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The goal of an occupational health and safety training, is to foster a safe and healthy occupational environment.OHS also protects all the employees who may be affected by the occupational environment.

Placing and maintenance of the worker in an occupational environment adapted to his physiological and psychological capabilities.

IBSC Diploma

Occupational Health and Safety

This Diploma will provide students with a safety qualification enabling the graduate to fulfill the role of OHS Officer / Supervisor or Manager in an organization. Students will be taught by real OHS Professionals with a wealth of real life and current experience across a broad section of industry sectors..

Diploma description

  • This Diploma is suitable for people who coordinate and maintain the Work Health and Safety (OHS) program in an organization. It also reflects the role of practitioners who apply a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of OHS contexts.
  • The Diploma covers the practical skills that are essential to health and safety professionals. It assesses a learner’s ability to apply their skills and knowledge and deliver positive change throughout the workplace.
  • It is expected that the course will take approximately 450 hours, including the 5-day intensive component, to complete. Students must complete this course within 6 months of enrollment.
  • Depending on individual background, experience and access to resources, the total hours needed to achieve the IBSC Diploma of Work Health and Safety may vary, but all learners need to meet all the requirements as outlined in each unit of competency.
  • To support students’ studies, they will be provided with qualified trainers, learning materials, telephone and email support.
  • NOTE: For an individual student (other than an employer) the Face to Face Diploma Course of $1,950 is to be paid in two (2) separate payments of $1,500 up-front and the remaining $450 upon completion of the course attendance. An employer may pay the full fee of $1,950 upfront however please contact our office to arrange this up front payment..

Diploma Details

Most frequent questions and answers
  • Individual

Health and safety practitioners work in a diverse and challenging global workplace. To be the best, they need the best qualifications. the IBSC Diploma is ideal for people who are seeking a successful long-term career and who wish to be recognized as a professional in their field.

This qualification is designed for aspiring health and safety professionals and builds directly upon the knowledge provided by the IBSC General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. It provides a sound basis for progression to postgraduate study.

Thousands of health and safety professionals throughout the world have worked to achieve IBSC Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety.

  • Employer

Qualified Health and Safety professionals are an asset to their organizations. Employing IBSC- Qualified staff demonstrates a strong commitment to health and safety, as well as professional-level competence. This can help employers to achieve recognized standards and win new business.

The IBSC Diploma is one of the most recognized and respected professional qualifications for health and safety practitioners. It encourages holders to take a pragmatic approach to managing risk. An employee with a IBSC Diploma has a proven set of high-level skills and knowledge that bring real value to the modern workplace

IBSC Diplomates assist employers in protecting against injury and loss of life. This helps to maintain a healthy workforce, avoiding prosecution, litigation, absence costs and loss of reputation

The IBSC Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety provides core health and safety knowledge that is applicable across all sectors. When combined with understanding and appropriate application, it underpins the competent performance of an Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner.

The key topics covered by the qualification are:

Management of health and safety at work
The Key legal frameworks for health and safety in the UK, including the key elements of health and safety systems
The identification and control of risk associated with hazardous agents, workplace issues and equipment
Management of stress at work
The importance of human factors in reducing incidents

The qualification is divided into four units, each of which is assessed separately:

Unit A Managing health and safety
Unit B Hazardous agents in the workplace
Unit C Workplace and work equipment safety
Unit D Application of health and safety management in the workplace


The syllabus is mapped to the Health and Safety Practitioner units. These are maintained on a database which is managed by Skills Development Scotland www.ukstandards.org.uk/Pages/Search.aspx

Further details can be found in the syllabus guide which can be downloaded from the Resources section below.

Units A, B and C are each assessed by one three-hour written examination consisting of 2 parts. The questions in Part A are all compulsory. For Part B students must answer 3 out of the 5 questions featured on the paper. Candidate scripts are marked by external examiners appointed by IBSC-UK.

Unit D is the final element of the assessment which gives students the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a workplace situation. We have provided further guidance to help students who are completing the Unit D Assignment.

  • Entry requirements

There no formal entry requirements for this qualification, however learners should consider that this is professional level qualification, equivalent to SCQF Level 10. Achievement of the IBSC General Certificate, or direct equivalent, prior to undertaking the Diploma course is highly recommended.

It is also vital that learners have an appropriate standard of English language in order to understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus.

IBSC-UK recommends that learners undertaking this qualification should reach a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.0 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 IELTS website for information on taking the test.

Only Diploma learners who have enrolled with IBSC-UK through an accredited learning partner are eligible to register for Diploma examinations and assignments. You must be enrolled before the deadline of the examination you wish to register for. Please contact your learning partner directly to confirm their closing date.

Once your learning partner has registered you to an examination, they will send you an Examination Entry Confirmation that includes your learner number, and important information relating to your examination and results process. Please ensure that you check your name is spelt correctly and report this to your learning partner and IBSC-UK if any changes are required.

The Examination Entry Confirmation is essential to gain entry to the examination room, you will need to show a form of photographic identification to the invigilator and then sign the Examination Entry Confirmation. Please contact your learning partner if you have not received your Examination Entry Confirmation

You will receive your results 12 weeks after your assessment date.

Learners who are successful in an individual unit will be issued with a Unit Certificate, normally within 20 working days of the result notification date. Units are not graded and the unit certificates will show a ‘Pass’ only.

Once a learner has achieved a Pass in all four units and the overall qualification grade awarded, a qualification parchment will be issued, normally within 20 working days of the result notification date

The OHS Diploma program is instructor led and can be completed entirely online or in the classroom.

Online learning is a learning option that caters to busy schedules by taking the learning experience out of the traditional classroom.

In most online courses, you will work within scheduled start- and end-dates, and assignment timelines. Readings, assignments and contributions will be required on a weekly basis. Graded assignments, participation marks, and sometimes exams contribute to your final letter-grade mark.

It is strongly recommended that you log into the IBSC’s online learning software three to four times per week to keep pace with the course, and should plan on studying and working approximately six hours per week per course, on items such as readings and assignments.
Instructors

Occupational Health and Safety instructors are industry practitioners and experts. Typically they have a baccalaureate degree, with five years of direct OHS experience.

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General Training

Basic of Fire-fighting

Code (OHS01) E-Learning
  • Fire Introduction
  • Giving Warning Of A Fire
  • The Burning Process
  • The Fire Tetrahedron
  • Classes Of Fire
  • PPE
  • Extinguishing Mediums And Extinguishers
  • Water
  • Foam
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Dry Chemical Powder
  • Fire Equipment Requirements
  • Methods Of Operation
  • Operating Procedure
  • Care And Maintenance Of Fire Equipment
  • How Fire Spreads
  • Fire Prevention
  • Fire Hose Reels
  • Fire Buckets
  • Fire Blankets
  • Getting Out Alive
  • Lifting And Carrying Techniques
  • Fire Suppression With Hose And Hydrant Operations
  • Types Of Fire Attacks
  • Emergency Plan Basics
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Basic of First Aid

Code (OHS02) E-Learning
  • Aims of first aid & the role of a first aider
  • Incident management
  • Communicating with a patient
  • Contents of a first aid kit
  • Primary survey
  • The recovery position / safe airway position
  • The chain of survival
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
  • Choking
  • Major hemorrhage (bleeding)
  • Recognition and treatment of shock
  • Burns & scalds
  • Fractures (broken bones)
  • Minor injuries
  • Heart attack and angina
  • Asthma
  • Seizures and Epilepsy
  • Diabetic emergencies (low and high blood sugar levels)
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Safety induction

Code (OHS03) E-Learning
  • Evacuation procedures.
  • “No smoking” policy and general safety rules.
  • Names and locations of first aiders.
  • Any job-specific information needed by employees immediately so they can carry out their jobs safely.
  • The health and safety policy.
  • The safe systems of work applicable to their employment.
  • Names and locations of key staff, such as the safety advisors, safety representatives, etc.
  • Formal induction to the organization’s safety arrangements.
  • More details of the safety culture of the organization, and the standards expected of employees.
  • Evaluation of new employees’ understanding and retention of the induction information.
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Defensive driving

Code (OHS04) E-Learning
  • Explain what it means to be a defensive driver.
  • Define reasonable action and preventable collision.
  • Determine your driving profile.
  • List the three basic steps in the Defensive Driving Course Collision Prevention Formula
  • Explain the ‘What if?’ strategy.
  • List the factors that you can control before you start to drive, including your own physical and emotional/mental conditions, as well as vehicle maintenance.
  • Describe the varying physical, emotional and mental conditions of other drivers on the road.
  • Explain how to be alert and defensive when sharing the road with these drivers.
  • Explain how to drive defensively in conditions beyond your control—such as light, weather, road conditions and traffic mix.
  • Describe the characteristics of impaired, distracted, fatigued and aggressive drivers.
  • Identify actions you can take when you experience or encounter these characteristics on the road.
  • Employ techniques to manage your emotions and behavior while driving.
  • List the six most unsafe driving behaviors.
  • Describe the hazards involved with each of the unsafe driving behaviors.
  • List alternatives to speeding.
  • Explain how to safely approach and proceed through intersections.
  • Explain how to make safe and legal turns.
  • Explain the steps needed to complete a safe pass.
  • Determine a safe following distance.
  • Apply the Defensive Driving Course Collision Prevention Formula.
  • Explain the ‘What If?’ strategy.
  • Recognize the hazards in collision scenarios.
  • Identify standard road signs colors and shapes.
  • Identify reasonable steps that might have prevented real-life collisions.
  • List the ten habits of defensive driving.
  • Identify personal behaviors and decisions you will make in future driving situations to avoid collisions and violations.
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UK OHS Professional

Code (OHS05) E-Learning

Overview

This Professional Health & Safety program is designed for facility safety managers and directors who are responsible for integrating and managing the facility OSH functions. Emphasis is placed on getting the knowledge and skills to design, develop and deploy a world-class safety management system and to develop and deliver safety and occupational health training courses for the facility employees.

Who should attend?

• All Safety Professionals (Supervisors, Officers and Inspectors).
• Supervisors with safety and health responsibilities.
• Safety Directors and Managers.
• Project Engineers and all other engineering disciplines.
• Operations and Maintenance Supervisors and Foremen

Course Objectives

Upon the completion of the course, the participant will be able to:
• Design, develop and deliver a comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health programs within the organization.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses and how to prepare the relevant reports.
• Identify and control hazards in the workplace.
• Develop effective safety culture in the organization.
• Develop and implement a world-class safety management system within the organization.
• Develop an effective written emergency plans and procedures for different kinds of emergency cases.
• Prepare an effective safety manuals.

Course Topics

The following topics will be presented in the course:
• Introduction to Safety Management
• Effective Safety Committee Operations
• Effective Accident Investigation
• Introduction to OHS Training
• Hazard Analysis and Control
• Hazard Communication Program
• Conducting a Job Hazard Analysis
• Effective Safety Committee Meetings
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Energy Control Program – LOTO
• Introduction to Ergonomics
• Safety Supervision and Leadership

• Confined Space Program
• Fall Protection Program
• Electrical Safety Basics
• Safety Management System Evaluation
• Emergency Action Plans
• Fire Prevention Plans
• Fleet Safety Management
• Preventing Workplace Violence
• Developing OHS Training
• Ergonomics Program Management
• Conducting OHS Training
• Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
• Bloodborne Pathogens

Course Duration

The course should be delivered within 5-8 days depending on the number of hours per day or the Client’s agreement for in-house training course.

Course Assessment

Professional Safety & Health Training Program is assessed by a multiple-choice open book assessment on the last day of the course

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