NEBOSH secured

Our operations director, Ian Mathieson, has successfully completed the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.

He said: “Safety is always a top priority at James Ramsay, and it’s brilliant to have access to the world-class training and professional development available from NEBOSH to ensure we continue to champion and inspire the world of work to be a safer, healthier environment for us all.”

The NEBOSH National General Certificate is the gold standard in health and safety qualifications.

It has been designed to reflect the needs of today’s employer, providing learners everything they need to know and do to make their workplace safer by helping to minimise workplace injuries and illness, boost employee wellbeing and demonstrate commitment to health and safety.

Course content covers:

  • How to effectively manage health and safety
  • How to identify and control common workplace hazards
  • How to measure if you’ve been successful
  • The UK’s key legal requirements

The NEBOSH National General Certificate has been accredited and credit rated by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and involves a minimum of 68 taught hours and approximately 40 hours of private study and background reading.

More than 50,000 people take a NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) qualification every year. The scheme’s health, safety and environmental qualifications are globally recognised and taken by people working in all types of industries, as well as national and local government organisations.

Find out more about NEBOSH here.