Ed Ferrett - Health and Safety at Work Revision Guide: For the Nebosh National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Health and Safety at Work Revision Guide This companion to the bestselling Introduction to Health and Safety at Work is an essential revision aid for students preparing for their written assessments on the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. Fully updated to the latest NEBOSH National General Certificate specifications (April 2015), the revision guide provides complete coverage of the syllabus in bite-sized chunks, helping readers to learn and memorise the most important topics. Throughout the book, the guide refers back to the Introduction to Health and Safety at Work textbook, helping students to consolidate their learning. Small and portable, making it ideal for use anywhere: at home, in the classroom or on the move. Suggests useful tips on study and examination technique. Includes practice questions and answers based on NEBOSH exam questions.

Everything you need for productive revision in one handy reference. The Health and Safety at Work Revision Guide, written by the renowned health and safety author and former NEBOSH Vice Chairman Ed Ferrett, will be an invaluable tool for students as they prepare for their NEBOSH exam and for their subsequent health and safety work. Ed Ferrett was a member of the NEBOSH Board from 1995 until 2010 and Vice Chairman from 1999 to 2008. He has delivered many health and safety courses and has been a lecturer on NEBOSH courses for various course providers. He has been an External Examiner for an MSc course and BSc course in health and safety at two UK universities, a Reporting Inspector for Independent Further and Higher Education with the British Accreditation Council and a NEBOSH Ambassador. Ed is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Member of IOSH.

Health and Safety at Work Revision Guide for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety Third edition Ed Ferrett First published by Elsevier 2009 Second edition published by Routledge 2012 This edition published by Routledge 2016 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business 2016 Ed Ferrett The right of Ed Ferrett to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalogue record has been requested for this book. ISBN: 978-1-138-91672-2 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-68943-2 (ebk) Typeset in Univers LT by Servis Filmsetting Ltd, Stockport, Cheshire Additional materials are available on the companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/hughes Contents Welcome to the latest NEBOSH National General Certificate Revision Guide.

The guide has been designed to be used together with the 2015 NEBOSH National General Certificate syllabus and the textbook Introduction to Health and Safety at Work by Hughes and Ferrett. The guide gives only a basic summary of the NEBOSH National General Certificate course, and a full explanation of all the topics is given in the textbook. The Revision Guide has the following features: It follows the latest NEBOSH National General Certificate syllabus; Revision notes for each of the elements of the two units NGC1 (Management of health and safety) and GC2 (Controlling workplace hazards); A summary of the learning outcomes and key points is given for each element; Important diagrams are included to help revision; A small section on Additional construction items, which is not in this syllabus but may be useful to Health and Safety managers; There is a final section to advise on the preparation for the examination and some specimen answers to both long and short answer questions based on recent NEBOSH examination papers. The Revision Guide will also be useful to those who have specific health and safety responsibilities in their jobs and those who are studying other courses that include important health and safety elements, for example courses in Engineering, Business Studies, the Health Services and Retail and Hotel Management. The compact size of the Revision Guide ensures that it can be easily carried and used for revision at any time or place. It should be used throughout the course alongside the textbook and course handouts.

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