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Unil lCC!. Managemenl ol inlernalional heallh and salely 4
Element 1: Foundations in health and safety 4
Element 2: Health and safety management systems - Policy 4
Element 3: Health and safety management systems - Organising 5
Element 4: Health and safety management systems - Planning 5
Element 5: Health and safety management systems - Measuring, audit and
review 6

Unil llC!. lnlernalional lire salely and risk managemenl 7
Element 1: Managing fire safety 7
Element 2: Principles of fire and explosion 7
Element 3: Causes and prevention of fires 8
Element 4: Fire protection in buildings 8
Element 5: Safety of people in the event of fire 9
Element 6: Fire safety risk assessment 9

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The qualilicalion is divided inlo lhree unils. Unil lCC! is lurlher divided inlo live elemenls and
Unil llC! inlo six elemenls.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.
!.! Oulline lhe scope and nalure ol occupalional heallh and salely
!.2 Lxplain lhe moral, social and economic reasons lor mainlaining and promoling good
slandards ol heallh and salely in lhe workplace
!.3 Lxplain lhe role ol nalional governmenls and inlernalional bodies in lormulaling a
lramework lor lhe regulalion ol heallh and salely.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

2.! Oulline lhe key elemenls ol a heallh and salely managemenl syslem
2.2 Lxplain lhe purpose and imporlance ol selling policy lor heallh and salely
2.3 Describe lhe key lealures and appropriale conlenl ol an elleclive heallh and salely
policy.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

3.! Oulline lhe heallh and salely roles and responsibililies ol employers, managers,
supervisors, workers and olher relevanl parlies
3.2 Lxplain lhe concepl ol heallh and salely cullure and ils signilicance in lhe managemenl
ol heallh and salely in an organisalion
3.3 Oulline lhe human laclors which inlluence behaviour al work in a way lhal can allecl
heallh and salely
3.4 Lxplain how heallh and salely behaviour al work can be improved
3.5 Oulline lhe need lor emergency procedures and lhe arrangemenls lor conlacling
emergency services
3.6 Oulline lhe requiremenls lor, and elleclive provision ol, lirsl aid in lhe workplace.
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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

4.! Lxplain lhe imporlance ol planning in lhe conlexl ol heallh and salely managemenl
syslems
4.2 Lxplain lhe principles and praclice ol risk assessmenl
4.3 Lxplain lhe general principles ol conlrol and a basic hierarchy ol risk reduclion measures
4.4 ldenlily lhe key sources ol heallh and salely inlormalion
4.5 Lxplain whal laclors should be considered when developing and implemenling a sale
syslem ol work lor general aclivilies
4.6 Lxplain lhe role and lunclion ol a permil-lo-work syslem.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

5.! Oulline lhe principles, purpose and role ol aclive and reaclive moniloring
5.2 Lxplain lhe purpose ol, and procedures, lor heallh and salely audiling
5.3 Lxplain lhe purpose ol, and procedures lor, invesligaling incidenls (accidenls, cases ol
work-relaled ill-heallh and olher occurrences)
5.4 Describe lhe legal and organisalional requiremenls lor recording and reporling incidenls
5.5 Lxplain lhe purpose ol, and procedures lor, regular reviews ol heallh and salely
perlormance.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

!.! Oulline lhe moral, social and economic benelils ol good managemenl ol lire salely
!.2 Oulline lhe key lealures ol a lire salely policy
!.3 Lxplain lhe role ol nalional governmenls and inlernalional bodies in lormulaling a
lramework lor lhe regulalion ol lire salely
!.4 Oulline lhe purpose ol lhe main sources ol exlernal lire salely inlormalion
!.5 Lxplain lhe purpose ol, and lhe procedures lor, invesligaling lires in lhe workplace
!.6 Lxplain lhe requiremenls lor recording and reporling lire relaled incidenls.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

2.! Lxplain lhe principles ol lhe combuslion process in relalion lo lire salely
2.2 Lxplain lhe principles and condilions lor lhe ignilion ol solids, liquids and gases
2.3 ldenlily lhe classilicalion ol lires
2.4 Describe lhe principles ol lire growlh and lire spread
2.5 Oulline lhe principles ol explosion and explosive combuslion.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

3.! Lxplain lhe causes ol lires and explosions in lypical work aclivilies
3.2 Oulline appropriale conlrol measures lo minimise lire risks
3.3 Oulline sleps lo minimise lhe environmenlal impacl ol lire and lire lighling operalions.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

4.! Oulline lhe means ol lire proleclion and prevenlion ol lire spread wilhin buildings in
relalion lo building conslruclion and design
4.2 Lxplain lhe requiremenls ol a means ol escape
4.3 Oulline lhe melhods and syslems available lo give early warning in case ol lire, bolh lor
lile salely and properly proleclion
4.4 Oulline lhe seleclion procedures lor basic lire exlinguishing melhods lor bolh lile risk
and process risk
4.5 Lxplain lhe requiremenls lor ensuring access lor lhe lire service is provided and
mainlained.

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On complelion ol lhis elemenl, candidales should be able lo demonslrale underslanding ol lhe
conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

5.! Lxplain lhe purpose and lypical conlenl ol a lire emergency plan
5.2 Describe lhe developmenl and mainlenance ol a lire evacualion procedure
5.3 Oulline lhe perceplion and behaviour ol people in lhe evenl ol a lire
5.4 Oulline appropriale lraining requiremenls.

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conlenl lhrough lhe applicalion ol knowledge lo lamiliar and unlamiliar silualions. ln
parlicular lhey should be able lo.

6.! Lxplain lhe aims and objeclives ol lire salely risk assessmenls
6.2 Oulline lhe principles and praclice ol lire salely risk assessmenls including principles ol
prevenlion (measures lo remove and reduce risk)
6.3 Oulline mallers lo be considered in a risk assessmenl ol dangerous subslances
6.4 Oulline measures lo be laken lo conlrol risk.

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Demonslrale lhe abilily lo apply knowledge ol lhe unil lCC! and llC! syllabus, by successlul
complelion ol a lire risk assessmenl wilhin lhe workplace.

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Unils lCC! and llC! are laughl unils each assessed by one lwo-hour wrillen examinalion. Lach
wrillen examinalion consisls ol len 'shorl-answer' queslions and one 'long-answer' queslion.
All queslions are compulsory. Candidale scripls are marked by exlernal examiners appoinled
by NL8OSH.
Unil lC2 is assessed by a praclical examinalion carried oul in lhe candidale's own workplace.
This should lake approximalely lwo hours lo complele. This is held on a dale sel by lhe course
provider and musl be laken wilhin !4 days ol a wrillen examinalion. The praclical examinalion
is inlernally assessed by lhe course provider and exlernally moderaled by NL8OSH.=
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