International Health and Safety at Work Revision Guide ─ For the NEBOSH International General Certificate

"This Guide has been designed to be used together with the NEBOSH International General Certificate syllabus and the textbook. Introduction to International Health and Safety at Work by Hughes and Ferrett. The guide gives only a basic summary of the NEBOSH International General Certificate course and a full explanation of all the topics is given in the text book.The Revision Guide has the following features; It follows the latest NEBOSH International General Certificate syllabus; Revision notes for each of the elements of the two units IGC1 Management of international health and safety and IGC2 Controlling international workplace risks; A summary of the learning outcomes and key points is given for each element; Important diagrams are included to help revision; There is a final section to advise on preparation for the examination and some specimen answers to both long and short answer question taken from recent NEBOSH examination papers. The Revision Guide will also be useful to those who work outside the UK and have specific health and safety responsibilities in their jobs and those who are studying on other courses that include important health and safety elements, for example courses in Engineering, Business Studies, the Health Services and Retail andHotel Management. The compact size of the Revision Guide ensures that they can be easily carried and used for revision at any time or place. They should be used throughout the course alongside the textbook and course hand-outs"--Provided by publisher.

Ed Ferrett PhD, BSc (Hons Eng), CEng, MIMechE, MIET, CMIOSH, is former Vice Chairman of NEBOSH (1999-2008) and a lecturer on NEBOSH courses at Cornwall Business School of Cornwall College. He is a Chartered Engineer and health and safety consultant.