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 FMS constructors PVT. LTD.
Site location* Kannur, kerala, India.
Number of workers 320 workers including construction manager, supervisors, HSE managers, and foreman.
FMS construction is a private sector which takes contracts over the projects of constructing
buildings, apartments, etc. They are perquisite in the construction sector around the nation with
their quality of assurance .They had contributed in constructing most major buildings at all
metropolitan cities in India like Kochi , Mumbai , Kolkata and so on.
I had made my risk assessment in an apartment site which they had been on it for last 2 years. It
General description of the organisation comprise with 38 floors and 30 apartments in it. It is of 1.3 lack square feet in total. The works are
done with high supervision and safety leaded by 5 chief officers (with various task), 3 managers, 5
supervisors 8 safety based officers with day and night shift. There had been 8 hours work in both
shifts. This workplace is full of machineries, equipments, tools and vehicle. Some of them are
circular saw, multipurpose concrete mixing machine, mobile cranes, dumper trucks, excavators,
tower cranes, FLTs, bob cats etc.
As this is a construction site I had to comprise the whole sector as risk assessment area.
Description of the area to be included in the Moreover it is prone to numerous accidents and near misses which are increasing day by day.
risk assessment The site consists of 35 mesons, 25 equipment operators, 6 riggers, 12 signal men, 58 helpers, 5
supervisors and 18 other safety members.
Any other relevant information HSE manager is the one who has full control on health and safety. He enhances safety inside the

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 work place with the support of chief officers, managers and supervisors.
* 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 completed your risk assessment.
Ever since I had commenced the risk assessment task, I was continuously researching about
construction safety, International Labour Organisation (ILO) codes, hazard inside the premises
and its control measures from British HSE websites like: www.hse.gov.uk ,
https://www.britsafe.org . Sites I preferred would also include http://www.ztr.com/ ,
https://app.croneri.co.uk to know more about the legal requirements and measures of safety
implementation and importance inside construction site.
Outline how the risk assessment was
From my 3 days frequent visit inside the workplace the initial visit had shown me improper work
carried out this should include: alignment between workers, using inappropriate PPEs and unsafe behaviour of some workers.
• sources of information consulted; Hence I had end up with a conclusion that the site was in more unsafe situation than I assumed
• who you spoke to; and through their websites and other external data. In a lunch break time I mingled with merely some
• how you identified: of the workers and foreman to know about their safety assurance in the company and other safety
• the hazards; measures. I had also interviewed manager, supervisor and HSE manger who all are directly or
• what is already being done; and indirectly involved in safety implementation and holding other safety records and data.
• Any additional controls/actions
From the worksite visit I had collected details about frequent type of accidents and past and
that may be required. recent accidents inside it from the records books and review data records of the organisation.
Additional safety measure books, latest HSE implements and initiatives had also given some idea
of the control measure done inside the workplace to ensure safety. I revised NEBOSH RRC text
books and some other web sites like: http://www.ilo.org , https://www.ioe-emp.org ,
http://en.m.wikipedia.org to know more laws and regulations related safety such as laws of work
at height, regulations of confined space work, laws related to fire and its remedies to overcome
etc.

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 Part 2: Risk Assessment

Organisation name: FMS constructions

Date of assessment: 08-08-2021
Scope of risk assessment: whole construction site premise

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. Noise :

The intense and It eventually affects all As usual as in a construction 1. Replace obstreperous machines 2 months Supervisor
extensive use workers, co-workers, site here also workers are and equipments with good company
of construction company officials, equipped with necessary PPEs. tools which are comparatively less
tools like visitors and also the noise producing.
concrete people outside the Even though there are
deploying premises of the work signboards of high noise alert 2. Purchase and use sound absorbing 1 week Purchase
machines, drills place. in specific regions with materials to absorb sound waves. manager
results in heavy restricted permission of
and extended It adversely affects the unwanted gathering, the 3. Maintain machineries and vehicles 2 months Supervisor
piercing noise. ears and alters normal workers still violates and which create creepy sounds and alters
It also include physical wellbeing and exposes them hazard. the job concentration.
the noise from mental health. Extensive
vehicles, bob exposure to noise also 4. Installation of acoustic endorser 1 month Manager
grinders, leads to NIHL, tinnitus must be done to compress generator’s
excavators , and so on. noise inside the premises.
generators etc.
5. Implement policy to check physical 2 months Chief legal
and mental health of workers on a officer

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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 …)
regular basis.

6. Install advanced technology in 3 months Manager

machineries and PPEs which are more
effective to safe from noise.

2. Vibration:

Incessant use It is affected by all those
of machines, who are directly or
heavy indirectly contact with
equipments like the operating machine or
drill, grinders vehicles. Workers and
etc. And the co-workers are affected
use of vehicles mainly.
like trucks,
excavating It leads to acute and
machines, chronic effects to those
cranes etc. who are using the
machines which are
hardly to use due to
vibration. Long term
exposure to vibration
causes Hand Arm
Vibration Syndrome;
nerve damage white
finger etc. Whole body
They operate their works
effectively and efficiently in shift
basis. So as to limit the
exposure level of each
individual worker.
Maintenance and replacement
of damaged equipments are
done in a regular period basis.
1. Hire competitive personals to train 2 months
and give awareness to workers about HR manager
the consequences of vibration hazard
to their health.
2. Allot medical treatment and health 1 months
surveillance program to workers and HSE manager
other officials inside the organisation.
3. Implement a system of job rotation 3 weeks
in work, so as not to limit vibration Manager
hazard load to single person or one
group itself.
4. Purchase and installation of anti- 1 week
vibration or vibration absorption Purchase
cushion inside the vehicles. manger
5. Purchase of tools that would 2 weeks
Purchase

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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 …)
vibration causes back change the work techniques which manager
disk problem which causes less vibration compared to the
payoff inefficient and old one. Such as using star bits
ineffective work task instead of normal concrete bit for
completion. faster and easier penetration.

6. Substitute old equipments, tools, 3 months Supervisor

vehicles, with new and advanced
machineries, trucks etc which gives
better safety against vibration.

3. Mental ill-
health:
This is common hazard A prior consideration had been 1. Bring out contrivance guidelines 1 month Chief
Heavy work in all business sector given to enrich mental health of for what, when, how, and by whom the operating
load and work effecting al supervisors, workers and others by the work had to be done. It prevents officer
task pressure managers, and all enterprises. workers from miss leading and time
from upper workers controlled by lost.
officials to the high official authorities of Bullying and harassment is
workers. that enterprises. strictly prohibited inside the 2. Appoint a psychiatrist team to 2 months Manager
Unpleasant work place. check mental health of workers every
work place, It brings an adverse month.
redundancy effect on mental health. Pure work control is offered to
management It makes difficulties in the workers for a better 3. Conduct counselling programs and 1 month HSE manager

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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 …)
take over. sleeping, concentration, decision making and there by interact with the workers by the and manager
irritability, nausea, chest speedy task completion without management.
pain, headache and much authority pressure.
even loss of appetite. 4. Make medical aids and facilities 3 weeks Health assist
free for workers to make them feel that manager
the company is with them in any
consequence.

5. Consult employees to discuss 1 week Manager

problems they are facing inside the
workplace in regular basis.

6. Include encouragement, 2 weeks Chief

sponsorship such as best employee executive
award, fare worker awards etc, to officer
make turn workers to positive culture.

4. Hazardous
substance:

Solids and Workers, co-workers, All the persons inside the site 1. Place down signboards of, which 2 weeks Supervisor
dusts from rude supervisors, managers are mandatorily forced to wear hazardous substance is the particular
construction and visitors who deals on appropriate PPEs on workplace deals with. Also include the
work, such as and are exposed with different work place. consequences preventive methods
fumes, gases, hazardous substance etc.
mists, vapours are affected with its Material Safety Data Sheets

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Hazard Who might be harmed
category and and how?
hazard
etc. serious side effects.
It also includes
solvents like Years of exposure to
paint, thinner, construction dusts,
crude oil fumes, gases and other
substitutes. hazardous substances
Harsh materials leads to serious ill health
like asbestos, issues, skin corrosions
silicon dusts etc or irritations etc.
are also part of Inhalation, ingestion and
it. absorption of such
chemicals hazards leads
to carcinogenicity, germ
cell mutagen defects and
serious lung diseases.
What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
(MSDS) are made available 2. Eliminate or otherwise substitute 1 weeks Supervisor
with REACH EV regulations. the use of hazardous substance with
non toxic materials which helps the
task completion.
3. Install and make use of local 1 month Manager
exhaust ventilation.
4. Appoint health monitoring to 2 months Manager
monitor individual worker’s health
condition in regular basis.
5. Create an enclosed area little far 2 months Supervisor
from human interruption to store
hazardous substances.

6. Install carbon monoxide detector to 1 month Manager

warn about the excess contamination
of CO inside the workplace, as it is
highly dangerous and even fatal.

5. Work at
height:

Mesons falling People working on any Almost all the people inside the 1. Appoint more safety officers to 5 weeks Manager
from height elevated place or workplace wear high standard thoroughly and routinely inspect all

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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 …)
such as from building and one who is helmets, so as to prevent the PPEs like fall arrests etc before and
scaffold or from under or near by the injury from the objects hitting after the work to ensure 100% safety.
anything that is elevating structure could on the head from height
elevated above be affected harshly. causing head injury. 2. Designate more workers in 1 month Supervisor or
the ground level cleaning and making work place tidy manager
due to faulty This hazard causes Visitors are not allowed near after work to prevent workers falling
works or having serious injuries like the scaffold or any other from height due to slip and trip.
least safety skeletal crack, muscle elevated structures.
protections. injuries, body pain and Also prohibits entry inside 3. Maintain or replace all damaged 2 weeks Supervisor
Tools falling even results in death. building where edges are not scaffold and other elevating machines
from height, Workers beside the barricaded. and equipments periodically.
collapse of elevated structure could
scaffold or also be prone to hit by 4. Purchase and Setup safety nets 3 weeks Supervisor
ladder. tools falling from it. They around the workplace where the work
have to face head injury, are done at height to stop the falling
skull break etc. workers or tools not to reach down
causing harm.

5. Recruit some personals to come up 1 month HR manager

with emergency first aid if work at
height hazard occurs.

6. Purchase Barricade to barricade all 3 weeks Purchase

scaffold area to prevent others staying manager
underneath it during the
commencement of scaffold work.

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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 …)

6. Movement
of people and
vehicle in the
workplace:

Uncontrolled Personals using vehicles The drivers undergo the speed 1. Segregation of vehicle path and 3 months Chief
speed of the and other pedestrian limit regulations inside the pedestrians with appropriate signals operating
vehicle, workers, visitors workplace. They are trained not and other control arrangements. officer and
unauthorised trespassing through to follow any unsafe driving manager
entry in non where vehicle are inside a swell as outside the 2. Comply all vehicle with banks man
pedestrian moving and engineers company premises. and light beacon to identify the 2 months Supervisor
area, reversing who visits the site are presence of people or any obstacle
vehicles without effected with this hazard. All technological safety needs behind
any banks man, are met inside the vehicle
structure been Distress visibility and All drivers are of competed with 3. Purchase high visibility vests for all 2 weeks Purchase
bulged on to unsafe driving leads to company trainings and workers so as to make visible people manager
the pathway or collapse of vehicle, awareness. on road.
road, collision structures and people,
of fully loaded resulting in minor and 4. Install convex mirror at every corner 3 weeks Manager
forklifts and serious injuries and even and curves of the vehicle path for
truck as well as death. It may also lead avoid unforeseen vehicles crashing.
workers to crushing of people
crushing in between the accidental 5. Maintain or replace all vehicles 1 months Supervisor
between it. vehicles. which are not fit for use.

6. Setup and layout an effective traffic 2 months Chief

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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 …)
rule for drivers and pedestrians to technology
avoid accident through human error. officer

7. Slips and
trips:

Oil spillage, All personals inside the Uses of signboards had seen 1. Appoint more staffs to ensure 1 month
Manager
contaminated site exposed to this inside the work place to prevent effective housekeeping which is a key
rain water, hazard like workers, workers from going to mopped to make the site comparatively safe
slippery and supervisors, engineers, or slippery floors. from slip and trip.
uneven floor, visitors etc are affected.
Purchase
Poor Outside walkways which are 2. Purchase and make use of anti- 3 weeks
manager
housekeeping, Falling off of workers which are prone to rain are slippery mats and slip resistant boots.
trailing of due to slip and trip made up of anti-slippery
cables, smooth causes minor and major compound as they become 3. Maintain all water and oil pipes 2 weeks
Supervisor
and polished injuries like broken slippery when exposed to rainy which have tear or leakage.
marbles and bones, fracture, muscles season.
tiles, leakage of and tissue damage and 4. Build proper drainage system to 2 months
Chief
petroleum items body pain etc. prevent contamination of rain water or
operating
from vehicles Sometimes it is fatal if other waste water which leads in
officer
and generators head is hits on ground slipping.
etc. due to fall.
5. Provide adequate lighting around 1 month
Manager
the workplace for better vision and

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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 …)
care from obstacles.

6. Offer effective and efficient training 1 week HSE manager

to the workers about safe cooperative
movement inside the workplace and
encourage them to report any hazard
if noticed.

8. Confined
space:

Work done Workers and co-workers Presence poisonous gas is 1. Change the way of work done, 1 weak
inside manhole, who undergo confined checked with the equipment rather working inside the confined Supervisor
septic tank, space works are before commencing of the work space use any other remedies to
water tanks affected. In some cases inside the confined space. complete the task from outside.
without engineers and
adequate supervisors are also Permit to work system is 2. Train each and every worker who 2 weeks
lighting and harmed when they goes applied to all confined space works inside the confined space HSE manager
oxygen. for inspection. work for assessing all possible making them fit for facing any
Moreover risk. consequences inside it.
egress and The space which is
ingress in the highly risk with closed Unauthorised entry is
specific place atmospheric area would prevented by the means of sign 3. Appoint personals to crosscheck 3 weeks
would be be of inadequate light boards and barricades. the confined space work regularly and Manager
limited. and oxygen, which for create a high supervision of hazard
maintenance of results in trip, difficulty in inside it.

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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 …)
normal well and breathing and
welding inside a sometimes becomes 4. Purchase and make use of walkie 1 month Purchase
confined space unconscious. Presents talkie or any other effective manager and
is also a of poisonous gases also communication between workers supervisor
hazard. danger and even fatal. inside and outside the confined space.

5. Substitute all electrically powered 3 weeks Manager

equipment, tools and lighting with
battery sourced

6. Install well efficient exhaust system 1 month Supervisor

inside confined space so as to ensure
air circulation.

7. Develop an effective and efficient 1 month Chief

rescue plan for the workers who get operating
trapped inside the confined space. officer

9. Substance
abuse:

Consumption of All people who use Posters and other notices as 1. Bring statutory legal policies for 3 weeks
Chief legal
alcoholic drinks, alcoholic and drug items well as awareness about the strictly maintain prohibition of alcoholic
officer
use of tobacco inside the workplace consequences of the use of and drug consumption inside the
enriched such as workers, drugs and alcohol are placed workplace.
substances and supervisors, engineers inside vicinity of the work

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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 …)
other drugs by etc are affected. premises. 2. Installation of surveillance camera, 1 month Manager
the worker Moreover workers staffs for supervision and to make sure
inside the interacting with such Workers are given prompt alcohol and drugs are not used and
workplace. person would also be punishments or fines if they are supplied inside the premises.
affected. suspect of use of drugs or
others. 3. Purchase of breath analyser to 2 weeks Purchase
It could lead to decrease detect the use of alcohol by the worker manager
concentration level, before the work starts.
ability and stability to
complete the work, 4. Appoint competent staffs for 1 month Supervisor
violence between periodic health check up of the
workers, poor work workers and to ensure their health is
perception etc. all such not damaged due to alcohol or drugs.
things finally makes loss
and harm to either the 5. Conduct awareness programs 3 weeks HSE manager
person or to the among the workers to eliminate such
organisation. unhealthy practices.

6. Setup rehabilitation centre and 2 months Health assist

programs and other treatments for manager
workers who are addicted to drug.

10. Work
related
violence;
With respect to the There are even many cases of 1. Conduct safety awareness and 3 weeks HSE manager

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Hazard Who might be harmed
category and and how?
hazard
Harassment situation and the
and bullying environment, all persons
among workers, are subjected to such
interpersonal harm.
jealousy, work
pressure and Psychological metal
insult from high disorder, anxiety,
officials, assault loneliness, depression,
from colleagues physical ill health etc. in
etc worst cases it results in
inter personal conflicts or
even suicidal mental
thoughts or an attempt of
trying to harm
themselves.
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What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
required? further actions Responsible
to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
such incidents which hadn’t training programs about the
solved or made a decision. consequences that one would face
due to such activities.
Recordings of such practises
are more and uncontrollable 2. Implement strict action against the 2 weeks Chief legal
one who is frequently misleading the officer and
Policies and laws against workplace by assaulting and bulling supervisor
violence are present in this other workers
organisation. Unfortunately
they are not willing to follow or 3. Provide medical assistance and 2 month Health assist
make a strict implementation. mental retardation treatments, who manager
had endured such violent incidents
and harassments.
4. Make arrangements to conduct 1 month Chief
weekly meetings with all workers operating
which emphasis on the reporting and officer and
sharing such offender’s incidence and manager
details.
5. Installation of complaint boxes in 1 week Manager
every work section. This would make
workers easy to report violence and
other matters to the respective
authorities without disclosing their
identity.
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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 …)
6. Make supervision strong by 5 weeks Manager and
appointing more staffs or by installing supervisor
surveillance camera.

11. Fire:

Sparks from Almost every officials Caution boards about presence 1. Hire workers who are competent in 1 month HR manager
metal grinders and workers inside the of flammable items and fire watching and to identify foreseen
and welding, hazard occurring prohibition of fire resulting accidents
Smoking near premises will be affected practices are done inside the
to flammable with fire hazard. work places. 2. Install fire alarm system at all 2 months Manager
liquid or gas, spaces of work premises if possible.
short circuit, etc Smocking near Fire extinguishers are placed at
flammable substances every locality of the workplace 3. Purchase atmospheric heat level 1 week Purchase
could create an and are maintained in regular detector and harmful gas detector to manager and
explosion causing basis. check the presents of such items manager
greater accident which before starting welding or grin ding
effects vast area of the Separate rooms are provided works
work premises. Burning for smocking.
of wastes will result in 4. Installation of automatic water 3 months Chief
emission of harmful Flammable substances are sprinkler system at every place in the technology
gases and other toxic stored separately merely far premise to prevent the fire spreading. officer and
materials which in return from the workplace. supervisor
causes suffocation and 5. Provide proper training of fire 1 month
other lug diseases in fighting to emergency rescuers and HSE manager

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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 …)
nearby workers and basic instruction to all other workers to
staffs. Sparks from withstand such situations.
grinding and welding
have a potential to 6. Creation and implementation of 2 months Chief
commence fire and proper waste management system operating
thereby causing burns inside the organisation officer and
and even death of manager
workers and others
trapped inside it.

12. Electricity:

Improper or Workers, site managers, All PPEs like helmets, boots, 1. Purchase lock to carryout lock out 2 days Purchase
worn-out supervisors and even gloves etc are made available and tag out system during any electric manager
insulation of visitors may also prone to the workers. maintenance work.
joints in wore to such hazard.
code, usage of Extension code wire is used 2. Hire more staffs for inspecting and 2 months HR manager
electric Contact with live current instead of joints in equipment’s maintaining of every electric
equipments due faulty insulation code wire. equipments and devices are out of
with wet hand causes electrocution and danger.
or cloths, results in burns, muscle Tool box talk is given by the
trailing of and nerve damage, in safety officer before every 3. Purchase and install RCCB, ELCB 2 weeks purchase
cables, faulty or savoir cases it even work. and other safe circuit devises at every Manager and
non standard cause death of the distribution box of all sectors inside the manager
wiring or victim. workplace.
distribution Short-circuit due to faulty

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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 …)
system inside wires and overload could 4. Train all employees to deal with all 3 weeks Supervisor
the workplace create fire and cause electric equipment properly and to and HSE
etc are the minor or sever damages make fit to overcome any such manager
hazards. to person or property. incident if approached.

5. Appoint highly competed 1 month Manager

supervisors to inspect when every
electric works are carried out.

6. Provide proper grounding to every 5 weeks Chief

main and sub distribution boards and technology
make sure these grounding reach to officer and
the sockets from where equipments manager
are connected to consume power.

13. Manual
handling:

Lifting, pushing, Effected by workers who Appropriate PPEs are wearing 1. Provide adequate training and 3 weeks
HSE manager
and pulling a are handling the loads by all workers in such work instructions to workers of how loads
and supervisor
heavy load by manually such as brick place inside the organisation. are to be handled carefully and about
any person layers, material shifting the correct posture by which the works
manually in an workers etc. Sufficient break time is are to be carried out.
improper provided for the workers to

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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 …)
manner. Inexperience in handling revive their strength and for 2. Purchase load lifting belts, trolleys, 1 month Purchase
Loading and heavy loads results in relaxing. and gin wheels for easily carrying out manager
unloading of serious back pain, load shifting task.
materials in tendon ligament injuries Health surveillance programs
inappropriate and muscle tissue are made available to workers 3. Appoint personnel to ensure that all 1 week
posture damage etc. workers are using assisting
Manager
Leg, neck, arm, wrist equipments such as trolleys, hoists,
shoulder are also gin wheels and lifts.
damaged due to this
hazard. Cuts and broken 4. Install the work place with anti- 3 weeks
bone are also resulted slippery mats to ensure no workers Manager
from manual handling. slips when moving with loads.

5. Hire workers for regular 1 month

HR manager
housekeeping of the workplace.

6. Arrange spacious workplace and 2 months Chief operating

segregate the directions to move each officer.
side to avoid collision between
workers.

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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
The organisation FMS constructors are well aware of the fact that workers are precious asset in any
manner. Any changes in the normal wellbeing of the workers due to any accident or any other side
affects because of the industrial faults will lead to a vast decrease in morality of the workers. It
brings a bad impression on company internally and externally which will be delivered by the media
to whole world. Hence it will make a way to decrease in total work time, production and there by
task incompletion on time. Moreover it is the duty and responsibility of each and every company
officials to make them reach home to their family safely without any accident or injuries. It’s also the
right of each and every worker to attain safety inside the workplace. Hence to attain workers
morality the organisation must ensure safety inside its workplace.
This constructing company had faced more accident that resulted in estimated financial loss and
losses which had no measure of valuing or which had merely caused the organisation out of
business. Some of the measurable losses faced by the company are post accident: worker’s
compensations, structural repairs, workplace re-maintenance, equipment and tools repairs and so
on. Most of them were not included in insurance or from any other means of relief cares. Some
other losses bared by the company are decrease in good will, staff turnover, difficulties in recruiting
and retaining the staffs etc. to overcome such financial crisis the organisation had to ensure health
and safety inside the organisation.
Legal mandatory safety policies and rules of enforcing agents and respective country regulations
are too strict and are to be maintained by all organisations. Here FMS constructors are giving prior

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Justification for action 1
Action
Specific legal arguments
Consideration of likelihood AND severity
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importance to legal safety policy implementation inside the workplace as it has previous experience
of enforcements and other court fines and media bullying which are endured by this organisation.
This had made the company to loss its: public image, loyalty of share holders, investors,
ambassadors etc. Other than this, major accidents occurred in this sector had made the company
endure heavy fines and insults from the court which the company was not suspecting and which
can’t be barred by it. So FMS constructors now had its policy with mandatory follow up of legal
safety rules in the company rules and regulations. They are ensuring that all safety and health
related matters are implemented and followed inside their work place.
Purchase load lifting belts, trolleys and gin wheels for easy carrying out the load shifting task.
(manual handling hazard category)
Article 3, 5, 7 of ILO C127 speaks of rules limitations and rights of workers such as prohibition for
workers for carrying load that affects health, limitation of frequency of young and women workers
for manual handling and to decrease their maximum load capacity limits etc. Since all this would be
strictly followed inside the workplace it would be easier to the workers if a good technique or
supporting equipments are made available. Moreover article 5 repeats that any worker that has to
carry more than light loads should receive proper training or working technique with regarding their
safety of health.
Apart from that ILO R 128 states that if the weight to be carried is more than 55kg, a prompt control
remedy to make the loads lifting with comparatively less. thus by purchasing and using of gin
wheels, trolleys would help the workers to take same higher weighted load without any hesitations
or over load to the body.
There are loading, unloading, shifting and transfer of heavy and lighter loads inside the workplace
that could not be carried out by any means of equipments or machineries. These tasks are to be
completed by the workers manually. In some occasions workers bare more loads or take works to
great extends of time. Thus likelihood of the accident occurrence is very high. The load is not the
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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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only factor which causes the injury or ill-health but also the improper posture during the job and
incorrect way of handling could also hit the reason of accident.
When considering severity of hazard, it is categorized in four:
- Minimal: no damage or injury occurred.
- Minor: injury required first aid and/or slight damage caused to property or equipments.
– Major: injury requiring hospitalisation and/or significant damage to caused to property or
equipments.
- Catastrophic: death or irreparable damage to property or equipments.
Extensive manual handling works leads the workers to endure minor, major, acute and chronic
injuries such as cut, burn, dislocation or broken bone back pain, muscle injuries, hernia, tendon and
ligament injuries, WRULDs etc. Even though acute injuries are not too dangerous, Severity of the
chronic affects is major. Hence introducing smart equipments like trolleys and gin wheels would
prevent increase in probability of accidence occurrence.
The control measure which I had suggested will reduce work load of the worker and prevent them
from enduring ill-health and injuries. Introduce of trolley would help workers to carry heavy loads
easily and to a far distance. Whereas lift and gin wheel would make the load lifting task quick
without carrying to a long height. Thus it would be an effective and efficient control measure.
As the items to purchase are several and the frequency is more, purchase manager initially
produce the idea in a meeting with chief finance officer and passes sufficient fund and then
purchases the products. There after all workers are given needed training to operate those
equipments safely. Thus the allotted duration of 1 month is sufficient.
By installing such work aid equipments, accidents can’t be eliminated for ever but injuries relating
manual handling could be minimised to a greater extend. There would tremendous decrease in
the frequency of injury and ill-health of the workers after the use of such facilities.
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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
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Segregation of vehicle path and pedestrians with appropriate signals and other control
arrangements. (Hazard category: movement of people and vehicle in the work place).
The conventions in ILO R175 states that adequate controlling arrangements or devices should be
provided to guard against danger from the movement of vehicles and earth moving equipments etc.
Special care should be taken for vehicles and walking pedestrians while manoeuvring backwards.
Thus, it is relevant legal reason to carry out my suggested control measure.
Moreover, article 16 of ILO C167 instructs that vehicles and material handling equipments:
a) Shall be provided with a safe and suitable access inside work place.
b) Shall be organised with traffic and control as to secure safe operation.
All these rules and ILO conventions implies indirectly the segregation of vehicle path and walkways
could prevent more accidents inside the workplace.
This construction site consists of numerous vehicles like: trucks, forklifts, hoisters etc and load
handling equipments as well as workers moving around the work place for job related reasons.
More over visitors wandering around the organisation premises for reviewing and studying the
works and workplace also creates a vulnerable situation. Hence likelihood of pedestrians being hit
by moving vehicles and equipments is very high.
Any accidents, related collision of vehicle and walking workers or fixed objects leads to minor and
major injuries such as broken bones, muscle crushing with the vehicle, chance of victim to turn into
coma state etc. this could even lead to fatal situation if the collision is too verse. Therefore, the
severity of the accident due to this hazard will be catastrophic.
If the suggested control measure is made possible inside the organisation, the company could
safeguard unforeseen accidents due to non segregation of vehicles from pathway. This will
safeguard safety inside the premises and will protect all worker assets to be safe and healthy
minded. It would retain propaganda inside and outside the organisation that safety is well
maintained through the well laid traffics and hi-tech segregation.
Segregation and implementing effective traffic inside the workplace includes long term process and
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Justification for action 3
Action
Specific legal arguments
Consideration of likelihood AND severity
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high expense factor. So chief operating officer and the manager should consider planning civil and
technological aspects of the work and workplace. Therefore it would take at least 3 months to
introduce such facility inside the premises of the organisation.
This action surely reduces more of the problems and accidents due to this hazard. This
precautionary step safeguards all walking workers and vehicles to hit or collide to each other
preventing accident. Even though there are more other steps to control the hazard, this would be
more effective.
Purchase lock to carryout lock out and tag out system during any electric maintenances. (electric
hazard)
Some of the ILO rules and regulations strictly insist the use of electrical safety equipments and
safety aid devices to ensure safety from electric hazard. C 167- safety and health in construction
convention 1988 and guarding of machinery convention and recommendation 1963 states
that the installation and maintenance of the electric equipments with any competent person with
ensuring any guard or taking pre planed control measures(like installing ELCB) to ensure the safety
of electrocution from live wires or apparatus.
Specifically, the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAW regulations) apply to entertainment
work places. HSEs the electricity at work regulations 1989. Guidance on regulation will help duty
holders meet the requirements of the regulations. This guidance note supplements that publication
with further advice on safe working practice.
Thus by ensuring the installation of such equipments, company could meet the law inside the
workplace and helping to secure safety inside its workplace.
Even though the hazard is electricity, we can’t eliminate it purely. Meanwhile, I had noticed the
presence of substandard electric distribution boards, open live joints, water accumulation near
switch boards inside the workplace. More over almost each and every works are carried out by
using electrically powered equipments and machines. Even some of the distribution boards are not
earthed properly. These factors imply that likelihood of commencing an accident due to electricity
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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.
Part 4: Review, communicate and check
Suggested word counts for each section:
• Planned review date or period and reasoning for this: 50 - 100words
• 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
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is very high.
Electrocution leads to various types of injury like saviour muscle contraction, burn, Ventricular
Fibrillation (VF), cardiac etc. all these cause more danger to the human body and even leads to
death of the victim. Hence the severity due to the electric hazard is catastrophic. More over
sparks from the electric equipment would lead to commence of fire, which leads in vast work area
destruction or numerous death.
Electrocution aid equipments such as ELCB, RCCB etc prevent the victims from enduring the shock
for long duration. These devices cut off the electric passage if someone gets shock from any
electric supply. Thus it prevents almost all electrocution accidents.
The allotted time to purchase manager to buy the devise and thereby installing it by the manager is
2 weeks, which is sufficient. By this time they could appoint any electric worker and plan which is
the appropriate devise to install and carryout necessary steps.
This action controls the risk at its level best. But there are more other reason which the hazard is
made and more other control measures to put electric hazard in limits
From the company policy and regulations, I had apparently come to know that risk assessment
review is done regularly in a basis of 12 months. Meanwhile, I had accomplished my risk
assessment on 08-08-2021, and I would do the review in next year the day before previous
assessment, that is, on 07-08-2022. some of Other reasons which I would consider to review the
assessment before the suggested date by the company policy are if:
• Any accidents or incident hits inside the organisation which made a way to affect more
workers or a vast area of the organisation or structures.
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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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• New and advanced machinery, substances or procedures are introduced inside the
workplace for effectiveness end to increase efficiency of work produced
• Any amendment made in regional legislation or updating the company policy with
international standards or laws.
I would pursue with conducting an official meeting with the chief officers, manager, supervisors,
HSE manager, safety officers and other important officials inside the organisation to present and
make evaluate my valuable and safe control measures, foreseen and unforeseen risks and
hazards, and other data about safe environment implementations which I had identified by my
frequent assessment inside their organisation. All the data and information of the risk assessment
are also mailed to every official. Meanwhile, I would adjure to HSE manager to conduct awareness
forum with the workers to make them aware of the new measures which I had suggested and the
policies which the company is going to amend. All my assessments would be made available in the
company’s private websites; moreover the data and information will be shared in the notice board
and informative library of the company.
To ensure whether my assessments and suggested control measures are implementing in their
workplace, I would send a reminder to each and every responsible authority and officials about the
particular existence. Moreover, I will request to the high authority management to update each and
every implementations after the completion. I would rather inspect the progress in a regular week
basis to ensure maintain the interest of the organisation in this specific task. If I find any lagging of
the task, I will present a complaint notice to the higher authority and will try to convince the
importance of the specific task which they had delayed to. I will try to contact each of the respective
sector managers and other officials privately to present the progress information. This will create an
interest in them to complete the task on time.
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