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Level Up Construction Company is conducting a risk assessment of a 1.5 km long, two-lane motorway construction project in Kochi, Kerala. The company employs 250 workers across two shifts. Hazards identified during the risk assessment include manual handling of heavy pipes and materials, which could cause muscular disorders or injury from falling objects. The company is already taking some measures like providing safety training and using lifting aids. Further actions recommended are providing proper handling instructions, transporting materials by crane when possible, replacing protective equipment, and giving workers shoulder padding when carrying pipes. Responsible persons are given timelines to implement additional controls within 1 month.

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Prince Project

Level Up Construction Company is conducting a risk assessment of a 1.5 km long, two-lane motorway construction project in Kochi, Kerala. The company employs 250 workers across two shifts. Hazards identified during the risk assessment include manual handling of heavy pipes and materials, which could cause muscular disorders or injury from falling objects. The company is already taking some measures like providing safety training and using lifting aids. Further actions recommended are providing proper handling instructions, transporting materials by crane when possible, replacing protective equipment, and giving workers shoulder padding when carrying pipes. Responsible persons are given timelines to implement additional controls within 1 month.

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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* Level UP Construction Company
Site location* Kochi, Kerala
Number of workers 250
Level UP Construction Company, one of Kerala's largest construction companies, is
headquartered there. The company's services are mostly geared at infrastructure
projects. Asphalt work, welding, dredging, firefighting facilities, roof installation, soil
grading work, excavation, surveying, soil loading and unloading, rock breaking, pipeline
laying, pipeline cleaning, traffic lights, and signal installation are some of the operations or
services provided by the company in the area where this risk assessment is conducted.

General description of the organisation On the job site, numerous tools for carpentry, electrical, and masonry work were used, as
well as a mobile excavator, plumb bob, hoe, spade, road roller compactor, mobile grader,
crow bar, heavy jackhammer, digging bar, mobile crane, truck mounted crane, shovel,
chisel, and hammer. The two-shift schedule of Level UP Construction Company is in
effect. Each day, the first shift goes from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, while the second shift is
from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am. Six days a week, there is work to be done. Every employee
has the day off on Sunday.

Description of the area to be included in the The location for the risk assessment was a 1.5 km long, two lane motorway that was
risk assessment being built to link two local towns.

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The Project Manager should be in charge of monitoring the employee’s health and
Any other relevant information
conditions, the project's progress, and its deadline.
* 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: I started by visiting the company's website to get a general idea of the services it provides. I was able to
• sources of understand the goings-on at the site and learn more about the overall risks associated with the company's
information routine work by chatting with the project management division. The company's accident, incident, and near-
consulted; miss reports were analysed. Then I double-checked the work permissions and method statements for each
• who you spoke to; operation in question. Most importantly, a significant amount of the data was obtained through interviews
and with staff members, managers, and engineers.
• how you identified:
- the hazards; Through discussions with the crew and observation, it was possible to learn about current control
- what is already measures, how management handles current hazards, the limitations of preventive measures, and the
being done; need for further control measures. I looked to ILO convention C167 for construction safety, which is an ILO
and code of practise for safety and health in construction, after assessing the risks and current risk
- any additional management methods before deciding on further control measures.
controls/actions https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_INSTRUMENT_ID:312312
that may be
required.

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Part 2: Risk Assessment

Organisation name: Level Up Construction Company


Date of assessment: 09/08/2022
Scope of risk assessment:Construction

Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)

1.Manual Workers involved in • When lifting big • Provide proper manual HSE
handling manual handling objects, workers handling instruction to the 1 month manager
interlock workers, including
share the load, which
On the work Manual handling, which lifting, carrying, and
place, heavy includes lifting, is a healthy habit. unloading procedures.
pipes were carrying, and unloading • Whenever practical, Site
observed to big blocks without the mechanical lifting aids • wherever possible, transport One day engineer
be handled proper training, can are used pipe units via crane pickup
by workers lead to muscular • Before beginning
on a daily disorders, limb • Provide the workers with
basis work, general safety 3 days Site
diseases, and both more durable safety boots.
short- and long-term awareness training, engineer
back pain. Having briefings, and TBT are • When workers carry pipes
heavy objects fall on provided. on their shoulders, which is 1 week Site
one's feet could result • Hand gloves are a common practise, they engineer
in severe physical given to workers so should be given shoulder
injury. padding.
they can maintain
solid grips

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
• For loading jobs, only
physically fit loaders
are posted

• PTW system is active. • Replace any damaged lifting Site


2.Load Riggers, lifting gear on a regular basis. One month manager
handling assistants and workers • Periodically, the crane Lifting gears should undergo
equipment in the is inspected, and a weekly inspection.
proximity maintenance tasks
Lifting are completed. • Install a sophisticated wind-
reinforced Improper and speed monitoring system. 1 week Area
pipelines dangerous lifting • A person is chosen to supervisor/
using truck techniques result in serve as the lifting site engineer
mounted loads falling on people, supervisor, who
crane rigging equipment oversees the lifting
falling on people, loads operations.
striking people, crane • Every six months,
equipment toppling, third-party authority
and other incidents. certify lift gears and
other rigging
instruments.

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)

• Every time a session


begins, staff receive a
toolbox lecture.

• Workers have access


to PPE.
3.Confined Supervisors and • There is a hole • Use barricades and signage 1 day Area
space of employees watcher/safety to distinguish limited space supervisor
pipeline attendant on duty. pieces from other artwork.

Working Confined spaces may • There is a rescue • Apply fines or other


inside have a hazardous tripod in operation. sanctions to anyone who 1 week HSE
sewage atmosphere due to enters without permission. manager
pipelines with numerous acute • Workers receive
limited situations such oxygen general training and • Communication systems, Site
deficit, severe heat, and TBT. such as radio 2 weeks engineer
openings and
little flammable objects. communications between
ventilation • A ventilation fan is inside employees and hole
available. watchers, should be made
available to the workforce.
• Implementation of the
• 1 week Site
belts. permit to work • Modern gas detectors ought
system to be used. engineer

• Before starting the • Workers should have 1 month Site


work, gas testing is specialised training in
done. competency for working in manager
• There are rescue belt tight spaces and should be

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
well-versed in the
emergency rescue system.

• Additional PPEs like 3 days Site


respirators and gloves engineer
should also be available.
Compaction • Reverse alarms for • The compaction area should
4.Work workforce, operator the roller compactors be divided using jersey 4 days Site
equipment are functional. barriers. When jersey engineer
and Roller compactors that barriers are not an option,
machinery are moving • Bank tellers are caution tapes, warning
dangerously, present. signs, and cones should be
Without haphazardly, or without used.
sufficient supervision run the risk • Operators have third-
control and of colliding with people, party competency • Outfit workers assisting Area
segregation, objects, or other certifications and roller compactors with high- One day supervisor
heavy roller vehicles. authorizations. visibility jackets.
compactor
movement • When at all possible, strictly
observed refrain from having oilmen One week HSE
apply it to rolling-mill wheels manager
while they are in motion.
One month HSE
• Put in place enforcement
manager
measures such fines for
excessive speeding while
compaction

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
5.Slips and Any workers in the • Fit each and every steel bar One day
trips proximity, visitors • Warning tapes are with rubber or plastic rebar Site
used to mark the caps for a padded effect and engineer
Survey Survey steel bars are margins of survey to prevent contact with sharp
rebars used extensively on the marker steel bar. edges.
extensively site, which could cause
on the site visitors to trip over • Replace the cautionary tape Site
poses risk to them. If a sharp-edged with one that is very visible One week engineer
people bar penetrates the body or fluorescent.
getting while being struck by it,
tripped it may result in • Post warning signs about
significant injuries. dangerous objects with one week Area
sharp edges in clearly visible supervisor
locations near survey
markers.
6.Fire Any worker in the • When not in use, • To contain any leaks, One week Site
Hazard proximity of diesel cans are kept enough bunding must be engineer
flammable liquid closed. constructed in the fuel
Diesel-filled storage area.
cans is found Flammable substances • Diesel cans are kept
strewn can start a fire or in a separate area • Provide a dip tray for diesel
throughout explode if not handled designated for cans coming in from storage One week Site
the site. properly. As a result, flammable liquid to be deposited within the engineer
serious physical harm storage. facility.
including burns and, in
dire circumstances, • The storage space • Forbid storing fuel
death, may happen. for flammable liquids containers close to One week Area
is kept apart from the entrances, stairwells, or supervisor
area for storing wood. public areas.

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)

• The location has • Keep the store secured to One week Area
separate diesel can prevent unauthorised supervisor
units and storage intrusion.
areas with fire
extinguishers. • If feasible, make the storage One month Site
room fire resistant. manager
• The Material Safety
Data Sheet (MSDS) is • Give the area where
prominently flammables are stored a Two weeks Site
displayed. concrete floor. engineer

• Keep the area clear of Area


Three days
rubbish and weeds. supervisor
• Ensure that all firefighting Area
One week
tools are in good operating supervisor
order.

• Put up signs that say things Two days Area


like, "Flammable Liquid," supervisor
"No Smoking," or "No Naked
Flame."

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)

7.Safe Workers who work near • Given a footpath with • Adopt and enforce speed 1 week Site safety
movement vehicles and clear markings. limits. officer
of vehicles pedestrians.
Site safety
in • separate entrances • There should be a 2 weeks
workplace. Overspeeding cars officer
into the area for pedestrian crossing with
could hit adjacent automobiles and speed bumps.
Over workers or pedestrians, pedestrians.
speeding of resulting in harm or • Drivers should receive 1 week Site safety
vehicles on even death. refresher training. officer
site
• In order to improve corner 1 week Construction
visibility, fix the blind spot manager
mirrors.

Site safety
• divider between employees' 1 week officer
and vehicles' paths.
8.Working at Workers inside • Shoring was offered • Set up barriers to stop 3 weeks Site safety
height excavation, drivers of by excavations movement close to the officer
vehicles, workers excavation.
Falling of around excavated area. • Ladder access given
1 week Supervisor
materials, for excavating • daily check of the ladder
vehicles and used to enter the excavation

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
people into People and cars • When workers are
excavations. entering the excavation, present inside • Set up mesh barriers to stop 1 month Supervisor
as well as objects excavations, no work objects from falling into the
falling upon the is scheduled. room.
workers.
• To prevent them from • Create emergency protocols 1 month Site safety
to handle crisis scenarios. officer
falling inside,
excavated dirt or
materials should be
removed quickly.
9.Hazardous All the employees • Dusk masks are • provide suitable dusk masks
substances working in the site. supplied. and strictly enforce their use 2 weeks Site safety
officer
Cement dust Due to working with • Workers use a towel • Purchase vacuum cleaners
from cement and performing 1 week Construction
to cover their noses for effective cleaning.
construction manager
building activities, the
activities
location is rather dusty. • The workplace is • Ventilation should be 1 month Construction
The workers have been frequently swept provided where dust is manager
using their masks using a broom. produced.
improperly for a long
period. Asthma, • Increase your watering 1 week Supervisor
occupational lung frequency to reduce dust
disorders, skin rashes,
and other conditions
may result from this.

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
10.Noise All the workers and staff • Although supplied, • Provide ear plugs or other
hazard hearing protection is effective hearing protection, 3 weeks Construction
Listening to loud noises ineffective. such as ear muffs. manager
Noises all the time might cause
hearing loss or 1 month Site safety
from • When possible, noisy • Offer medical examinations
migraine. Stress is officer
machinery machinery is kept
and produced by loud noise away from the • Put up a sound-absorbing
both psychologically 3 months Construction
surroundings workforce. wall surrounding the area manager
in the site and physically. It where the equipment is
decreases output. It located.
obstructs concentration
and communication. • Rotate workers who are Supervisor
2 weeks
subjected to noise into
different positions.
11.Vibration Operators of equipment • The break is long • Offer top-notch rubber hand 1 Month Construction
like concrete enough. grips and gloves. manager
Usage of compactors, portable
2 weeks Site safety
high impact cutters, drills etc. • Workers received job- • impose the wearing of
tools. officer
specific training. gloves
Since the staff have
been using these • Although they were • Rotate employees to 1 week Supervisor
machines on a daily provided, the hand different jobs to lessen
basis. gloves weren't very exposure
Due to vibration on arm good, and nobody
tissues and joints, they wore them. • Provide recurring Supervisor
3 weeks
may develop white maintenance to prevent
finger and hand vibration on equipment
vibration syndrome.

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Hazard Who might be harmed What are you already doing? What further controls/actions are Timescales for
category and and how? required? further actions Responsible
hazard to be person’s job
completed title
(within …)
• Offer medical examinations
1 Month Site safety
officer

12.Electric Operators of the • Proper PPE is offered • Use an extension cord that Supervisor
hazard equipment, workers is suited for heavy-duty use. 2 weeks
touching or stepping on • A qualified individual
Electric wire with exposed provides and inspects • On cables, wires, and cords,
shock due to conductor accidentally. the connection 1 week Supervisor
look for fractures, scratches,
Damaged or abrasions every day.
insulators of While working,
equipment accidental contact with • timetable for equipment and 3 weeks Site safety
wires and exposed conductors wire replacement and officer
cables could result in electric periodic maintenance
shock, which could lead
to cardiac arrest, burns, • Conduct inspections to Site safety
or even death identify places that pose a 1 week officer
risk from faulty wiring and
circuitry

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Part 3: Prioritise 3 actions with justification for the selection
Suggested word counts
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

Moral, general legal and financial Because enterprises are to blame for a significant portion of accidents, the idea of
arguments industrial safety is crucial to human endeavours. Workplace accidents happen when a
company's policies and procedures fail to put the health and safety of its employees first.
Such a mindset is morally repugnant in every aspect. Accidents at work result in a great
number of fatalities. A lot of people experience physical and mental suffering as a result of
unplanned employment circumstances. To earn money, people go to work. You can live
pain-free thanks to your ability to earn money. According to that viewpoint, a workplace
cannot be something that brings about pain but must instead assist individuals in avoiding
suffering in their daily life. Being a morally upright business, Level Up Construction
Company places a great value on the health and safety of its personnel. The business
thinks it is up to the company to safeguard employee morale from potential threats. The
aforementioned actions are necessary to protect the organization's moral commitment,
necessitating a prompt, effective response.
The corporation always suffers a financial loss as a result of workplace accidents.
Financial repercussions may be direct or indirect. A fatality or major property loss from a
catastrophic catastrophe could lead to protracted shutdowns, which are always bad for a
company's capacity to go forward. The financial impact of injured employees or visitors on
the business includes immediate expenses like workers' sick pay, first aid care, and lost
productivity, among other factors. Indirect costs include the difficulty in finding and keeping
employees as a result of accidents, as well as the replacement of structures and equipment
as a result of serious accidents, which may lead to the closure of the plant and lost
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output.Insurance rates rise as a result of serious accidents. Accidents result in court
judgments, government penalties, victim compensation, and other financial losses. The
aforementioned actions must be taken immediately, efficiently, and effectively in order to
prevent the organisation from suffering financial loss.
The employer is required to provide a safe working environment for the employee by the
ILO agreements C155 and recommendation (R164). Legal regulations have already been
created by international and national organisations. Therefore, it is only the employer's
responsibility to make these health and safety issues right. There will be enforcement
action in the shape of fines and imprisonment if these laws are broken and an accident
occurs. The organisation must look into the suggested actions as soon as feasible and take
the necessary action to avoid any significant legal repercussions.

Justification for action 1

Action Jersey barriers should be used to divide the compaction area. When it's not possible to use
jersey barriers, use cones, warning signs, and warning tapes instead. (Work equipment
and machinery
Specific legal arguments ILO C167 - Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167), Article 16 says:
When using cars, earthmoving equipment, or materials handling equipment on a
construction site, (a) safe and appropriate access ways must be provided for them, and (b)
traffic must be organised and controlled in a way that ensures their safe operation.
ILO C167 - Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167) Article 13
states: To guarantee that all workplaces are secure and free from risk to employees' health
and safety, all necessary safeguards must be implemented.
ILO recommendation ILO R164 obligates the employer to apply work practises that are as
safe and risk-free to health as is practically possible, as well as to furnish and maintain
workplaces, machinery, and equipment.
Consideration of likelihood AND severity Heavy roller compactor movement is typical when compacting asphalt; at the moment, the
process is carried out with extreme caution. Even though a flagman has been assigned,
other duties are not sufficiently separated. Insufficient barricading may allow workers to
enter the area where roller movement is occurring. There is a good probability that a roller
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operator will miss the nearby workers when moving his equipment from point A to point B
during compaction, resulting in equipment colliding with them and potentially killing them in
severe circumstances. As of right moment, the probability can be categorised as highly
likely.

This hazard affects around 20 workers. Every two months of the project, asphalt work is
completed for roughly two weeks. According to the severity rate categories below, the
severity rate might range from major to catastrophic.

Minimal: no injury or damage occurred


Minor: injury requiring first aid and/ or slight damage caused to plant/equipment/building
Major: injury requiring hospital treatment/stay and/ or significant damage caused to
plant/equipment/building
Catastrophic: death and/ or irreplaceable damage to plant/equipment/building
How effective the action is likely to be in
controlling the risk. This should include:
It's important to keep people away from the area when moving big equipment. When the
area of equipment movement is partitioned or barricaded with warning signs, the likelihood
• the intended impact of the action; that additional personnel would enter the risk zone is significantly decreased. The likelihood
• justification for the timescale that you changes from highly likely to unlikely as a result.
indicated in your risk assessment;
and The caution tapes and jersey barriers must be purchased because they are unavailable in
• whether you think the action will fully the business material shop. The purchasing process might take at least two weeks. I
control the risk. therefore allocated two weeks for this control operation.
This action is the responsibility of the site engineer. If these steps are taken, the risk will
still not be completely under control, necessitating extra oversight. But it will diminish to a
reassuringly realistic level.

Justification for action 2

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Action Load handling equipment: Periodically replace any damaged lifting gears. Lifting gears
should be inspected on a weekly basis.
Specific legal arguments ILO C167, Article 15 says: Every piece of lifting equipment, including its component parts,
attachments, anchorages, and supports, must: (a) be kept in good working order; (b) be
examined and tested by a qualified individual at the times and under the conditions
specified by applicable national laws or regulations; and (c) have the results of these
examinations and tests recorded.
ILO recommendation ILO R164 requires the employer to apply work practises that are as
safe and risk-free to health as is practically possible, as well as to furnish and maintain
workspaces, machinery, and equipment that meet these requirements.

Consideration of likelihood AND severity It was revealed that the lifting gears used to lift reinforced pipelines with a truck-mounted
crane were damaged. The rigging equipment is regularly inspected by the supervisor, but
the broken tools are not taken out of service right away or replaced; instead, they are put
aside. Accidental tool use by workers is more common, leading to lifting accidents such
load failure, lifting gear collapses, and other problems. This risk therefore has a high
likelihood. The current likelihood should be regarded as highly likely.
These frequently range from small physical harm, like scrapes and bruises, to serious
harm, like amputation, brain damage, and even death in severe cases. Every day on this
project, about 10 people are exposed to this danger. The severity rate may be minor,
major, or catastrophic, depending on the types of severity rate stated above.
How effective the action is likely to be in
controlling the risk. This should include:
A protocol should be in place to make sure that damaged lifting equipment is not used for
actual lifting tasks, and damaged lifting equipment should be replaced as soon as possible.
• the intended impact of the action; By doing this, load failure and other lifting-related injuries will be reduced. Workers won't be
• justification for the timescale that you using damaged or improper lifting equipment thanks to a weekly inspection of the
indicated in your risk assessment; equipment. As a result, there will be more safety there, greatly reducing the risk. The
and likelihood will be reduced to less likely at that point.
• whether you think the action will fully
control the risk. The management is expected to assign someone to each site to carry out this function. It
won't take more than a week to start putting this into practise, and it won't take more than a
month to finish. I've therefore given this project a month's worth of my time.

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The site manager is in charge of this. Although this approach won't completely eliminate
the risk, it will greatly lower it.

Justification for action 3

Action Place barriers to prevent movement of people and vehicles near excavations. (Working at
height)
Specific legal arguments The ILO's code of practise for safety and health in construction mandates the deployment
of barriers to prevent vehicles from falling into excavations and the use of necessary
precautions to avoid worker falls as well. According to ILO Convention C155 on
Occupational Health and Safety, companies are required to give employees a safe
workplace.
Consideration of likelihood AND severity Because they constantly travel close to the edges, vehicles and employees are at a
significant risk of sliding into excavations where the soil could give way or they could slip.
No obstacles exist to stop the fall.

The magnitude of the fall is major because drivers could sustain serious injuries and
personnel within the building could die from plunging into the pit.
How effective the action is likely to be in
controlling the risk. This should include:
Because they constantly travel close to the edges, vehicles and employees are at a
significant risk of sliding into excavations where the soil could give way or they could slip.
• the intended impact of the action; No obstacles exist to stop the fall.
• justification for the timescale that you
indicated in your risk assessment;
and The magnitude of the fall is major because drivers could sustain serious injuries and
• whether you think the action will fully personnel within the building could die from plunging into the pit.
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

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• 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 I set the review date after 12 months. That is 08/08/2023. This is so because risk
reasoning assessment is assessed annually in accordance with business policy. I'll make sure this is
reviewed before to the date if there are any legal changes, procedural modifications,
equipment changes, etc.
How the risk assessment findings will be To present the risk assessment and discuss the need for further work on the job site, I will
communicated AND who you need to tell call a meeting with the project manager and the site manager, financial manager, HSE
manager, and site engineer. I will mail and provide physical copies of the risk assessment
to all management departments, especially those assisting these actions. The outcomes of
the risk analyses will be posted on all of the message boards on the website. I'll make sure
that daily toolbox discussions and general safety awareness are used to inform employees
about the findings of this risk assessment and the additional controls that will be
implemented.
How you will follow up on the risk Every task that needs to be completed by a certain time will have a reminder set. I'll check
assessment to check that the actions the website frequently to see how the suggested control mechanisms are developing. After
have been carried out preliminary evaluations of the processes, if there is any delay, I will call the project
manager and strongly advise him to hold up his end of the bargain. I'll just take this
opportunity to encourage everyone in authority, including management, technical
personnel, and site supervisors, to keep things moving. All managers, including the project
manager and site manager, will get status updates on the state of the work every month.

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