HRMT-310 Occupational Health and Safety

Do a general risk assessment in their workplace, profiling and prioritising risks, inspecting the workplace, recognising a range of common hazards, evaluating risks and (taking account of current controls), recommending further control measures and planning actions. Produce a risk assessment of a workplace which considers a wide range of identified hazards (drawn from elements 5-11 of the IG syllabus) and meets best practice standards ‘suitable and sufficient’.

The rest of this guidance tells you what you need to do to complete the assessment. The guidance also contains some helpful hints and tips (including information on how to complete the various forms).

You should include the following information:
1. the name of the organisation;
2. site location (you don’t need to give the full address, just the general location eg, New Delhi, India);
3. how many workers are employed by the organisation;
4. a general description of the organisation, which must include information on products manufactured and/or services provided, the types of activities undertaken and shift patterns worked;
5. a description of the area to be included in the risk assessment; and
6. any other relevant information eg, who has the day-to-day responsibility for health and safety in your organisation. If you feel there is nothing relevant here, you do not need to include this in the description.

 

Start by giving a clear and concise description of your chosen organisation (normally the organisation you work for, but it doesn’t have to be). You can hide the name and location of your organisation if you like (for confidentiality) by using false details, but everything else needs to be factual. You also need to think about the scope of the risk assessment. For example, are you going to look at the whole organisation or just a specific department/division etc? If you work for a large organisation, we recommend that you concentrate on a part of the organisation or a specific activity or process. If you are unsure, ask your tutor for advice.
Your assessment is going to be marked by an examiner appointed by NEBOSH. The examiner will need a clear description of your organisation to allow them to judge whether your risk assessment is suitable and sufficient. If you provide an unclear or incomplete description, this could affect the marking of the risk assessment.