NEBOSH International Oil & Gas Safety Certificate

About this Qualification

This International Technical qualification is specifically designed for people with safety responsibility in the oil and gas industry. The qualification focuses on international standards and management systems, enabling students to effectively discharge workplace safety responsibilities both onshore and offshore. The Certificate also highlights the importance of process safety management in the oil and gas industry. The full title of this qualification is: "NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operation Safety"

There are no specific entry requirements for this qualification, however it is highly recommended that students have an existing underpinning knowledge of safety issues or have completed a NEBOSH Certificate level qualification previously.

Payments for eLearning courses made within the UK (only) are subject to UK VAT at the prevailing rate.

Oil & Gas Key facts

• Duration: 35 - 55 hours
• Memberships: N/A
• Locations: All SHEilds' venues
• Exam Dates: March / June / September / December
• Exam Price: £66
• Course Start Dates: Anytime

Syllabus Summary (May 2010 Specification)

ELEMENT 1: 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
• Safety cases and safety reports

ELEMENT 2: Hydrocarbon Process Safety 1

• Contractor management
• Process safety management (PSM)
• Role and purpose of a 'permit-to-work' system
• Key principles of shift handover
• Plant operations and maintenance

ELEMENT 3: Hydrocarbon Process Safety 2

• Failure modes
• Safety critical equipment controls
• Safe storage of hydrocarbons
• Furnace and boiler operations

ELEMENT 4: Fire Protection and Emergency Response

• Fire and explosion risk in the oil and gas industries
• Emergency response

ELEMENT 5: Logistics and Transport Operations

• Marine transport
• Land transport

Examinations

The examination is comprised of one 2-hour written papers which consists of one 'long-answer' question and ten 'short-answer' questions. All questions are compulsory.

Exam Sitting Fees: Students not wishing to sit their examinations at a SHEilds Test Centre may incur an additional fee of up to £310, please click here to see a list of venues.

General Exam information

NOTE for NVQ courses: There are no Examinations for NVQ qualifications; NVQ assessment is solely based upon your portfolio (collection of evidence)

NEBOSH eLearning courses

When taking one of our NEBOSH eLearning courses you can take you're exam in one of our worldwide locations, all eLearning courses require an examination to be passed in order to complete the qualification, please see the below dates for your specific course.

NEBOSH eLearning Standard Examination Dates:

NEBOSH Exam Sitting Fees (for eLearning students): Students not wishing to sit their examinations at a SHEilds Test Center may incur an additional fee payable for non SHEilds test centres click here to see a list of venues.

Classroom/Blended Examination (NEBOSH & IOSH courses) Dates:

Our classroom based courses usually include the examination on the last day of the course with no additional fees to pay.

IOSH eLearning examinations/assessment:

Our IOSH eLearning courses are studied entirely on-line, examinations are also taken on-line from your location over the internet, in addition to a work-based project assessment.