Unit IG2: Risk assessment

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* Site location* Number of workers General description of the organisation Description of the area to be included in the risk assessment Any other relevant information * If youre 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 category and hazard Who might be harmed and how? What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are required? Timescales for further actions to be completed(within ) Responsible persons job title

Part 3: Prioritise 3 actions with justification for the selectionSuggested word countsMoral, 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 wordsMoral, 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 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 checkSuggested word counts for each section:

Planned review date or period and reasoning for this: 50 - 100 wordsHow 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