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 contractors in its supply chain.
• evaluates the effectiveness of your chosen organisation’s approach to managing contractors in its supply chain.
• makes TWO recommendations for improving your chosen organisation’s approach to managing contractors in its supply chain.

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.
NEBOSH reserves the right to not mark any of your work beyond this limit.

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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

Critically evaluate how you apply ethical principles when carrying out your role in your chosen organisation.

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4

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

• Economic climate.
• Government policy.
• Industry risk profile.
• Societal expectation of equality.

Notes:There are 5 marks available for each factor.

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5

Critically review the effectiveness of your chosen organisation’s health and safety management system review process.

In your answer, consider the extent to which the review process

• establishes appropriate objectives
• identifies types of information to be collected
• considers the health and safety impacts of the supply chain
• takes account of incidents in similar organisations.

Notes: You must use suitable examples from your chosen organisation to illustrate your answer.
There are 5 marks available for each step.
Source: HSE HSG65 Managing for health and safety (hse.gov.uk)

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6

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

• containment of unexpected events
• problem anticipation

Note: There are 5 marks available for each characteristic.

(b) Based on your analysis in 6(a), give details for TWO recommendations that would 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.

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7

Assess the organisational arrangements for implementing and maintaining an effective risk assessment programme in your chosen organisation.

Your answer must consider the following aspects

• procedures for carrying out risk assessments
• recording protocols
• training
• follow-up actions
• monitoring and review.

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

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8

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

Critically evaluate your chosen organisation’s health and safety culture against the following 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
• good communication
• a competent workforce

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

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