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* Patel Contracting Company
Site location* Tiruchi
Number of workers 150
M/s. Patel Contracting Company is an ISO 9001, 14001 & 18001 certified company, and having
more than 15 projects throughout South India. More than 5000 people working in this company.
General description of the organisation
The company given all sufficient facility to all Staff and workers. Company main work is, Road
works, Bridges, Building works, Chilled water Piping network and etc.
I visited one of the Site under Construction near Tiruchi. That is Town Centre residential
Complex.
The construction site is spread over a plot of 90000 sq ft in that 30000 sq ft area is meant for
construction and remaining area used as Storage yard, Workers rest room and welfare facility
Description of the area to be included in the
area, Site Laboratory, Security and site entry restriction. More than 150 workers are deployed.
risk assessment
The risk assessment will be covered Storage yard Workers rest room, Welfare facility area,
Carpentry Yard and some other area.

Any other relevant information The Project Manager is full responsibility for all Health & Safety issues.
* 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.

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Note: this section can be completed after you have competed your risk assessment.
Outline how the risk assessment was carried I referred my Company website as well that site HSE Manual. I gathered lot of information about site all
out this should include: activities.
 sources of information consulted; Then I went Storage yard, Workers rest room, Welfare facility area, Carpentry Yard and some
 who you spoke to; and other area.
 how you identified: There I spoke to some workers, supervisor and storekeeper also.
- the hazards;
- what is already being done; and I checked around that location and found some issues and discuss with Supervisor.
- any additional controls/actions that
may be required.

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 Part 2: Risk Assessment
Organisation name:
Date of assessment:
Scope of risk assessment:

Hazard category Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
and hazard harmed and how? required? further actions person’s job
to be title
completed
(within …)
Location – Store
Yard Placing of Arrange for alternate generator Informed to concern supervisor, the Two days Store keeper /
Observation: It has Generator on and stop using the existing one Generator should be placed within Supervisor
been noticed that uneven ground until it is properly grounded. bund wall with proper grounding.
Generator were may lead to Risk of
installed without electrocution to Advised maintenance worker Appropriate Fire extinguisher to be
proper grounding and workers and non- not to remove or transfer the placed near that location.
without any standby availability of fire said Fire Extinguishers and to
fire extinguisher near Extinguisher may do periodic maintenance to
to it. lead to huge ensure the safe condition of
financial losses, as generator
we can’t control fire
even in initial
stage.

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 Hazard category Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
and hazard harmed and how? required? further actions person’s job
to be title
completed
(within …)
Location: Diesel
Storage Area Risk of fire, The plastic container was Control of hazardous substance to
corrosive and confiscated and labeled. The health training and MSDS awareness
Observation: irritation to skin and associated hazard was were conducted to all the mechanics.
It has been noticed worker, might discussed with the mechanic Funnel, Manual diesel pump and
that diesel, oil was poison and spillage and advised to use proper can proper diesel can such as jerry can
stored in Ordinary of oil may leads to for handling of hazardous Were advised to the management to
plastic container near soil contamination substances such as jerry can Purchase for a safe refilling to the
the generator which with support of funnel to refuel generators
can cause spillage. the site Generator

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

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Hazard category Who might be What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
and hazard harmed and how? required? further actions person’s job
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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