Sample Practical application (IGC3) NEBOSH INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE IGC

3 THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION Candidates observation sheet Sheet
number 1 of 5 Student name: G Gardner Student number: ******** Place inspected:
Education Development Date of Inspection 26/08/20** centre Observation Risk Cont
rol measures Timescale Hazards and Consequences Immediate and longer term action
s
1. Risk of vehicles speeding and causing road traffic accidents due to poor sign
age on access roads to school and main buildings. H I Inform school workers and
parents of speed limits on access roads. Fix temporary speed limit signs. Re-pai
nt speed signs on road. M L Monitor the wear and damage to painted signs during
site inspection 1 month Yearly Immediately
2. Risk of traffic accident due to narrow sharp bend on access road to rear car
park.
H
I
Email all school workers to increase awareness. Get the school managers to conta
ct parents. Change observation mirror to large one. Erect signs warning of sharp
bends. Monitor effects of measures. Look into feasibility of installing traffic
light system. Inform school workers by email not to park in undesignated areas.
Erect bollards where possible. Erect no parking signs. Site maintenance team to
monitor and issue warning letter to offenders. Discuss with Human Resources man
ager.
Immediately
M
1 2 months
L
Every 6 months
3. Risk of traffic accident due to undesignated car parking in several areas tha
t prevent vision of road and cause driving over footpaths to reach these areas.
H
I
Immediately
M
2 months
L
On going
4. Risk of trip due to potholes in surface of footpath
L
I

Barrier off around affected area. Erect warning sign. Repair / resurface footpat
h.
Immediately
M L
1 -2 months
Monitor the surface condition of all footpaths on site during site Yearly inspec
tion Key: Risk: H=High, M=Medium, L=Low. Actions: I= Immediate, M=Medium, L=Long
term. N/a= Not applicable.

NEBOSH INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE IGC3 THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL AP
PLICATION Candidates observation sheet Sheet number 2 of 5 Student name: G Gardne
r Student number: ******** Place inspected: Education Development Date of Inspec
tion 26/08/20** centre Observation Risk Control measures Timescale Hazards and C
onsequences Immediate and longer term actions
5. Risk of electric shock from active communication mast due to missing padlock
from gates and electrical hazard warning signs at the access gates. H I Lock gat
es, fit temporary electrical hazard sign. Fit permanent electrical hazard signs.
Monitor to ensure gates are padlocked, particularly after maintenance worker vi
sits. Arrange on going inspection of mast security and that warning signs stay i
n good condition Apply hazard tape to worn parts of step. Concrete repairs to st
eps. Monitor all access steps for damage during site inspection Review security
in reception area. Install panic alarm. Attend training. Review work patterns ca
using lone working. Initiate test protocols for security N/a Ensure fuse board i
s closed and locked. Accessed by competent workers only. Maintenance team to mon
itor 5 yearly inspections and testing. Barrier off with warning sign. Replace ta
pe. Administration manager to monitor tape for wear. Ensure locations of asbesto
s are also recorded in asbestos risk register. Inspection of area for damage. Ke
ep asbestos report for reference and provide details in asbestos risk register t
o contractors. Immediately
M
3 month / Continual
L
6 months
6. Risk of tripping due to damaged concrete step leading to reception and school
pathway.
M
I
Immediately
M L
2 3 months Yearly Immediately 2 months Every 6 months
7. Risk to personal safety of receptionist due to lone working.
M
I M L
8. Risk of Electrocution or fire controlled by main fuse board in small hall cor
ridor being located in secure cupboard and having 5 yearly inspections and testi
ng.
_
I M
N/a On-going
L 9. Risk of trip due to worn tape around access hatch in floor in main corridor
L I M L 10. Risk to health by exposure to asbestos by report showing location o

f asbestos in stair nosing and floor tiles plus regular inspection. _ I

5 Years Immediately Same day On-going Immediately
M L
Monthly On-going

NEBOSH INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE IGC3 THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL AP
PLICATION Candidates observation sheet Sheet number 3 of 5 Student name: G Gardne
r Student number: ******** Place inspected: Education Development Date of Inspec
tion 26/08/20** centre Observation Risk Control measures Timescale Hazards and C
onsequences Immediate and longer term actions
11. Risk of upper limb injury / eye strain due to unsuitable, non-adjustable cha
ir for display screen equipment (DSE) user in general office. M I Ensure worksta
tions are assessed for suitability for all new workers and carry out online risk
awareness training. Ensure workers are complying with your display screen equip
ment use policy. Carry out regular reassessments of display screen equipment wor
kstations and workers. Tape down cables Provide portable rubber covers for cable
s. Consider relocating sockets to avoid need to trail cable. Relocate sockets wh
ere possible. Continue to monitor where cables are situated and monitor for dama
ge. Ensure training is carried out with workers. Email workers to warn of the fi
re risk, look for temporary storage for document folders. Erect suitable shelvin
g to store files on. Ensure workers undertake fire awareness training. Monitor o
n-going for correct storage and fire risks. Ensure workers have annual updates E
mail workers to warn them of the potential hazards. Carry out risk assessment fo
r working on ladders. Use of ladders training to be carried out. Continue to monit
or work practices with ladders. 3 weeks
M
On-going
L
Yearly
12. Risk of trip due to trailing cables of many portable appliances in general o
ffice i.e. fans, electric heaters and paper shredders.
L
I M
Immediately 1 month
L
3 6 months Every 6 months.
13. Risk to fire due to many document folders stored under desks in education wo
rkers office, next to electrical sockets and cables.
H
I
Immediately
M
1 months
L
Yearly
14. Risk of falling due to working on an insecure short ladder during lone worki

ng in store cupboard.
M
I
Immediately
M
1 month
L
On-going

NEBOSH INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE IGC3 THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL AP
PLICATION Candidates observation sheet Sheet number 4 of 5 Student name: G Gardne
r Student number: ******** Place inspected: Education Development Date of Inspec
tion 26/08/20** centre Observation Risk Control measures Timescale Hazards and C
onsequences Immediate and longer term actions
15. Risk of back injury due to place heavy files under desks (with poor access)
in education workers office. H I Email staff to warn of the manual handling haza
rd, look for temporary storage for document folders. Erect suitable shelving to
store files on. Ensure workers undertake manual handling awareness training. Mon
itor correct storage of folders and manual handling awareness training. N/a Regu
lar lighting unit maintenance by competent person. Light level checks carried ou
t and recorded by competent person. Isolate all electrical items that have out o
f date PAT test. PAT tests to be carried out on items by competent person. Regul
ar checks for all portable electrical equipment. Put up temporary sign to warn s
taff of very hot water. Ensure permanent warning sign is fixed to boiler. Monito
r that sign remains in place and is legible. Remove overhanging boxes Re-organis
e boxes on shelves to ensure all boxes fit onto shelves correctly and are not ov
erhanging. Monitor that boxes continue to be correctly storage on shelves. Immed
iately
M
1 month
L
On-going
16. Risk of eye strain and trips controlled by good lighting in main corridor.
_
I M
N/a On-going
L 17. Risk of electric shock due to several electrical items having out of date
portable appliance testing (PAT) test. H I
2 years Immediately
M
2 weeks
L 18. Risk of hot water burns due to no warning sign on hot water boiler in kitc
hen. M I
Yearly Immediately
M
1 week
L 19. Risk of boxes falling from shelves on to people due to them overhanging sh
elves in kitchen. M I M
On-going Immediately 2 weeks
L

On-going

NEBOSH INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE IGC3 THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL AP
PLICATION Candidates observation sheet Sheet number 5 of 5 Student name: G Gardne
r Student number: ******** Place inspected: Education Development Date of Inspec
tion 26/08/20** centre Observation Risk Control measures Timescale Hazards and C
onsequences Immediate and longer term actions
20. Risk of legionella controlled by regular inspection of water supplied from t
aps and temperature of boiler in kitchen _ I M N/a Ensure relevant senior manage
rs undergo legionella training. Ensure inspection and recording continues by com
petent person. Allocate responsibilities Monitor weather winter approaches. fore
casts as N/a 3 month
L 21. Risk of slips on ice on walkways between buildings due to a lack of equipm
ent for dealing with possible adverse weather conditions as winter approaches. 2
2. Risk of burns due to workers carrying several cups of coffee in corridor L I
M
Yearly 1 month Next 3 months
L M I M L
Provide grit / salt in suitable container. Remind staff of risk of scalding Prov
ide trays to carry cups. Ensure trays are used. Provide reminders at worker invo
lvement meetings Replace eye wash Implement system of weekly checks of eye wash
and other first aid equipment. Team meetings to discuss and prepare procedure fo
r replacing first aid equipment when out of date for use. Move all excess materi
als to store or waste bin Install more lights and review floor condition Inspect
light levels and materials storage regularly.
2 months Immediately 1 week Monthly
23. Risk of delayed first aid treatment due to eye wash in corridor being out of
date and unusable.
M
I M
1 day 1 week
L
1 month
24. Risk of ankle sprains due to poor storage of materials in general office are
a, uneven floor and poor lighting in corridor.
L
I
1 week
M
1 month
L
3 months

MANAGEMENT REPORT 1. Introduction This report follows a workplace inspection of

the education development centre on the 26 th August 20** and identifies good an
d poor practices. The centre has a large education development building, one pri
mary school, one short stay pupil referral unit and a day nursery. The property
is owned and maintained by the local council. There is an access road from the m
ain road, which runs around the school, between buildings and then through to th
e rear car parks. The education development centre is occupied by 370 workers wh
ose roles revolve around education attainment, improvement and inclusion. Many w
orkers are outreach workers and visit schools, children centres, and homes. As a r
esult, access and egress to the building is heavily used. Potential hazards incl
ude slips, trips, and falls, musculoskeletal injury and access and egress arrang
ements. 2. Executive summary It was pleasing to observe a high standard of house
keeping. There was an appropriate amount of lighting inside and outside the buil
dings. The welfare facilities were of good standard, i.e. clean and plenty of to
ilets and washrooms for the amount of workers. However, during the inspection it
was identified that some areas posed a risk of serious injury or ill health and
were in need of improvement. Areas of concern were vehicle movement through the
school site and risks of electric shock, due to uncontrolled access to the comm
unications mast and several items of portable electrical equipment being out of
date with their portable appliance testing (PAT) test. Also, there was an increa
sed risk of fire and manual handling injury due to many document files stored un
der workers desks, next to electrical cables and sockets. These and other import
ant observations are discussed in the findings part of the report. Most of the p
roblems that were observed were related to a lack of maintenance and a general l
ack of understanding of the need for good health and safety practice. Recommenda
tions include refresher training and maintenance of signs and electrical equipme
nt, all of relatively low cost, particularly when related to the risks observed.
Two areas observed that were under good control were the testing and recording
for legionella and asbestos. Details of all observations made during the inspect
ion are attached at the end of this report. 3. Main Findings 3.1 Observation 1 R
isk of road traffic accidents speed limit, hazards and parking The access road t
hat runs through the school site is heavily used, as many workers do outreach work
. In addition, visitors to the site, parents and children use the road to come i
nto school and the day nursery. It was noted that many of the painted road sins
were worn away, so users would not be aware of speed restrictions. This presente
d a significant risk of vehicles speeding and causing road traffic accidents. Al
so, there were many sharp bends in the road, which would increase the potential
risk from speeding. The additional problem of vehicles being parked in undesigna
ted areas prevented drivers having proper vision of the road and obstructed foot
paths. In view of the

vulnerability of the many pedestrians in the area, this could easily result in a
major injury or fatality. Any claim for damages would be very high and this typ
e of accident could have very high consequences to the schools reputation. Speedi
ng vehicles and vehicles inappropriately parked make access and egress unsafe, n
ot only for school workers, but other car users and pedestrians. These risks may
be seen to contravene the ILO Occupational Safety and Health Convention C155, A
rticle 16 (1), which requires employers to provide workplaces that are safe. Sch
ool workers, parents, children and visitors should be alerted immediately of the
speed limit, sharp bend hazard and parking problem, for example by email and le
tters handed out. This will incur very little cost, mainly time and paper. Tempo
rary signs should be made and located on the route into the school and where par
ked vehicles cause an obstruction. This can be done by downloading signs from th
e internet, printing and laminating them using school facilities, costs for this
should be limited to 30. Maintenance work should be carried out during the next
four weeks to repaint speed limit signs and erect a sing warning of the sharp be
nds, at a cost of 500 approximately. Signs and bollards should be erected to prev
ent the unauthorised parking; this is likely to cost approximately 1,000. All lim
it signs and restriction parking should be monitored yearly during the site insp
ection. The sum of money necessary to make improvements is small relative to the
risk of serious injury that may be caused by the hazards. 3.2 Observation 5 Ris
k of electric shock access to communications mast It was observed that the gates
restricting access to the communications mast were not secured by a padlock and
there were no signs warning of the electrical hazard within the restricted area
. This meant that anyone could enter the restricted area and be at risk of elect
ric shock. The school has a large number of children on site who may be attracte
d by the electrical equipment and could have entered the area without difficulty
. The absence of warning signs indicating an electrical hazard could someone to
believe they were entering a safe area. Failing to restrict access to the electr
ical equipment may be considered a breach of the ILO Occupational Safety and Hea
lth Convention c155, Article 16(1), which requires workplaces machinery, equipme
nt and processes to be safe and without risk to health. Though the risk of immed
iate danger from electricity due to someone entering the restricted area is not
high it is significantly increased by the failure to prevent entry. With the cooperation of maintenance worker for the site a padlock was added to the fates to
secure them. The padlock was available for their purpose, but had not been fitt
ed to the gate following a visit from a maintenance contractor, therefore there
was no new cost related to this control measure. Temporary electrical hazard war
ning signs should be fitted until permanent signs can be obtained. The cost of t
hese temporary and permanent signs is likely to be about 250. In the medium term,
the supervisor of school maintenance work should ensure the padlock is only rem
oved to allow authorised entry and refitted immediately on completion of this wo
rk. The security of access to the communication mast should be monitored as part
of the site security arrangements, this may require a small amendment to the co
ntract of the security company that does this work, but it is expected that is c
ould be added with little or no cost.

3.3 Observation 13 and 15 Risk of manual injury and fire document files stored u
nder desks It was identified that many of the workers stored document files unde
r their desks, occupying a large amount of space. These files were situated next
to trailing electrical cables, which were plugged into extension leads. The thr
ee elements of the fire triangle were present oxygen, fuel (paper files) and hea
t (electrical cables and sockets). This combination presented a risk of fire occ
urring and although the fire would start in the office area there is a risk that
it could spread and affect the whole centre. This would be a serious risk to al
l workers and children. No fire risk assessment had been carried out and fire ri
sk controls were inadequate, contravening the ILO Guidelines on Occupational Saf
ety and Health Management Systems (ILO OSH) 2001, which require risk assessment
and the application of control measures. These poor storage arrangements not onl
y increase the chances of a fire starting and spreading rapidly, but also pose a
risk of back injury when office workers have to bend and assume a very poor pos
ture when retrieving the files. This poor manual handling arrangement could quic
kly lead to serious injury of an office worker and long term absence from work.
The office workers are all experienced and specialise in their education field,
therefore finding temporary replacement workers would not be easy and this would
be very damaging to the educational service provided. The storage arrangements
do not comply with the ILO Occupational Safety and Health Convention C155, Artic
le 16 (1) and (2), in that manual handling risks should be avoided where reasona
bly practicable and where risk remain they are minimised by appropriate protecti
on measures. Workers should be reminded of the fire and manual handling risk as
soon as possible, those workers not immediately available should be emailed. The
files should be promptly removed into temporary storage, at a cost of workers ti
me and storage boxes, which are currently available as stock was purchased for a
recent educational project. Suitable shelving should be erected at the cost of 5
00 approximately. It is recommended that all office workers have fire awareness
and manual handling refresher training , incurring internal cost of worker and h
ealth and safety advisor time. The training should be short and can be done at t
heir monthly meeting. It is recommended that awareness training is done as part
of the annual departmental meeting, this will ensure costs are limited. 3.4 Obse
rvation 17 Risk of electric shock and fire out of date portable electrical equip
ment testing Several items of electrical equipment around the site were not disp
laying up to date portable appliance testing (PAT) sticker. The absence of the s
ticker could mean that the equipment is defective. The PAT sticker confirms that
electrical equipment has been suitably tested as part of the maintenance progra
mme. The use of equipment that has not been maintained breaches ILO Occupational
Safety and Health Convention C155, Article 16 (1) requirements that equipment s
hould be safe, since equipment that is not maintained can lead to the risk of fi
re or workers experiencing an electric shock, which may prove fatal. An injury o
r fatality would not only be a cost to the centre, but also to the worker and th
eir family. Employers have a legal duty under EWR to ensure all portable electri
cal equipment is maintained. This should be clearly marked on the equipment and
recorded. Immediate action is required to identify and isolate all items that ar
e out of date, this would be at a small cost taking a couple of hours of time an
d labels to mark them out of use. Following this , a

competent person (trained electrician) should carry our PAT test on this equipme
nt, typically at a cost of 2.00 per item. In the future, all equipment should be
tested regularly and care should be given to ensure equipment stored in cupboard
s is included in all tests. 4. Conclusion Routine maintenance is identified as a
n area where attention is needed. The poor maintenance of road speed limit signs
and lack of portable appliance testing on electrical items were particular area
s requiring immediate management attention. Under the ILO Occupational Safety an
d Health Convention C155, Article 16 (1), employers have a responsibility to ens
ure equipment is safe, including the carrying out of maintenance to protect work
ers and others who may be in the workplace or come into contact with their equip
ment. Storing document files under desks next to electrical cables and sockets i
s a fire hazard. The poor storage of files also creates a risk of manual handlin
g injuries when workers have to retrieve the files. This suggests a lack of appr
eciation of the need for good health and safety practice. Fire and manual handli
ng risk assessment of the storage of files in the education workers office need t
o be carried out immediately in order to ensure the safety of workers. Education
workers should have refresher training to remind them of the importance of fire
and manual handling issues. This may indicate a wider problem, this should be e
valuated as other workers may also need similar training. All the areas identifi
ed in the findings of this report could result in injury or a fatality, which wo
uld cause suffering to the victims and their families. Employers have a legal an
d moral duty of care to take action and reduce the risk identified. The inspecti
on identified a number of good practices where strong management of hazards was
in place, including two important health hazards, legionella and asbestos. The g
ood practices identified are commended and should be continued. Health and safet
y needs to be of a high priority as failure to manage risk can lead to prosecuti
on or compensation claims, which can only have an adverse effect on the centres r
eputation and financial position as well as the health and safety of the people
involved. I suggest that my recommendations are implemented at the earliest oppo
rtunity according to the priority allocated to them in the next section of this
report. By doing this, the centre will openly demonstrate to all workers that th
eir health and safety is being taken seriously at all levels of management. Also
, it will show that, in the long term, a positive health and safety culture is b
eing developed, which will reduce the sizeable cost attributed to accidents and
enhance the reputation of the organisation in a very competitive market place.

5. Recommendations Ref. No. Recommendation 3.1 (item 1, Inform workers, 2 and 3)

parents, children and visitors of speed limit, road hazards and parking restric
tions by email and handling out letters. 3.1 (item 1, Fix temporary speed 2 and
3) limit, hazardous bends warning and no parking signs. 3.2 Put padlock on gates
(item 5) of communication tower 3.2 Fix temporary (item 5) electrical hazard wa
rning signs. 3.3 (items Remove files to 13 and 15) temporary storage Likely reso
urce implications Priority Admin time, cost of paper. High 50 for materials. Targ
et date Immediate
Download from internet, High print and laminate using school facilities. Padlock
is available but was High not being used.
Immediate
Immediate
Download from internet, High print and laminate using school facilities. All edu
cation workers to High pack into storage boxes. Boxes are in stock 3.4 Isolate e
quipment that Maintenance worker time, 2 High (Item 17) does not have up to hour
s. date PAT sticker. 3.1 (item Repaint speed limit 500, using local contractor Me
dium 1,2 and 3) signs on the road. 3.1 (item Change observation Estimated to be 5
00. Medium mirror to large one. 1,2 and 3) Erect permanent signs warning of shar
p bends. 3.1 (item Erect bollards where 1,2 and 3) possible. Erect permanent no
parking signs. 3.2 Monitor to ensure (item 5) gates are padlocked, particularly
after maintenance worker visits. 3.3 Erect suitable shelving (item 13 to store f
iles on and 15) 3.3 Ensure employees (item 13 undertake fire and and 15) manual
handling refresher training. Estimated to be 1,000. Medium
Immediate
Immediate
Immediate
One month 1-2 months
1-2 months
Supervisor to check that Medium padlock is removed to only allow authorised acce
ss and is re-fitted immediately after completion of work. 500 Medium
As entry is required
One Month
3 hours of workers time, Medium provided by health and safety advisor at the tim
e of monthly meeting.
One month

Competent person to PAT test the out of date equipment. 3.1 (item Monitor effect
s of 1,2 and 3) measures. Look into feasibility of installing traffic light syst
em. 3.2 On-going inspection of (item 5) mast security and that warning signs sta
y in good condition. 3.3 Monitor work (items 13 practices related to and 15) use
of storage and provide annual awareness training. 3.3 (item Provide annual 13 a
nd 15) awareness training.
3.4 (item 17)
Approx 2.00 per item, using Medium current contractor. Management time to Low mon
itor and evaluate feasibility. Amendment of current Low duties of contracted sec
urity staff. Manager to monitor as part Low of weekly routines following install
ation of shelving.
Two weeks.
Six months
Six months
After one month, ongoing
3.4 (item 17)
3 hours of workers time, Low provided by health and safety advisor at the time o
f monthly meeting. Ensure annual PAT Maintain worker time, to Low tests for all
portable ensure all equipment located appliances. and available 2 hours. Approx 2
.00 per item, using current contractor.
One year
Annually

Candidate and course provider declarations:

For completion by the candidate:
I declare that the work submitted for this practical application assessment is m
y own work. I recognise that contravention of this statement constitutes malprac
tice and may result in my being subject to the penalties set out in the NEBOSH m
alpractice policy. Name (Print) Signature Date _ G GARDNER _ G Gardner _26/08/xx
For completion by the course providers representative (e.g. internal practical as
sessor):
I declare that the work marked is identical to that received from the candidate.
I recognise that contravention of this statement constitutes malpractice and ma
y result in my being subject to the penalties set out in the NEBOSH malpractice
policy. Name (Print) Signature Date _ J SMITH _ J smith _01/09/xx
For completion by the course providers 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 ma
y result in my being subject to the penalties set out in the NEBOSH malpractice
policy. Name (Print) Signature Date _ B FERRY _ B Ferry _06/09/xx