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.
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Name of organisation* |
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Site location* |
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Number of workers |
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General description of the organisation |
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Description of the area to be included in the risk assessment |
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Any other relevant information |
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* 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.
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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. |
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Part 2: Risk Assessment
Organisation name:
Date of assessment:
Scope of risk assessment:
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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 person’s job title |
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Learner number: Learner name: Page 1 of 8
Part 3: Prioritise 3 actions with justification for the selection
Moral 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 and financial arguments for ALL actions
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Moral, general legal and financial arguments |
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Justification for action 1
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Action |
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Specific legal arguments |
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Consideration of likelihood AND severity |
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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. |
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Justification for action 2
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Action |
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Specific legal arguments |
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Consideration of likelihood AND severity |
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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. |
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Justification for action 3
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Action |
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Specific legal arguments |
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Consideration of likelihood AND severity |
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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. |
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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.
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Planned review date/period with reasoning |
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How the risk assessment findings will be communicated AND who you need to tell |
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How you will follow up on the risk assessment to check that the actions have been carried out |
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