ISPON HSE Level 1 study plan

Define the five-step risk assessment process (identify, evaluate, control, record, review) and explain each step in your own words

Distinguish hazard from risk and classify hazards into physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychosocial categories with two Nigerian workplace examples each

Apply the hierarchy of control to at least six workplace scenarios and justify why elimination outranks PPE

Explain how the scope of HSE (health, safety, environment) differs and where the three overlap in daily operations

Construct a 5x5 risk matrix and score eight scenarios consistently using likelihood and severity

Identify the principal Nigerian HSE instruments (the Factories Act, the Employees' Compensation Act, NESREA enabling law, and relevant Labour Act provisions) and state what each governs

Describe the roles of key regulators such as the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment inspectorate, NESREA and the state fire services

Explain an employer's duties to report accidents and provide a safe workplace under Nigerian law

Outline the content and purpose of a written HSE policy and the steps to communicate it to all workers

Describe the function and composition of a safety committee and how worker representatives are selected

Identify the immediate and root causes of the most common workplace accident types (slips, falls, struck-by, caught-in, electrical)

Explain the difference between an accident, a near miss and an unsafe act, and why near misses must be reported

Conduct a documented workplace inspection using a checklist you build yourself, covering housekeeping, walkways, electrical, and storage

Match six PPE categories (head, eye, hearing, respiratory, hand, foot) to the hazards they control and state one limitation of each

Explain the selection, fitting, inspection, maintenance and replacement cycle for at least three PPE items

Describe employer and employee responsibilities for PPE provision and use under Nigerian law

Classify fires by fuel type and select the correct extinguisher for each class

Explain the PASS technique and the decision to evacuate rather than fight a small fire

Describe the components of an emergency response plan, including alarm, assembly point, roll call and drill frequency

Perform the DRABC primary survey sequence and demonstrate recovery position and adult CPR compression depth and rate

Identify first aid kit contents required for a general workplace and state the inspection interval

Manage choking in a responsive and an unresponsive adult using back blows, abdominal thrusts and CPR

Apply the waste hierarchy (prevent, reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, dispose) to three waste streams common in Nigerian industry

Describe safe handling and segregation of hazardous and clinical waste, including labelling and storage

Explain the environmental impacts of spillage, air emissions and improper disposal and the controls that prevent them

Outline the Plan-Do-Check-Act structure of an HSE management system and the purpose of a documented policy, objectives and audit cycle

Describe how a positive safety culture differs from a compliance-only culture, with three observable indicators

Explain the role of leadership commitment, worker involvement and reporting culture in reducing incidents

Consolidate all nine domains by answering 100 mixed practice questions and reviewing every wrong answer to its source concept

Re-derive the hierarchy of control, risk matrix method, fire classes, DRABC and waste hierarchy from memory

Revisit the three weakest domains identified in earlier weeks and close each knowledge gap with a written note

Simulate exam timing by completing a full-length timed practice set under test conditions