NEBOSH Diploma unit D assignment

Essay by freemachUniversity, Bachelor'sA, October 2014

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Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary............................................................................... 2

2. Introduction ............................................................................................ 3 2.1 Aims and Objectives.................................................................................................. 3 2.2 Methodology.............................................................................................................. 3 2.3 Description of Organisation ....................................................................................... 4 2.4 Legal Environment .................................................................................................... 5

3. Review of the Health and Safety Management System......................... 8 3.1 Description of Health and Safety Management System............................................ 8 3.2 Gap Analysis ........................................................................................................... 11

4. Hazard Identification ............................................................................ 14 4.1 Physical Hazards..................................................................................................... 14 4.2 Health and Welfare Hazards ................................................................................... 16

5. Risk Assessment ................................................................................. 19 5.1 Physical Hazard - Confined Space Risk Assessment ............................................ 19 5.2 Health & Welfare Hazard - Corrosive Chemicals.................................................... 24

6. Conclusions ......................................................................................... 28

7. Recommendations............................................................................... 30

8 Action Plans......................................................................................... 34 8.1 Action Plan 1 - Management System Review......................................................... 34 8.2 Action Plan 2 - Risk Assessments - Physical Hazard ............................................ 39 8.3 Action Plan 3 - Risk Assessments - Health & Welfare Hazard .............................. 42

9. References .......................................................................................... 45

10. Appendices……………………………………………………………….....48

Appendix A - Risk Rating System Appendix B - BS OHSAS 18001:2007 Gap Analysis Tool Results Appendix C - Employee Health and Safety Survey - Questions and Results Appendix D - Accident and Severity Rate Calculations

1. Executive Summary This report critically evaluates the health and safety management systems of Ondeo against the best practices laid out in the health and safety management model BS OHSAS 18001:20071. In order to assess how successful the existing management system is in controlling the risks associated with Ondeo's activities the significant hazards encountered on the Grangemouth contract have been identified and the risks associated with them evaluated. From the hazards identified the two most significant risks have been assessed and the efficacy of the existing controls measures evaluated to determine if the levels of control are adequate. Where opportunities for improvement have been identified recommendations outlining the costs and benefits have been included together with...