KNOW - WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRINCIPLES

1

The British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has identified risk profiling as a core element for managing health and safety in their guidance document ‘Managing for Health and Safety’ (HSG65).

Produce a risk profile of your chosen organisation that outlines FOUR significant risks.
Note: You must use the Activity 1 format table provided in the answer sheet to record your answers.

(20)

2

Prepare a brief research report that

• critically reviews how your chosen organisation`s approach to benchmarking health and safety performance.
• evaluates the effectiveness of your chosen organisation’s approach/use of benchmarking health and safety performance.
• makes TWO recommendations for improving the use of benchmarking health and safety performance in your chosen organisation.

Your research report must be presented in the following format (see marking descriptors for further information)

• Executive summary.
• Introduction – containing aims/objectives, methodology and introduction to the topic.
• Critical review – which briefly, but critically, reviews how training needs are identified, and how training is delivered. This must draw from a range of reliable reference sources such as authoritative guidance, expert opinions, and other evidence. References for the cited evidence should use a recognised referencing style (Harvard, Vancouver, OSCOLA, etc). The learner can choose which style to use, but the style must be used consistently throughout the report.
• Brief analysis of the effectiveness of your chosen organisation’s ways of identifying training needs and delivering training. This is a brief gap analysis or commentary comparing your organisation to good practice/effective insights that you have determined from your critical review. It should include examples from the workplace to support the analysis.
• Conclusion– a summary of findings that includes
  • A clear outline of TWO recommendations for improving the health and safety performance benchmarking in your chosen organisation.
  • A justification for EACH of your recommendations. The justifications must include links back to the research carried out in the introduction to show that they logically follow, and that they would most likely be effective.
  • List of Reference sources cited.

NOTES ON WORD COUNT: Your report must be no more than 2500 words in total and approximately 10% of these (ie 250 words) must be used for the executive summary.
If your answer exceeds the word count NEBOSH reserves the right to not mark any of your work beyond

• 275 words (250 words + 10% tolerance) of the executive summary, and/or
• 2475 words (2250 words + 10% tolerance) of the rest of the report.

 (50)

Criteria

Marks

Executive summary

3

Introduction

3

Critical review

15

Analysis

10

Conclusion

3

A clear outline of the two recommendations (3 marks for each recommendation)

6

Justification for recommendations (5 marks for each recommendation)

10

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Executive summary max 3

3

2

1

0

Coherent and logical format giving clear information

A clear, logical format gives clear information.

Adequately and concisely summarises main findings, conclusions and the two recommendations.

Provides a persuasive case for implementing recommendations.

The format is generally good but does not flow in some areas and some information appears to be missing.

Summarises main findings, conclusions and the two recommendations, but some of these may not be adequately covered or they are unclear.

Provides a case for implementing recommendations, but this may not be very persuasive.

The format is poor, and the information is unclear.

Main findings, conclusions and recommendations are not well summarised.

The case for implementation of the recommendations is not persuasive.

An executive summary has not been included.

Introduction [max 3]

3

2

1

0

Clear and concise introduction containing all the necessary elements

The aims and objectives are clearly stated and relate to the task brief.

The topic is clearly and succinctly introduced.

A clear description of the methodology used to carry out the research.

The aims and objectives are given, but the detail in some areas is brief or unclear.
The aims and objectives generally relate to the task brief.

The topic is introduced but the detail in some areas is brief or unclear.

A methodology has been outlined but this is brief or unclear in some areas.

The aims and objectives are described poorly. The aims and objectives do not relate to the task brief.

The topic is poorly introduced/the detail is poor.

A methodology is given but this is poor/unclear.

The aims and objectives have not been included.

The topic has not been introduced.

A methodology has not been given.

3

Effective stakeholder engagement requires

• understanding of stakeholder needs
• how to influence stakeholders.

Comment on the strengths and weaknesses of your approach to stakeholder engagement in EACH of these TWO requirements.

Notes: You should consider each of these aspects in your answer. You must give relevant examples to support your answers.
Your stakeholder engagement does not have to be health and safety-related; it can relate to a previous job or experience.

(20)

4

(a) A range of indicators can be used to measure health and safety culture.

Evaluate your chosen organisation’s health and safety culture against the following FIVE indicators of a positive health and safety culture

• visible commitment to safety by management
• workforce participation and ownership of safety problems and solutions
• trust between workers and management
• sufficient resources for health and safety
• effective reporting systems.

Note: You must give relevant examples to support your answers.

(b) Based on the outcome of your analysis in 4(a), identify TWO actions that could improve or sustain health and safety culture in your chosen organisation.

You must

• give an outline of the action
• describe what the action is intended to do (the anticipated outcomes).

Notes: You must use the Activity 4(b) format table provided in the answer sheet to record your answers.
There are 5 marks available for each action.

(15)

(10)

5

(a) Analyse your chosen organisation’s strengths and weaknesses against BOTH of the following HRO characteristics

• mindful leadership
• learning orientation

Note: There are 5 marks available for each characteristic.

(b) Based on your analysis in 5(a), give details for TWO recommendations that improve reliability in your chosen organisation.
You must justify why you have chosen EACH of the recommendations. 

Note: There are 5 marks available for each recommendation.

(10)

(10)

6

Comment on how the following societal factors affect the management of health and safety in your chosen organisation.

• Government policy.
• Industry risk profile.
• Globalisation of business.

Note: There are 5 marks available for each factor.

(15)

7

Comment on how the following behavioural aspects may affect the consultation process in your chosen organisation

• peer group pressure
• tokenism
• conflicts.

Note: There are 10 marks available for each aspect.

(30)

8

Review how your chosen organisation engages workers at all levels in its risk assessment process.

Note: You must use suitable examples from your chosen organisation to illustrate your answer.

(20)