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Posted By Andy Lamb
I sat the Biological Safety Officer Course (passed with Merit) at The university of Sussex last summer, and would be obliged if someone could answer a few questions about it:
(1) When I finish my PhD in December, I hope to go into Biological Health and Safety, do I have to have the Nebosh certificate as well as the BSO? Is the BSO itself enough to get a Biological Health and safety position?
(2) What is the legal standing of the BSO qualification?
(3) Does anyone know of any websites (apart from this one obviously!) where I could look for jobs in this field or is it a case of looking at the New Scientist as I do at present?
Thanks in advance, I am putting off applying until I find out the background info above!!
Andy
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Posted By Clarke Kent the 2nd
No you do not need a damn NEBOSH General Certificate, i really don't understand why so many people think it is the be all and end all.
It is the VERY Basics of health and safety, which i should imagine your PhD has gone well beyond, hence you definitely do not need the very basic NEBOSH GC.
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Posted By AHS
I disagree I think its the best NEBOSH qualification and will enhance any career connected to Safety.
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Posted By Pad Andy why don't you ask the relevant department at the University you're doing the PhD (best of luck with that by the way) or ring up the people who ran your course last Summer. They should also be able to give you guidance on the value of the NEBOSH Cert. To be honest I'd be surprised if your course didn't cover the bulk of the cert relevant to your chosen career. Websites - use Google regularly as things like this appear and again ask the people who ran the course - I guess they might want to change employers at some time. http://secure.theenginee...gical+Safety+Officer.htmLegal standing of BSO - I think the question is are you competent. In short you should already have access to specialists with the knowledge to help you in you career. Good Luck. Regards Pad
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Posted By Nick Higginson
NEBOSH Certificate is not intended for Health & Safety Practitioners. It is intended for Managers/Supervisors (although many people use it as a first step in Health & Safety).
It is an excellent and detailed course, equivalent to NVQ Level 3.
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Posted By Diane Thomason Andy, First, employers who employ BSOs don't seem to be consistent about this. Some ask for a H&S qualification as well as biosafety experience, some don't. Some may ask for the NEBOSH Cert or equivalent, some may want the Diploma or equivalent and Chartered membership of IOSH. A lot will depend on how relevant your work experience, first degree and PhD are. I think in the future, organisations are more likely to want their BSOs to be qualified in H&S as well as having biosafety experience. I'm pretty certain that the BSO's course doesn't have "legal" standing as such. I assume it's the 2-day MRC course you did at Sussex? A number of people in the biosafety field are looking at accreditation of an "official" biosafety course, in the context of defining "competence" for BSOs. However this is still under consideration. Jobs - as well as the New Scientist try the safety and health Practitioner, www.jobs.ac.uk, agency websites and the local papers. Good luck Diane (I'm a BSO and do general safety stuff as well.)
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Posted By Andrew Meiklejohn
NEBOSH Cert does what it says - gives you a general background... The value of it depends on the person taking it. Someone with a good level of education will benefit far more than someone with a couple of O-grades.
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