, desktop
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NEBOSH International General Certificate Informations

International Labour Organization - Occupational Health and Safety

General Publications

  • ILO knowledge portal: Country information and data on labour laws, standards, policies and statistics.   Open HERE
  • Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety.   Open HERE
  • Sectors and industries – Occupational safety and health.   Open HERE
  • Construction sector – Occupational safety and health.    Open HERE
  • ILO – Conventions. Open HERE
  • C155 – Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155).    Open HERE
  • ILO – Recommendations. Open HERE
  • R164 – Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 1981 (No. 164).   Open HERE
  • P155 – Protocol of 2002 to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981. Open HERE
  • A practical guide for labour inspectors: Investigation of occupational accidents and diseases.      Download HERE
  • Instructional material: Reporting, Recording, and Notification of Occupational Accidents and Diseases: A brief guide for Employers and Managers. Download HERE
  • Business and COVID-19. Open HERE
  • Instructional material: COVID-19 action checklist for the construction industry.   Open HERE
  • Impact of COVID-19 on the construction sector. Open HERE
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Safety and Health Information Bulletins (SHIBs)
  • OSHA Safety and Health Information.   Open HERE
NEBOSH IG1 References
Element 1
Why we should manage workplace health and safety
1.1Morals and money
1.2Regulating health and safety
1.3Who does what in organisations
Element 2
How the health and safety management work and what they look like
2.1What they are and the benefits they bring
2.2What good health and safety management systems look like
Element 3
Managing risk – understanding people and process
3.1Health and safety culture
3.2Improving health and safety culture
3.3How human factors influence behaviour positively or negatively
3.4Assessing risk
3.5Management of change
3.6Safe systems of work for general work activities
3.7Permit-to-work systems
3.8Emergency procedures
Element 4
Health and safety monitoring and measuring
4.1Active and reactive monitoring
4.2Investigating incidents
4.3Health and safety auditing
4.4Review of health and safety performance
NEBOSH IG2 References
Element 5
Physical and psychological health
5.1 Noise
5.2 Vibration
5.3 Radiation
5.4 Mental Ill-health
5.5 Violence at work
5.6 Substance abuse at work
Element 6
Musculoskeletal health
6.1 Work related upper-limb disorder
6.2 Manual handling
6.3 Load handling equipment
Element 7
Chemical and biological agents
7.1 Hazardous substance
7.2 Assessment of health risks
7.3 Occupational exposure limits
7.4 Control measures
7.5 Specific agents
Element 8
General workplace issues
8.1 Health, welfare, and work environment
8.2 Working at height
8.3 Safe working in confined spaces
8.4 Lone working
8.5 Slips and trips
8.6 Safe Movement of people and vehicles in the workplace
8.7 Work-related driving
Element 9
Work equipment
9.1 General requirements
9.2 Hand-held tools
9.3 Machinery hazards
9.4 Control measures for machinery
Element 10
Fire
10.1 Fire Principles
10.2 Preventing fire and fire spread
10.3 Fire alarms and fire-fighting
10.4 Fire evacuation
Element 11:
Electricity
11.1 Hazards and risks
11.2 Control Measures