How to Complete Part 3 [Prioritise 3 actions with justification for the selection] of the IG2 Risk Assessment

 When working on a NEBOSH risk assessment, Part 3 is where you must prioritize actions to mitigate identified risks, providing justifications based on moral, legal, and financial considerations. Here's a guide to help you effectively complete this section, incorporating detailed examples and references to international standards.

 Understanding Part 3 of the Risk Assessment

 Part 3 of the NEBOSH risk assessment focuses on prioritizing three key actions based on your assessment findings. It involves:

• Identifying actions from your risk assessment.
• Providing justifications for each action in terms of moral, legal, and financial arguments.
• Evaluating the likelihood and severity of risks.
• Assessing the effectiveness of the actions in controlling the identified risks.

This section requires a deep understanding of the hazards and a clear rationale for why certain actions should be prioritized.

 Step 1: Outline the Moral, Legal, and Financial Arguments for All Actions

Before diving into the specifics of each action, you need to present the overarching moral, legal, and financial justifications that apply to all actions. This section is very important because it sets the tone for the importance of implementing safety measures.

 Moral Arguments: Reflect on the ethical responsibility  of employer or anyone to protect employees from harm. Consider the impact of injuries or illnesses on workers and their families, emphasizing the duty of care owed to all employees.

Example:

 Moral arguments: Quetta cafe restaurant  has moral responsibility to provide safe environment, equipment, safe place for the worker and ensure the safety of worker because worker work in the cafe for support their family, parents and relative. If the Quetta café restaurant does not  take care the worker and the accident will occur in the cafe it effect the worker family’s because they loss their relative and this accident effect worker  and they were not work properly the café has responsibility to take care of  his worker because the worker work in cafe and away from their relatives and solve their financial issues and the worker were very important for their family if cafe do not care of his worker and accident will occur then the worker family loss their  family member therefore the has moral responsibility to take care of his worker because they are important for  cafe.

 Legal Arguments: Identify relevant legislation, regulations, or standards that mandate the implementation of safety measures. : Review the relevant ILO conventions and recommendations on the official ILO website. Reference these in your arguments to ensure they are aligned with international legal standards. Add the consequences of not following these legislations and laws.

Example:

General legal arguments: according to ILO convention C155 and recommendation R164 it is clearly defined that the employ has responsibility to provide safe system of work, safe equipment and safe environment for work and take care of worker if the employ does not take of worker and not implement the health and safety culture on his cafe then accidents will occur and worker were injured and the employ face many legal issues includes legal fines, prosecutions, imprisonments, civil claims, improvements notice with fines, criminal case or  may seal temporary or even permanently.

 Financial Arguments: Consider the cost implications of not taking action, such as potential fines, compensation claims, or loss of productivity due to accidents or injuries. Investing in safety measures can often lead to long term financial savings by reducing these risks. Consider both the direct and indirect financial costs of accidents if the selected actions are not implemented.

For Example:

Financial Arguments: if the employer of Quetta café restaurant dose not implement health and safety culture in the site then accidents will occur and many direct and indirect cost will pay by the employer of the café if worker were injured then the employer give sick pay to the worker and other hospital expenses will pay to the injured worker. If the machines vehicles of the cafe were damage then the employer were pay the cost for repair the machinery or vehicles or also pay the cost to buy new machinery due to more accidents the reputation of cafe were effected due to this the high employer turnover rate will increase and many worker will leave there job form cafe and the employee were hire new worker.     

 

 Step 2: Justify the First Action

For each action, you'll need to provide a detailed justification, considering various factors:

1. Action (Taken from column 4 of risk assessment):

Choose engineering controls from the further controls and mention the hazard category such as:

[Must replace the gas stove with electric series 6 burner the burner use electric energy for cooking food and to prevent from fire

Hazard Category: Fire]

2. Specific Legal Arguments:

    Identify specific laws or regulations that necessitate the action. For instance, if the action involves as Must replace the gas stove with electric series 6 burner the burner use electric energy for cooking food and to prevent from fire  the legal foundation. Refer to relevant ILO conventions and recommendations for your legal arguments.  Must Include the reference to the specific article and recommendation number in the Specific Legal Arguments. Then add the consequences of not following these laws and conventions.

For Example:

[According to the ILO convention C155 article 16 and recommendation R164 3d employer has responsibility to provide safe work place machinery and equipment so the employer of the cafe has responsibility to replace the gas stove with electric series 6 burner these burner use electricity to cook food and due to the installing the 6 burner electric burner there were no chance of fire. If the employer not install electric series 6 burner then the fire can occur in the kitchen and the employer may face some legal issues such as fine, civil cases, prohibition notice, cancelation of license and cafe may seal.]

3. Consideration of Likelihood and Severity:

·         Types of Injury or Ill Health: Describe the potential harm that could result if the action is not taken. This could include physical injuries, long term health issues, or even fatalities.

·         Number of Workers at Risk: Assess how many employees are exposed to the hazard. The more workers at risk, the more urgent the action becomes.

·         Frequency of Activity: Determine how often the hazardous activity occurs. Frequent activities with high risk often require immediate attention and action [Control measures].

·         How Widespread Nature of the Risk: Evaluate how long/much the risk is within the workplace. Is it isolated to a specific area or does it affect multiple locations or departments?

Use a risk matrix to assess the likelihood and severity of the hazard. For the first action, include details about the risk matrix used.

Example:

I have followed the risk matrix of 5×5

For likelihood ;1= very unlikely, 2= unlikely, 3=possible, 4=likely, 5= very likely

For severity;1= negligible, 2 minor, 3= moderate, 4= significant,5= fatality

The likelihood is 4=likely because the worker use gas stove in the kitchen for cooking food in the kitchen which is highly risky and the accident caused by it have the capability of leading to fatality. The activity is carried out 7 to 8 hour daily 5 hour at day time and 3 hour at night 10 to 13 worker work use gas stove in the kitchen every day. The gas cylinder is place near to the stove and every time is near to the stove and due to leakage of gas of if the fire can occur in the kitchen the then the worker were effected due to the fire and the serious injures were occur due to the fire.

If the fire can occur in the kitchen of the cafe the severity may 5= fatality because due to the fire many serious burn injuries were occur because the fire can burn the body of the worker Due to fire the hand, arm, leg head and the other body parts of the worker were burn or the worker were paralyse due to high fire or even the fatal of the worker will occur due to lack of oxygen.           

 

4. Effectiveness of the Action:

    Intended Impact: Write down how the action will reduce or eliminate the risk [Complete process]. This might involve reducing the likelihood of an incident, minimizing the severity of potential harm, or both.

    Justification for Timescale: Provide a rationale for the urgency of the action. For instance, actions addressing high-risk scenarios should be prioritized and implemented immediately.

    Risk Assessment Reference: Link the action to the findings of your risk assessment, demonstrating that it directly addresses identified hazards.

For Example:
Installing the electric series 6 burner will significantly reduce the risk of fire. The likelihood of an incident will decrease from 4 (Likely) to 1 (Very Unlikely), and the severity from 5 (Fatality) to 1 (Negligible). I have allocated 3 weeks for this action: 1 week for management approval, 1 week for budget allocation, and 1 week for purchasing and installing the burner. This action is expected to fully control the fire risk.

 

 Step 2: Repeat for the Second and Third Actions

Repeat the process for the next two actions, ensuring each action is distinct and addresses different hazards. Apply the same thoroughness in providing moral, legal, and financial justifications, and ensure that each action is clearly linked to the hazards identified in the risk assessment.

Conclusion

Completing Part 3 of a NEBOSH risk assessment requires careful consideration of the hazards identified and the actions necessary to mitigate those risks. By providing clear, well justified arguments for each prioritized action, you'll demonstrate a strong understanding of health and safety principles and your commitment to creating a safer workplace.

Remember, the key to success in this part of the assessment lies in your ability to critically evaluate risks and present compelling reasons for your chosen actions. With this guide, you'll be well equipped to tackle Part 3 and contribute to a safer work environment.