NEBOSH National Diploma in
Occupational Health and Safety
Unit D Assignment
Submission Date: 10 September 2012
Contents
Section;
1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction 2.1 Aims and objectives 2.2 Methodology 2.3 Description of the organisation 2.4 Legal environment
3 Description of the health and safety management system 3.1 Pencro SEL health and safety management system 3.2 Other documentation 3.3 Meetings 3.4 Attitude Survey 3.5 Work placement 3.6 Gap analysis
4 Hazard identification 4.1 Physical hazards 4.2 Health and welfare hazards
5 Risk assessment (Working at height) 5.1 Risk
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If PSEL carry on with current practices they can expect direct costs such as sick pay, fines, legal costs and repair costs. Indirect costs, which are costlier in the long term, include the loss of orders, disruption to production, low morale and loss of reputation. Not all loss can be indemnified, after injury or ill health, uninsurable expenses may include legal costs, temporary labour and down time. If the cost of an accident and/or ill health is added up it is certain that it will be less expensive to implement the recommendations put forward in this report. It is strongly advised that this report is considered, acted upon, and used as the impetus for change.
Section 2 Introduction
2.1 Aims and objectives
The aim of this report is to carry out a detailed review of the Health and Safety performance within PSEL and to produce a justified action plan in order to improve performance standards.
To achieve this aim the following objectives will have to be met;
Gain an in-depth understanding of PSEL
Understand fully the legal environment within which PSEL operates
Study the current health and safety management system (HSMS)
Critically review the HSMS, identifying weaknesses and strengths in all areas
Identify and prioritise significant physical hazards and hazards appropriate to health and welfare
Conduct a full risk assessment of the highest priority physical hazard and health and welfare hazard,
State how changing circumstances within the workplace could cause hazards & the methods used for reporting changed circumstances, hazards and incidents.
The key principle of supervision is for the worker to be able to carry out their job role as effectively as possible. Enhancing their understanding of their own practise.
Criteria 1.4: State why and when health and safety control equipment, identified by the principles of protection, should be used relating to types, purpose and limitations of each type, the work situation, occupational use and the general work environment, in relation to:
* Risk assessments – Local and governing authorities make compulsory the use of risk assessments. Risk assessments are carried out to evaluate any potential hazards that may
-3 x 1.66 pts. = minus 5 pts. = 45 pts. out of 50 pts. = 90%
6. The risk assessment team will conduct an inspection of the department/area being assessed for risk or observe the process being assessed for risk in action. The members of the risk assessment team will individually document their findings on the “ABC Proactive Risk Assessment Worksheet” (Attachment A). To determine the appropriate score for each identified risk, the reviewer will consider information obtained through a physical tour of the facility, review of annual incident
If you have concerns about the care and safety of service users and feel like you can’t go to your manager then you have the option to contact some big and confidential organisations such as Care Quality Commission (CQC) or Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or environmental health who can also offer support and information and give you any answers you may need to any concerns.
Legislation relating to employment exists to stop exploitation of workers by their employers mainly to protect the rights of their employee’s and to make sure that they have everything they need such as.
The idea behind a risk assessment is to attempt to identify all the potential risks associated with a particular activity. The risk assessment will normally be carried out by the nominated Health and Safety Officer.
Explain the roles and responsibilities for Health and Safety of key personnel in a selected workplace (P3)
Risk assessments can help address dilemmas between rights and health and safety concerns by helping reduce any risks created by undergoing certain tasks, risks assessments are not in place to prevent an individual doing things that they want to do, they are in place to concentrate on the risk factors and to look at any other ways to reduce the risk of the task in hand.
This task requires you to carry out a risk assessment in a work environment. Include the full risk assessment as part of the information you include in your submission. A Care Plan for a service user based on the information will be provided and you will be required to evaluate the risk and make recommendations on improving the Care Plan.
Risks assessments will identify any hazards and/or dangers and who might be harmed and how this may happen, allow the risks to be evaluated and check if the precautions are
4.3: To carry out a risk assessment first of all you need to identify the hazards, then decide who might be harmed and how. Then evaluate the risks and decide on precaution and then record your findings and implement on them. After this is done review your assessment and update if necessary.
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