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.

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2

Prepare a brief research report that

• critically reviews your chosen organisation’s approach to managing organisational change.
• evaluates the effectiveness of your chosen organisation’s approach to managing organisational change.
• makes TWO recommendations for improving the approach to managing organisational change 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.

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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

Verbal and printed are types of media that can be used to communicate health and safety management issues to workers.

Select a workplace issue for which you have used both media types and, for EACH type, comment on

• what the intention of the communication was
• the selection of communication methods chosen
• how the specific method of communication was used
• how effective the communication was
• lessons learned following the communication.

Notes: You must give relevant examples to support your answers. This does not have to be a health and safety communication, but examples must be drawn from your work experience.

(20)

4

(a) Review how your chosen organisation manages contractors while they are on site.

Your answer must consider the main topics from INDG368, specifically

• assessing the risks from the work
• provision of information, instruction and training
• co-operation and co-ordination
• consultation with workforce
• management and supervision of contractors while on site.

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

(b) Make TWO recommendations for improving contractor management in your chosen organisation AND justify EACH recommendation.

Notes: You must use the Activity 4(b) format table provided in the answer sheet to record your answers.

(20)

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5

Compare your chosen organisation against TEN of the requirements of the audit standard given in supporting document 1.

 (30)

6

(a) Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of your chosen organisation’s health and safety training for the following THREE circumstances

• induction
• changes in work activities
• refreshing knowledge and skills.

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

(b) Based on your analysis in part (a), make TWO recommendations for improving health and safety training for any of the circumstances listed in part (a), AND justify EACH recommendation.

Note: You must use the Activity 6(b) format table provided in the answer sheet to record your answers.

(15)

(10)

7

(a) Comment on how your chosen organisation consults with workers on the following FIVE issues, set out in HSG263 - Involving your workforce in health and safety

• changes that may have a significant impact on how work is done
• arrangements for ‘competent persons’ who need to be appointed
• as directed by specific regulations
• conducting risk assessments, identifying controls, or any other information relating to risks the workers might face
• planning health and safety training
• potential impacts on health and safety of new technologies.

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

(b) Based on your answer to part (a), make TWO recommendations for improving how your chosen organisation consults with workers on any of the circumstances listed in part (a), AND justify EACH recommendation.

Note: You must use the Activity 7(b) format table provided in the answer sheet to record your answers.

(15)

(10)