NEBOSH Accident Investigation

How It Work

Audience :

Employers will gain a number of benefits from giving their staff the opportunity to take this qualification, including:

Drives down repeat incidents – learn lessons so it doesn’t happen again
Confidence that your organisation’s approach to investigations is robust
Improved safety culture by encouraging a proactive approach to incident investigation
Build in-company expertise
An approach to incident investigations that reflect best practice

This qualification is for anyone who wants to carry out incident investigations effectively. Employers, supervisors, SHE champions, union and safety representatives will benefit. Attending the course will enable you to:

Independently investigate simple incidents
Gather evidence including conducting witness interviews
Produce an action plan to prevent a recurrence of an incident
Contribute to team investigations for large scale incidents
Positively impact the safety culture in your organisation

Outline :

The one day NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation covers the following topics:

Moral, legal and financial arguments for investigations
Human and organisational factors that can contribute to an incident
The process for investigating incidents
Positive interview strategies and the barriers to successful interviews

Attending the course will enable you to:

Independently investigate simple incidents
Gather evidence including conducting witness interviews
Produce an action plan to prevent a recurrence of an incident
Contribute to team investigations for large scale incidents
Positively impact the safety culture in your organisation

Entry :

There are no entry requirements for this qualification, but’ it is recommended that learners should already have an underpinning knowledge of health and safety issues, and many will have gained another NEBOSH qualification.
It is also important that learners have a suitable standard of English language in order to understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus.
NEBOSH recommends that learners undertaking this qualification should reach a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.0 or higher in IELTS tests.
For further information please see the latest version of the IELTS Handbook or consult the IELTS website.
Learners wishing to assess their own language expertise may consult the FAQs on the IELTS website for information on taking the test.
Exemptions: No exemptions are allowed for Unit INV1.

Accreditation :

In the UK – and, increasingly, worldwide – regulatory accreditation is recognised as a badge of quality, allowing our qualifications to retain their highly regarded professional status. UK accredited qualifications provide you with certain guarantees that the qualification:

Meets specific quality criteria that ensure it is fit for its purpose
Includes relevant content
Uses appropriate assessment methodology
Is mapped to relevant National Occupational Standards (NOS)
Is supported by relevant stakeholders including employers

The NEBOSH International Certificate in Construction Health and Safety has been accredited and credit rated by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Accreditation. It sits in the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) at SCQF Level 6 with 17 SCQF credit points. SCQF Level 6 is comparable to RQF/CQFW Level 3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. See the Qualifications Can Cross Boundaries chart issued by the UK regulators. Where appropriate, the SQA Accreditation logo will appear on certificates awarded for this qualification. The SCQF logo, credit and level information will appear on the unit result notification. Please click here for further information on SCQF credit and levels.

Valued by EmployersNEBOSH qualifications can play an important part in ensuring that the health and safety provision businesses have in place is effective. This may explain why so many organisations choose to include NEBOSH qualifications on their competency matrices. Professional body recognitionHolders of the International Construction Certificate are entitled to:

Associate Membership (AIOSH) of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). The qualification also meets the academic requirements for Technical Membership (Tech IOSH) of IOSH.
Associate Membership (AIIRSM) of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).
Satisfies the requirements for Construction Safety Associate membership (AaPS) of the Association for Project Safety (APS).
Counts as a significant contribution towards the points required for Registered Membership (RMaPS) of the Association for Project Safety (APS).

Exams :

It is a one day course which involves a practical assessment at the end of the course.

NEBOSH Accident Investigation

How It Work