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BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Engineering
Unit 1: Health and Safety in the Engineering Workplace
Assignment title
Assignment 2: Risk Assessment
In this assignment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. Indicate the page
numbers where the evidence may be found.
Criteria
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To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the student is able to:
Task no.
P3
Describe the methods used to identify hazards in a working environment.
1
P4
Describe how hazards which become risks can be controlled.
1
P5
Carry out a risk assessment on a typical item/area of the working
environment.
2
P6
Suggest suitable control measures after a risk assessment has been carried
out and state the reasons why they are suitable.
2
M2
Explain the importance of carrying out all parts of a risk assessment in a
suitable manner.
2
M3
Explain how control measures are used to prevent accidents.
1
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Unit title
Unit 1: Health and Safety in the Engineering Workplace
Qualification
BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Engineering
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Assignment title
Assignment 2: Risk Assessment
Through doing this assignment you will:
Know how to identify and control hazards in the workplace
Be able to carry out a risk assessment, identifying control measures
Scenario 1 (Task 1)
You are the newly appointed health and safety officer in an engineering organisation. In your particular
organisation this is a role that comes with a pay rise. When new employees begin work, the first thing they must
show is their awareness of hazards and how to stay safe. You have been asked to test all new employees and give
guidance where needed during their ‘induction week’.
Scenario 2 (Task 2)
One of the new employees has made a complaint that you do not know how to fulfil your role as health and
safety officer. She believes she can do a better job than you. Your employer has called you into his office to have a
quiet word.
Task 1
Your first job as health and safety officer is to look over the test paperwork and note down the expected answers.
On Worksheet 1 “Hazard Awareness Test” you must record a master copy of all answers you would expect
employees to give.
This provides evidence for P1, P4 & M3
Task 2
Your employer explains that the role of health and safety officer is one he takes very seriously. He asks you to
prove to him that you are capable of doing the job correctly by showing you understand how and why risk
assessments are done. Complete Worksheet 2 “Risk Assessment” to prove that your understanding.
This provides evidence for P5, P6 & M2
Worksheet 1 “Hazard Awareness Test”
1) Using notes, describe the methods you could use to identify hazards in a workshop such as the one
shown below
2) Describe how hazards which become risks can be controlled. Give two examples.
For a merit, your answer will need to be well structured and refer to accident prevention.
Worksheet 2 “Risk Assessment”
Risk assessments are not supposed to be unnecessarily time consuming. They are designed to help employers provide a safe place to work.
The template used on this worksheet was copied directly from the HSE website (http://www.hse.gov.uk/).
1) Choose a work area & complete a risk assessment on that area using the template below. A line has been filled in by the HSE as an example:
What are the
hazards?
Who might be
harmed and how?
What are you already doing?
Do you need to do anything else
to manage this risk?
Action by whom?
Slips and trips
Staff and visitors may
be injured if they trip
over objects or slip on
spillages
We carry out general good housekeeping.
All areas are well lit including stairs. There
are no trailing leads or cables. Staff keep
work areas clear, eg no boxes left in
walkways, deliveries stored immediately,
offices cleaned each evening
Better housekeeping is needed in
staff kitchen, eg on spills
All staff, supervisor to 01/10/10
monitor
Action by when? Done
01/10/10
Worksheet 2 continued...
2) Explain why your current and suggested control measures are suitable (these are the parts you entered under
“What are you already doing?” and “Do you need to do anything else to manage this risk?”)
3) For each of the column headings in the risk assessment, explain why it is important to carry out that section in
a suitable manner. To help communicate your thoughts, you may include examples of what could happen if that
part was incorrectly filled out:
Heading
Why is it important to carry out this section in a suitable manner?
i) What are the hazards?
ii) Who might be harmed and how?
iii) What are you already doing?
iv) Do you need to do anything else
to manage this risk?
v) Action by whom?
vi) Action by when?
vii) Done