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* HAHUA
Site location* Zimbabwe
Number of workers 15
HAHUA is small organization with offices, cable manufacturing area with storage of manufactured
cables. This organization deals with the manufacturing of commercial cables and wires at small
General description of the organisation scale. Typical activities undertaken includes moving of manufactured cables from production unit
to warehouse. This organization operates from 8 am to 6 pm on weekdays and is closed on
weekends. Workers only work 8 hours a day and there is one-hour break time.
Description of the area to be included in the The risk assessment covers the production unit, warehouse and office area has separate risk
risk assessment assessment.
The shift supervisor directly reports to the manager who has direct responsibility to manage
Any other relevant information
health and safety of the workers.
* 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.

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 Outline how the risk assessment was carried out We started by searching about the references of health and safety to initiate good H&S practices in
this should include: the organization.
 sources of information consulted; For example, ILO-OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CONVENTION,
 who you spoke to; and 1981 (No.155).
 how you identified: After looking at the sources, we went to the work place and talked to the workers who were
- the hazards; working there. They gave the information that work wasn’t performed well and there was manual
- what is already being done; and handling of work and no mechanical equipment’s were provided to avoid injuries.
- any additional controls/actions that may We checked the accident records to recognize what type of incidents occur over the last 12
be required. months. We also check the reasons for sick absence, again to see if there is another way of
recurring themes for ill-health.
When assessing the control measures, we also preferred some practices and guidance. For
example looking at the control measures of manual handling and slips and trips.

Part 2: Risk Assessment

Organisation name:
Date of assessment:
Scope of risk assessment:

Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? required? further actions person’s job
hazard to be title
completed
(within …)
Workers themselves and Spill control and drainage Use of signs and PPE 01 week Shift
Slips and visitors. supervisor
trips
Elimination of hazards Create safe workplace 01 month Manager
Water and
paint spilled on They might slip and it can
floor. cause serious injuries: Excellent House keeping Hire a janitor to keep the workplace 02 weeks Senior
Objects on the  head injury clean Supervisor
floor.  bone fracture
Adding cautious signs Provide adequate information and 02 months H&S officer
 ligament
training to the workers

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

Manual Worker it self and anyone Maintain a stable position Eliminate the manual handling 01 week Shift
handling in his path. supervisor

Load, the Injuries that can be Carry one item at a time Usage of handling aids 01 month Supervisor
environment caused:
And individual  back injury
capabilities.  tendon and Removed obstacles from the Improve the environment 02 months Manager
ligament path
 muscle injury Ensuring individual capabilities are 02 weeks Shift
 hernias matched to the activity supervisor

Work related Worker itself and other Regular risk assessments Create violence harassment and 1 week Manager
violence workers in that workplace. bullying prevention policies.
 Injury
Cash handling,  Stress Maintaining a healthy work Use communication channels to 1 week Supervisor
lone working, environment. ensure employee safety forexample
 Mental health
dealing with verbal written graphical etc.
people under
conditions
stress, criticize  Disability and Training programs. Proper security measures like CCTV, 2 weeks Senior
or saying no death trained security, and alarm system. Manager
 Anxiety and
depression Proper consultation with workers. 1 week Shift

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

Comply with laws and regulations. 1 month Senior

manager

For overcurrent protection Maintenance of electrc wires 1 week Shift

Electricity The workers themselves provide fuses Superwisor

Fires and  Persons nearby Provision of circuit breakers Earthing 2 month Safety
explosions supervisor
Burns due to  Machinery and Regular inspection
electricity equipment over Double isolation wire 1 week The Manager
Electric shocks
there
Residual current devices for excellent 1week Senior
protection (RCD’s) manager
 Skin burns of the
body

 Internal tissues
of body Provide PPE 1 week Safety officer

 Cardiac arrest
leads to death

Upper Limb Workers it self Carry out an assessment of the Communicating clear policies to 03 weeks Managers
Disorders users work stations. employees.

Repetitive  Back pain Provide information and Provide user with a free eye test. 01 month Health and
handling, poor  Tenosynovitis training to workers. safety officer
posture, carpal
 Ligament strain
tunnel Protect workers from exposure Job rotation. 02 weeks Supervisor

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 Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? required? further actions person’s job
hazard to be title
completed
(within …)
syndrome, . and disc injuries to vibration e.g: hand held
 Chronic soft tools Provide working ours for workers 01 weeks Supervisor
tissues injuries

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 Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? required? further actions person’s job
hazard to be title
completed
(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 (Taken from column 4 of risk
assessment)

Specific legal arguments

Consideration of likelihood AND severity

 types of injury or ill health
 number of workers at risk
 how often the activity is carried
out
 how widespread the risk is
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

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 assessment; and
 whether you think the action will
fully control the risk

Justification for action 2

Action (Taken from column 4 of risk
assessment)

Specific legal arguments

Consideration of likelihood AND severity

 types of injury or ill health
 number of workers at risk
 how often the activity is carried
out
 how widespread the risk is
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 (Taken from column 4 of risk
assessment)

Specific legal arguments

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 Consideration of likelihood AND severity
 types of injury or ill health
 number of workers at risk
 how often the activity is carried
out
 how widespread the risk is
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 - 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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