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Which is the best Qualification for Health and Safety Officer?

Posted by Nakul Pratap on March 22, 2019 at 7:11am

What qualifications are available?

If you are seeking work in health and safety you should consider the kind of job you might want to take instead of simply taking up a qualification. Usually for a health and safety expert who is simply beginning their profession to take IOSH course. They may go to the IOSH Managing Safely. The NEBOSH International General Certificate is considered as a higher qualification than the above mentioned course. The IGC is an essential requirement for a full-time health and safety work.  

The characteristics those are required for a health and safety work?

Managers search for characteristics that totally fit with the specific organization and that you understand their qualities. Along with this, you have to show, that you are much eager and can adapt to various difficulties.  

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What NEBOSH jobs are available?

Health & Safety Advisor

A Health and Safety Advisor's everyday job will be  for the most part involve recommending and analyzing  the organization's health and safety plan and adjusting that to current law and order .

 You should ensure that the team you are meeting their own obligations. Also, that they are following the organization's health and safety rules. You are required to be in direct research on how the organization functions and audit organization policies. You should ensure they are right and are being preceded.  Along with this you will be required to liaise with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in regards to any statutory notices.

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NEBOSH expects you to have some type of approved qualification. Normally either NEBOSH International General Certificate or NEBOSH International Diploma. Also you should have some involvement in practicing health and safety skills and knowledge of H&S best practice and how to provide solution for issues.

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Health & Safety Officer

It is must that you have involvement in Health and Safety Law Regulations, Health and Safety Management and Safe Systems of Work. Consequently you should hold the base qualification of the NEBOSH International General Certificate. Along with having solid communication skills and have the ways to work productively, as a group.

There might be different names for the job profession, but they all hold the same job and all require a NEBOSH qualification

  • Health and Safety Auditor.
  • Health, Safety and CDM Advisor.
  • Senior Safety Advisor.
  • Health and Safety Coordinator.
  • Health and Safety Executive.
  • Environment, Health and Safety Manager.
  • Health and Safety Manager.

The Benefits of NEBOSH courses

Here are a few reasons why the NEBOSH International Certificate is a profitable qualification to hold. Read more here.

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5 Innovative Ways to Reduce Traffic Congestion in Indian Cities

Posted by AMIT GANGULY on September 26, 2012 at 6:38am
On a 12 hr average working hours a day most of us spend approximately 3hours or more in traffic in most of the tier 1 cities in India. Our local governments are trying to address this issue broadly,however the results are remarkably in Vain. Sunita Narain, director general of CSE India has rightly pointed out several factors in her latest blog 'Temporary Solution,Permanent Jam'. Factors that temporary solve the issue,leaving room for permanent failure define the characteristic of most of the measures that Government is engaging now.
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A Comparative Case Study(2012)
According to a News Published in DNA paper couple of months back,the city of Pune has now more than 23 lakh vehicles as compared to Mumbai which has 21 lakh vehicles.Interestingly Mumbai has a population of around 1.25 Crores while Pune has just over 55lakh. More so, while Mumbai has around 5000 Buses along with the network of Local trains,Pune has just around 1500 Buses for the whole population.According to Pune regional transport office, nearly 775 New vehicles are added each day,adding to the traffic woes in Pune. General Public state Poor Public transport as the Main reason because of which people are forced to use Private vehicles.
 
A CLASSIC Deadlock Isn't it !!
 
Possible Solutions
Well !! Most of the points made below are long term Solutions and Corrective actions that Local action bodies,Public-Private partners and Government should implement. 
 
1. CAP the Number of Vehicles Added every year
A Harsh method but a MUST method. The ever increasing number of Vehicles added per year should be capped at a manageable level. More so,Easy LOANS available for vehicles must be regularised,meaning higher Interest rates must be charged to Individuals who purchase subsequent vehicles after one. Local Governing bodies can provide incentives to Public and Private Banks to account for such action. Message is clear here,unnecessary increase in Vehicular population MUST be Deterred.
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2.Incentives for Using Public Transport
Increasing the existing capacity of Public transport is not much helpful. However, the existing facilities must be improved such as increasing the number of Green Buses,Better connectivity within city through Trams and Rails and so on. Tax reduction schemes by Employers and Local Governing bodies must be promoted for individuals using Public Transport on regular basis. No CAR or Personal Vehicle days must be organized in Cities in order to Promote Public Transport too.
 
3. Build Self Sufficient Housing Societies 
Aim is to curb Short Distance Travels within the city. New Housing societies Must have ATM or E Banking outlets, Recognized and Registered Kindergarten for young toddlers,Shopping and Marketing facilities and so on. Also, work from Home culture  and increased usage of IT facilities for Daily requirements must be promoted. More so, various Public and Privatecompanies can Tie Up with Infrastructure Building companies for creating such Self sufficient Housing Societies or Estates within the vicinity. 
 
4. Promote Congestion Pricing 
The whole point is do deter People from using the City Centre  during the peak hours. Inspired by the success of London Congestion Charge this method helps in evenly distributing traffic and regulating the flow of vehicles in the city centre. Real Time Congestion Monitoring Devices and Systems have to be used. A recent report on Stockholm traffic monitoring states approximately 18% reduction of traffic during the rush hours at the city centre.
 
5. Build Self Sufficient 'Sub Cities' within Cities
Pune Chinchwad Municipality in tie up with JnNURM has in part implemented this methodology. The Pune Chinchwad area is now a Sub City, a self sufficient one, within the City of Pune. People staying in this area do not have to travel to the city centre of Pune Municipality on a daily basis. Such an initiative has become successful because of explicit Political Will and Innovative Public Private partnership. My post on 21st Century Urban City Planning  explicitly states the types and design of New age Super cities. Urban planners now have to consider the city demographics to make such Self Sufficient Sub Cities.
 
As responsible citizens we have to rise also above the typical Indian Society pressure of 'Creating' a Status Symbol and Owing more and more things.Deliberate Consumerism is not going to Boom the general Economy but is going to Bane the Ecology too. Also, we have to Advocate our next generation about the importance of Environment and Sustainability,thereby promoting the usage of Environmentally friendly transportation.
 
We have to remember that Simple Living = Sustainable Living = Healthy Earth.
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Inventorisation of Environmental Features in Greater Mumbai

Posted by shriya bhatia on March 14, 2012 at 1:33pm
Inventorisation of Environmental Features in Greater Mumbai

By MMR-Environment Improvement Society

Consultants: HCPDPM, Ahmedabad and Adarkar Associates, Mumbai

Project Brief:

The project is aimed at creating a database of envrionmental features along with a condition assessment of each of the features towards prioritising sites, preparation of action plan so as to direct efforts of concerned agencies towards protection and improvement of these features and inform planning processes.

The project scope includes;

  • Preparation of an inventory of environmental features (water courses, open spaces & water bodies, coastline features and large urban green areas) in Greater Mumbai. 
  • Undertaking a condition assessment of each of these features. 
  • Developing an action plan (identification of project, programmes and priorities) for improving these features.

The project is divided into five tasks as follows:

  1. Inventorisation of Water Courses of Rivers and Natural Drains (Completed)
  2. Inventorisation of Open Spaces and Water Bodies in the Island City (Ongoing)
  3. Inventorisation of Open Spaces & Water Bodies in the Western Suburbs (Ongoing)
  4. Inventorisation of Open Spaces & Water Bodies in the Eastern Suburbs (Ongoing)
  5. Inventorisation of Large Urban Greens and Coastline Features (Completed)
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