NEBOSH IGC Lecture Series – IG1 Introduction: Your Gateway to Health and Safety Mastery

NEBOSH IGC Lecture Series – IG1 Introduction: Your Gateway to Health and Safety Mastery

Welcome to the NEBOSH IGC Lecture Series – a beginner-friendly guide to mastering workplace health and safety. Whether you’re a safety officer, supervisor, or someone new to the field, this course will help you build a solid foundation in occupational safety.


📘 What Is IG1?

IG1 stands for “Management of Health and Safety” – the first of two units in the NEBOSH International General Certificate. This module teaches you how to manage health and safety in any work environment. From legal responsibilities to incident investigations, it covers the core principles that every safety-conscious professional must know.


📚 Table of Contents – IG1 Lecture Series

  1. Why Health and Safety is Important
  2. Roles and Responsibilities of Employers and Workers
  3. Health and Safety Management System – Overview
  4. Health and Safety Policy – What & Why
  5. Organising – Responsibilities, Structure, and Culture
  6. Planning – Risk Assessment & Safe Systems of Work
  7. Measuring Performance – Active & Reactive Monitoring
  8. Audit & Review – Continuous Improvement in Safety
  9. Risk Assessment Principles – The 5 Steps
  10. Hierarchy of Risk Control – Eliminating Hazards
  11. Types of Workplace Hazards – People, Equipment, Environment
  12. Controlling Risks – Practical Applications
  13. Incident Investigation – Root Causes and Methods
  14. Reporting & Recording Incidents
  15. Learning from Incidents – Legal and Operational Impact

Each of these topics will be published as a daily blog post with examples, images, and summaries.


🎯 Learning Goals for IG1

Throughout this module, you will learn:

  • The importance of health and safety for individuals and businesses
  • The key duties of employers, workers, and authorities
  • How to structure and manage a health and safety system
  • How to perform and apply a risk assessment
  • How to investigate, report, and learn from workplace incidents

🛠️ How This Series Works

This course is designed for absolute beginners. Here’s what to expect:

  • One lecture per day for easy and steady progress
  • Plain English content without technical jargon
  • Visual aids and infographics where helpful
  • Free access – no cost, no login required

📅 Coming Up Tomorrow

In our next lecture, we begin with:

“Why Health and Safety Is Important in the Workplace”

We will explore how safety affects people, productivity, costs, and reputation.

Illustration Suggestion: Use a simple infographic showing the benefits of health and safety (e.g., fewer injuries, reduced costs, better morale). You can generate this via AI or free platforms like Canva or use stock vector from Freepik.


🔔 Final Note

Bookmark this site or subscribe for daily updates as we build your NEBOSH IGC learning journey step by step. By the end of this series, you’ll have a strong grasp of the IG1 module – ready to pass your exam or apply it at your workplace.

Your journey to becoming a safety professional starts now!