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One of our suite of HR, Leadership and Team Management Skills modules.

This course will provide delegates with a foundation of environmental and sustainability knowledge to build on.

Delivered by SSG as an IOSH-approved training provider. Delegates who successfully complete the course receive an official IOSH Managing Safely certificate.

The NEBOSH National General Certificate is the most widely held health and safety qualification of its kind in the UK.

This UKATA course will teach delegates to work safely with asbestos and ensure theirs and their colleagues' safety.

This course improves knowledge and practical understanding of hazards, risks and controls of working at height.

Which Health and Safety Qualification Is Right for You?Choosing the right health and safety qualification can be challenging, particularly when deciding between IOSH Managing Safely and the NEBOSH National General Certificate. Both are highly respected qualifications that help improve workplace safety, but they are designed for different audiences and serve different purposes.In this guide, we explain the key differences between IOSH Managing Safely and the NEBOSH General Certificate to help you determine which qualification is best suited to your role and career goals.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div>What is IOSH Managing Safely?IOSH Managing Safely is a practical health and safety course developed by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health(IOSH). It is designed specifically for managers, supervisors and team leaders who need a broad understanding of health and safety responsibilities within their role.The course provides delegates with the knowledge and confidence to:<ul><li>Understand their health and safety responsibilities</li><li>Identify workplace hazards</li><li>Assess and control risks</li><li>Investigate incidents</li><li>Improve health and safety performance within their teams</li></ul>IOSH Managing Safely focuses on practical workplace application rather than detailed legal requirements.Who is IOSH Managing Safely suitable for?The qualification is ideal for:<ul><li>Managers</li><li>Supervisors</li><li>Team leaders</li><li>Department heads</li><li>Project managers</li></ul>No previous health and safety knowledge is required.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div>What is the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety?The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is one of the most recognised health and safety qualifications in the UK and internationally.The qualification provides a much deeper understanding of health and safety management systems, legislation, risk control measures and workplace safety practices.Delegates develop the skills to:<ul><li>Identify and control workplace hazards</li><li>Understand legal responsibilities</li><li>Conduct risk assessments</li><li>Recommend improvements to safety management systems</li><li>Support organisational compliance</li></ul>The qualification is often considered the first step towards a professional career in health and safety.Who is the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety suitable for?The qualification is suitable for:<ul><li>Aspiring health and safety professionals</li><li>Health and safety coordinators</li><li>Safety representatives</li><li>Managers with significant health and safety responsibilities</li><li>Individuals looking to progress their career in occupational health and safety</li></ul>While no formal entry requirements exist, delegates generally benefit from having some workplace experience.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div>IOSH Managing Safely vs NEBOSH General Certificate: Key DifferencesCourse ContentIOSH Managing Safely covers the fundamental principles of workplace health and safety and focuses on the practical actions managers should take to keep their teams safe.The NEBOSH General Certificate covers health and safety management in much greater detail, including legislation, management systems, hazard control and riskTime CommitmentIOSH Managing Safely is typically completed over three days.The NEBOSH General Certificate usually requires significantly more learning time, usually over 100 hours study time which includes private study and background reading.AssessmentIOSH Managing Safely includes a multiple-choice assessment and a practical workplace risk assessment project.The NEBOSH General Certificate is assessed through a workplace-based health and safety assessment that requires delegates to demonstrate their ability to identify hazards and recommend improvements.&nbsp; Assessment is delivered in two parts - GNC1 is assessed through an online scenario-based assessment and GNC2 constitutes the practical project and assessment.Career BenefitsIOSH Managing Safely helps managers become more effective in fulfilling their health and safety responsibilities.NEBOSH General Certificate can support career progression into dedicated health and safety roles and is often listed as a requirement in health and safety job advertisements.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div>Which Qualification Should You Choose?The best qualification depends on your role and objectives.Choose IOSH Managing Safely if:<ul><li>You are a manager or supervisor.</li><li>Health and safety is only part of your role.</li><li>You want practical knowledge you can apply immediately.</li><li>You need a recognised qualification without extensive study commitments.</li></ul>Choose the NEBOSH General Certificate if:<ul><li>You want a comprehensive understanding of health and safety management.</li><li>You are responsible for health and safety across an organisation.</li><li>You are considering a career in health and safety.</li><li>You want a qualification that is highly valued by employers.</li></ul><div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div>Can IOSH Managing Safely Lead to NEBOSH?Absolutely.Many delegates begin with IOSH Managing Safely to build confidence and gain an understanding of core health and safety principles. They then progress to the NEBOSH General Certificate as their responsibilities increase or they decide to pursue a career in health and safety.The two qualifications are complementary rather than competing.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div>Why Train with SSG?At SSG, we have helped thousands of professionals develop their health and safety knowledge through expert-led training, flexible learning options and ongoing support.Whether you are looking for a practical introduction through IOSH Managing Safely or a more comprehensive qualification through the NEBOSH General Certificate, our experienced trainers can help you choose the right route for your career and organisational needs.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.ssg.co.uk/contact">Get in touch with our team to find out more.</a><div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div>Frequently Asked QuestionsIs IOSH Managing Safely equivalent to NEBOSH?No. IOSH Managing Safely and the NEBOSH General Certificate are different qualifications designed for different purposes. IOSH focuses on practical management responsibilities, while NEBOSH provides a broader and deeper understanding of occupational health and safety.Which qualification is more recognised by employers?Both qualifications are widely recognised. However, the NEBOSH General Certificate is generally regarded as the more advanced qualification and is often requested for dedicated health and safety positions.Can I take NEBOSH without IOSH?Yes. There is no requirement to complete IOSH Managing Safely before enrolling on the NEBOSH General Certificate.Which course is best for managers?For most managers and supervisors, IOSH Managing Safely provides the practical knowledge required to manage health and safety effectively within their teams.Which course is best for a health and safety career?The NEBOSH General Certificate is typically the preferred starting point for individuals seeking a career in health and safety.

Compare IOSH Managing Safely and the NEBOSH National General Certificate to understand the key differences in course content, study time, assessments and career benefits. This guide helps managers, supervisors and aspiring health and safety professionals choose the right qualification for their role

IOSH Managing Safely vs NEBOSH Nation General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Our trusted training partner, Red One, is expanding its delivery of City &amp; Guilds Low Risk, <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.ssg.co.uk/courses/city-and-guilds-6160-09-medium-risk-confined-space">Medium Risk</a> and <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.ssg.co.uk/courses/city-guilds-6160-03-high-risk-confined-space">High Risk</a> Confined Space courses with the opening of a new training venue in Lincoln.From July, the new East Midlands facility will provide organisations across the region with greater access to industry-recognised confined space qualifications, delivered by an experienced team of instructors committed to maintaining Red One’s high standards.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div>You can find the new training centre at this address:Waddington Training Centre Sleaford Road Lincoln LN5 9FG<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div>The new location will support more businesses in developing the skills and competence needed to work safely in confined spaces, and we are delighted to see our partnership continue to grow.For more information about confined spaces training both in Exeter and in Lincoln, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.ssg.co.uk/contact">please get in touch with our team at SSG.</a><div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div>Alternatively, book your Confined Spaces course here:<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.ssg.co.uk/courses/city-and-guilds-6160-09-medium-risk-confined-space">City &amp; Guilds 6160-09 Level 2 Award in Entrant and Entry Controller for Confined Spaces (Medium Risk) - SSG Training &amp; Consultancy</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.ssg.co.uk/courses/city-guilds-6160-03-high-risk-confined-space">City &amp; Guilds 6160-03 Award in Working in High Risk Confined Spaces - SSG Training &amp; Consultancy</a></li></ul>

Exciting news - Confined Space training is coming to Lincoln at a new East Midlands venue!

Confined Space Training Expands with New East Midlands Venue

To mark No Falls Week 2026, we are making our toolbox talk on “Slips and trips” accessible for free. Please <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://mailchi.mp/ssg/2yqxck7o2g">click the link here</a> to sign up for access. No Falls Week 2026 runs from 18 to 22 May. It is coordinated by the No Falls Foundation, the only UK charity dedicated exclusively to the work at height sector, and brings together organisations across every industry to focus on preventing falls in the workplace.Now in its third year, the campaign has grown substantially. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://nofallsweek.org/">More than 5000 organisations participated in 2025</a>, and employers who register receive access to a practical toolkit of resources including toolbox talks, posters and case studies to support engagement during the week.The campaign is straightforward: falls from height remain the single biggest cause of work-related fatalities in Great Britain, and the majority are preventable. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-overview.htm">According to the Health and Safety Executive</a>, 35 workers died following a fall from height in 2024/25, representing 28 percent of all work-related deaths in that period. That proportion has been broadly elevated for years.But falls from height represent only part of the picture. Slips, trips and falls on the same level, while rarely fatal, account for the single largest category of non-fatal workplace injuries across Great Britain. Together, the two categories affect workers in every sector, at every level of seniority, and in workplaces as varied as hospital wards, construction sites, warehouse floors and retail environments.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div><h2></h2><h2 id="8f859492-db94-4cd9-a6e6-ce05421ac292" data-toc-id="8f859492-db94-4cd9-a6e6-ce05421ac292">Falls from height compared to other causes of fatal injuries</h2>Of the 124 workers killed in work-related accidents in 2024/25, falls from height caused more deaths than any other single mechanism <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-overview.htm">(HSE)</a>. The breakdown of the leading fatal accident types is as follows:<ul><li>Falls from a height: 35 deaths</li><li>Struck by a moving object: 18 deaths</li><li>Trapped by something collapsing or overturning: 17 deaths</li><li>Struck by a moving vehicle: 14 deaths</li><li>Contact with moving machinery: 13 deaths</li></ul>Falls from height accounted for more than twice as many fatalities as being struck by a moving vehicle and nearly three times as many as contact with moving machinery. Despite decades of regulatory development and technological improvement in fall protection, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-overview.htm">the category remains dominant</a>.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div><h2 id="c1faebd1-544d-4333-883c-ad7c7b12cb79" data-toc-id="c1faebd1-544d-4333-883c-ad7c7b12cb79">Slips, Trips and Falls: The non-fatal injury picture</h2>While falls from height dominate the fatality figures, slips, trips and falls on the same level are the leading driver of non-fatal workplace injuries. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causinj/overview.htm">According to employer-reported RIDDOR data</a> for 2024/25, this category accounts for 30 percent of all reported non-fatal injuries, more than any other single cause. Handling, lifting and carrying injuries come second at 17 percent, followed by being struck by a moving object at 10 percent, acts of violence at 10 percent and falls from a height at 8 percent.It is important to note that the HSE acknowledges employer-reported RIDDOR figures capture only approximately half of all qualifying non-fatal injuries. The true number of workers injured through slips, trips and falls is therefore likely to be considerably higher than formally recorded figures suggest.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div><h2 id="6e2cb710-4db1-4fcd-8c14-da4ddfb10245" data-toc-id="6e2cb710-4db1-4fcd-8c14-da4ddfb10245">The sectors most impacted</h2>Falls and slip and trip incidents do not affect all industries equally. The HSE's <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/industry/index.htm">sector-level analysis</a> for 2024/25 identifies the following industries as having statistically higher-than-average rates of non-fatal workplace injury:<ul><li>Accommodation and food services, which recorded the highest non-fatal injury rate of any sector in 2024/25</li><li>Construction</li><li>Transportation and storage</li><li>Wholesale and retail trade</li></ul><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-overview.htm">Construction carries the highest concentration of fatal risk</a>. The sector recorded 35 worker fatalities in 2024/25, more than any other industry, driven significantly by the frequency of work at height across site operations. Agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded 23 fatalities over the same period, the second highest of any sector, reflecting the combination of elevated work, machinery hazards and often remote, uncontrolled environments.The picture differs significantly outside of the traditionally high-risk environments. In health and social care, slips, trips and falls on the same level account for approximately half of all reported major injuries to employees, making the category <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/healthservices/slips/index.htm">one of the most significant causes of serious workplace harm</a> in a sector not typically associated with falls risk.The implication for non-construction employers is clear. The absence of scaffolding or ladders from your workplace does not mean there’s no chance of a fall. Wet floors, uneven surfaces, poor lighting and obstructed walkways present genuine hazards to workers in offices, retail environments, healthcare settings and hospitality venues alike.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div><h2 id="e8885067-7a1c-42ed-a83f-52f2afa2f5d4" data-toc-id="e8885067-7a1c-42ed-a83f-52f2afa2f5d4">Economic and productivity cost</h2>The financial consequences of workplace injury are significant and are consistently underestimated by employers. Across all causes of work-related injury and ill health, the total annual cost to Great Britain was <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/cost.htm">estimated at £22.9 billion in 2023/24</a>. Of that, £4.3 billion is borne directly by employers, in the form of lost productivity, sick pay, staff cover, administrative burden and, in serious cases, legal costs and regulatory action.In 2024/25, non-fatal workplace injuries alone accounted for 4.4 million lost working days. The average injury results in 6.5 days away from work. For smaller businesses in particular, a handful of incidents within a single year can have a material impact on operational capacity and payroll.In relation to slips and trips specifically, the HSE has estimated the cost to employers at approximately £512 million per year in lost production and associated costs. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/paper/slips-trips-falls.htm">This figure originates from earlier research</a> and should be treated as a conservative historical baseline rather than a current measurement. It nonetheless illustrates the scale of financial exposure attached to incidents that many employers are inclined to dismiss as minor.These costs do not accumulate solely from serious or reportable incidents. A worker who takes a week off following a trip over a trailing cable, a member of staff who sustains a soft tissue injury after slipping on a wet floor or a near-miss that goes unreported but signals an unaddressed hazard: each carries financial, legal and reputational implications for the employer.<div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div><h2 id="4f31cd46-5c2c-40f1-b75d-72772aac7f75" data-toc-id="4f31cd46-5c2c-40f1-b75d-72772aac7f75">What can you do?</h2>Understanding the risks is only part of the responsibility. Ensuring your workforce has the knowledge and competence to act on them is where training becomes essential.SSG offers two e-learning courses directly relevant to the risks covered in this article. For same-level slip and trip risks, our Slips and Trips Awareness course covers causes, legal duties, control measures and risk assessment principles. For work at height, our Working Safely at Heights Awareness course covers hazard identification, the hierarchy of control, legal duties and safe use of access equipment.Slips and Trips e-learning - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="http://www.ssg.co.uk/courses/slips-and-trips-awareness-e-learning-with-SSG">www.ssg.co.uk/courses/slips-and-trips-awareness-e-learning-with-SSG</a>Working Safely at Heights e-learning - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="http://www.ssg.co.uk/courses/WSAH-e-learning">www.ssg.co.uk/courses/WSAH-e-learning</a><div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div><h2 id="9058871d-f7e0-4cea-9138-5cc626dd7dbb" data-toc-id="9058871d-f7e0-4cea-9138-5cc626dd7dbb">How SSG can support your business</h2>We support businesses in managing occupational health and workplace safety risks through practical training, consultancy and compliance support.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.ssg.co.uk/contact">Get in touch with our team to find out more.</a>

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Enthusiastic and supportive instructor. I was absolutely dreading this course, particularly around presenting, but I've come away with increased confidence and new skills. Great support, thank you!N. Haddock - Mare and Foal Sanctuary

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Just wanted to say a massive thank you for the training I was given. I was on the day course for asbestos non-licensed with Paul and it was brilliant. So informative, well delivered and interesting. Paul was absolutely amazing! Really nice guy, he made the session fun and enjoyable. Such a good teacher, he delivered the session really well and has such a wealth of knowledge.Look forward to hopefully coming back soon. Thanks Paul and SSG!!B. Macauly - Tony Benger Landscaping Ltd

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