NEBOSH NGC study plan
NEBOSH NGC · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Management of health and safety
Explain the purpose and key components of a health and safety management system using the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle
Draft a sample written health and safety policy and identify who must be consulted on it
Distinguish the civil and criminal law duties that drive employer obligations, including the duty of care concept
Summarise the roles and responsibilities of employers, employees, and competent persons under a typical regulatory framework
Your checkpoint
A one-page annotated health and safety policy outline with a labelled PDCA cycle diagram and a 10-line legal duties summary
Management of health and safety
Describe the elements of a positive health and safety culture and how each can be measured
Analyse how human factors, including attitude, motivation, and perception of risk, influence behaviour at work
Explain the purpose and structure of a health and safety management system audit
Identify the types of records and documentation a management system should retain and why
Your checkpoint
A 400-word culture assessment note that lists five measurable culture indicators and one intervention for each
Risk assessment and controls
Apply a recognised five-step risk assessment process to a real workplace activity
Select suitable qualitative and semi-quantitative risk rating methods and justify the choice
Distinguish hazard, risk, and risk control in written analysis
Evaluate the hierarchy of control and rank control measures for a given task from most to least effective
Your checkpoint
A completed risk assessment for one workplace activity with a risk matrix, five hazards, and ranked controls
Risk assessment and controls & Workplace health and safety hazards and controls
Explain the principles of prevention and apply them to a proposed work change
Describe how to record, review, and communicate risk assessment findings to workers
Identify common physical and mechanical hazards and match each to a control measure
Critique a weak risk assessment and rewrite two of its control entries
Your checkpoint
A risk assessment review report that critiques a sample assessment and shows two rewritten control entries with justification
Workplace health and safety hazards and controls
Describe the routes of entry and health effects of common workplace hazardous substances
Explain how to interpret safety data sheets and basic exposure monitoring results
Outline the requirements for a hazardous substances inventory and suitable controls
Distinguish the main types of personal protective equipment and their limitations
Your checkpoint
A hazardous substances inventory for a chosen workplace with control measures and a one-page PPE selection guide
Workplace health and safety hazards and controls
Analyse the causes and prevention of slips, trips, falls, and falls from height
Explain the principles of safe work at height and how to select access equipment
Describe fire ignition sources, fire spread, and means of escape in a typical building
Outline the controls for electricity, machinery, and manual handling risks
Your checkpoint
A hazard control summary covering work at height, fire, electricity, machinery, and manual handling, each with two controls
Health and safety practical application
Plan and conduct a workplace inspection using a structured checklist and sampling method
Collect and interpret evidence, including interviews, observations, and documents, for a practical report
Write findings that distinguish immediate, underlying, and root causes
Recommend practical and prioritised control actions with owners and timescales
Your checkpoint
A full practical inspection report with an inspection checklist, ten findings, cause analysis, and an action plan
Management of health and safety & Risk assessment and controls & Workplace health and safety hazards and controls & Health and safety practical application
Consolidate all four domains into a revision map that links each domain to the practical report
Complete timed practice questions and mark answers against command words
Rehearse a 20-minute verbal walkthrough of a practical inspection and its recommendations
Identify and close the three weakest areas from practice results
Your checkpoint
A final revision map, a marked timed practice set with scores, and a personal weak-area action list
Milestones
Week 2: Can explain the PDCA cycle, the purpose of a health and safety policy, and three culture indicators without notes
Week 4: Can complete a full risk assessment with ranked controls in under 45 minutes
Week 6: Can state two controls for each of the ten main workplace hazard categories
Week 8: Can produce a structured practical inspection report and action plan within the exam time allowance