Detailed Risk Assessment: Improving Safety at Awesome Landscape

This report presents a comprehensive risk assessment conducted for Awesome Landscape Pvt. Limited, focusing on identifying potential hazards within the workplace and proposing effective control measures. The assessment covers various aspects such as fire safety, chemical storage, electrical hazards, and general workplace organization. It highlights the responsibilities of both employers and employees in maintaining a safe working environment, and addresses issues encountered during the inspection process, including lack of employee cooperation and misinterpretation of recommendations. The report includes a detailed risk assessment matrix, outlining the probability and potential impact of identified hazards, along with specific control measures and an implementation plan. Recommendations emphasize the importance of clear communication, emergency preparedness, and regular safety inspections to ensure a safe and healthy workplace. The conclusion underscores the need for ongoing risk assessment and employee education to mitigate risks effectively and promote a culture of safety within the organization. Desklib provides access to this and other solved assignments.

Risk assessment of
Awesome Landscape
Pvt. Limited

Introduction
• Hazard identification is the process of identifying
potential hazards in the workplace.
• Risk assessment includes the combined process
of hazard identification, analysis of risk and
determining preventive measures.
• effective health and safety policies of an
organization ensures health and safety of the
stakeholders and employees.
• This in turn results in employee retention.

Significance of risk management
• A risk assessment is a legal
requirement o the organization. risk
assessment meet legal requirements
where applicable (Dowling and Leech
2014)
• It prevents accidents and ill health of
all the stakeholders of an organization
(Hohnen and Hasle 2011).
• Priories hazards and control measures
• It enhances the reputation of the
organization and enhances the loyalty
of the consumers.

Responsibilities of the employers and
employees
• Role of the employers
 to protect the health, safety and welfare
of their employees and other
stakeholders
 to assess the risks
 provide information of the risks to the
employees and how they are protected
 consult with employees
• Role of the employees
 cooperate with the employer
 report hazards and defects observed in
the workplace
 follow the instructions provided
 corporate with the employers on health
and safety issues

Description of the area of inspection
• The Awesome landscape
company is a landscape solution
providing organization.
• The company is well established
in the construction industry.
• The aim of the organization is to
offer both diverse as well a
unique landscaping service to
the consumers.
• The company abide by all the
rules and regulations associated
with health and safety matters.

Issues affecting the hazard inspection
• The events of the inspection was
not organized in a appropriate
way
• The employees did not corporate
• They possessed the
misconception that they are
being intimidated.
• Employees was found reluctant to
give full attention during the time
of the inspection.
• The recommendation given by
the officers were misinterpreted.

Hazards identified
• Lack of fire exits
• Inappropriate chemical storage
• Exposed sockets that can lead to firebreak
• The reception desk is not well organized
• Wrong location of the front entrance sign
• Doors and shelving are wrongly placed that partially
blocks access
• Leakage of water from the roof that an cause fire
hazard

Hazards identified
• Tissues were found next to stove that may result in fire
accidents
• The fire escape as well as the kitchen entrance were
found to be blocked
• Power cords under the table lacks organization
• the desk of office receptionist was messy
• Trip hazard in the storage room due to cluttered
shelving, split carpet and ladder blocking doorway.
• Office 2 desk and chair was found to be cluttered state

Risk assessment
Risk Probability of
occurrence
Possible impact Control measure
Tripping due to
dislocation of chair
and table
High Minor to major
injury
Locating the chair
and desk in a
organized way
Fire break due to
exposed sockets
High Major injury,
property
destruction
Sockets needs to be
covered
Inappropriate
chemical storage
medium Minor injury Separate storage
for strong chemicals
Trip Hazard due to
big slits in the floor
carpets
high Minor to major
injury
The slit needs to be
bind on an
emergency basis
Leakage of water
from the roof that
an cause fire hazard
Low Major injury,
property
destruction
Repairing of the
roof plate

Implementation plan
Action required Person
responsible and
their
contribution
Factors limiting
effectiveness of
controls
How to
overcome the
factors
How staff can
be encouraged
to participate
Relocating all
the chair and
tables after
fixing them
Department
heads of the
company
Ego clash
among the
higher rank
staffs
Educating
employees
about the
importance of
the activity
Consulting with
them before the
activity
Fixing of exit
doors and
emergency
doors at the
right place
Department
heads of the
company
The process will
disrupt the flow
of activates in
the company
Informing other
employees n
the likelihood of
disruption
Educating the
employees on
importance of
the whole
activity
Fixing the waste
management
procedures
Heads of
relevant
departments in
the company
Adopting to the
new procedures
would be hectic
Preparing
employees prior
Educating them
about the
significant of
appropriate
waste
management

Recommendations
• A clear and transparent outline of health and
safety responsibilities should be provided to both
the employers and the employees
• Emergency exits needs to be fixed in order to
avoid future congestion and commotion.
• Employees needs to be provided with seats that
are adjustable
• Random but periodic safety inspections needs to
be performed.

Conclusion
• A good number of risk were detected and
strategies were provided to eradicate the same.
• In order to permanently get rid of the issue, the
organization needs to conduct random yet
periodic inspection for risk assessment.
• It is highly crucial for the management to
educate the employees about the importance
of risk assessment.

Reference list
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Hohnen, P., and Hasle, P., 2011. Making work
environment auditable–A ‘critical case’study of
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management systems in Denmark. Safety
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