NEBOSH International General Certificate Certifica te in Occupational Health and Safety
UNIT IGC3: HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL PR ACTICAL APPLICATION
Student Name: Anas Shoaib Student Number: 00301681 Date of Submission: 16/09/2015
APPENDIX 1
IGC3 – The Health and Safety Practical Application Candidate and course provider declarations: For completion by the candidate: I declare that the work submitted for this practical application assessment ie. the completed observation sheets and the report to management, is my own work. I recognise that contravention of this statement constitutes malpractice and may result in my being subject to the penalties set out in the NEBOSH Malpractice policy.
Name (Print)
Anas Shoaib
Signature Date
16 / 09 / 2015
For completion by a course provider representative (e.g. internal practical assessor): I declare that the work marked is identical to that received from the candidate. I recognise that contravention of this statement constitutes malpractice and may result in my being subject to the penalties set out in the NEBOSH Malpractice policy.
Name (Print) Signature Date For completion by the course provider’s internal practical assessor: I declare that I have marked this work and am both qualified and approved by NEBOSH to do so. I recognise that contravention of this statement constitutes malpractice and may result in my being subject to the penalties set out in the NEBOSH Malpractice policy.
Name (Print) Signature Date
NB: This declaration must be completed in full, submitted and retained with the candidate’s script. If this declaration is not submitted the candidate’s result may be declared void.
APPENDIX 3 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE (2011 specification)
Assessor’s marking sheet
IGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION Date of practical application 16 / 09 / 2015
Name of assessor
Course provider no.
1162
Course provider
Safety First Training
Student number
00301681
Student name
Anas Shoaib
Maximum marks
Criteria
available
1
Completion of observation sheets
1.1
Range and number of hazards/good practice
15
1.2
Identification of suitable control measures and timescales
15
2
Report - Introduction and Executive Summary
2.1
Introduction providing an overview of the chosen area
5
2.2
Executive summary
5
3
Report - Main findings of the inspection
3.1
Quality of interpretation of findings and clear references to strengths and weaknesses
3.2
Identification of possible breaches of international standards
3.3
Persuasiveness / conciseness / technical content
4
Report - Conclusions and Recommendations
4.1
Clear and concise conclusions which are clearly related to report findings and are effective in convincing management to take action
15
4.2
Recommendations which present realistic actions to improve health and safety in the chosen area
15
TOTAL MARKS
15 5 10
100
NEBOSH Assessor ’s marks awarded
moderated marks (if different)
Outcome: PASS (60% or more) Date assessed
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REFER (less than 60%)
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Assessor’s signature
Date received by course provider
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Date received by NEBOSH (if applicable)
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Assessor’s additional comments on the practical application:
ASSESSED BY (name in block letters) The mark sheet must be retained by the Course Provider and sent to NEBOSH only if requested.
NEBOSH USE ONLY NEBOSH Moderator’s comments:
APPENDIX 4 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE (2011 specification)
Candidate’s observation sheet
IGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION Sheet number 01
of 01
Student name Anas Shoaib
Student number
Place inspected Wilson Engineering Works.
Date of inspection 16 / 09
Observations Hazards and consequences
1) Location: Absorption Tower area
Control measures
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Timescale
Immediate and longer-term actions
Immediate: Install vibration absorbers around the columns to make sure vibrations are minimized.
1 day
Medium: Proper inspection and maintenance every month to make sure vibrations don’t increase to a harmful level.
1 month
Long-term: Replace the absorption tower with the one that has very less vibrations to get rid of the vibrations and to ensure safety of all the workers and smooth running of the process.
3 months
Immediate: Clean the surface as soon as possible to make sure workers are safe.
3 hours
Medium: Proper maintenance and cleaning of the floor after every week to make sure area is free of any impurities.
7 days
Long-term: Provide workers with proper footwear that will not slip on the slippery floors.
1 month
3) Location: Electrical panels area
Immediate: Tie the wires so that they won’t be a hindrance in worker’s path.
2 hours
Hazard: Large amount of
Medium: Route the wires along the wall
7 days
Hazard: An absorption tower is used to separate out components of a rising gas with the use of a falling liquid to trap the gas. The columns of absorption tower through which gas pass are vibrating very intensely. Consequence: The intense vibrations in the tower can break the inner walls or even choke the seals and valves on the absorption tower, and in turn can harm the worker that are working on and around it. 2) Location: Absorption tower area Hazard: There is chemical contamination on the floor and so many workers are working and walking around the floor. Consequence: Worker may slip on the contaminated floor and may injure themselves.
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trailing wires are on the floor in the panel area.
so that no one will come in contact with them.
Consequence: Persons operating the electrical panels may trip while moving around in the area.
Long-term: Do underground wiring so that wires won’t be a problem for the workers and operators that come in electrical panels’ area.
3 months
Immediate: Cover the electrical switches with non-conducting material properly to avoid contact.
1 day
Medium: Proper supervision and use non-conducting personal protective equipment (gloves and clothing) for the person who’s present at the electrical panels.
5 days
4) Location: Electrical panels area Hazard: There are naked conducting switches on the operating area of the electrical panels. Consequence: Person operating or worker in the area could touch those switches while working and catch electric shock. 5) Location: Electrical panels area Hazard: Room is too hot and there is no room for air to pass through. Consequence: Workers will get exhausted too soon and as there are electrical equipment around so room may be a source for fire. 6) Location: Processing area Hazard: Workers are at awkward height with the conveyer that has so many different products coming out of the plant. Consequences: Workers standing at the conveyer may have back pain and sprained neck after a while. This could affect work. 7) Location: Processing area Hazard: Workers are manually
1 month Long-term: Properly insulate all the switches, install guards to avoid complete contact.
Immediate: Open the doors for smooth air flow to allow better ventilation.
15 minutes
Medium: Install 3 fans in the area to get a better working environment.
7 days
Long-term: Install 2 air conditioning units to make sure room never gets hot and electrical equipment’s’ life is increased.
2 months
Immediate: Give workers rest brakes after every hour to make sure they don’t catch pains.
1 hour
Medium: Give the worker proper seats so that they will work comfortably and there will be no complain of ill-health.
7 days
Long-term: Adapt the height of the conveyer according to the workers along with comfortable seating so that they’ll work safely.
2 months
Immediate: Give workers rest breaks after every hour to gain the strength.
1 day
handling wood chips required in cutting them to a comfortable size to process them into paper. Consequences: Workers can get severe back pain due to manual handling and may even leave work after no follow-up on this problem. 8) Location: Processing area Hazard: Refiners clean the paper in presence of workers and make sure there are no impurities in it as paper passes through the moving machinery. Consequence: Worker can get entrapped within two moving parts of refiners and hurt themselves. 9) Location: Boiler area Hazard: Workers have to get on the stair and then on platform to monitor the working of boiler and make sure all the seals, valves and meters are within the given readings. Consequence: Worker may lose balance while working or monitoring the boiler. 10) Location: Boiler area Hazard: Boiler is working without proper earthing of the wires. Consequence: Absence of earthing can cause fire if the leakage current stays on and doesn’t pass to the ground.
11) Location: Boiler area Hazard: Workers are seen
Medium: Manual aids to be provided to that includes trolleys and gin wheels to be provided to the workers.
7 days
Long-term: Pellet truck to be provided so that workers won’t have to do the minimal work, concentrate on the process and be more productive.
3 months
Immediate: Have a proper supervision on the workers that work around refiners.
2 hours
Medium: Install protective cover to make sure workers doesn’t come in contact with refiners.
3 days
Long-term: Completely isolate the refiners, install guards to make sure no one comes in contact and install sensors to prevent any damage.
2 months
Immediate: Proper supervision of the worker and avoid lone working to make sure he doesn’t fall.
1 day
Medium: Make sure workers have safety harness around them to make sure falls are avoided.
7 days
1 month Long-term: Ensure safe systems of work and install guardrails around the workplace when worker is working at height.
Immediate: Make sure to do proper visual inspection for the cracks of the electrical cables going connected to boiler.
2 hour
Medium: Proper maintenance of boiler after every 2 weeks to make sure nothing gets out of control.
2 days
Long-term: Earthing plates installed with wires attached to it to make sure accidents are avoided.
14 days
Immediate: Give periodic rest breaks to the workers.
1 day
distracted while working on the Medium: Proper meetings with senior boiler. people to avoid stress and get back the lost confidence. Consequence: Workers distraction due to stress could Long-term: Meetings with manager of result in poor performance or the area to define proper roles and severe results on the boiling responsibilities so that there is no performance. conflict and ensure smooth running. Immediate: Try to make sure workers 12) doesn’t come into contact with Location: Filtering area chemicals where it’s absolutely needed. And add periodic rest breaks. Hazard: PVA and starch are lying by the side where paper is being filtered. Medium: Worker should wear gloves and face-piece respirators to avoid illConsequence: PVA and starch health. in open can cause skin and inhalation problems to the Long-term: Move those chemicals to workers working in the area. the warehouse where there is proper storage area. And make sure ppe’s are worn when handling these chemicals. 13) Location: Filtering area Immediate: Verbally guide the workers on how to work on the process and work safely. Hazard: Workers are working on their own with any guidance. Medium: Routine visit of the manager to make sure there is enough supervision and guidelines for the workers. Consequences: Workers may work on their own without any guidance and communication Long-term: Proper training of the that could affect the filtering of workers that are working in the filtration the paper that is being filtered area. at the area. 14) Location: Warehouse area Immediate: Install warning and speed signs in the area. Hazard: Vehicles are moving haphazardly around the Medium: Train the drivers about the warehouse without any proper route and make sure their vehicle is route. properly maintained.
7 days
Consequence: Vehicles could strike the workers and warehouse staff that are working. Serious injuries could happen. 15) Location: Warehouse area
Long-term: Separate the vehicle walkways so that accidents are avoided completely.
2 months
Immediate: Repair the parts that needs absolute attention.
1 day
Hazard: Warehouse building is old and, needs repairing and Medium: Renovate the structure and do renovation. complete repairs of the warehouse.
14 days
1 day
7 days
3 months
2 hours
7 days
1 month
1 day
7 days
7 days
Consequence: Warehouse could have a premature collapse due to old building and many worker working underneath may get injured or some may even die. 16) Location: Warehouse area Hazard: First-aid facility was also absent from area always filled with workers. Consequence: In case of any accident, absence of first-aid will be horrendous to the workplace and the worker who is injured. 17) Location: Management dept. Hazard: The lighting in the management department isn’t proper and there are around 48 people working. Consequence: Improper lighting could give glares, flickers and reflections to the workers working and busy in paperwork on DSE or while type writing. 18) Location: Management dept. Hazard: There are 2 small rooms with total of 48 people working in both the rooms. Consequence: Improper spacing can be very difficult for a worker to concentrate on the duties and roles that are assigned and may affect his/her performance. 19) Location: Management dept. Hazard: Some people are seen having a much different output than other people where all have their roles and responsibilities defined.
Long-term: Make a layout and construct 3 months the warehouse building again to make sure there are no causalities.
Immediate: 2 first-aid boxes must be present inside the warehouse building.
1 day
Medium: A person should be trained as first-aider and proper equipment must be provided to the person to preserve life.
7 days
Long-term: A room must be made properly for emergency first-aid treatment, with basic facilities provided in the room.
3 months
Immediate: Make sure all the lights are working and replace faulty with the new ones.
1 day
Medium: Add more lights to make sure rooms are properly lit.
5 days
Long-term: Along with addition of lights, install windows to make sure natural lighting is introduced into the rooms where staff is working.
1 month
Immediate: Give them alternate rest breaks so that minimum people work in the room at one time.
1 day
Medium: Accommodate workers in the appended empty room to make them a little more comfortable.
7 days
Long-term: Construct proper room with all the facilities required so workers can work safely and do as required by their managers.
2 months
Immediate: Talk to the employee and get his confidence up.
1 day
Medium: Do a proper health surveillance and check if there is anything that is concerning him/her with work.
4 days
Consequence: Anxiety, depression and no recognition could be factors for the different output of different people with same workload. 20) Location: Drying section
Long-term: Have proper meetings with the person to inquire about his concerns about poor output in work and how to make it better in terms of workload and balance of it.
1 month
Immediate: Don’t wear long clothing or hanging jewelry near the parent reel.
1 day
Hazard: Parent reel makes sure paper comes out of the drying Medium: Wear proper ppe (clothing and section smoothly and no gloves) to make sure no part comes into irregularity is identified. contact with parent reel and work is done smoothly. Consequence: Parent reel in the drying section has a Long-term: Install automatic guards to machine that works to make make sure when hand or any clothing sure paper may be rolled comes into the vicinity of the parent reel, smoothly onto it so any person drying section stops. standing near it may get his clothes entangled and stop the whole processing. 21) Location: Drying section Immediate: Proper supervision of the place and make sure workers stay at a distance when drying is in process. Hazard: Starch, latex and kaolin are present in the size press to make sure paper is Medium: Make sure workers wear added and completely dried proper fat-piece respirators and gloves after coming out of the dryer. while working. Consequence: Starch, latex Long-term: Install guards on the size and other materials may come press and press section so that there is out of their compartments and impact with the materials of the drying can injure workers skin or even process. eyes. This impact of ejection of materials can be harmful. 22) Location: Drying section Immediate: Make sure there is speed defined for the operator with which he has to move the starter of dryer machine. Hazard: While starting the dryer the operator has to shear in the starter. The machine then Medium: Provide operator with proper starts and drying is done. gloves so that all the type of injuries are avoided. Consequence: While shearing in, operator may hurt his hand Long-term: Replace the shear in starter against the body of the dryer. with push button to make sure all the equipment, cost and operator are saved. 23) Location: Drying section Immediate: Reduce the speed of the dryer to a controllable limit and not enough to slow down production or not Hazard: While the paper moves in between the rollers, fast to catch fire. parent reel and press section
7 days
3 months
1 day
7 days
3 months
1 day
7 days
3 months
1 day
there is friction in between the rollers as the speed is very high.
Medium: Add a stream of small amount of lubricator to the rollers so that rollers won’t stuck at all.
7 days
Consequence: The high amount of friction can result in sparks and cause fire as paper is just a fuel and oxygen is already present in the air. 24) Location: Maintenance dept.
Long-term: Add a water streamer in the press section so that paper is always wet before leaving the press section and then enters the material adding and dryer but there are no further rollers involved.
2 months
Immediate: Make alternate timings for the workers that use the washing facilities.
1 day
Medium: Make some temporary washing facilities in the maintenance room to reduce the overload.
7 days
Long-term: Make a complete separate washing facility for the workers to make sure there is smooth running of the work in all departments.
2 months
Immediate: The exit signs should be properly marked to make it easy for people to get out in emergency.
1 day
Medium: Emergency lighting should be present to make it easy for the people to see when lights are out and there are alarms ringing.
7 days
Long-term: Make a complete rescue plan, give trainings on emergency evacuation and do fire drills after plan is in place.
3 months
Immediate: Make alternate timings for the workers that use the washroom facilities. Make sure there is food packed give to the workers when they’re resting.
12 hours
Medium: Make some temporary washing facilities in the maintenance room to reduce the overload. Arrange tables and give them proper food.
7 days
Long-term: Make a complete separate washing and eating facility for the workers to make sure there is smooth running of the work in all departments. And production targets are met and there is no complaint from the management.
2 months
Hazard: The maintenance staff has to use the common washing facilities all the time. Consequence: The maintenance staff will have to wait for others to use the facilities and that will affect their work. 25) Location: Maintenance dept. Hazard: The maintenance department has no emergency procedure for fire or an y emergency as there were no drills or any fire plan in place. Consequence: In case of any emergency, workers sitting in the maintenance department will not be able to conceive in which to way to go or how to evacuate the area. 26) Location: Main engineering floor Hazard: The workers here are without eating and hygiene facilities and have to outside to eat and use washrooms. Consequence: The use of external facilities can be time taking and can reduce the output of the production.
27) Location: Chipping section Hazard: The chipper is chipping wood with the help of circular saw at the rate of 14 wood logs in an hour.
Immediate: Proper supervision of the place and make sure workers stay at a distance when wood is being cut.
1 day
Medium: Make sure workers wear proper fat-piece respirators and gloves while working. Use push-sticks if possible to align the wood.
7 days
Consequence: The worker working on the shipping section may be exposed to the circular Long-term: Install adjustable guards on saw and could cut his finger or the circular saw so that there is less injure himself/herself. contact with the materials of the cutting process. 28) Location: Docking area Immediate: Don’t allow any person to stand under the hydraulic lift when it’s at work. Hazard: The hydraulic lift is used to make sure wood is taken from the ground to the Medium: Barricade the area and make level equal to the workplace so sure lift is properly maintained after that trucks can transport them every heavy load is moved from it. to the plant. It’s in use for 3 years. Long-term: Replace the hydraulic lift with a new one so that maintenance cost is saved and any crushing injury could Consequence: Hydraulic lift can collapse and crush the be avoided. person standing right under it. 29) Location: Waste and disposal Immediate: Throw chlorine on the section particular places where there is water to make sure risk of bacteria is avoided. Hazard: There is presence of Legionella bacteria due to Medium: Sweep the floor properly to improper disposal of waste and make sure there is no water on the inswept water on the floor. surface. Consequence: This bacteria may lead to cough, flu, fever and or could be harmful to workers using, handling and disposing the waste. 30) Location: Management area Good practice: Drinking water facility is very good. Water is clean along with proper filters to make sure workers’ health is a top priority of the company.
1 month
1 day
7 days
3 months
1 hour
7 days
1 month Long-term: Training & awareness of workers about risks of legionella bacteria and how to make sure no one carries this bacteria. Health surveillance to be carried out after a while to ensure health and safety of workers. Immediate: No immediate control needed. Medium: No medium control needed. Long-term: Regular reviewing of water samples after some time.
2 months
APPENDIX 5 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE (2011 specification)
Student number
UNIT IGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICAITON
00301681
Location Different areas of Wilson Engineering Works
Date of review
16
/ 09
/ 2015
Introduction including overview of area inspected and activities taking place
The inspection was carried out at a site operated by Wilson Engineering Works which is a famous pulp and paper industry in the region at 11AM on 16/09/2015. This company makes paper for different purposes that is used in books and different office works. Purpose of the visit was to do a complete and thorough health and safety inspection of the company and advise the higher management if there were any breaches of legislation and give recommendations they can follow to abide by law, reduce injuries to zero and help workers to work safely . Absorption tower was monitored first where purification of pulp is done so that paper produced is clean and without an impurity. Right to the tower situated is the chipping section where wood is being chipped. Next to the chipping section is the boiler section where wood pulp goes. Electrical panels and maintenance department were inspected to make sure all the unsafe conditions are taken in consideration. Next to the electrical department lies the processing area and the drying area. Warehouse and management section were inspected while lie within the spread of workplace. Some other inspections were done on the waste disposal, docking area, main engineering floor and filtering section to make sure no part of the company was left uninspected. Whole workplace was selected for the inspection of health and safety issues. Workers in the chosen areas are chipping wood, then purifying it from impurities. Boiler takes up the pulp and makes it to such a high temperature so that filtering and drying becomes easy. Docking and waste disposal are monitored to make sure workers don’t get any disease or injury while working. Management and maintenance department makes sure workers and machines are well looked after. Warehouse is the main component of the processing paper industry where all the required parts and storage is present in case of an emergency or for a planned preventive maintenance. There are above 200 people working in which 150 are solely on the plants and security. And 50 are in the management which forms all the policies and manages all the cost implications of the plant. The plant works 24 hours a day with the first 12 hours concentrated on main production and rest on production and shut down. There are around 6 vulnerable workers in the company which have been given proper treatment according to their special needs. Absorbers, dryers, generators, boilers, electrical panels, vehicles and filters form the core components of the plant. Packaging process is done after all the paper is made out of the wood pulp and it very important factor in the industry and run by 3 very competent operators that are solely at the packaging plant to do top job.
APPENDIX 5 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE (2011 specification)
Student number
UNIT IGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICAITON
00301681
Location Different areas of Wilson Engineering Works
Date of review
16
/ 09
/ 2015
Executive Summary
Wilson Engineering Works’ health and safety management system is generally of a
reasonable standard. However, after completing the inspection and after proper discussions with the Wilsons management team it was clear that although there were a number of issues in terms of health and safety, some more significant than others, the issues could all be resolved within specified time, with proper effort and along with adequate resources. Doing this would certainly increase compliance with current legislation and crucially, protect the employees from harm which at present is a complex and potentially dangerous work environment for the employees and for even visitors. It was also clear that Wilsons management team take a painstaking and active approach to health and safety matters and are shrewdly aware of how exposed they might be if they do not work to continuously improve standards with regard to Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Recommendations include refresher training and maintenance of signs and electrical equipment, all of relatively low cost, particularly when related to the risks observed. Some of them required significant cost as warehouse revamp. One area observed that was under good control was the testing and provision of clean water.
APPENDIX 5 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE (2011 specification)
UNIT IGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICAITON
Student number 00301681 Location
Different areas of Wilson Engineering Works
Date of review
16
/ 09
/ 2015
Main findings of the inspection
As Wilson Engineering Works are performing well over the past few years, but in the last two years they have secured much larger and considerably more complex projects. As a result it would appear that the management of health and safety has been compromised and my visit has shown that a number of hazards are present and that the management systems in place are not currently in line to make sure there are no accidents. The main areas of concern are:
Work at height (Observation number 9)
There are numerous issues surrounding the carrying out of work at height at the boiler and these need to be addressed. It is not enough to simply rely on the supervisor to ensure that work at height is being carried out safely. Risk assessments and method statements are provided. Workers need proper safety equipment and for the long-term there must be safe systems of work and guardrails provided around the worker to make sure there is no injury. The cost implications for medium and long-term are just $150 for safety equipment for the worker who goes up to the boiler and $170 to install guardrails so that worker will work safely. SSOW is a documented procedure and it doesn ’t cost anything. Failure to comply is a breach of The Work at Height Regulations 2005.
Lack of PPE s (Observation number 2, 12, 21, 27) ’
Whilst it is clear that Wilson are a successful and generally well-managed company, being ISO rated, it is evident that given the scope of the hazards found, the management of health and safety risk at this time is not adequate. The issues detailed above coupled with concerns such as failure to provide adequate PPE for various activities that are involved in the different processes. Cost implications in all the areas amounts to $200-500 and PPE’s are required until long-term measures are not taken. Failure to comply is a breach of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992.
Fire and emergency procedures (Observation number 25)
There is no fire and emergency procedure in maintenance place for the workers. They ’re kept busy in the maintenance work and are not involved along with other workers when fire drills are done and have place never visited for risk assessment. This is indicative of a lack of supervision on the part of management. It is essential to put signs and extinguishers, update the fire plan accordingly and ensure safe egress in the event of a fire. The cost implications are around $1000 for the whole three rooms and that includes firefighting equipment, signs and emergency lighting. The lack of extinguishers in a number of areas and no indication of fire exits for workers could result in serious harm or death in the event of a fire. As well as breaching some of the acts detailed above it is incumbent upon employers under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 to put in place procedures to ensure the safety of employees involved in maintenance should a fire start.
Warehouse Revamp (Observation number 15)
Warehouse was inspected thoroughly and there was many issued concerned but the important one was old building of the warehouse. And the premature collapse that could happen to the whole building resulting in deaths. The people working in the warehouse are in large number and doesn’t come at the workplace to get injured. It’s moral responsibility of the employer to provide them with a safe place, safe equipment along with proper training and supervision. Immediate measures are taken place but it has to be made sure building is 100% safe. The cost implications are around $3000-3500 to make sure building is safe for the next 20 years. Failure to comply is a breach of Building Act 1984.
Welfare facilities (Observation number 26, 24)
There are no washing facilities and eating facilities available to maintenance workers and workers at general engineering floor of the Wilson Engineering Works. Management at Wilson are poor in doing risk assessment for them and have not done enough in past months in providing them basic welfare facilities that are their rights. New risk assessments and method statements are done in order to make sure all the people are involved and no one is left behind. The cost implications are around $2500 for all the washing facilities and eating facilities of the worker. By doing this there will be an increased output and workers ’ morale will be increased and they’ll be working safely. Failure to comply with inability to provide welfare facilities is a breach of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
APPENDIX 5 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE (2011 specification)
UNIT IGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICAITON
Student number 00301681 Location Different areas of Wilson Engineering Works
Date of review
16
/ 09
/ 2015
Conclusions
As discussed earlier, Wilson Engineering Work are clearly a successful business but management of health and safety appears to have deteriorated. The company’s awareness and understanding of their duties and responsibilities, though commendable, needs to be translated into action. Routine maintenance, provision of guardrails, working at height, earthing of absorption tower and revamp of warehouse are identified as an areas where attention is needed. The poor maintenance of warehouse building and lack of emergency procedures were particular areas requiring immediate management attention. Under the ILO Occupational Safety and Health Convention C155, Article 16, employers have a responsibility to ensure equipment, plant and the person is safe and others who may be in the workplace or come into contact with their equipment. Proper provision of PPE ’s is a requirement that employer has to fulfil . Stress and anxiety suggest a lack of appreciation of the need for good health and safety practice. New workers should have refresher training to remind them of the importance of health and safety issues. All the areas identified in the findings of this report could result in injury or a fatality, which would cause pain to the victims and their families. Employers have a legal and moral duty of care to take action and reduce the risk identified. The inspection identified one good practice where strong management of hazards was in place, clean water to all the employees. The good practice is commended and should be continued. Health and safety needs to be of a high priority as failure to manage risk can lead to prosecution, fines or compensation claims, which can affect company ’s reputation and financial position as well as the health and safety of the people involved. I suggest that my recommendations are implemented at the earliest according to the priority allocated to them in the recommendations section. By implementing them, company will demonstrate to all workers that their health and safety is being taken seriously at all levels. Also, it will show that, in the long term, a positive health and safety culture is being developed, which will reduce the sizeable cost attributed to accidents and enhance the reputation of the organisation amongst its competitors.
APPENDIX 5 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE (2011 specification)
UNIT IGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICAITON
Student number 00301681 Location Different areas of Wilson Engineering Works
Date of review
16
/ 09
/ 2015
Recommendations: Recommendation
Likely resource implications
Priority
Review date
Complete revamp of Shifting of all the warehouse warehouse building to storage to a temporary storage. make sure it’s safe for workers and plant that is Cost of employing contractor to being operated. do all the construction work A rox $6000 Absence of emergency The main costs here will be plan is a hazard from firefighting equipment coupled health and safety’s with cost of paint and signage. perspective and must be Approx. $1000 taken up as soon as ossible. Earthing to be made at Earthing plate and earthing the boiler to avoid any wires to be managed. chance of fire. Approx. $150
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16/12/2015
2
16/12/2015
3
1/10/2015
Working at height is a Guard rails should be installed very important issue and and safety harness should be all the control measures worn by the worker doing the must be met properly. work. Approx. $320
4
16/10/2015
Washing and eating Installation of washing facilities facilities are to be and eating arrangements for the provided to the workers workers. so that there is no breach Approx. $2500 of workers’ rights violation. Starch, latex and kaolin Proper gloves, face-piece are chemicals used for respirators and guards are to be paper but they are installed so that there is no hazardous to human’s contact with chemicals. skin and can cause Approx. $550 inhalation roblems.
5
16/11/2015
6
1/10/2015