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* Shobha Limited
Site location* Bangalore,India
Number of workers 100
My company, Shobha Limited, is primarily centred in Kerala and was founded on September 20, 1996, by
PNC Menon. The backward integration methodology is not only SOBHA's main competitive advantage, but
also its primary point of differentiation. With this type of vertical integration, the business is assuredly
equipped with all the necessary internal resources and vital talents to deliver a project from conception to
execution..
Shobha Builders mostly builds hotels and spas in popular tourist areas in India. The complete construction
site in Kochi, which has roughly 90 workers, 2 site engineers, 2 supervisors, 2 safety officers, 1 HSE
General description of the organisation Manager, and 3 security guards, is the exact area I chose for the risk assessment.
The location features a tiny office where the records of accidents,induction records, tool maintenance,
company policies, and other things are kept. In the storage yard are scaffoldings, tools, equipment, gas
cylinders (acetylene), and other supplies. For quick and efficient building operations, the site contains on-
site fabrication units. The business only has one shift, which runs from 9 am to 6 pm. Sundays are off.
This construction site makes use of a variety of tools and machinery, including excavators, boom trucks,
drilling and hammering equipment, acetylene gas cutting equipment, angle grinders, and welding
machines.
Description of the area to be included in the
The specific area I choose for the risk assessment is the entire construction site which consist of 6th Floor
risk assessment

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 Any other relevant information The Safety Manager is responsible for health and safety at work site.
* 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 I analysed the health and safety rules and regulations of the company. This includes a few national
out this should include: legislation as well. I then started by directing people to a few health and safety websites to learn more
 sources of information consulted; about control methods, policies, labour laws, and health and safety standards. Such as: the websites of
 who you spoke to; and HSE
 how you identified: https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/
- the hazards; And the ILO regulations for construction safety, like ILO C167 - Safety and Health in Construction
- what is already being done; and Convention, 1988 (No. 167) and ILO R175 - Safety and Health in Construction Recommendation, 1988 (No.
- any additional controls/actions that 175) .The HSE website had lost of resources, for example Managing health and safety in construction
may be required. https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l153.htmas a useful resource.
Then I went to the site and used visual inspection to examine the various activities from different parts
and to make note of some of them. I looked at the company's policy and found enough details on their
safety culture. I have also reviewed their prior accident, incident, and near-miss data.

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