Unit IG2: Risk Assessment
Unit IG2: Risk Assessment
Declaration: by submitting this assessment (Parts 1 – 4) for marking I declare that it is entirely my own work. I understand that falsely
claiming that the work is my own is malpractice and can lead to NEBOSH imposing severe penalties (see the NEBOSH Malpractice Policy
for further information).
Part 1: Background
Include in here the organisation’s name* and location* and number of workers. You must then go on to give a description of the main
activities/products/services carried out. You must also describe the area to be risk assessed eg, whole site, and anything else that you consider
relevant (approximately 150 to 200 words):
My organization “ PALATHARA CONSTRUCTION” .This company is Established in 1975. This company located in changanacherry which is located in
kottayam district Kerala, India. The companies are engaged in civil and electrical work for the last 38 years and are one of the leading civil engineer contractors
in Kerala. This company is aimed to provide good construction.
There are 400 workers including the site manager, site engineer, safety manager, safety officer, supervisor, foreman, security staff and general
workers. This company is having multiple shift coverage starting from 8am to 6pm on week days and is closed at the weekend main activities in
the site are welding, concreting, steel work, tiling, etc..
This company usually uses modern equipment’s like excavators, dragline excavator, bulldozer, concrete mixer, tower cranes, mobile cranes,
dumper trucks, pile boring machine, pile driving machine. various work done by this company are temporary shed construction foundation digging,
footing or pillar base, house elevation, painting, mouldings and electric pipes setup inside roof. I selected the whole construction site which includes
site administration office, storage room, vehicle garage, loading and unloading area.
Safety manager is responsible for implementing the risk assessment and overall health and safety in the site
You must now give a brief outline on how you completed the risk assessment (approximately 200 words):
I referred ILO for extra information is for preparing this risk assessment. Even I used HSE website for detailed information’s. After referring all
these for information’s went to the construction site for direct observation and talked to the workers about the work, they too gave information’s
regarding hazards existing control measures and methods followed. https://www.hse.gov.uk.
* If you’re worried about confidentiality, you can invent a false name and location for your organisation but, all other information provided must be
factual.
Hazard category Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
and hazard and how? required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
Noise All workers visitors and Routine equipment inspection Modify the machinery 5 days Maintenance
public people in work and maintenance done by use operation replacing a head
Generating place especially noise check list compressed air rivet gun with
excessive noise exposure affected areas a screw fixing manufacturing
from construction Noise level measured duration noise reduced.
equipment Exposure of excessive of exposure. 2 month Site manager
(excavator noise can cause induce Substitute a less noisy
breaker) hearing loss Safety officer were instructing process
tinnitus, stress, the workers.
Cardiovascular effects. Site manager
Psychological effect Lower exposure action value Concrete eliminates or 2 day and
sound in commonly provided. significantly reduces the need Supervisor
linked with negative for grinding isolation separate
mental results such as a All workers where provided the machine from its
stress, sleep disturbance with instruction. surroundings and supporting
or aggressive behaviour structures
and regularly mentioned The employer should provide
as the cause of conflict health surveillance to workers Maintenance machinery often 2 month Maintenance
between workers. regularly exposed above the produces noise need of head
Safety officer
Remove people from the 5 days and Site
vicinity of noise work. manager
Vibration Workers who involved in The area was marked as Use hand held roller 5 days Safety officer
hand held compactor vibration compactor to reduce sources
Ground operation of vibration
compaction work This is caused by poorly Measure and control limit 1 month Safety officer
for proposed designs or poorly exposure action value. Eliminate the source
bicycle path with maintained platforms or completely remove vibration
use of hand machineries Provide should conduct a source, perhaps by
compactor vibration risk assessment. mechanising the use of tools. 2 months Safety officer
equipment Whole body vibration and finance
Hazardous The spores that may be Identification of the substance Provide employees affected 1 week Safety officer
Substances inhaled or enter the body and of the company. with sufficient information
through the skin harmed. The identification hazard of instruction and training
Constant usage In both eventualities an summarising the most
of thinner for infection and or allergic important features including Design and operate processes
Electricity All workers officers and Provide increased protection Inspect wiring of equipment 1 week Safety officer
others who are using the through the use an RCD before each use.
Using damaged electrical equipment and
electrical shock those people in the Avoid using in wet condition. Use safe work practices every
from electrical emergency rescue time electrical equipment is 1 week Safety officer
tools equipment during the emergence Select the suitable equipment. used.
situation. Regular inspections and Safety officer
This is caused due to the Insulated tools and equipment. checks to remove damaged 1 day
exposed damage cables. equipment.
All the workers where provided
If the current passes with instruction. Use apparatus and cables to 1 week Safety officer
through the chest or protect fuses and circuit
head there is an breakers from overloading.
increase chance of
Health welfare
and work All the workers, staffs, Emergency first aid team were Giving proper treatment 1 week Safety officer
environment officers, employees and generated.
everyone who comes in Supervision and giving proper 2 days Safety officer
Risk of delayed the construction pit. Workers were informed about instructions at intervals.
first aid treatment the emergency first aid team.
This can cause Purchasing first aid unit at 1 week Finance
occupational health Medical camps were organised close range and proper manager
illness and death to the at every one year drinking water facilities.
workers and even staffs.
Lack of sudden Assess and ensure the
first aid can even patient’s airway is cleared. 2 day Safety officer
lead to loss of
life. Give medical check-ups
Breathing is the periodically. 1 month Safety officer
main problem
which results in Take immediate actions. 1 day Safety officer
lung diseases
such as asthma Call of medical assistance in 1 day Safety officer
or emphysema. case of emergency.
Health welfare
and work
environmental Outdoor construction work
requirement scheduled in extreme hot Develop a practical heat
weather time not carryout work stress risk assessment to 1 month HSE manager
Health ambient All workers and visitors 11 am to 3 pm (extreme more efficiency and continual
temperature working under direct sun exposure) improvement
weather light in extreme weather
condition among condition may cause skin Implemented frequent break
the construction damage, dehydration system for workers to reduce
workers and heat stress (may hot weather related risk
lead to fatality), muscle
cramp, physical and Routine temperature
mental fatigue, tiredness monitoring to ensure that heat
exposure not exceeds the limit
emergency arrangements in
place for deal with foreseeable
heat stress related
Safe movement All workers on the site All operator/driver have valid Segregate pedestrian and 1 week Traffic
of people and and visitor vehicle and driving license and third party vehicle way. So it will reduce manager
vehicle in the equipment movement certificate. risk
work place can cause over turn, Site speed limit must be 1 week Traffic
collision with pedestrian Assistance of banks man clearly indicated by provision manager
Vehicle, or other vehicle due to available for all moving signage
equipment and over speed, poor equipment Vehicle movement should be 1 week HSE manager
people visibility etc. it may lead monitor and manage while
movement to severe injuries, Provide proper lighting place shift hand over time to prevent
between the fatalities and property collisions 1 week Traffic
work place and loss or damage Made designated parking area Implement pedestrian manager
parking area with mandatory rivers parking crossing point with signage
Purchase convex mirrors for 1 month Procurement
High visible vest worn by all good visibility of bended manager
workers access area to prevent
collision with vehicle
Conduct training to all workers 3 monthly HSE manager
regarding safe movement of
You must pick the three highest priority/most urgent actions and justify your choice. Your justification must include moral, legal and
financial arguments (500 to 700 words); consideration of likelihood and probable severity of injury, ill-health and/or harm (150 to 250 words);
description of how effective each action is likely to be in controlling the risk (250 to 350 words).
Our company has the moral duty to ensure the safety of all the workers. The main duties of workers is to do work and earn wages, so it is our
responsibility to make sure that all the workers are working healthily and protected. There are many major and minor injuries occurring in the
site. some injuries have the impact on lives of the workers and their families. long term injuries can also affect the mental health. We used to
hear that many workers being injured in the site due to lack of safety procedures, in this case our duty is to ensure a life guaranteed working
experience and wages.
Financial impacts could be broken down in to three categories. costs associated with:
Enforcement actions followed by the company provide advices, standard way of investigation and a very formal way to take enforcement
action upon a worker to comply with the laws and by accepting their role in offence.
There is also a special requirement that the organisation ”PALATHARA CONSTRUCTIONS” needs to meets the ILO standards, chemical
convention 1990(No:170) ILO chemical recommendation 1990 (No:177) ILO R177 chemical recommendation 1990(No:177). This is the way
to ensure the employer that power air respirator(from hazard category, hazard substances)and providing first aid(from hazard category,
health welfare and work environment) by following the ILO standards mentioned above. Further inspections should conduct in regular
intervals recommended by the agencies. If they fail to do all these agencies have the power to take further action, like worker compensation
claims etc.
The ILO C155 occupational safety and health convention 1982(No.155)ILO R164 occupational safety and health recommendation
1981(No:164)ISO 7010 international standards of safety sign says that employers to ensure that good quality protective cloths are used by
following the ILO standards mentioned above.
The organisation can also find civil claims from sick workers. Some of the claims may be made by a few when the employees leave from the
“PALATHARA CONSTRUCTION “job and civil claims for payable in addition to these legal fees will also be high. I also state that many of
these costs are not deductible by the insurance company.
Due to careless activities can also find civil claims from sick workers. Some of the claims may be made by a few years when the employees
leave from the “PALATHARA CONSTRUCTION” job and civil claims for payable in addition to these legal fees will also be high. I also state
that many of these costs are not deductible by the insurance company.
Due to careless activities they will have to face a big impact on the reputation which can result in loss of contracts.
The likelihood of injuries occurring from this hazard is high. Since the site is having 400 workers and since site doesn’t have
a good safety culture, the chance of getting injured is very high. There are various machineries and equipment that can lead
to minor cuts to serious injuries. Since the people I found in the site are young and less competent, the potential to cause
When the faulty wire or electrical equipment may not installed properly it can cause spark and leads to fire hazard. It may
catch fire to the near equipment’s or flammable injury which are kept in unsafe conditions and leads to high explosion. The
severity from the fire hazard causes wide range of causalities and whole work site. Some times of may leads to more number
death
As the company has the contract to finish the work within a particular time, it is undergoing on a tight scheduled work. The
amount of smoke inhaled by the workers is limitless. This can cause many serious effects to the lungs breathing problems. It
is not that easy to reduce the amount of smoke and dust ejected from the machineries and other working plants nearby. The
likelihood of injury occurring from this hazard is high. Since the number of workers works simultaneously it is hard to keep a
clean dust free environment. I found that people working in the site don’t use much air powered respirators, the chance of
inhaling dust, smoke even toxic gas is high.
The first aid is generally performed by someone with basic training. There are many situations which may require first aid; this can
include specific training or equipment to be available in the workspace. The provision of specialist first aid covers the employees. The
first aid unit and water facilities should be provided close to the activity area. So that in case of emergency, Workers or the injured
person can easily reach to the first aid unit. This can avoid the occurrence of occupational health lines and further serious cause.
Various injuries like bone fracture, burns, cardiac arrest, chocking, cramps, heart attacks are the common injuries which requires first
aid. I have given a timescale of one week to solve this so that the management has sufficient time to purchase and install the required
number of first aids and water facilities.
By purchasing good tasted and standard wires, the accidents caused by the spark from the wires should be certified and well quality
to resist the overload. Proper inspection should be done and the electrical wires. I recommended purchasing the good quality wires
the timescale for purchasing I the finance manager is the correct person to implement it.
You must now give a review date for your risk assessment and say why you have chosen this date (10 to 50 words).
The organisation risk assessment review policy is maximum one year if not trigger any other circumstance. Therefore I set one year time
period to review the risk assessment, because one year is enough to understand effectiveness of action that taken as per the risk
assessment. So I put the review is 05 December 2021
You must now indicate how the risk assessment findings will be communicated (including who needs to know the information) (100 to 150
words).
I will submit a copy of my risk assessment to the senior most manager of the organisation and discuss the new control measures to be
implement. Then I will forward a copy of my risk assessment to the site manager and finance manager via an e-mail. After this I will meet up
You must now indicate how you will follow-up on the risk assessment to check that the actions have been carried out (100 to 150 words).
For the better implementation of the given control measures. I will set up a daily reminder for a month. I will interact with the responsible
persons for each of the action to be taken. If there is delay, I will contact the senior manager and suggest a better implementation on time. If
the given control measures are not accessible to the work, I will speak to the Finance Director for provide some additional resources available
for the action. Action that more than six months late to complete will be referred to then Managing Director through the Finance Manager. I
will also check the company every month to fine the effectiveness of the given control measures.