Important notice: The NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety is being withdrawn. The National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals is the replacement.
NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
This course could lead to senior career opportunities, joining an organisation or starting your own consultancy.
Our course is split into four units of study, each of which is assessed separately:
Unit A: Managing health and safety
- Principles of health and safety management
- Principles of health and safety law
- Criminal law
- Civil law
- Loss causation and incident investigation
- Measuring and reviewing health and safety performance
- The assessment and evaluation of risk
- Risk control
- Organisational factors
- Human factors
- The role of the health and safety practitioner
Unit B: Hazardous substances / agents
- Managing occupational health
- Identification, assessment and evaluation of hazardous substances
- The control of hazardous substances
- The monitoring and measuring of hazardous substances
- Biological agents
- Noise and vibration
- Radiation
- Mental ill-health and dealing with violence and aggression at work
- Musculoskeletal risks and controls
- Work environment risks and controls
Unit C: Workplace and work equipment safety
- Workplace welfare requirements and specific workplace issues
- Fire and explosion
- Workplace fire risk assessment
- The storage, handling and processing of dangerous substances
- Work equipment
- Workplace machinery
- Mobile, lifting, access and work at height equipment
- Electrical safety
- Construction and works of a temporary nature - hazards and controls
- Workplace transport and managing work-related road risk
Unit DNI: Application of health and safety management in the workplace
An assessment must be completed
Support available
Throughout your training, you will be able to ask questions, receive feedback and further develop your knowledge by contacting our experienced tutors by phone, email or Skype.
Successfully complete this course and you will achieve the NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety qualification.
Entry requirements
We recommend that you have gained the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety qualification.
Important notice: The NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety is being withdrawn. The National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals is the replacement.
Working in Health & Safety
The law states that every organisation should appoint a ‘competent person’ who is responsible for health and safety.
With this qualification, you could become a ‘competent person’ (as an advisor, manager, or consultant), and then:
- Perform high-level reviews and audits
- Investigate health and safety claims
- Advise management of health and safety requirements
- Provide on-site inspections
- Perform risk assessments
Career development
Successfully complete this course and you could:
- Improve your career prospects, increase the scope of work you can perform and enhance your earning potential, if you already work in health and safety.
- Join a company as a health and safety professional with ‘competent person’ status (as an advisor, manager, or consultant).
- Start your own consultancy, advising organisations of their obligations.
- You will be eligible to apply to become a Graduate Member of IOSH, using the letters ‘Grad IOSH’ after your name.
- You will be eligible to apply to become a Member of the IIRSM, using the letters ‘MIIRSM’ after your name.
- You will be eligible to use the letters ‘Dip NEBOSH’ after your name.
Your first course materials will be sent when you enrol so you can start straight away. You then have the freedom to progress when and where you wish, with support available from experienced tutors.
When ready, you can book your examinations at a regional centre.
Study length
Many students are able to complete this course in approx. 12-18 months1 .
1 Timescales are approximate and depend upon application and motivation. NEBOSH ask that you complete the units for this course within 5 years.
