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National General Certificate

SAMPLE RESOURCES

This RMS sample resources pack contains a selection of powerpoint slides together with a supporting lesson plan and are representative of the full set of RMS trainer materials for the NEBOSH National General Certificate qualification.

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NGC1 - Management of health and safety

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Element 1 Foundations in health and safety

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Learning outcomes

1.1 Outline the scope and nature of occupational health and safety

1.2 Explain the moral and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety in the workplace

1.3 Explain the legal framework for the regulation of health and safety including sources and types of law

1.4 Explain the scope, duties and offences of employers, managers, employees and others under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

1.5 Explain the scope, duties and offences of employers, managers, employees and others under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations

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Learning outcomes

1.6 Outline the legal and organisational health and safety roles and responsibilities of clients and their contractors

1.7 Outline the principles of assessing and managing contractors

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Contents

1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and safety

1.2 The moral and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety

1.3 The legal framework for the regulation of health and safety

1.4 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

1.5 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR) 1999

1.6 Roles and responsibilities of clients and their contractors

1.7 The principles of assessing and managing contractors

1.8 The court and tribunal structure for Scotland

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Contents

1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and safety

1.2 The moral and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety

1.3 The legal framework for the regulation of health and safety

1.4 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

1.5 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR) 1999

1.6 Roles and responsibilities of clients and their contractors

1.7 The principles of assessing and managing contractors

1.8 The court and tribunal structure for Scotland

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The size of the problem

HSE statistics for 2013/14:

• 133 workers were killed at work

• Falls from height, being struck by a vehicle and being struck by a falling object account for approximately 50% of all fatal injuries

• More than 77,000 other injuries reported under RIDDOR

• About 27 million days were lost in total due to work-related ill-health and injury

• Slips and trips (28%), handling, lifting and carrying (24%) were the most common kinds of accidentRMS SAMPLE

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Working days lost

The size of the problem

• The Labour Force Survey 2013/14 shows that:

• 28.2 million working days were lost in total

• 23.5 million due to work-related illness

• 4.7 million due to workplace injuries

• On average, each person suffering took around 16 days off work, 19 days for ill-health and 7.5 days for injuries

• Stress (depression or anxiety) and musculoskeletal disorders accounted for the majority of days lost due to work-related ill-health, (11.3 and 8.3 million days respectively)

• The average days lost per case for stress, depression or anxiety (23 days) was higher than for musculoskeletal disorders (16 days)

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Costs incurred by the main contractor (1:11) during the building of a supermarket

Source: RMS/HSG96.

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Contents

1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and safety

1.2 The moral and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety

1.3 The legal framework for the regulation of health and safety

1.4 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

1.5 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR) 1999

1.6 Roles and responsibilities of clients and their contractors

1.7 The principles of assessing and managing contractors

1.8 The court and tribunal structure for Scotland

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Reasonably practicable

Source: RMS/Corel Clipart.RMS SAMPLE

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The role of the criminal courts

The structure and role of criminal courts and the penalties they can impose

• The role of the criminal courts is to provide a forum for hearing complaints of a criminal nature

• They consider the circumstances presented by those representing the prosecution and defence, make a decision as to whether the circumstances constitute a breach of criminal law based on the facts presented and, where appropriate, impose a relevant penalty

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The structure of criminal courts

Magistrates Court

• District judges sit in large towns and are paid a stipend (a form of salary)

• Lay magistrates sit two or usually three to a court, a stipendiary magistrate sits alone

• Deals with minor (summary) health and safety offences

• Appeal from this court is usually to the Crown Court, but in some cases might be to the High Court (on a point of law)

• Will consider indictable cases to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support a charge

The structure and role of criminal courts and the penalties they can impose

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The structure of criminal courts

The Crown Court

• Cases heard by judge and jury

• Hear and decide serious (indictable) offences

• Hears appeals and referred cases for sentencing from Magistrates’ Courts

• Refers appeals on point of law to high court and others to Court of Appeal

The structure and role of criminal courts and the penalties they can impose

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The structure of criminal courts

The High Court

• Judges must be persons who have had right of audience in the High Court for at least ten years or a Circuit judge who has held office for at least two years

• In hearing a case for the first time a High Court judge sits alone

• A Divisional Court of two or more High Court judges sits to hear appeals from Magistrates and Crown Courts

The structure and role of criminal courts and the penalties they can impose

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NEBOSH National General Certificate – Unit NGC1 Management of health and safety

Lesson Plan – Day 1 TIME ELEMENT/TOPIC CONTENT RESOURCE/TASK

09.00 Welcome Complete attendance sheet

Introduction Name, job, background, experience or use an icebreaker Name cards/flip chart/marker pens

Ice breaker: Spilt the group into teams of three or four. Team members to interview each other and find out hobbies/ likes/dislikes etc and represent these pictorially. Team to give themselves a name and introduce their team to the wider group.

Course plan Admin arrangements toilets/meals/exist/smoking/mobile phones etc.

Course content, course materials

Syllabus and exam structure/arrangements

Progression onto other qualifications

Complete paperwork if necessary

Programme for the day Topics to be covered Slides

09.30 Element 1: Foundations in health and safety

Learning outcomes:

Outline the scope and nature of occupational health and safety

Explain the moral and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety in the workplace

Explain the legal framework for the regulation of health and safety including sources and types of law

Explain the scope, duties and offences of employers, managers, employees and others under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Explain the scope, duties and offences of employers, managers, employees and others under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations

Outline the legal and organisational health and safety roles and responsibilities of clients and their contractors

Outline the principles of assessing and managing contractors.

Slides / Flipchart

Introduction to element

Group discussion

What influences your organisation to manage health and safety? Consider internal and external influences

1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and

The multi-disciplinary nature of health and safety; the barriers to good standards of health and safety (complexity, competing and conflicting demands, behavioural issues)

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NEBOSH National General Certificate – Unit NGC1 Management of health and safety

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safety Activity

Meanings and distinctions between:

health, safety and welfare

1.2 The moral and financial reasons for promoting good standards of health and safety

The size of the health and safety ‘problem’ in terms of the numbers of work-related fatalities and injuries and incidence of ill-health

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Emphasise the size of the health problem when compared to safety

Download the most recent HSE statistics and cover main points

Optional DVD (think what if-not if only – OR work under pressure -available from ‘outtakes film communications) or similar DVD to discuss with students the three main reasons for maintaining and promoting health and safety

Societal expectations of good standards of health and safety Group discussion

The business case for health and safety: insured and uninsured costs of accidents and ill-health; employers’ liability insurance

Optional DVD: The Secret Syphon

available from ‘outtakes film communications’

Use a case study to get students to identify costs associated with an accident. Record answers on a flip chart and ask students to identify those that can be insured from other costs.

1.3 The legal framework for the regulation of health and safety including sources and types of law

The influence and role of the European Union in harmonising health and safety standards

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