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(Hazardous agenls in lhe workplace), Unil C (Workplace and work equipmenl salely
hazards) and Unil D (Applicalion ol heallh and salely lheory and praclice).
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Principles ol heallh and salely
managemenl

5 5
2

Loss causalion and incidenl
invesligalion



5


6
3

Measuring and reviewing heallh and
salely perlormance

6 6
4

ldenlilying hazards, assessing and
evalualing risk

!2 7
5 Pisk conlrol 8 7
6 Organisalional laclors !0 8
7 Human laclors !2 9
8 Principles ol heallh and salely law !2 !0
9 Criminal law 9 !0
!0 Civil law !2 !!
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Principles ol loxicology and
epidemiology

8 !2
2

Hazardous subslances and olher
chemicals assessmenl ol risk

5 !3
3

Hazardous subslances and olher
chemicals engineering conlrols and
personal proleclive equipmenl

4 !3
4 Moniloring and measuring 6 !4
5 8iological agenls 7 !4
6 Physical agenls ! noise and vibralion !0 !5
7 Physical agenls 2 - radialion 9 !5
8 Psychosocial agenls 5 !6
9 Musculoskelelal risks and conlrols 4 !6
!0 Work environmenl risks and conlrols 5 !7
!! Managing occupalional heallh 8 !7
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! Ceneral workplace issues 7 !8
2 Principles ol lire and explosion 6 !9
3 Workplace lire risk assessmenl 6 !9
4

Slorage, handling and processing ol
dangerous subslances

7 20
5 Work equipmenl (general) 9 20
6

Work equipmenl (workplace
machinery)

!! 2!
7

Work equipmenl (mobile, lilling and
access)

6 22
8

Lleclrical salely and Lleclricily al Work
Pegulalions !989

7 22
9 Conslruclion hazards and conlrols 7 23
!0

Workplace lransporl and driving lor
work

4 23
!! Pressure syslem hazards and conlrols 5 24
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Applicalion ol heallh and salely
lheory and praclice

6 25
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On complelion ol lhis unil, candidales will be able lo demonslrale lheir underslanding
ol lhe domain knowledge covered lhrough.

!. The applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions, and

2. The crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in bolh quanlilalive
and qualilalive lorms.

ln addilion each elemenl has specilic learning oulcomes.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

A!.! Lxplain lhe moral, legal and economic reasons lor lhe elleclive managemenl ol
heallh and salely

A!.2 Oulline lhe socielal laclors which inlluence heallh and salely slandards and
priorilies

A!.3 Lxplain lhe principles and conlenl ol elleclive heallh and salely, qualily,
environmenlal, and inlegraled managemenl syslems wilh relerence lo
recognised models and slandards

A!.4 Oulline lhe role and responsibililies ol lhe heallh and salely praclilioner.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

A2.! Lxplain lheories ol loss causalion

A2.2 Lxplain lhe quanlilalive analysis ol accidenl/incidenl and ill-heallh dala,
limilalions ol lheir applicalion, and lheir presenlalion in numerical and graphical
lorm

A2.3 Lxplain lhe slalulory and lhe inlernal reporling and recording syslems lor
injuries, ill-heallh, dangerous occurrences and near misses

A2.4 Lxplain loss invesligalions, lhe requiremenls, benelils, lhe procedures, lhe
documenlalion, and lhe involvemenl ol and communicalion wilh relevanl slall
and represenlalives.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

A3.! Lxplain lhe purpose ol perlormance measuremenl in relalion lo heallh and
salely objeclives and arrangemenls

A3.2 Lxplain lhe need lor, and lhe objeclives and limilalions ol, heallh and salely
moniloring syslems

A3.3 Describe lhe variely ol moniloring and measuremenl lechniques

A3.4 Lxplain lhe requiremenls lor reviewing heallh and salely perlormance.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

A4.! Describe how lo use inlernal and exlernal sources ol inlormalion in lhe
idenlilicalion ol hazards and lhe assessmenl ol risk
A4.2 Oulline a range ol hazard idenlilicalion lechniques
A4.3 Lxplain how lo assess and evaluale risk and lo implemenl a risk assessmenl
programme
A4.4 Lxplain lhe principles and lechniques ol lailure lracing melhodologies wilh lhe
use ol calculalions.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

A5.! Oulline common risk managemenl slralegies
A5.2 Oulline laclors lo be laken inlo accounl when selecling risk conlrols
A5.3 Lxplain lhe developmenl, main lealures and operalion ol sale syslems ol work
and permil-lo-work syslems.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

A6.! Lxplain lhe inlernal and exlernal inlluences on heallh and salely in an
organisalion
A6.2 Oulline lhe organisalion as a syslem, lhe dillerenl lypes ol organisalion, lheir
characlerislics and relalionship lo individuals wilhin lhem
A6.3 ldenlily lhe various calegories ol lhird parlies in a workplace lhe relevanl
legislalive requiremenls, responsibililies and conlrols
A6.4 Lxplain lhe role, inlluences on and procedures lor lormal and inlormal
consullalion wilh employees in lhe workplace
A6.5 Oulline lhe developmenl ol a heallh and salely managemenl inlormalion
syslem, lhe relevanl legal requiremenls, and lhe dala il should conlain
A6.6 Lxplain heallh and salely cullure and climale
A6.7 Oulline lhe laclors which can bolh posilively and negalively allecl heallh and
salely cullure.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

A7.! Oulline psychological and sociological laclors which may give rise lo specilic
pallerns ol sale and unsale behaviour in lhe working environmenl
A7.2 Lxplain lhe nalure ol lhe perceplion ol risk and ils relalionship lo perlormance
in lhe workplace
A7.3 Lxplain lhe classilicalion ol human lailure
A7.4 Lxplain appropriale melhods ol improving individual human reliabilily in lhe
workplace
A7.5 Lxplain how organisalional laclors could conlribule lo improving human
reliabilily
A7.6 Lxplain how job laclors could conlribule lo improving human reliabilily
A7.7 Oulline lhe principles, condilions and lypical conlenl ol behavioural change
programmes designed lo improve sale behaviour in lhe workplace.
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i~==

On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

A8.! Lxplain lhe sources and lypes ol law in lorce in lhe UK relevanl lo heallh and
salely
A8.2 Lxplain lhe concepl ol absolule and qualilied dulies in relalion lo heallh and
salely legislalion
A8.3 Oulline lhe inlluence and role ol lhe Luropean Union on UK heallh and salely
legislalion
A8.4 Describe lhe slalus and procedure lor lhe crealion ol UK Acls, Pegulalions and
Orders
A8.5 Describe lhe slruclure and lunclions ol courls and relaled inslilulions in lhe UK
A8.6 Oulline lhe principles ol lhe law ol conlracl and ils applicalion lo heallh and
salely issues
A8.7 Lxplain lhe principles ol employmenl and discriminalion law as il allecls heallh
and salely issues.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

A9.! Lxplain lhe key requiremenls ol lhe Heallh and Salely al Work elc Acl !974 and
lhe Managemenl ol Heallh and Salely al Work Pegulalions !999
A9.2 Lxplain lhe slalus ol Approved Codes ol Praclice and guidance and lhe slalulory
procedures lor making Approved Codes ol Praclice
A9.3 Lxplain lhe responsibililies and powers ol enlorcing agencies and ollicers and
lhe range ol oplions relaled lo enlorcemenl aclion, lheir implicalions and
appeal procedures.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

A!0.! Lxplain lhe dulies owed al common law

A!0.2 Lxplain lhe crileria required lo eslablish a successlul civil aclion lor breach ol
slalulory duly, lhe main delences available and lhe procedure lor assessmenl ol
damages under civil law

A!0.3 Oulline lhe main civil law slalulory dulies owed by lhe occupiers ol premises lo
lawlul and unlawlul visilors.
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On complelion ol lhis unil, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol
lhe domain knowledge covered lhrough.

!. The applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions, and

2. The crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in bolh quanlilalive
and qualilalive lorms.

ln addilion each elemenl has specilic learning oulcomes.
b=_NW= m===~= =
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanl.

8!.! Oulline lhe legal lramework as il applies lo chemicals
8!.2 Oulline human analomical syslems and sensory organs
8!.3 Describe lhe main ellecls and roules ol allack ol chemicals on lhe human body
8!.4 Lxplain lhe heallh ellecls ol chemicals used in lhe workplace
8!.5 Lxplain lhe principles ol epidemiology and lhe principles ol loxicological dala lo
lhe idenlilicalion ol work relaled ill-heallh.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
82.! Oulline lhe laclors lo consider when assessing risks lrom hazardous subslances
82.2 Lxplain lhe conlrol measures lor hazardous subslances
82.3 Lxplain lhe addilional requiremenls lor asbeslos and lead.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
83.! Lxplain local exhausl venlilalion and procedures lo ensure elleclive venlilalion
83.2 Lxplain lhe various lypes ol personal proleclive equipmenl (PPL) available lor use
wilh hazardous subslances and olher chemicals, lheir ellecliveness, and lhe
relevanl specilicalions and slandards lo be mel.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
84.! Lxplain workplace exposure limils (WLLs), lhe means by which lhey are
eslablished, and lheir applicalion lo lhe workplace
84.2 Oulline lhe slralegies, melhods, and equipmenl lor lhe sampling and
measuremenl ol airborne conlaminanls
84.3 Oulline lhe principles ol biological moniloring.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
85.! Lxplain lhe lypes and properlies ol biological agenls lound al work
85.2 Lxplain lhe assessmenl and conlrol ol risk lrom exposure lo biological agenls al
work.
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p~=~==kb_lpe=k~~=a~==
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b=_SW= m~=~=N===~=~==
i~==
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
86.! Lxplain lhe basic physical concepls relevanl lo noise
86.2 Lxplain lhe ellecls ol noise on lhe individual and lhe use ol audiomelry
86.3 Lxplain lhe measuremenl and assessmenl ol noise exposure
86.4 Lxplain lhe principles ol conlrolling noise and noise exposure
86.5 Lxplain lhe basic physical concepls relevanl lo vibralion
86.6 Lxplain lhe ellecls ol vibralion on lhe individual
86.7 Lxplain lhe measuremenl and assessmenl ol vibralion exposure
86.8 Lxplain lhe principles ol conlrolling vibralion and vibralion exposure.
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i~==

On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
87.! Oulline lhe nalure ol lhe dillerenl lypes ol ionising and non-ionising radialion
87.2 Lxplain lhe ellecls ol exposure lo non-ionising radialion, ils measuremenl and
conlrol
87.3 Lxplain lhe ellecls ol exposure lo ionising radialion, ils measuremenl and
conlrol
87.4 Lxplain lhe dillerenl sources ol lasers lound in lhe workplace, lhe classilicalion
ol lasers and lhe conlrol measures.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
88.! Lxplain lhe scope, ellecls and causes ol work-relaled slress
88.2 Lxplain lhe idenlilicalion and conlrol ol workplace slress wilh relerence lo legal
dulies and olher slandards
88.3 Lxplain lhe scope, ellecls and causes ol work-relaled violence/aggression
88.4 Lxplain lhe idenlilicalion and conlrol ol work-relaled violence/aggression wilh
relerence lo legal dulies.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
89.! Oulline lypes, causes and relevanl workplace examples ol injuries and ill-heallh
condilions associaled wilh repelilive physical aclivilies, manual handling and
poor poslure
89.2 Lxplain lhe assessmenl and conlrol ol risks lrom repelilive aclivilies, manual
handling and poor poslure.
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b=_NMW= t===~==
i~==
=
On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
8!0.! Lxplain lhe need lor, and laclors involved in, lhe provision and mainlenance ol
lhermal comlorl in lhe work environmenl
8!0.2 Lxplain lhe need lor suilable and sullicienl lighling in lhe workplace, unils ol
measuremenl ol lighl and lhe assessmenl ol lighling levels in lhe workplace
8!0.3 Lxplain lhe need lor wellare lacililies and arrangemenls in lixed and lemporary
workplaces
8!0.4 Lxplain lhe requiremenls and provision lor lirsl aid in lhe workplace.
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i~==
=
On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
8!!.! Oulline lhe nalure ol occupalional heallh
8!!.2 Oulline lhe principles and benelils ol vocalional rehabililalion including lhe role
ol oulside supporl agencies
8!!.3 Oulline lhe managemenl ol occupalional heallh (including lhe praclical and
legal aspecls).
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On complelion ol lhis unil, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol
lhe domain knowledge covered lhrough.

!. The applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions, and

2. The crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in bolh quanlilalive
and qualilalive lorms.

ln addilion each elemenl has specilic learning oulcomes.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
C!.! Lxplain lhe need lor, and laclors involved in, lhe provision and mainlenance ol a
sale working environmenl, wilh specilic relerence lo access and egress,
pedeslrians, and slips, lrips and lalls
C!.2 Lxplain how salely signs are used in lhe workplace
C!.3 Lxplain lhe assessmenl ol risk and sale working praclices associaled wilh work
in conlined spaces
C!.4 Oulline lhe main issues associaled wilh mainlaining slruclural salely ol
workplaces
C!.5 Lxplain lhe hazards, risks, and conlrols when working al heighls
C!.6 Lxplain lhe hazards, risks and conlrols lor lone working.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
C2.! Oulline lhe properlies ol llammable and explosive malerials and lhe mechanisms
by which lhey ignile
C2.2 Oulline lhe behaviour ol slruclural malerials, buildings and building conlenls in
a lire
C2.3 Oulline lhe main principles and praclices ol lire and explosion prevenlion and
proleclion
C2.4 Oulline lhe conlribulion ol lypical mechanical and syslems lailures lo major
accidenls.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
C3.! Oulline lhe main legal requiremenls lor lire salely in lhe workplace
C3.2 Lxplain lhe processes involved in lhe idenlilicalion ol hazards and lhe
assessmenl ol risk lrom lire
C3.3 Describe common lire deleclion and alarm syslems and procedures
C3.4 Oulline lhe laclors lo be considered when selecling lixed and porlable lire-
lighling equipmenl lor lhe various lypes ol lire
C3.5 Oulline lhe laclors lo be considered in lhe provision and mainlenance ol means
ol escape
C3.6 Lxplain lhe purpose ol, and essenlial requiremenls lor, emergency evacualion
procedures.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
C4.! Oulline lhe main physical and chemical characlerislics ol induslrial chemical
processes
C4.2 Oulline lhe main principles ol lhe sale slorage, handling and lransporl ol
dangerous subslances
C4.3 Oulline lhe main principles ol lhe design and use ol eleclrical syslems and
equipmenl in adverse or hazardous environmenls
C4.4 Lxplain lhe need lor emergency planning, lhe lypical organisalional
arrangemenls needed lor emergencies and relevanl regulalory requiremenls.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

C5.! Oulline lhe crilerion lor lhe seleclion ol suilable work equipmenl lor parlicular
lasks and processes lo eliminale or reduce risks

C5.2 Lxplain how risks lo heallh and salely arising lrom lhe use ol work equipmenl
are conlrolled

C5.3 Lxplain sale working procedures lor lhe mainlenance, inspeclion and lesling ol
work equipmenl according lo lhe risks posed

C5.4 Lxplain lhe role ol compelence, lraining, inlormalion and supervision in lhe
conlrol ol risks arising lrom lhe inslallalion, operalion, mainlenance and use ol
work equipmenl.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

C6.! Describe lhe principles ol salely inlegralion and lhe consideralions required in a
general workplace machinery risk assessmenl

C6.2 Describe, wilh examples, lhe principal generic mechanical and non-mechanical
hazards ol general workplace machinery

C6.3 Describe proleclive devices lound on general workplace machinery

C6.4 Lxplain lhe principles ol conlrol associaled wilh lhe mainlenance ol general
workplace machinery

C6.5 Describe lhe requiremenls lor inlormalion and warnings on general workplace
machinery

C6.6 Lxplain lhe key salely characlerislics ol general workplace machinery conlrol
syslems

C6.7 Lxplain lhe analysis, assessmenl and improvemenl ol syslem lailures and syslem
reliabilily wilh lhe use ol calculalions.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
C7.! Describe lhe main hazards and conlrol measures associaled wilh commonly
encounlered mobile work equipmenl
C7.2 Describe lhe main hazards and conlrol measures associaled wilh commonly
encounlered lilling equipmenl
C7.3 Describe lhe main hazards and conlrol measures associaled wilh commonly
encounlered access equipmenl and equipmenl lor working al heighl.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
C8.! Oulline lhe basic principles ol eleclricily
C8.2 Oulline lhe dangers ol eleclricily
C8.3 Oulline lhe issues relevanl lo lhe inslallalion, use, inspeclion and mainlenance
ol eleclrical syslems
C8.4 Oulline lhe main principles lor sale working in lhe vicinily ol high vollage
syslems
C8.5 Oulline lhe main hazards, risks and conlrols associaled wilh lhe use ol porlable
eleclrical equipmenl.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

C9.! Describe lhe scope and nalure ol conslruclion aclivilies
C9.2 Lxplain lhe scope and applicalion ol lhe Conslruclion (Design and Managemenl)
Pegulalions 2007
C9.3 Lxplain lhe hazards associaled wilh working al heighls lrom lixed work or
lemporary plallorms and lhe necessary precaulions and sale working praclices
C9.4 Lxplain lhe hazards, precaulions and sale working praclices associaled wilh
demolilion work
C9.5 Lxplain lhe hazards associaled wilh excavalion work and lhe necessary
precaulions and sale working praclices.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.

C!0.! Lxplain lhe hazards, risks and conlrol measures lor sale workplace lransporl
operalions
C!0.2 Oulline lhe laclors associaled wilh driving al work lhal increase lhe risk ol an
incidenl and lhe conlrol measures lo reduce work-relaled driving risks.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale
underslanding ol lhe conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and
unlamiliar silualions and lhe crilical analysis and evalualion ol inlormalion presenled in
bolh quanlilalive and qualilalive lorms. ln parlicular lhey should be able lo.
C!!.! Oulline lhe principles ol operalion ol liquelied gas slorage, relrigeralion
syslems, and healing syslems
C!!.2 Oulline lhe key lealures and salely requiremenls lor 'simple' unlired pressure
syslems
C!!.3 Oulline lhe key lealures and salely requiremenls lor process pressure syslems
C!!.4 Oulline, lhe likely causes ol lhe lailure ol pressure syslems, and lhe lesling and
prevenlion slralegies lhal can be used.
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Demonslrale lhe abilily lo apply lhe knowledge and underslanding gained lrom
lheir sludies ol elemenls ol Unils A, 8 and C in a praclical environmenl
Carry oul a delailed review ol lhe heallh and salely perlormance ol a workplace or
organisalion
Crilically analyse and evaluale inlormalion galhered during lhe review
Produce a juslilied aclion plan lo improve perlormance.

This unil conlains no addilional syllabus conlenl. However, complelion ol sludy lor
unils A, 8 and C is recommended in order lo underlake lhe Unil D assignmenl.
lurlher delailed inlormalion regarding Unil D including lorms and mark schemes can be
lound in a separale guidance documenl lor candidales and accrediled .course providers
available lrom lhe NL8OSH websile (www.nebosh.org.uk).
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Unils A, 8 and C are each assessed by one lhree-hour examinalion. Candidale scripls
are marked by exlernal examiners appoinled by NL8OSH.

Unil D is assessed via a workplace-based wrillen assignmenl ol around 8,000 words.
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