OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
Awarded by OTHM Qualifications, UK • Regulated by Ofqual & Qualifications Wales
OTHM Level 6 • Occupational Health & Safety
Grad IOSH Pathway*
Evening Online (8–11 PM IST)
Fast-Track Option
About the Qualification
The OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety is equivalent to the final year of a UK bachelor’s degree. It builds advanced competence to manage risk, ensure compliance and strengthen safety culture—ideal for HSE officers, managers and consultants across India, the Gulf and worldwide.
*Grad IOSH eligibility subject to IOSH criteria and current recognitions.
What You’ll Achieve
🎯 Job-Ready Capabilities
- Design & implement integrated H&S frameworks
- Lead risk, incident & emergency management
- Drive measurable safety performance
⚖️ Compliance Mastery
- Interpret national & international legislation
- Align with ISO 45001 / HSG65
- Embed audit & continual improvement
🧑💼 Leadership & Culture
- Promote a positive safety culture
- Influence stakeholders & boards
- Strengthen ethics, CPD & professionalism
Entry Requirements
Academic / Experience
- Level 3+ H&S qualification (NEBOSH/IOSH/NCRQ/BSC), or
- Min. 2 years relevant HSE experience (age 21+)
- Minimum age: 18
Language
- English proficiency sufficient for assignment-based assessment
Course Structure (7 Mandatory Units • 120 Credits • 480 GLH)
Unit List
- H&S Management Principles and Policy
- H&S Management Practice
- Risk and Incident Management
- Promoting a Positive H&S Culture
- Maintaining a Safe Workplace Environment
- H&S Law, Regulation and Influence
- Development of the H&S Practitioner
Assessment
- Coursework / Assignments only (no written exams)
- One written assignment per unit (total 7)
- Workplace-relevant, application-focused tasks
Why choose the OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety?
This Ofqual-regulated Level 6 qualification develops senior-level competence in risk control, law and leadership. At NISHE, an OTHM approved centre, you’ll study via flexible evening online classes with recordings. Assessment is 100% assignment-based across seven mandatory units, so you can apply learning to your workplace and progress towards Graduate Membership (Grad IOSH) and the CMIOSH pathway.
What you will learn
Health & safety management systems, culture and leadership
Risk and incident management, audits and performance review
Law, regulation and international frameworks
Practitioner development, ethics and CPD planning
Who should enroll
HSE Officers/Engineers, Supervisors, Managers and consultants seeking a globally recognised Level 6 qualification with strong career mobility across India, the Gulf and worldwide.
What makes this OTHM Level 6 Diploma stand out?
This OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety is for professionals aiming for senior responsibility in compliance, risk control, and culture. It is Ofqual-regulated and globally recognised, so your qualification travels with you.
Delivered by NISHE (OTHM approved centre), the programme runs in convenient evening batches with recordings. Learning is 100% assignment-based, letting you apply concepts directly at work and progress without exam pressure.
You will cover law and regulation, audits and performance review, risk and incident management, and leadership for positive safety culture. Graduates are eligible for Grad IOSH and can move towards CMIOSH via IPD, with academic routes to relevant Master’s programmes.
Flexible delivery & support
Study online from anywhere in India or the Gulf. Typical duration is 6–12 months with a fast-track option for motivated learners. NISHE provides templates, guided feedback, and simple installment plans to keep learning affordable.
Fees & Installments (NISHE)
Total Fee
Inclusive of tuition, exam, GST & study materials. No hidden charges.
Installment Plan
| At Registration | ₹ 15,300 |
|---|---|
| When Training Starts | ₹ 35,000 |
| Before Exam Registration | ₹ 50,000 |
Progression Opportunities
- Apply for Grad IOSH → route to CMIOSH via IPD*
- Progress to Master’s programmes (MBA/MSc/MA) subject to university policy
- Roles: HSE Manager/Director, Risk & Compliance Manager, HSE Consultant/Auditor, Corporate Safety Advisor
*Check IOSH for current recognition and requirements.
Contact & Delivery Regions
National Institute of Safety Health and Environment (NISHE)
📍 New Delhi | Lucknow | Patna | Kolkata | Dubai
📞 +91 83684 23452 | 📧 info@nishe.in
🌐 www.nishe.in
PAN India • Gulf countries • Global (online)
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Course Features
- Lectures 29
- Quiz 0
- Duration 24 weeks
- Skill level Expert
- Language English
- Students 122
- Certificate No
- Assessments Yes
- 7 Sections
- 29 Lessons
- 24 Weeks
- HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND POLICYThe aim of this unit is to provide learners with an understanding of the key principles of health and safety policy, the internal, external and change factors that influence practice, and how these are operationalised in an organisation’s health and safety systems. Learners will also develop the knowledge and skills to undertake a critical review of an organisations health and safety policy.5
- 1.1Understand the principles of health and safety management and its organisational systems.
- 1.2Understand the principles of health and safety policy.
- 1.3Be able to conduct a critical review of a health and safety policy in an organisation.
- 1.4Be able to assess internal and external factors that influence health and safety practices.
- 1.5HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND POLICY26 Weeks
- HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT PRACTICEThe aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills to translate organisational policy into an effective occupational health and safety management operation, including the planning, organising, controlling, reviewing and auditing of health and safety management performance and operations, the application of corporate social responsibility and ethical codes of conduct on management, and the critical factors in managing the occupational health and well-being of workers.7
- 2.1Understand the process of planning and organising occupational health and safety practices in the workplace.
- 2.2Understand the process of leading and controlling health and safety practices in the workplace.
- 2.3Understand the process of reviewing the performance of health and safety practices in the workplace.
- 2.4Understand the process of monitoring and auditing health and safety practices in the workplace.
- 2.5Understand corporate social responsibilities and ethical codes of conduct and their impact on health and safety management.
- 2.6Understand the critical factors in the management of occupational health and well-being in the workplace.
- 2.7HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT PRACTICE26 Weeks
- RISK AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENTThis aim of this unit is to enable learners to identify, address and manage risk and incidents in relation to their roles as health and safety practitioners, including understanding strategies to assess and evaluate risk, strategies and techniques to control risk, cause of loss events and analysis of loss data, and managing incidents.5
- 3.1Understand the processes and strategies for identifying hazards and evaluating risk levels when carrying out risk assessments in an organisation.
- 3.2Understand the strategies and techniques of risk control.
- 3.3Understand the models of loss causation, analysis of loss data and the importance of incident investigation.
- 3.4Understand processes and strategies to manage health and safety incidents in an organisation.
- 3.5RISK AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT26 Weeks
- PROMOTING A POSITIVE HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTUREThe aim of this unit is to provide learners with an understanding of a range of factors that influence health and safety behaviours, performance and culture in the workplace, including the impact of human and organisational factors, leadership styles, organisational structure and consultation arrangements. Learners will develop the skills to evaluate the health and safety culture and performance within an organisation, and to develop a coherent strategy to improve these.5
- 4.1Understand key organisational factors that influence the health and safety culture in the workplace.
- 4.2Understand key human factors that influence health and safety performance and behaviour in the workplace.
- 4.3Understand the impact of leadership, structure and consultation on the health and safety culture of an organisation.
- 4.4Be able to develop a strategy to improve the health and safety culture of an organisation.
- 4.5PROMOTING A POSITIVE HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE26 Weeks
- MAINTAINING A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENTThe aim of this unit is to provide learners with the critical technical knowledge that underpins the maintenance of safe working environments. This covers a wide range of aspects of the work environment and factors that must be considered by health and safety managers and those responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the workforce. This unit takes the learner on a journey through the immediate work environment, risk analysis and control for a range of workplace contexts that may be encountered, fire safety and protection against explosion, management of hazardous substances and materials, and management of workplace equipment and machinery. This unit intends to build upon the learners previous grounding in occupational health and safety, and covers the technical knowledge required by a learner/practitioner who wishes to develop in a range of managerial roles.6
- 5.1Understand the range of factors to consider to maintain a safe work environment.
- 5.2Understand the hazards, risks and controls applicable to a range of workplace contexts.
- 5.3Understand the maintenance of fire safety and protection against explosion.
- 5.4Understand safe storage, handling and management of hazardous substances, including biological agents.
- 5.5Understand safe management of work equipment and machinery
- 5.6MAINTAINING A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT26 Days
- HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW, REGULATION, AND INFLUENCEThe aim of this unit is to is to give learners an understanding of international frameworks for health and safety legislation and regulation, how these frameworks are set, and the subsequent obligations on organisations to comply. The learner will explore the role played by industry, professional bodies and media communities to influence the promotion of positive health and safety outcomes locally, nationally and globally.4
- 6.1Understand international frameworks for legislation, regulation and enforcement
- 6.2Understand statutory and regulatory obligations for maintaining health and safety in an organisation.
- 6.3Understand the industry and community roles in influencing and promoting
- 6.4HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW, REGULATION, AND INFLUENCE26 Weeks
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTITIONERThe aim of this unit is to provide learners with a deep understanding of the roles and responsibilities of health and safety practitioners, the challenges and conflicts facing them, how they support safe working environments, and the skills required to meet these challenges. Learners will develop the skills to assess organisational competence and skills requirements, recommending training and/or recruitment strategies to meet these. Learners will also enhance their own personal and professional development with particular reference to utilizing a reflective learning approach.4
- 7.1Understand roles and responsibilities of health and safety practitioners.
- 7.2Be able to assess organisational competence and skills requirements for health and safety practitioners.
- 7.3Be able to produce a personal and professional development plan in own area of responsibility as a health and safety practitioner.
- 7.4DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTITIONER26 Weeks
