Nebosh Igc Openbook Students Answer December 2020 - PDF - Occupational Safety and Health - Audit

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The key takeaways from the document are that it discusses the risks of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures an organization has taken to mitigate these risks such as providing guidance on home workstation setup and conducting inspections. It also discusses the benefits of having a good health and safety management system.

The risks identified for employees working from home include ergonomic risks from poor workstation design and lighting, risks to mental health from lone working, and risks of contracting COVID-19 from meetings and client contacts.

The organization has issued guidance to employees on setting up their home workstations properly. However, this is not considered adequate and inspections need to be conducted to ensure proper setup. Providing equipment such as adjustable desks and chairs could help mitigate ergonomic risks.

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UNIT IG1:
For: NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND SAF



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Task 1: Managing risks for those working from home


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The organization has identified the risks and hazards related to workin
Ergonomic risks that arise from poor workstation design and poor me
that arise from lone working at home. Additionally, the employee is at
contracting the virus from business meetings and client contacts (IG1
OBE-QP-V1 Dec20 NEBOSH 2020, Para. 4). The likelihood andseve
identified varies depending on age and other factors.
The residual risk from poor work station design at the home environm
injuries may range from musculoskeletal ailments, back and shoulder
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The residual risk from lone working leading to ill mental health is high
employees are working alone makes them susceptible to mental ill he
In order to mitigate the ergonomic risks that arise from poor work stat
the company has issued to the employees a procedure and guidance
up at the home working environment. This approach is not adequate b
inspections has been conducted to ensure has set-up the home work
in the procedure.
Secondly, the company has rolled out computer based team meetings
manage risks that arise from working alone at home, such as poor me
illness and boredom. This approach is not all inclusive, therefore, the
a step ahead and provided one-on-one meetings to those reluctant in
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health risk from high to low, howe
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Finally, the company has adopted widespread use of technology and
to eliminate physical contact and therebyOR bringing the risk of transmis
business meetings to very low/negligible.
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Task 2: Communicating health and safety


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Written words e.g. Risk assessment, policy and reports are used to co
the workers remotely. The advantage is that it is permanent, easy to r
be distributed to everyone.(emails was used to inform workers on han
procedures and a signed copy of risk assessment will be placed on no
boards).Broadcasting method e.g. Posters which have a merit of avoi
boards).Broadcasting method e.g. Posters which have a merit of avoi
barrier and are of low coast have been effectively and were placed in
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washroom is visited by everyone(were placed in washrooms to relay h
procedure).There is also hand sanitizing procedures been posted on t
social distancing requirements. Verbal communication was used durin
managers. Face to face communication is allowing immediate respon
 Assessment to be signed. There is also workshops presentation as in
managing director to safety supervisor. Written communication enable
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effectively to relay important information to employees e.g. the update
procedures by the human resource manager (para. 8) and updating o
directed by the managing director (paragraph 9). Verbal communicatio
advising the management on the differences between audits and insp
advantages of using external auditors. (Para. 11). Video conferencing
effectively used to reach out to clients and for business meetingsther
business continuity in spite employees working from home (para.4). O
meetings have been used to effectively bring on board workers who a
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their issues while in their respective teams and ensures nobody is left
5).
There is was also a suggestion for revision of policies regarding the c
parties on site and contractors.

Task 3: Benefits of certification to an ISO occupational healt


management system standard to the organisation

Question 3
It helps improves the image and credibility of the company. This then
confidence in the company which gives the company a competitive ad
peers in the industry. (paragraph 3, it is acknowledged that having the
helped attract “some important clients” which was good for business)
be able to attain higher efficiency in operations due to the availability o
which appreciates health and safety as being an integral part in the da
the business able to save on both time and resources. (In paragraph
that having the certification made the organization ”more efficient”)
It will help the company get reduced insurance premiums. This is due
of work related incidences; that is near misses, accidents, ill health an
Consistency in the management systems certification will bring confid
contractors. (Paragraph).
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of maintaining reduced hazards in
implementing hierarchy of controls e.g.
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-Elimination-sending the employees to work from home there by elimi
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paragraph 3)
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-Substitution-Replaced one on one meetings with computerized meet
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-Administrative Control-Development of safe
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guidance on best practice for working from home (para. 3)
-Use of Personal protective equipment which is the last line of defenc
Certification also helps to increase awareness in the workers by educ
implications of not following health and safety rules and the conseque
involved. This is attained through trainings (posters in the washrooms
posting hand sanitization procedures on the company intranet). It help
operating costs of the business by putting in place measures to curb o
h l h hi h ill i d d i
health which will in turn cut down on treatment costs and compensatio
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internal audits and reducing the frequency of external audits). It helps
absenteeism and lowers worker turn over i.e. certification communica
massage to workers, boosts their morale and increases trust because
related injuries, incidents and ill health. The workers also feel well tak
consulted on wide range of issues in the company and the manageme
provision of a safe work place(e.g. the management was concerned a
of workers and put in place measures to allow them bond and raise co
the employee have a liking for the company thus finds no reason to m
helps to improve compliance. With a good health and safety managem
easier to convince regulatory agencies that all regulatory requirements
attained. It also serves as a concrete proof that the Organization is un
the industry and shows its commitment to health and safety in its daily
complying with the government directive to work from home shows th
the company to health and safety.

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2020, from https://www.iso.org/standard/6

Publications. (n.d.). Retrieved December 3


https://www.ilo.org/global/publications/lang

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can found on the NEBOSH website: https://www.nebosh.org.uk/open-
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