Unit IG2: Risk assessment

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):

Adam Trading company I-9 Industrial Area Islamabad, Pakistan. A company consist of 40 employees and working in a day shift only. Company is
operational for 10 hours in a day which open at 08:30 am and closed at 06:30 pm and break time is 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm, Friday is weekly off
day for all employees.

Adam Trading Company is an intermediate size trading company which consist of Main Office, a warehouse and a display store. The business
consists of construction machinery and industrial equipment for sales and rent along with their related spare parts and also provides the
maintenance services for equipments and machines which are sold to the customers and companies.
The machines and equipment includes industrial elevators, compaction equipment, passenger material hoist, cradles, power generator, Motors,
power generator, cement mixtures and machines spare parts.
The risk assessment I am covering in this report of different activities of warehouse, like loading and unloading of machinery, workshop works, hot
works, rest area, slips and trips work at height, work in hot weather, health welfare and work environment. The operation manager and admin
manager both are responsible for health and safety at work and both managers are reporting to Finance and Managing directors.
You must now give a brief outline on how you completed the risk assessment (approximately 200 words):

First of all I took help from Nebosh IGC Unit 1 & 2 risk assessment elements and I also visited HSE website
https://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/pdf/warehouse.pdf https://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/pdf/newsagent.pdf I studied it is very
informative source for guidance. After looking from this source of information, I have formally physically visited warehouse and walking all around
the area of warehouse there was nothing to cause harm, then I met with workers talking to them to learn from their knowledge and experience
and concerns about health and safety issues. There is no compliance of health and safety, no training was provided by employer, working under
steel roof in a hot weather and in high temperature, no fans & ac were available even not in rest area, welfare facility also not tolerate able and
young forklifts driver was not well trained in the result near misses, and accident occurred and management is not too serious on this matter
although workers frequently complaint to supervisor and operation managers to provide safe system of work in the warehouse as it is the
employees legal rights. After discussion with workers, I then also met with operation manager and admin manager in a head office who both are
responsible for health and safety and reporting to Managing Director. I have observed at the accident book to study what had previously resulted
in accidents and near misses.

When evaluating the control measures, I also referred the HSE’s approved code of practice when looking for control measure as manual handling

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 information document https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg398.pdf.

* 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.

Part 2: Risk Assessment

Organisation name: Adam Trading Company I-9 Industrial Area Islamabad, Pakistan
Date of assessment: 27-10-2020
Scope of risk assessment: Warehouse

Hazard Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales
category and harmed and how? required? for further Responsible
hazard actions to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
1.Manual All Warehouse Using pallet truck and shelf trolley to
Handling Workers avoid carrying, pulling & pushing of 1. The company should install a
equipment manually. hoist which removed the need 3 months Admin
for manual handling. Manager
Repetitive While lifting, Supervision and monitoring of manual
Carrying carrying and pulling handling work at warehouse. 2. Healthy and skilled workers
heavy load of heavy load should do this task instead of 2 months
(Machines When loading and Training provided and instruction given to young and untrained worker. Operation
and unloading of the warehouse workers regarding manual Manager
equipment). machinery and its handling of material. 3. Heavy items should be placed
spare parts from at wait height.
container or truck, First Aid kits and first Aid trained person 2 weeks
heavy object worker are already available. Store
suffer from back Manager
pain. Provision of Personal protective
equipment e.g. Safety shoes, gloves,

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

2.Health Warehouse Workers are free to take rest; there is no

welfare and workers, Workshop rigorousness from employer to complete 1. Air condition must be installed 2 Months Admin
work mechanic. the work on daily basis in hot in warehouse and also in rest Manager
environment temperature. area.
Due to hot
Extreme hot conditions in Four Pedestal fans are available which 2. Number of good quality 1 Week Admin
temperature summer workers are can be used in rest room and in pedestal fan should increase as Manager
not feeling safe to warehouse as well. per workers strength.
works in extreme
temperature Facility of drinking water. 3. Water cooler and filter must be Admin
because of no fan & installed to provide clean and 1 Week Manager
cooling system is Warehouse main entrance is immense chill water to drink.
installed. vast no one feeling unease. Admin
No ventilation, 4. Ventilation system must be 2 Weeks Manager
sometime workers Temperature device is installed anyone improved.
restless due to can check and stop working when
sweating. temperature is high; no permission 5. Exhaust system more likely to Admin
To continue work in required from supervisor. be installed to extract dust, 1 Month Manager
this type of condition fumes, and sultriness produces
can cause First Aid facility and trained competent due to extreme temperature.
dehydration and first aider is available.
heat stress.
3.Work at Store keeper, All machines and parts are accurately No further control measures are N/A N/A
height Warehouse placed and well organized on a rack by required.
workers, Staff competent warehouse worker.
Fall of objects Members.
from shelve and Forklift is used to be placed machine and
racks, that Movement of parts on ground, this duty is performed by

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Hazard Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales
category and harmed and how? required? for further Responsible
hazard actions to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
placed on workers when competent forklift operator.
shoulder height. store workers
placing the Store keeper is experienced and heavy
generators, motors equipment and machines are place on
and other spare ground floor.
parts can fall on
workers and it can No near miss and accident occurred since
be lead to serious last 2 years.
injury in head,
bone fractures and Risk Assessment already completed with
if any parts of respect to perform task on heights.
heavy machinery
fall it may lead to Safe System Of work is already providing.
serious injury and
in some cases Permit to work system as work at height
cause death. is a high risk activity.

4. Work At Store Workers, Adequate equipment is provide e.g. 1. Remind workers permanently 1 month Operation
Height Electrician, Suitable Ladder and guided to use. use the equipment provided Manager
Technician. e.g. ladder, safely and as
Fall From Spare parts and other items which are educated when working at
Height When placing the frequently used are located in reachable height.
stock on (spare place. Operation
parts of machines) 2. Equipment use to works at 3 months Manger
on high shelves, Ladder can be used only for short time of height must be inspected and
store keeper job which takes less time (30 minutes) maintained.
workers standing on and having less weight.
the forks of a lift 3. All workers must be strictly 1 Week Operation
truck in order to A Stepladder is placed on smooth surface instructed do not stand on forks Manger
access and placed and workers are trained to use. of forklift trucks for any type of
goods. work.
Electricians when Do not move or shift a ladder while a 2 Months Admin and

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Hazard Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales
category and harmed and how? required? for further Responsible
hazard actions to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
changing light bulbs person or equipment is on the ladder. 4. Step ladder must be available Finance
and promo displays. in minimum standards. Director
May fall from and it All workers are given instructions never to
may cause to body climb racking without ladder. Admin and
parts fracture and 2 Weeks Finance
can also be suffer Only one person is permitted to use 5. Adequate lighting must be Director
from severe head ladder at a time. available in store.
injury.
Only use the ladder when physical 6. Young Competent and physical 1 Month Operation
capable to do it. in good health workers should Manger
climb and stand on ladder

5.Mental ill Marketing worker, Marketing and sales staff are well trained 1. Sales target will be reduced 1 month Marketing
health sales staffs, Field and competent, having good reputation in and shared. manager
Workers market henceforth they do easily
Stress and complete the target given. 2. Work after duty hour (over Immediate Marketing
depression Marketing and sales time) sales and marketing is Manager
due to high staff are stressed Safe system of work implemented and preventing.
work demand due to not meeting higher management take care of every
the daily target set sales and marketing staff. Immediate Marketing
by marketing 3. Achievement of big target is Manager
manager. Field Supervisor has direct approach to not mandatory for staff. 1 Week
Field Workers, Field Higher Management. In case of
Supervisor. unfairness behaviour of supervisor with 4. Meeting should be arranged to
workers. resolve the conflict between
Supervisor is field workers and Supervisor. 1 month HR Manager
responsible to Management Communicate once in
assign duties to month with each worker to overcome 5. Supervisor should be advised
technical team. But stress & hurdle at work. to correct the behaviour issue. 3 Months HR Manager
he do not cooperate
equally, angry 6. Management is looking for new
behaviour with competent supervisor to fulfil

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Hazard Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales
category and harmed and how? required? for further Responsible
hazard actions to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
some field workers the field workers requirement
and created panic and to overcome their stress.
due to which
workers are
unhappy and
complaint several
time to higher
management but no
one listen to them.it
may lead to
depression and
mental ill health and
psychological health
problem.
6. Hazardous Warehouse, Doors and windows keep open to 1. Work shop area must be Immediate Workshop
Substances workshop workers remove any diesel fumes. barricaded to stop Supervisor
and staff members spreading in fumes in
Diesel engine Generator and vehicle engine turn on only warehouse.
exhaust When frequently when mandatory testing required
fumes testing of generators 2. Eating and Drinking should 1 Week Admin
and vehicle in Provision of Respiratory Protective be prohibited in fume Manager
workshop engine Equipment or Personal Protective affected areas.
running continuous equipment to the workshop workers.
for long term to 3. Supervisor must instruct Workshop
check the fault and workers to wash hand face Immediate Supervisor
performance in before eating and drinking.
result exposure of 4. Disposable Gloves should 2 Weeks Admin
fumes that may also be given to worker Manager
cause to respiratory before contacting with
problem and eye diesel.
irritation. If regular
works for a long 5. The quality of diesel fuel 1 Month Admin

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Hazard Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales
category and harmed and how? required? for further Responsible
hazard actions to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
time of period must be used in vehicle Manager
sometime it can engines.
lead lung cancer
6. Vehicle engine must be 1 Month Workshop
regular check and inspect. Supervisor

7.Fire All Warehouse staff Prohibited smoking where fire risk exists. 1. Flammable materials must Immediate Operation
and Visitors. be removed from the work Manager
Ignited Welding area is barricaded fumes cannot area.
through be spread.
electrical fault, If trapped in the 2. Electric equipment should Operation
smoking warehouse, all staff Smoke and fire detectors are fitted in the be routinely inspected and 3 Months Manager
materials, and and visitors could warehouse. tested to prevent the
fumes suffer from smoke overheating.
produced by inhalation or burns Fire extinguishers are placed all over the
welding works with fire which may warehouse. 3. Housekeeping must be 1 Week Admin
etc. lead to serious ill done on daily basis. Manager
health and could Ease access to an emergency exit for all
potentially kill. workers. 4. Removed all old stock
material and substances 1 Month Operation
which are no longer to be in Manager
used.

5. Increase the number of

emergency exit in 6 Months Admin
warehouse. Manager

6. Main Exit and emergency 2 Month Operation

fire exit must be marked Manager
clearly with pictogram.

7. Fire drill and training to all

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Hazard Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales
category and harmed and how? required? for further Responsible
hazard actions to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
staff about using of fire Operation
extinguisher. 1 Month Manager

8. Smoke and fire detectors Admin

should be inspected as per 1 Month Manager
schedule.

8.Hazardous Warehouse Lubricating oil under supervision of 1. Lubrication task must be 1 month Operation
Substances workers, operation manager. assigned to workshop Manager
Workshop workers. workers instead to other
Oiling and Already Wear cover all and gloves. workers who are not well
greasing When oiling and trained.
Of machines greasing of Healthy and competent worker is involved
& motors machines and motor in this task. 2. Area should be barricaded 2 weeks Operation
pumps manually in or segregated so fewer Manager
a high temperature Prohibition of eating and drinking in the members will harm.
and when oil is work area and be advised to wash hands
stored in an open , before eating. 3. Training must be providing 1 Week Operation
workers have spill prior to start oiling and Manager
out and then greasing task.
lubricating without
any proper kind of 4. Exhaust ventilation system 1 month Operation
safety shoes, gloves must be available. Manager
sand safe clothing.
Oil & grease is 5. Must provide the suitable
contacting with their PPE, e.g. Oil and grease Immediate Operation
hand can be harmful proof gloves, shoes, cover Manager
for their skin, all and wearing of mask.
inhalation of mists
and vapour

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Hazard Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales
category and harmed and how? required? for further Responsible
hazard actions to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
9.Work Delivery Drivers and Well trained driver available and Having 1. Single driver should not drive Immediate Operation
Related forklift operator. most suitable vehicle for this task. for a long period of time Manger
Driving nonstop need one backup
When an untrained For a long rout delivery of machines, are driver.
driver sent for using two skilled drivers. 1 Week Admin
Untrained delivery of 2. AC system of vehicle should be Manager
Driver and equipment on long Vehicle is already inspected and in good health.
delivery of rout, during driving maintained.
heavy eating and drinking, 3. Vehicle inspection before Admin
machines using of cell phones. Drivers are competent and have valid directing on long rout by a 1 Week Manager
Forklift operator driving licence. competent workshop
while loading technician. Admin
unloading of Vehicles having seat belts and drivers Immediate Manager
machines and strictly instructed to wear. 4. Welfare facility like food, water
heavy equipment on to drink and rest must be given
trucks and on long rout driving. Operation
containers. One of 3 months Manager
vehicle have AC 5. Delivery vehicle should not be
malfunction problem over loaded and better to
in summer when increase the number of
temperature is on vehicles. Immediate Operation
extreme level and Manager
when heat wave
starts, it is difficult to 6. Use of cell phone must be 1 Week Workshop
drive without AC prohibited while driving. Supervisor
and Driver can face
fatal accident which 7. Vehicle service must be
lead to severe injury maintained regularly and
and death. observe every six months
through inspection.

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Hazard Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales
category and harmed and how? required? for further Responsible
hazard actions to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
10.Radiation All Warehouse Using welding curtain and screen for
workers especially welding. 1. Welding should have Immediate Operation
Ultraviolet welders barricaded to protect nearby manager
radiation Wearing goggle and using suitable workers.
exposed from In arc welding gloves.
Arc Welding. process ultraviolent 2. General exhaust ventilation 2 Weeks Operation
rays produce and Using protective clothing to protect the system must be facilitated to Manager
react with whole body. remove the fumes and gases.
atmospheric oxygen
that may produce Natural ventilation system is available. 3. Training must be given to the
some gases. new workers especially how 1 Week Admin
Exposure of welding Welder are using mask. risk is associated with welding Manager
fumes, intense light fumes and proper uses of
has potential to respiratory protective 1 month Operation
direct effect on eyes equipment (PRE). Manage
and skin.
Sometime arc 4. Respiratory Protective
welding use to cut Equipment (PRE) must be in
wire rope in open stock.
environment out of
the warehouse.
It may cause lung
cancer, eyesight
damage.
11.Slips & All Staff members Floor is cleaning and keeps dry regularly. 1. Area must be labelled and 2 Week Operation
Trips caution posters must be Manager
All staffs members are maintaining good shown.
Spillage of oil Surface becomes housekeeping works.
and grease on oily and slippery due 2. Suitable absorber has to be 1 Month Operation
surface all to spillage of oil and Protective non-slip footwear already made available for liquid Manager
staff member grease when do provided and worn. spills.
can slip maintenance and

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Hazard Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales
category and harmed and how? required? for further Responsible
hazard actions to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
testing of machines; Restricted the movement of the staff 3. Warehouse Staff to be 1 Week Operation
stack of debris in when surface is oily. trained to clean and dry any Manager
warehouse anyone spillages on surface
may slips on oily immediately after work.
surface and may trip
with waste materials 4. Additional bins must be 1 Week Operation
which may lead to provided for wastage Manager
sprain and leg materials.
fractures and knee
injury. 5. Cleaner should empties Operation
bins and removes wastage 1 Week Manager
on daily basis.

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 Part 3: Prioritise three actions and justification for the selection

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).
The three actions which I am prioritizing are as follow:

1. Air conditioning system must be installed in the warehouse and in rest area. Hazard Category-Health welfare and work environment
2. Display store and main office corridor must be segregated eliminate the risk of slip & trips. Hazard Category- Slips & Trip
3. Do not lift, pull and push heavy object manually forklift, pallet truck must be familiarized. Hazard Category-Manual Handling

Moral:

The Adam trading company has moral duty and responsibility to provide safe and healthy work environments for its employees. Society
expects that a worker go to work in a safe place and return home safe and healthy. If work area will be safe and secure for workers, the
workers will love to come at work and work growth will be improved. If any incident happened with any workers at workplace due to work
stress or load which result in injury or health the worker moral will be discourage and confident will be lose. When he backs home with injury
his family and friends will also suffer.

Financial:

The worker ill health and injury will cost money to the employer (Al-Wisam), some of these losses can be insured and some may cannot and
when an accident occurred, company has to face both direct and indirect cost. Direct cost including employer first aid, worker sick pay and
damage of any equipment or property and also loss of company performance. While indirect cost it may spoils company image and
reputation; Loss of good will of customers in the market.
Insured cost including compensation paid to workers and damaged of warehouse structure and heavy equipment and uninsured cost is the
time of accident investigation, hiring and training of new employees.

Legal:

As per international labour organization (ILO) has set off convention C155 and recommendation R164 which is apply to work place good
health and safety standard. It is legal duty of every employer to adopt and implement the law to take care of their workers’ health and safety
after their own. But the mostly countries have their own law of health and safety standard, which is exceeded or meet the minimum standard.
It is Adam trading company responsibility that, the warehouse is under their control and without any risk to health. They also have to ensure
that warehouse atmosphere is suitable for work when temperature is increased in summer and make sure of health and welfare facility
including clean water to drink, Installation of air-conditioning, good ventilation system is available. It is employer responsibility to give clear

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information and guidance and must advise to workers for working together in a same place to take care of each other. The workers are also
answerable that use of all safety equipment properly and do not damage; also responsible to inform employer if any unwanted situation
occurred which may lead to severe injury, ill health so that employer can take necessary action.
If company is fail to meet the legal standard of ILO, the enforcement agency may force employer to make improvement else they will be
charged in the form of fine and can punish to imprisonment as well.

Likelihood & Severity:

1. Work under extreme hot temperature without cooling system can lead to serious ill health, heat exhaustion. The severity is high
because warehouse structure is made up from steel which also effects to increase the temperature.
2. Manual handling of equipment can cause work related musculoskeletal disorder (low back disorder) and handling heavy
machinery may lead to leg & foot fracture if unbalance and fall. The severity is high due to heavy machinery that required forklift
trucks.
3. Due to Slip and trips in display store staff member, including higher management and visitors can be harm by sprain injury, cut
injury and other musculoskeletal injuries due to congested path and oily surface. Severity of this hazard is high as it is traced in
the main office entrance.

Controlling the Risk

1. It is an employer duty to provide safe work place, when cooling system local exhaust system will be installed the ill health ratio
will be minimise and worker will be more encourage to work in warehouse and performance will be increase, the workshop
workers will also feel safe during work. I have given the timescale 3 months to be installed and discussed with admin & finance
director as business is not good going smooth due to since covid-19 shadowed. However he makes assure that, it will be
completed within 3 months of time.
2. To avoid manual handling the employer should have to arrange forklifts truck, pallet truck for warehouse workers to reduce the
risk associated with this job and to prevent the injuries like, work related upper limp disorder, leg fracture. I have given the time
scale for this control 2 months and also having conversation with admin & finance director to make the possible arrangement
within the given time scale and he agree on number of forklift and 1 number of pallet truck and further will be arrange as soon as
business will be smooth.
3. To control the slip and trip in display store higher management ,employees and visitors may get rid of the risk which is involve to
sprain injury, cut injury and other musculoskeletal injuries due to congested path and oily surface. I have set time scale for two
month for this control and also discussed with marketing Manager and Admin & Finance Director, both are agreed and
segregation will be done rapidly.

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Part 4: Review, communicate and check

You must now give a review date for your risk assessment and say why you have chosen this date (10 to 50 words).

As per company policy, risk assessment must be reviewed once in a year, therefore I am advising the date 28 October 2020.

You must now indicate how the risk assessment findings will be communicated (including who needs to know the information) (100 to 150
words).

Firstly, I will arrange a meeting with Admin & Finance Director and managing director (who is company manager) for the risk assessment
actions and I will discuss with them about my significant judgement of my report effectiveness of existing control measures and further control
measures that I recommended. There are two useful way in Adam trading company to communicate and deliver information one is internet
e.g. Email and second is intranet messages which is internal source of information sharing. I will also share my findings with operation
manager who is looking warehouse works and managing inventory. I will also share with my finding with Marketing manager.

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).
Well I will take track with all the responsible persons (operation manager and admin manager) for the action has been completed either it will
take more time for the completion. I will arrange a meeting of every week with responsible and will take follow ups if I found any delay or
dispassionate in any action then I will arrange a meeting with Managing Director of Adam trading company through Admin & Finance Director
to take further action for the completion of the actions within in the time scale of that was already decided.

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