NEBOSH

NEBOSH Leading Examination Board for Health and Safety and Environmental Management

NEBOSH is the leading examination board for health, safety, and environmental management.  The company is currently reaping the benefits of completing the ISO14001:2015 accreditation process. This new accreditation process has reduced the environmental impact of its Leicester headquarters. NEBOSH is the provider of health, safety and environmental qualifications that are

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Issue 323 : Dec 2024

NEBOSH

NEBOSH Confirmed That UK Employers Expect Applicants to Have Relevant for Health and Safety Positions

The latest Jobs Barometer research carried out by NEBOSH has confirmed that UK employers expect applicants to have the relevant qualifications for Health and Safety positions. Applicants are expected to have the relevant professional qualifications for a Health and Safety position before applying. The research has shown that 90% of the job advertisements in the Safety, Health and Environment sectors specifically asked applicants for at least one NEBOSH qualification. This percentage is up from 83% when the research was carried out last year. The NEBOSH Jobs Barometer Survey is research that takes place every year. The Barometer reviews 100 health and safety positions that are advertised nationally in the UK. The research looked at positions available between the 25th January 2017 and the 24th February 2017. 50% of all the positions advertised during this period specified a NEBOSH Diploma, which is a degree equivalent degree. In these potions, where a NEBOSH Diploma was required, the advertised salary was up to £49,000. This is 16% above the £42,000 top end salary that was advertised when a Diploma was not specified. More employers are requiring a higher level of qualification from their applicants, it is thought that this is an attempt to reward those who have chosen to continue their professional development. 51% of vacancies advertised nationwide wanted a NEBOSH Certificate-level qualification, this is an increase from the 45% found last year and the 38% that were found in 2015. It is thought that the top industry qualification is NEBOSH and it is often specified when advertising jobs as the preferred qualification. It has also been found that the position is more likely to require a NEBOSH qualification if the hiring manager has followed the same qualification route and has had a positive experience. Construction and engineering are thought to be the dominant sectors in the Safety, Health and Environment positions, although they have experienced a fall from 39% to 35% of the job advertisements since last year.

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NEBOSH Leading Examination Board for Health and Safety and Environmental Management

NEBOSH is the leading examination board for health, safety, and environmental management.  The company is currently reaping the benefits of completing the ISO14001:2015 accreditation process. This new accreditation process has reduced the environmental impact of its Leicester headquarters. NEBOSH is the provider of health, safety and environmental qualifications that are recognised around the world. The NEBOSH Green Team were the leaders in the work to get the company to the right standard for the accreditation. The team led research to identify and implement the behavioural changes required to deliver a substantial environmental improvement. Although these behaviors were relatively simple things to change, the affect has led to a reduced gas usage of 13% at the NEBOSH head office and cut the amount of water used by the company. NEBOSH now also recycles 78% of its waste. Other ways of gaining the accreditation have been improving business practices so that they are carried out in a more sustainable way. Practices such as double sided printing has reduced paper use by 18%. Staff are also encouraged to take laptops in to meetings to further reduce paper usage. A key part of the ISO14001:2015 accreditation scheme is continuous improvement. Therefore, the NEBOSH has been set quarterly KPIs as targets for the employees to aim for. 2017s focuses will focus on reducing the company’s miles traveled and change NEBOSH’s attitude towards travel. Reducing the miles covered by the team includes holding webinars in order to reduce travel to meetings. The ISO14001:2015 accreditation expects organization to consider any and all environmental issues that could be relevant to their operations. These aspects of environmental sustainability can include air pollution, water, sewage and waste management. Other factors include soil contamination, mitigating climate change and adaptation and resource and efficiency. These requirements are above and beyond current and future statutory and regulatory requirements.

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