Thank you, our esteemed learner, for choosing SAFEGUARD RTL for your Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) exceptional learning experience. We are a leading African QHSE training solutions provider, facilitator and consultants since 1999. We welcome you to be part of our success story.

COURSE OVERVIEW

NEBOSH qualifications with high pass rate globally are provided by Safeguard RTL, a NEBOSH Accredited Learning Partner 1332 with SILVER STATUS. You can join our Nebosh Health and Safety at Work Qualification Physical Classroom Training or preferably the Virtual Class from any location in the world. You can also write your invigilated exam in our office locations or at various exam locations globally. 

The NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work Qualification provides a perfect introduction to health and safety in the workplace. The qualification covers the principles of health and safety rather than specific law. Its focus is on common workplace hazards and how to identify and control them. The qualification includes a practical requirement to carry out a risk assessment. You will be assessed on your ability to apply your skills and knowledge to a wide range of issues and how to deliver positive change to a real workplace.

This qualification gives you the opportunity to improve your understanding of risk control. By raising awareness of common workplace hazards and highlighting ways to control them, so can positively impact the health and safety culture and performance of your organisation.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

This qualification is for anyone who needs to gain a basic understanding of the principles of workplace health and safety. It's a health and safety qualification for beginners and no prior knowledge of the subject is required.

The qualification may be particularly relevant for:

• Team leaders and supervisors
• Facilities managers
• Anyone wishing to ensure they work safely
• Team leaders and supervisors
• It is a perfect introduction for people who you may wish to progress onto the International General Certificate

WHAT DOES THE COURSE COVER?

This three-day qualification covers the basic health and safety principles and practices essential in the workplace. These include:  

• Understanding risk assessments and control strategies;
• Applying these control strategies to a number of common workplace hazards, including fire, electrical, transport and manual handling.

A practical risk assessment gives you the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge gained during the course.        

EXAMINATIONS

Examination registration

Learners must be registered before they can take an examination. All examination registrations must be completed by Safeguard RTL as the accredited learning partner.

Examination entry confirmation

Once we have registered you to an examination, we will send you an Examination Entry Confirmation that includes your learner number, and important information relating to your examination and results process. Please ensure that you check your name is spelt correctly and report this to your us if any changes are required. The Examination Entry Confirmation is essential to gain entry to the examination room, you will need to show a form of photographic identification to the invigilator and then sign the Examination Entry Confirmation. 

Examination Format

HSW1 invigilated multiple-choice exam.

The qualification is divided into two units:

• Unit HSW1: Workplace safety foundations
• Unit HSW2: Risk assessment activity

Examination Results

You will receive your results within 15 working days of sitting the examination. Once you have achieved a pass a qualification parchment will be issued.  This is normally within 20 working days of the confirmation of the successful unit.

NOTIONAL LEARNING HOURS

The required teaching time for this qualification is 18 hours. It is recommended that you also complete 6 hours private study.

ASSESSMENTS

Students are assessed by a multiple-choice examination and a practical risk assessment. Each assessment tests your understanding of the course and the risk assessment tests your ability to put this into practice.

RE-SITTING UNIT(S)

You may re-sit a unit assessment if: 

• you achieved a ‘Pass’ in a unit that is five or more years old and you need it to achieve the qualification;
• you are ‘Referred’ (i.e. don’t pass); or
• you want to retake a Unit to get a higher grade.

 There is no limit to the number of times you can re-sit unit(s) within the five-year period. Re-sit marks are not capped. If you want to try to improve your grade in a Unit, you need to tell Nebosh in writing within 20 working days of the declaration date of your successful unit.

Exemptions

You will not normally need to complete HSW1 if you hold the Award in Health, Safety and Environment in the Process Industries - mark achieved for Unit HSEP1.

Important information regarding exemptions:

• Exemption for Unit HSEP1 is normally valid for 2 years from the declaration date.
• The declaration date is the date printed on the unit certificate.
• Exemption qualifying period - the examination date for the last unit of the new qualification must be within 2 years of the declaration date of the unit being used as an exemption.

ENROLMENT DURATION

You will have five years to complete your qualification. The five-year period starts from the date you passed your first successful unit (we call this the ‘declaration date’). Any unit that is five or more years old will not count towards the qualification and you will need to retake the unit(s) if you still want to complete the qualification.

PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION

Cash payment is not allowed. Payment in any convenient installment is allowed starting with a minimum of 50% of the total training fees before receipt of training materials, however candidate must complete payment in full 21 days before the first selected exam date. All payment shall be made by bank payment or by using the Paystack Payment App on-line by visiting www.safeguardsafety.net. Payment can also be by cheque made in favor of Safeguard Resources and Technologies Limited. See bank details below:

To register, make payment, then fill and return the REGISTRATION FORM immediately. You can also register on-line by visiting www.safeguardsafety.net. You will return the completed form with your Evidence or Proof of Payment for confirmation. Once payment is confirmed, you will receive an acknowledgment including an e-receipt and other details about the training including the training materials. You will be required to study and endorse our Terms & Conditions, Joining Instruction/Training Agreement and Non-Disclosure Agreement and submit along with a scanned Copy of original Valid Photo ID (such as International Passport, Driver’s License or National Identity Card) for online verification. Your registration will be annulled if your Photo ID is not verifiable. 

The Training fees cover: registration, examination fee, tuition and course materials (in addition to tea break and lunch break for physical classroom). After payment and registration, you will receive the complete course material ahead of the training.

TRAINING LOCATIONS

You can join our Nebosh Virtual Classroom from any location in the world. You can also write your Paper-based Exam at any of our office locations or other approved exam locations globally. 

Currently our Physical Class usually hold in Lagos and Port Harcourt (Nigeria) as indicated below:

• Port Harcourt Training Center: #6C, Forces Avenue, Old G.R.A Port Harcourt, Before SPAR Back Gate.
• Lagos Training Center: #7, Acme Road, Off Agidingbi Road, Ogba Industrial Estate, Ikeja, Lagos

TRAINING MODES

Physical Classroom

• Safeguard physical classroom study allows you to get away from the distractions from workplaces and homes to enable concentrate on your training until completion.
• It provides learners a great opportunity to condense their study within the training the days compared to our Distance Learning Program which can be studied over a relatively longer period.
• Learners also have the option to take the examination within the study period or any other convenient available examination date.
• The classroom setting allows learners to learn in our safe, quiet, clean multi-media training laboratory, away from the noise and pressures of their work or their homes.
• Again, learners could be large which allows the classroom environment to provide the important “human touch” that teaches learners how to interact physically with one another in a professional, productive and cooperative way which is often missing in distance learning program.
• The course fee cover training materials, tutorials, revision class, mock examination, main examination, in addition to tea break and lunch break.

Live Virtual Classroom

• If you have the time for classroom study but you are not available to join our classroom session due to distance or location, then our Live Virtual Class is your best alternative.
• Our live virtual class is easy to follow and can be completed within the same time as the physical classroom. Learners can join remotely and learn ‘live’ online with a tutor just as they would in a classroom.
• You get all the benefits of structured classroom learning but with the convenience of the digital world, studying where you like. Our learners can remotely join the virtual class from any location in the world through live video conferencing with the Zoom Technology using a PC, laptop, tablet or a smart phone.
• Learners are advised to download and install the Zoom technology in their devices for this purpose and secure a reliable internet service in advance to enable access to the live virtual class.
• Throughout the course, learners can see and interact with the tutor and with other learners. Group interaction enhances learning; learners learn from one another as well as from the tutor.
• Our live virtual class provides practical, flexible and convenient ways of learning, designed to fit around you and your needs.
• Learners are able to drop questions on the chat box in group or private chat the Tutor and learners can also request to ask questions while the training is going on.
• Daily take-home assignment will be posted in chat box and on the group WhatsApp which will be reviewed by the tutor at the beginning of each day’s tutorial.
• There will be workbook and course workbook which will be completed by learners and submitted for tutor’s evaluation.
• A revision class and a mock examination will be arranged to prepare learners for the final examination.

Corporate Classes

• Organizations that are sponsoring learners to join our physical classroom, virtual classroom or distance learning program will have to pay the corporate course fees.
• We can also arrange an executive package for organizations that desire a top-class welfare package for their employees.
• We can visit your workplace and deliver the course at a time and place to suit you in the form of in-company training.
• This is an effective way of training several delegates at the same time, saving on time and travel costs. The biggest benefit of in-company training is the location.
• Organizing training off-site can be difficult for some employers, especially if you have a large team to get through a course. On-site training means less travel time and are much more convenient for your employees.
• Hosting a course, yourself also means last minute changes can be made to attendees. For example, if someone suddenly becomes free to complete some training, at least they will be in the right place already.
• You may want to do this so that lessons tie in with your own policies and procedures, or even just change the learning pace to suit your employee's schedules.
• There are benefits to your business too by hosting training in-house; employees do not have to spend unnecessary time away from their jobs and can instead clock back to work as soon as the training is complete.

 APPROVAL

• NEBOSH, the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health, is an independent examining board and awarding body with charitable status.
• It offers a comprehensive range of globally-recognised, vocationally-related qualifications designed to meet the health, safety, environmental and risk management needs of all places of work in both the private and public sectors.
• Courses leading to NEBOSH qualifications attract around 35,000 candidates annually, with exams taken in over 100 countries around the world.
• Only well-tutored and prepared delegates succeed in NEBOSH exams, you can take advantage of our well-tailored training materials and tutorials which improves your chances of high success in NEBOSH exams.

ADVANTAGE

• Our instructors are top indigenous and expatriate professionals who have spent large number of years in industry and are therefore able to temper academic theory with practical experience. They are also acclaimed and renowned with impeccable record and experience spanning several years in Health and Safety industry.
• With our multi-media training laboratory and our training facilities, we are ever ready to offer you training programs of the highest possible standards and which meet internationally recognized level of performance.
• Our high pass rate has made us an exceptional NEBOSH Training Center in Africa.
• Whether you are highly experienced or just taking up a new career in Health and Safety, you can take advantage of our comprehensive tutorial and excellent instructorship which put you at good standing for success in NEBOSH exams.
• Only well-tutored and prepared delegates succeed in NEBOSH exams.