NC Occupational Health, Safety & Environment

This qualification is to equip learners working in any type of workplace with a broad understanding and knowledge of 0ccupational Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) concepts and practices with sufficient detail to enable them to function in a safe and healthy way and to deal with health and safety problems and issues. It will also contribute to the further development of learners within this environment by providing articulation, recognition, and mobility within this dynamic and changing environment.

Qualifying learners will be able to show responsibility, and independently and effectively manage themselves in the workplace regarding generic health and safety issues. Learners will be able to identify and evaluate occupational safety, health, and environmental factors, in occupational environments, which may have a detrimental effect on the health and safety of people in such environments. Learners credited with this qualification are able to perform essential measurements and functions that promote a culture of health and safety in the workplace.