IG2 tip: Risk Assessment Posted by today Categories NEBOSH Certificate Tips Date July 22, 2024 The NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is an internationally recognized qualification that is designed to equip learners with the skills and knowledge they need to manage workplace health and safety risks effectively. One of the key units in this qualification is IG2 Risk Assessment. To successfully pass your NEBOSH IG2 risk assessment, read the followingย step-by-step guide. NEBOSH IG course consists of two units: IGI:Management of Health and Safety IG2:Risk Assessment What is NEBOSH Certificate Unit IG2 Risk Assessment? The IG2 unit covers theย principles and practice of risk assessment, including the legal requirements and key terms associated with risk assessment. It also covers the process of risk assessment in identifying hazards and assessing risk levels to evaluating risk control measures and developing a risk assessment action plan. The risk assessment is divided into 4 Parts: Part 1:ย Background (Description of Your Organization and Your Methodology) Part 2:Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification Part 3:ย A description of 3 actions with justification Part 4:Review, communicate, and check You must meet the marking standards for each stage. We’ve broken down what’s required in each stage so you can stay on track! What are the Passing Marks for the NEBOSH IG2? The risk assessment has no numerical mark or grade, onlyย a pass or referral (fail). To pass the overall unit, you must get a pass in each of the 4 stages. A referral (failure) in any of the four stages results in a referral for the entire evaluation. Part 1: Background You must use the headed table in part 1 of the standard risk assessment form provided by NEBOSH. Click here to download the PDF of the NEBOSH IG2ย Risk Assessment Report. Description of Organization (approximately 150 to 200 words) The first stage is to provide a clear and brief description of your selected organization (usually the organization for which you work, but this is not required). Your workplace should be large enough to accommodate various hazard categories/hazards. However, you must also make the risk assessment feasible and take into account the time and resources available to you.ย For example,ย you may examine the entire organization or simply a certain department or division. If the organization is huge and complex, concentrate on one element of it or specific activities or procedures. The marking criteria show that you must include the following in your description: The Name of The Organization Site location –You do not need to provide the complete address, just the approximate location, such as Manchester. Numbers of workers –How many workers are employed by the organization? A general description of the organization –ย This must include the items created or services given, as well as the types of operations carried out. A description of the area included in the risk assessment. Any additional relevant details,such as who is in charge of health and safety in your organization on a daily basis. If you don’t think there’s anything relevant here, leave it out. Remember: Your assessment will be graded by aย NEBOSH-appointed examiner. The examiner will require a detailed description of your organization in order to determine whether your risk assessment is appropriate and sufficient. The organization’s description should be descriptive enough so that they comprehend what your organization performs. If you submit an imprecise or insufficient description, the risk assessment may be marked incorrectly. Methodology (approximately 200 words) After you’ve given the description, explain how you conducted the risk assessment (methodology used). The NEBOSH examiner can then assess the reliability and validity of your assessment. You’d like to explain why you did what you did. After you’ve done your risk assessment, fill up this part so you have work to refer to. For your methodology, you must include: The sources of information that you consulted Who you spoke to. How the hazards and controls were identified –the hazards, what is currently being done, and any new controls/actions that may be required. Make sure that you have included all the required information that is requested in the NEBOSH assessment form. You may also include anything else related to the risk assessment’s completion. This may appear to be a minor section, but if it is not included, you will fail. Stage 2: Risk Assessment & Hazard Identification Your risk assessment must include details on the information requested in each column in Part 2 of the assessment pack. You have to make sure all columns are filled appropriately. If you have nothing to include, for example, under additional controls/actions, kindly enter N/A or anything like that; otherwise, you will fail. The IG2 example on the NEBOSH website shows when N/A (or something similar) must be used. You must identify and document at least 10 distinct hazards/dangers from at least five distinct hazard categories. These five categories are the heading topic for columns 5 โ 11 of the IG syllabus. Physical and psychological hazards Musculoskeletal health Chemical and biological agents General workplace issues Work equipment Fire Electricity There are a total of 20 different types of hazards. Please keep in mind that you must select your hazards from 5 or more of the NEBOSH hazard categories. Many students fail because they overlook this easy rule. You will fail if you include any hazard categories that are not specified in Table 1 of NEBOSH’s IG2 Risk Assessment Guide. You will fail if you only include 9 hazards from 6 hazard categories or if you provide 10 hazards but do not identify the hazard category. To meet the marking standards, you must include the following information for each hazard: The hazard and the hazard categoryย (column 1) Who may be harmed and howย (column 2) What you are already doing to control the hazardย (column 3) What further controls or actions might be neededย (column 4)โ Remember to consider the control hierarchy and preventative principles when deciding on additional controls. The timescales for completion of each actionย (column 5) The role of the person responsible for completing each action(column 6) As you go through your risk assessment, you will notice that columns 3 (what you’re already doing) and 4 (additional controls required) support each other. If you have been already doing enough to mitigate risk, you will have a lot of controls in column 3 but very few (if any) in column 4. You might easily just remark that no further action is required. Column 3 will include very few controls, whereas column 4 will contain many more. Both alternatives are acceptable because they are both feasible. Stage 3: Prioritize 3 Actions with Justification You must prioritize your actions by using the table in part 3 of the risk assessment provided by NEBOSH. You must select the three most important or urgent actions that require your attention. These acts may be linked to the same or different hazards/hazard categories. Please Note:ย The most important thing is that they are your top priority for action. You must additionally justify why you think these are the highest priority or most urgent actions. You are not allowed to use new actions that are not listed in column 4 of Part 2 of the risk assessment form. Otherwise, you will fail. Your justification must include the following elements: Moral, General Legal, and Financial Arguments for All Actions (300-350 words) You have to provide your arguments for why those actions must be managed. Consider the overarching legislation, such as the Health and Safety at Work Act, as well as the potential penalties for your organization and the people involved. Then, include any financial consequences, such as sick leave, damaged equipment, enforcement actions, and prosecution fees. Remember to emphasize the moral considerations – protecting workers should be a top concern for any enterprise. Every employee has the right to work in a safe, healthy, and pleasant working environment. Specific Legal Arguments (100-150 words) Your legal case for your specific activity must include references to relevant legislations or standards. For example, while addressing hazardous material control in the United Kingdom, you should refer to appropriate duties under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002. Likelihood AND Severity (75-150 words) You need to consider the likelihood and severity (in light of present control measures) of injury, ill-health, or harm occurring. You should consider The forms of injury, illness, or harm that is likely to occur. The number of workers that are at risk. How frequently the activity is performed and how broad the risk is? Is the same threat, for example, present in other parts/branches/divisions/sites of the organization? Effectiveness of Each Section (100 to 150 words) Here you should describe: The intended impact of each action. Justification for the timescale indicated in your risk assessment for the action. Whether you believe the action will fully control the danger. Each action should have the same impact as the next. You will fail if you spend too much time justifying one of the actions and not enough time justifying the other. Stage 4: Review, Communicate, and Check In the final part of your risk assessment report, you show your ability to communicate your recommendation to the relevant person. To complete the review, communication, and check exercise, you use the tables in part 4 of the assessment pack. To meet the grading standard, you must include: A realistic review date for the risk assessment, as well as your justification for selecting that date (50-100 words). An indication of how the findings of the risk assessment are to be communicated (100 to 150 words). Consider the system of communication (email, noticeboards, and intranet), the timetable, and who needs to know the information. A description of how you intend to follow up on the risk assessment to ensure that the steps have been taken. (100 to 150 words). 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