Is it for me?


Managers, supervisors, safety representatives and newly appointed HSE advisors who require specialist skills and knowledge to fulfil their health and safety responsibilities and who are involved in the Oil and Gas industry.

What will I learn?

Key topics include:

  • Hazards inherent in the extraction, storage and processing of raw materials and products
  • Hydrocarbon process safety 
  • Fire protection and emergency response
  • Logistics and transport operations

What will I leave with?


To provide a sound breadth of underpinning knowledge and skills to manage oil and gas operational risks effectively both onshore and offshore.

What else should I know?

NEBOSH does not set specific formal entry requirements for this qualification. However, it should be noted that the achievement of the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (IGC) or equivalent prior to undertaking the International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety course is highly recommended. This qualification is designed as a specialist sector-specific supplement to the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (IGC) rather than to replace knowledge and understanding of general health and safety gained as part of the IGC.

There are no entry requirements for this course, though the standard of English required by students must be such that they can both understand and express the concepts contained in the syllabus.

NEBOSH recommends that candidates undertaking this qualification should reach a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.0 or higher in IELTS tests in order to be accepted onto an International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety programme.

For further information please consult the IELTS website

A chart mapping IELTS and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-Based Test (IBT) scores to the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR) can be found on the British Council website

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