Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification, but we do recommend that learners have an underpinning knowledge of safety issues.
This may have been achieved by studying a NEBOSH General Certificate level qualification.
It is also important that learners have a suitable standard of English language in order to understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus.
NEBOSH recommends that learners undertaking this qualification should reach a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.0 or higher in IELTS tests.
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Course Objective
This course is aimed primarily at Managers, Supervisors and Health and Safety Advisers with safety responsibilities in the Oil and Gas industry.
The qualification focuses on operational process safety and is intended to enable learners to apply and implement effective process safety management across all areas of their operation, anywhere in the world.
This qualification provides the underpinning knowledge, which when combined with experience enables holders to identify, evaluate and control a wide range of workplaces hazards. It is based around international standards and management systems that enable the effective discharge of workplace safety responsibilities both onshore and offshore.
Globally, employers in the Oil and Gas industries find that the International Oil and Gas Certificate can improve the safety culture of their organisation by providing line management and staff with a sound understanding of operational safety management.
The NEBOSH Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety covers one main unit (IOG1) entitled ‘Management of International Oil and Gas Operational Safety’.
The key topics covered by the qualification are:
• Hazards inherent in the extraction, storage and processing of raw materials and products
• Hydrocarbon process safety
• Risk management techniques used in the oil and gas industries
• Contractor management
• Fire and explosion controls in the oil and gas industries
• Marine and Land logistics
This unit is divided into the following five key elements:
• E1 - Health, safety and environmental management in context
• E2 - Hydrocarbon process safety (1)
• E3 - Hydrocarbon process safety (2)
• E4 - Fire protection and emergency response
• E5 - Logistics and transport operations
NEBOSH does not set specific formal entry requirements for this qualification.
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How is it assessed?
IOG1 - An invigilated paper based exam (11 Questions).
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