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).

Important note: You must refer to the document ‘Unit IG2: risk assessment – Guidance and information for learners and Learning Partners’ while
completing all parts of this assessment. Your Learning Partner should provide you with a copy, but it can also be downloaded from the relevant
resources section for this qualification on the NEBOSH website.

Part 1: Background

You should aim to complete this section in 150 - 200 words.

Topic Comments
Name of organisation* Domopan
Site location* Doha, Qatar
Number of workers 500
General description of the organisation
Description of the area to be included in the
risk assessment
Any other relevant information
* 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.

You should aim to complete this section in 100 - 200 words.

Note: this section can be completed after you have competed your risk assessment.
Outline how the risk assessment was
carried out this should include:
 sources of information consulted;
 who you spoke to; and
 how you identified:
- the hazards;
- what is already being done; and
- any additional controls/actions

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 Part 2: Risk Assessment

Organisation name: Domopan, Qatar

Date of assessment: 04/07/2021
Scope of risk assessment: Civil construction

Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
1. movement All workers, visitors, speed limit signage is posted 1. provide separate pathway 1 week Construction
of people and supervisors, managers on the site with a speed limit for vehicles and pedestrians manager
vehicle in etc. 10 km/hr in the workplace
workplace
movement of Due to lack of all drivers having competent
2. install speed breakers near
people and segregation between certificate 2 weeks Site engineer
vehicle in pedestrians and vehicle
to the entrance of the site
workplace path there is a chance of
`rszz collision between vehicle 3. provide training to all 1 week HSE officer
and vehicle each other if employees regarding
There is no collision between moving workplace vehicle accidents
separate vehicle and people will
walkway for lead to sudden death of 4. install proper signages 1 week Site supervisor
pedestrians person or end up in regarding site traffic rules
and vehicle in severe injuries, if the
the workplace collision between vehicle 5. implement proper Construction
each other will lead to 1 month manager
maintenance of traffic
damage of the vehicle
and also death or major
routes in workplace
injuries to driver, who is Site engineer
in the vehicle 6. install blind spot mirror 2 weeks
Site engineer
7. install automatic boom 2 weeks
barrier at the entrance

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
2. manual Workers doing manual Mandatory PPE provided to 1. Purchase and provide pallet 2 weeks HSE officer
handling handlinghandling, helpers workers trolly to shift the material
from store to work
Workers are The workers doing locationsuspend the work
manually shifting of heavy load
and inform the workers to
transferring from store to work 1 month Construction
the heavy load location, due to the load
do collective lifting manager/store
(construction is above allowable manager
2. Purchase and provide pallet
material) from individual capacity and
trolly for material shifting
store to improper manual 1 week Site supervisor
activity
workplace handling technique or
bad posture will lead to HSE officer
3. Provide adequate break hours
musculoskeletal 1 week
to workers by job rotation
disorders like pain in arm,
back, joints, legs, strain in
4. Provide proper training
muscles, sprain injuries, Site supervisor
regarding safe manual
hernia etc. due to above 1 day
handling techniques to
issue there is a chance of Health nurse
workers
loss of ability to do the
work back pain 6 months
5. Continuous monitoring manual
Site supervisor
handling activities
1 day
6. Health surveillance of workers
who involved in the activity

7. Conduct daily toolbox talk

3.Noise Jack hammer operators,
helpers All woand who
Workers are rkersare near to high
doing noise area , visitors,
before starting the work
Jack hammer operation risk 1. Conduct regular monitoring of Every hour HSE officer
assessment was done but not the sound and record the
implemented readings

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
demolition of Ear muff provided to workers 2. Provide adequate break hours 1 day Site supervisor
excessive The generating noise is but not worn properly or implement job rotation to
concrete by more than 85 dB reduce noise exposure
using jack (allowable exposure limit Mandatory PPE provided Health nurse
hammer for 8 hours) then the 3. Health surveillance of exposed 3 months
generate high exposed workers may employees
noise face noise induced Maintenance
hearing loss, tinnitus, 4. Periodic maintenance of all the 6 months engineer
pain in ear, stress, power tools in order to avoid
problems in sleep, heart noise because of the wear and
issues etc. tear
HSE officer
5. Provide training to employees 1 week
regarding the proper use of
ear muff
HSE officer
6. Ensure the correct use of ear 1 day
muff by employees

4.Violance at Fellow workers, carpenter Violence reporting procedure 1. Implement zero tolerance 1 week Project
work and those who witnessing available at site policy manager
the incident
Found a 2. Implement the procedure to
carpenter who Due to action by avoid violence at work 2 weeks Site engineer
is verbally carpenter, there is a
abusing and chance of getting injury to 3. Take immediate disciplinary
pushing both of them as well as action to avoid reoccurrence 2 weeks Site engineer
physically on who are witnessing the
of his fellow incident because of the 4. Provide proper training to all
worker and dangerous use of hand employees regarding how to 2 weeks HSE officer
also use the tool it may end up in avoid workplace violence and
hand tool severe injury or even regarding the zero-tolerance

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
dangerously death, also this type of policy
violence may increase HSE officer/site
stress among workers 5. Strict monitoring of employees 1 day supervisor
by supervisor and HSE officer
1 month
6. Introduce flexibility in job to
reduce the stress among
workers that lead to violence
5.work at Masons, helpers, other Mandatory PPE provided 1. Suspend the activity and Immediately HSE officer
height workers working on remove workers from
scaffold and workers are Safety harness provided and scaffolding
Masons are working near the scaffold worn but not hook properly
doing 2. Re Install scaffolding by a 2 weeks Scaffolding
plastering There is a chance of competent person and remove supervisor/store
work on a red collapse of the all damaged or corroded parts in charge
tagged scaffolding because of
scaffold, the the damage in the 3. Provide proper training 1 week HSE officer
standard of standard of the scaffold regarding work at height jobs
the scaffold and which result in and use of safety harness
was damaged severe injuries of above-
and corroded mentioned workers or it 4. Continuous monitoring of the 1 week HSE officer
may end up in multiple activity by a competent
fatalities supervisor

5. Ensure use of PPE 1 day HSE officer

6. Safe system of work should be 2 weeks Site engineer

implemented

7. Install proper signages 3 days Site supervisor

regarding work at height

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
1 week Scaffolding
8. Implement regular inspection supervisor
of scaffolding
6. Hazardous The workers doing cutting
substance job, helpers, nearby
workers and visitors.
Silica dust was
generating If proper RPE is not worn
during the and the silica dust enters
concrete through the inhalation
cutting and if the size is less than
process 4 microns it will deposited
In the lungs alveoli and
create scar tissue inside
the lungs and attack
defensive mechanism of
the lungs and may end
up in respiratory diseases
like silicosis, lung cancer,
shortness of breath

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)

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Part 3: Prioritise 3 actions with justification for the selection
Suggested word counts
Moral, general legal and financial arguments for all actions: 300 to 350 words
For EACH action:
Specific legal arguments: 100 to 150 words
Likelihood AND severity: 75 to 150 words
How effective the action is likely to be in controlling the risk: 100 to 150 words

Moral, general legal and financial arguments for ALL actions

Moral, general legal and financial

arguments

Justification for action 1

Action Provide separate pathway for pedestrians and vehicle in the work place (Hazard category:
movement of people and vehicle in workplace)

Specific legal arguments

Consideration of likelihood AND severity

How effective the action is likely to be in
controlling the risk. This should include:
 the intended impact of the action;
 justification for the timescale that you
indicated in your risk assessment;
and
 whether you think the action will fully
control the risk.

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Justification for action 2

Action

Specific legal arguments

Consideration of likelihood AND severity

How effective the action is likely to be in
controlling the risk. This should include:
 the intended impact of the action;
 justification for the timescale that you
indicated in your risk assessment;
and
 whether you think the action will fully
control the risk.

Justification for action 3

Action

Specific legal arguments

Consideration of likelihood AND severity

How effective the action is likely to be in
controlling the risk. This should include:
 the intended impact of the action;
 justification for the timescale that you

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 indicated in your risk assessment;
and
 whether you think the action will fully
control the risk.

Part 4: Review, communicate and check

Suggested word counts for each section:
 Planned review date or period and reasoning for this: 50 - 100 words
 How the risk assessment findings will be communicated and who needs to know the information: 100 - 150 words
 Follow up on the risk assessment: 100 - 150 words.

Planned review date/period with

reasoning
How the risk assessment findings will be
communicated AND who you need to tell
How you will follow up on the risk
assessment to check that the actions
have been carried out

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