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* AK Builders and Developers.
Site location* Bahria town, phase 7, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Number of workers 200
General description of the organization:
AK builders and developers is well-renowned company of Pakistan which was established in
1995.Since 1995 company has been involved in successful completion of more than 500 projects.
organisation is also famous for holding multiple certification and national awards. These
achievements of the organization are showing the commitment of the management.
Services:
AK builders and developers is providing services regarding the commercial plazas, farm houses
General description of the organisation and universities buildings.
Activities:
the

Shift patterns:
Sites work was proceeded in only one shift for 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. There are 6 working days in
week while Sunday is off for workers and management.

Description of the area to be included in the

risk assessment
Any other relevant information
 * 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.
Outline how the risk assessment was carried
out this should include:
 sources of information consulted;
 who you spoke to; and
 how you identified:
- the hazards;
- what is already being done; and
- any additional controls/actions that
may be required.

Part 2: Risk Assessment

Organisation name:
Date of assessment:
Scope of risk assessment:
Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? doing? required? further actions person’s job
hazards to be title
completed
(within …)
Health All workers who are Fresh drinking water was 1. Install sink outside of toilets. 1 week HSE officer (4)
welfare and working on site. available.
work 2. Place hand sanitizer and 2 days Site Manager
environment All workers were not Fresh food was given to the washroom soap. (1,5)
Absence of washing their hands after workers.
washing using washroom because 3days
3. Display SOPs regarding the
facilities of the absence of the Adequate water was available Site Supervisor
usage and washing of
outside of washing facilities outside in toilets. (2,3)
toilets. Foods the toilets. Food was hands.
was being given to the workers in Tissue rolls were there.
served to open shelter. Dust and 4. Aware all workers related to 1 week
workers in other hazardous things Health surveillance was disease that can be
open shelter. can pollute the food. available. transmitted through toilets.

This situation is leading 5. Close the shelters to reduce

towards the outbreak of the risk of food 1month
threatening diseases. contamination.
Noise Machine operators, HSE Health surveillance facility was 1. The maintenance of jack 1 month HSE officer (5)
Loud noise officers, supervisors and available. hammer must be
from jack the visitors. conducted. Site manager (5)
hammer. Loud noise produced 1 week
while using the jack 2. To normalizes worker’s
hammer. conditions give them the
Loud noise can cause
rest breaks.
hearing loss and
headache. Site supervisor
3. Educate the workers 1 week (1,2)
regarding noise effects

4. Encourage them to seek

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? doing? required? further actions person’s job
hazards to be title
completed
(within …)
medical attention if they 1 week
have a hearing problem.

5. Provide ear safety plugs.

1 week
Working at Workers working at Task based training was 1. Provide guard rails to 3 day HSE officer (5)
height height and who are conducted before working at protect falling of the
Painting on passing nearby. height. workers from height.
exterior walls
using While painting on the First aid kit was available. 2. The area should be
scaffolding walls at height tool can 1 day Site manager
barricaded around the
platform. fall from the workers. Tool kit was available. (4,6,7)
scaffolding.
Tool can hit the person
who are passing near to PPEs, gloves and helmet were
scaffolding structure. given to the workers . 3. Scaffolding platform must 3 day
be inspected.
These circumstances can
cause bones fracture, 4. Emergency procedure
injuries or death. should be developed.
1 week
5. Place the air bags for fall
arresting.

6. Supervise the area where 1 month

working at height activity
was on going.

7. Ensure fall protection

system by introducing
Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? doing? required? further actions person’s job
hazards to be title
completed
(within …)
safety harness. 1 month

Electricity Operator and workers RCB is installed in main switch 1. Maintenance of all the 1 month HSE officer (3,5)
Use of passing nearby. board. portable electrical equipment
Portable must be carried out
electrical By using faulty, damaged periodically.
equipment or damaged insulated first aid kit and first aider are 2 weeks Site
(Like grinder equipment can be present. Insulated PPEs such 2. Electrical installation must be supervisor(1,2,3)
and hand drill harmful. This harm can as gloves and shoes are checked by competent person.
machine) be induced either while given.
plugging in the socket or
placing foot on the 3. Necessary trainings must be 1 week
damaged insulation of delivered to all workers.
wire. Operators are trained and
certified. 4. Red-scaff tag must be placed 1 day
These circumstances can on damaged or faulty portable
cause cardiac arrest, skin tools.
burn or ultimate death of
worker.
5. Workers must be aware of 1 week
emergency procedure to be
followed in case of emergency

Slips and Workers, supervisors, First aid kit is available. 1. There must be cemented 2 wees HSE Officer (4)
trips HSE Officers and pathway to approach the
slippery Visitors. construction site
surfaces at
construction Because of rain water, 2. Place safety sign related to 1 day Site manager
site due to rain construction site was slip and trip hazard. (1,5)

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? doing? required? further actions person’s job
hazards to be title
completed
(within …)
water. slippery which can
become the reason of fall 3. Do not allow visitors as long
of person. as the construction site is 1 day
slippery. Site supervisor
Falling of person from (2,3)
slippery surfaces can 4. deliver necessary information 2 day
cause bruises, cuts and and instruction related to slip
injuries. and trip.

5. PPEs such as slip resistant 1 week

shoes must be given to
workers who are working at
construction site.
Confined Workers cleaning the Tool box talk was conducted 1. Gas testing must be done 2 days Site supervisor
Space tank and passing by before the activity. before the start of work. (7)
people.
cleaning inside Health surveillance were 2. The cleaning activity must
the septic tank Workers were working provided to all the workers. Area supervisor
be avoided manually and
inside the septic tank 1 month (2,4,6)
mechanical means must be
without personal The permit to work were
protective equipment’s provided to execute the used.
and respirators. The activity safely.
whole watcher was not 3. The hole watcher must be HSE supervisor
appointed to execute the Emergency system were there for the purpose of 1 week (1,3,5)
activity, because main provided by the company communication.
hole was open as
workers are working 4. The area must be
inside the septic tank. barricaded to avoid fall of
people. 1 day
This may result in
suffocation, cuts from 3 weeks
5. First aid facility must be
Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? doing? required? further actions person’s job
hazards to be title
completed
(within …)
sharp edges, respiration provided to the workers.
issues and even death in
severe case. 6. Lux level must be according
to at least minimum standard. 1 week

7. The Standard respirators and

personal protective 1 week
equipment’s must be provided
to the worker

Lone working Security Guard. Gun is already given to the 1. Cell-phone must be 3 days HSE officer
security guard. provided to security guard (2,3,4)
Security guard As security guard is the so he can contact for help.
at construction only person at
site during construction site during
2. Conduct risk assessment
night. night. 1 week Site manager
that how lone workers can (1)
If anything, unfavourable be harmed.
happen at construction
site during night then it 3. Ask security guard, no to 2 days
can lead toward death of attempt anything that
security guard or stealing cannot be done alone.
or loss of equipment or
property. 4. Educate lone workers not 1 week
to take unnecessary risk.
Manual Workers who were lifting Health Surveillance was 1. Provide trollies to avoid 1 month Site supervisor
Handling concrete blocks and available. manual handling. (2)
cement bags.
Manual Path was cleared. 2. Manual lifting more than 20
handling of Disorder like back pain, 1 day Site manager
kg must not be allowed as
concrete muscle or ligaments pain, (1,5)

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? doing? required? further actions person’s job
hazards to be title
completed
(within …)
blocks and muscle strain and joint per recommendation of
cement bags. dislocation can be OSHA.
occurred because of
lifting cement bags and 3. Train all workers related to
concrete blocks. 1 week HSE Officer
safe lifting techniques i-e
(3,4)
keeping load closer to waist
line.

4. Ask workers to keep one 1 week

foot forward to maintain the
balance.

5. Rest breaks must be 1 week

provided to reduce regular
exposure.

Work Machine operators. Only authorise person are

1. There must be periodic 1 month Maintenance
equipment allowed to use the respective maintenance of all the supervisor
and By using faulty or equipment. hand-held tools. (1)
machinery unguarded hand-held toll
can cause severe Operators are already told to 2. All equipment must be
Use of injuries, cuts, bruises and use the equipment for inspected and place red 1 week Site supervisor
portable hand- ultimate death. intended purpose. Scaff-tag on damaged (2)
held power equipment and green Scaff
tool like tag on ready to use
grinder, Necessary information and equipment.
portable trainings are already delivered HSE Officer
Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? doing? required? further actions person’s job
hazards to be title
completed
(within …)
electrical drill to machine operators. 3. Tell operators not to use the (3,4,5)
and chain- equipment which are 2 days
saw. first aid kit is present. PPEs unsafe.
are already given to operators.
4. Advice workers to carry out
all safety checks before 2 days
using the equipment.

5. keep the hand held tools

clean, maintained and in
safe working order. 1 day

Hazardous Workers who are working N/A 1. Limit the activities which are 1 day HSE Officer
Substance at construction site, site producing silica dust when (3)
supervisors, HSE Officer everyone is present at
Construction and visitors. construction site if possible.
dust mainly
produced from construction dust which Site supervisor
silica is producing from silica.
2. These dust particles must 2 days (1,2,4,5)
This dust is hazardous to be settled down on earth
health when either get via sprinkling water over
inhaled or get in contact them
with skin and eyes. 1 week
3. Information related to
Dust can cause eyes disorders of dust must be
irritation, dermatitis, told to workers.
lungs cancer and may
cause infection in 4. Visitors must not be allowed 1 day

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already What further controls/actions are Timescales for Responsible
category and and how? doing? required? further actions person’s job
hazards to be title
completed
(within …)
respiratory tract. when environment at
construction is dusty.

5. PPEs Such as dust masks

1 week
and google must be given
to workers and enforce its
usage.
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

 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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