NEBOSH Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational and Safety

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The NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety is suitable for supervisors, managers, safety representatives, and newly qualified health and safety advisors within the oil and gas industries, both within and outside the UK. It is designed to provide a sound breadth of underpinning knowledge that enables them to manage oil and gas operational risks effectively.

Although NEBOSH do not stipulate any pre-requisites for undertaking this course, they do recommend that candidates have some form of health and safety qualification to act as a foundation of knowledge and understanding for the successful achievement of this qualification. The basis for this recommendation is the statistical analysis of previous exam results shows those with some form of health and safety qualification have a higher pass rate than those without.

• NEBOSH Oil and Gas Syllabus - download
• NEBOSH IOG Brochure - > download

This course is delivered via eLearning by our dedicated online learning platform. Each candidate has their own learning portal to this platform which gives them access to their own course material at any time of day or night from anywhere in the world as long as they have internet access. Each time a candidate returns to the course, they will be directed to the point where they last left it.

When the candidate is satisfied with their progress and understanding of the subject matter, they can register to take their examination. There is one part to the examination which is a two hour written papers undertaken in a closed examination environment.

Exam dates are set by NEBOSH and are held four times a year, in March, June, September and December. Exam fees are not included in the course cost. You can sit your exams with us or we can help you find a suitable exam location.

The course fees include full tutor support.

The course will take around 50 hours of online study although there are no restrictions on how long each candidate can study other than having two years access to the course material.

The course is split into five main parts. At the end of the day, you want your NEBOSH certificate and we are here to help. We above average pass rates which means we are serious about your investment and will help ensure you get what you are working towards.

Part 1 covers Health, Safety and Environmental Management in Context

• Learning from incidents
• Hazards inherent in oil and gas
• Risk management techniques used in the oil and gas industries
• An organisations documented evidence to provide a convincing and valid argument that a system is adequately safe

Part 2 covers Hydrocarbon Process Safety 1

• Contract management
• Process safety management
• Role and purpose of a permit to work system
• Key principles of safe shift handover
• Plant operation and maintenance
• Start up and shut down

Part 3 covers Hydrocarbon Process Safety 2

• Failure modes
• Other types of failure
• Safety critical equipment
• Safe containment of hydrocarbons
• Fire hazards, risks and controls
• Furnace and boiler operations

Part 4 covers Fire Protection and Emergency Response

• Fire and explosion in the oil and gas industry
• Emergency response

Part 5 covers Logistics and Transport Operations

• Marine transport
• Land transport

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This course is for people who wish to enhance their current career with a globally recognized health and safety qualification or wish to start a new career in the oil and gas sector.

Computer with internet connection. We recommend that you already have the NEBOSH General Certificate or experience in the field but this is not required.

After you complete this course, you may want to look at the NEBOSH General Certificate course or the NEBOSH Diploma courses.

You an even broaden your knowledge by studying the NEBOSH Diploma level course or an NVQ.