L2 NVQ Wood Occupations (Construction): Health and Safety Assignment

This document provides a comprehensive set of answers to a Level 2 NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) in Wood Occupations (Construction) QCF Knowledge Question Paper, specifically focusing on the unit 'Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace'. The assignment covers a range of topics including the rationale for and application of health and safety control equipment (collective protective measures, PPE, RPE, and LEV), the proper use of this equipment according to instructions, relevant health, safety, and welfare legislation, notices, and warning signs, and the importance of these elements in the occupational area. The document also addresses how to comply with control measures identified by risk assessments and safe systems of work, typical workplace hazards related to resources, substances, asbestos, equipment, obstructions, storage, services, and work activities. Furthermore, it lists current Health and Safety Executive (HSE) safety and health risks, examines how changes in the workplace can cause hazards, and outlines methods for reporting changed circumstances, hazards, and incidents. The document concludes with discussions on organizational policies and procedures for health, safety, and welfare, and appropriate types of fire extinguishers.

L2 NVQ in Wood Occupations
(Construction) QCF
Knowledge Question Paper
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Assessor signature:
Date completed:
A/503/1170
QCF641
Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace
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Assessment Criteria Candidate Response
1.4 State why and when health and safety control
equipment, identified by the principles of
protection, should be used relating to types,
purpose and limitations of each type, the
work situation, occupational use and the
general work environment, in relation to:
– collective protective measures
– personal protective equipment (PPE)
– respiratory protective equipment
(RPE)
– local exhaust ventilation (LEV).
– Collective protective measures: The
assessment of various collective measures
facilitate in ensuring the health and safety
control equipment as well as in assessing the
risk, further it includes assessment of COSHH
which is considered by the employers for
controlling impact of substances that are
hazardous to the health, various toolbox talks
etc. further in wood occupation the site
induction as well as warnings signs are crucial to
display as with the help of this the safety of
workers can be ensured efficiently. The area that
are not safe must be signified through various
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signage which can be visible to the workers as
with the help of this the chances of the accidents
can be reduced. The purpose of implementing
them is to ensure the required level of safety on
site. Also with better awareness of the concern
chances of meeting up with any injury on site
can be reduced. But they faces the such issues
accuser people does not read the instructions
provided clearly.
– Personal protective equipment (PPE): Various
personal protective equipment need to be
provided to the workers at the site that includes
steel toe boots, reflective jackets, ear defenders
etc. as they can directly protect the workers from
falling objects, protection from the loud sound
created by the machines and ensures visibility.
For wood occupation the gloves and goggles are
essential as it can protect the hand of the
workers from blades and other sharp objects.
– Respiratory protective equipment (RPE): To
ensure the protection of the worker from the dust
various mask must be provided to them that
contain breathing apparatus as with the help of
this intake of harmful dust, toxic fumes as well
as various gases can be reduced.
– Local exhaust ventilation (LEV): It is
considered to a engineering control system that
facilitate to reduce various gases, fumes and dust
is dangerous for the health of the individuals.
The system operate through power and it extract
the harmful gases from the environment so that
the overall protection can be ensured.
1.5 State how the health and safety control
equipment relevant to the work should be
For ensuring the health and safety of the employees at
the workplace various crucial instruction and others
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used in accordance with the given
instructions.
equipments are made available to them as per the
situation that is prevailing and in accordance with this
various trainings is to be provided to the workers so that
they can ensure its use as per the guidelines or the
instruction within the organisation such as new workers
must be provided induction in which the use of various
PPE, LEV and RPE must be discussed. The compliance
with the policies at the workplace must be ensured
along with the discussion of the toolbox talk that can
reduce the amount of waste, dust and other pollutants.
1.6 State which types of health, safety and
welfare legislation, notices and warning signs
are relevant to the occupational area and
associated equipment.
The legislation that has been imposed on site work for
ensuring the health, safety and the welfare is the
construction regulation act 2013. This facilitates in
managing the various hazards by imposing various
policies and making the compliance of these policies
compulsory. The notice is being issued to the visitors
such as to sign in while entering the site from the main
office. Various signs that has to be places are related
with the mandatory to wear helmets, goggles, safety
boots, visibility garments etc. so that the safety can be
ensured. Also the signs of the lifts, moving vehicles in
use must be placed.
1.7 State why health, safety and welfare
legislation, notices and warning signs are
relevant to the occupational area.
With the help of all this safety and security of the
workers as well as the visitors can be ensured as well as
their hygiene needs can be satisfied. For the
occupational area it is crucial that they comply with
various legislations so that they ensure better services to
the workers. They need to provide hygienic working
condition, comfortable and safe workplace with all the
equipments etc.
1.8 State how to comply with control measures
that have been identified by risk assessments
and safe systems of work.
For complying with the control measures the superiors
must talk to their staff, also they must various steps
such as:
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 Eliminate the hazard which can be done by
extendable tool for working at height, cordless
equipments so that the use of trailing cables can
be reduced.
 Substitution can be used such as replacement of
the ladders with the tower scaffolds, higher
vibrating equipments with lesser vibrating
equipments.
 With the help of administrative control traffic
system on site can be managed along with
managing the work at height.
2.2 List typical hazards associated with the work
environment and occupational area in
relation to resources, substances, asbestos,
equipment, obstructions, storage, services,
and work activities.
Typical hazards are those which are necessarily to be
managed by the employers and such hazards can be
biological, chemical, physical, safety etc. which are to
be taken into consideration by the employers. The list
of typical hazards that are associated with the workplace
environment and occupational area in relation to the
given variables is given below:
 Resources: The hazards related to the resources
includes weights of the material that can be to
heavy to lift, unsafe scaffold due to which the
worker can fall, inefficiency of the equipment,
low quality gloves that can cause cut etc.
 Substances: The hazards included in this are the
dust from the cutting of the wood, chemical
used in mixing the polishing material etc. affect
the health of the worker.
 Asbestos: The presence of the asbestos can
affect the health as they easily become airborne
which can be inhaled. It can affect the
respiratory system of the worker.
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 Equipment: The inefficiency of the equipment
can cause various accidents such as their
improper functioning can increase noise,
hammer drills etc.
 Obstructions: The obstacles and the blockages
within the passage can cause fall and trips that
can cause accidents.
 Storage: The storage of some of the chemical
can cause any accident if proper conditions are
not provided to them.
 Services: While constructing and digging their
can be various pipelines of gases and electricity
which can cause leak which is hazardous.
 Work Activities: The improper technique or the
use of the material is typical hazard as bits can
enter into the eye, cutting of materiel can lead
to cuts on hands etc.
2.3 List the current Health and Safety Executive
top ten safety risks.
The risk to be faced by the business need to be
identified as with the help of this they can identify
various prevention for them. The top ten safety risk that
are associated with the business includes working at the
height, poor housekeeping services, electrical and
extension cords, forklifts, lockout and tag out, extensive
use of the chemicals, confined spaces, inefficient
equipments, heavy weights of the material and sawdust
in the eyes. By considering them they can ensure that all
the safety and reduced possibility of the accidents on
site.
2.4 List the current Health and Safety Executive
top five health risks.
It is crucial for the organisation to take into the risks
related to the health which includes the risk of hearing
impairment, various respiratory problem, skin problems,
back pain due to lifting of heavy equipments and
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visibility issues that are faced by the workers. Such
current
2.5 State how changing circumstances within the
workplace could cause hazards.
Due to various changes taking place in relation to the
workplace the hazards also changes as such change
increase the potential risks for the workers. The
employer need to determine the impact of such changes
in term of equipments, processes etc. with which the
workers are not aware of as it can lead to accidents.
With various changes work life balance conflicts arise
among the workers, they may feel cynical and negative
towards other workers at the workplace. This has direct
impact on the satisfaction level of job and thus affect
the performance. Lack of assessment of the changes for
the site can lead to major implications for the
employees.
2.6 State the methods used for reporting changed
circumstances, hazards, and incidents in the
workplace.
The employers need to create awareness among their
employees so that they can reduce the chances of the
accidents with the help of various methods:
 Updated risk assessment: with the help of this
the hazards and the risk factors can be identified
with the help of potential risk to the workers can
be communicated to the workers.
 Toolbox talk: With the help of informal
meeting the specific changes can be reported
and their impact can be communicated at the site
before commencement of the job so that chance
of the incidents can be reduced.
 Meetings at the site: By conducting various
meeting on the site workers can be made aware
of various workplace hazards as well as safe
work practices.
In addition to this various other reporting methods can
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be used such as managing all the reports owners at one
place due to which it can be easily accessed to all and
tracking of the essential items can be made possible
through flip charts, white boards etc.
3.6 State the organisational policies and
procedures for health, safety, and welfare, in
relation to:
– dealing with accidents and
emergencies associated with the work
and environment
– methods of receiving or sourcing
information
– reporting
– stopping work
– evacuation
– fire risks and safe exit procedures
– consultation and feedback.
For ensuring compliance of various measure the
policies and procedure are formulated by the
organisation in retain to various aspects such as:
 In case of emergencies the work at the site must
be stopped and the person responsible for
managing the situation must be contacted. Also
everyone must take the responsibility of
reporting of the situation.
 It can be done with the use of radio transmitters
as well as all the sources that are accessible
such as phones, emails etc.
 In case of any accident the work must be
stopped and such instructions must be
communicated in regards to the situation when
it can happen so that major loss can be
prevented.
 All the responsible person must be
communicated so that timely actions can be
taken. Also this will bring effectiveness among
the decision making of the organisation as
decision can be taken on the basis of better
information.
 The fire exit and other emergency exit must be
known to each and every workers through the
induction program so that they can take prompt
actions for managing the impact.
 The workers must be trained for evacuation in
case of any incident such as fire, falling of the
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material, release of the hazardous chemical etc.
so that they can take all the necessary actions on
spot.
 Feedback provided by the workers for the
previous accidents must be made available so
that further actions can be taken according to
the situation.
3.7 State the appropriate types of fire
extinguishers relevant to the work.
The type of fire extinguishers that can be used at the
workplace includes the following:
 Water and Foam: With the help of this the heat
element is taken away from the fire triangle so
that the oxygen element can be separated.
 Carbon Dioxide: With the help of this the
oxygen element is extinguished from the fire
triangle.
 Dry Chemical: This type of extinguisher can
extinguish fire by interrupting the chemical
reaction.
 Water Mist: They take way the heat element of
the fire triangle as an alternative to the concern
of contamination.
3.8 State how and when the different types of
fire extinguishers are used in accordance
with legislation and official guidance.
The extinguisher is used by the organisation in case of
fire with the procedure as specified by the
manufacturer. For this they need to release the pin at the
point of fire and then top press on the handle. The
people within the organisation must be trained for the
use of the extinguisher. In case of class A fire Water
and Foam can be used, for class B and C fire Carbon
Dioxide extinguisher can be used etc.
4.2 State how personal behaviour demonstrates
responsibility for general workplace health,
safety, and welfare, in relation to:
For managing the accidents it is the responsibility of the
persons within the organisation to take various actions
but for this they need to be provided various
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– Recognising when to stop work in
the face of serious and imminent
danger to self and/or others
– Contributing to discussions and
providing feedback
– Reporting changed circumstances
and incidents in the workplace
– Complying with the environmental
requirements of the workplace.
presumptive measures. The personal behaviour in
context of various situation are given below:
 as and when any alarm for the fire or any
announcement is done regarding any danger
then immediately the work must be stopped by
them and must move out so that the loss can be
prevented.
 As per the perception of the worker and the
situation that they have faced they must provide
the recommendations through feedback forms
honestly so that necessary changes can be made.
 Whenever any meeting or the toolbox talk is to
be undertaken then the worker must attend them
completely with attention so that they have
knowledge of all the preventive measures.
 For this the individuals must directly report to
their superiors so that they can ensure that
adverse impact from their activity on the
environment can be minimised.
4.3 Give examples of how the behaviour and
actions of individuals could affect others
within the workplace.
The individuals are motivated by the actions of their
colleagues due to which it becomes important for others
to motivate by giving their examples. For example:
behaviour of the employees in terms of use of power in
the equipments efficiently and compliance of the
instructions provided by the employers can easily
encourage others for adopting the same. Also the
leaders and the managers influence the employees with
their work as their actions and moves are observed by
the workers and considered positively. This will ensure
that all the safety regulation are taken into consideration
along with frequent risk assessment.
5.2 State how security arrangements are
implemented in relation to the workplace, the
For ensuring the safety of the workplace for different
people associated security arrangement must be
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general public, site personnel and resources. ensured. Security arrangement are associated with the
documentation so that better security can be ensured to
a particular property or any asset. For the wood
occupation they need to undertake various security
measures such as in context of the resources and other
material which is kept at the resort etc. For the general
public the access to the site must be restricted as it may
be unsafe for them to visit. For the staff personnel the
security arrangement must includes the availability of
all the personal protective equipments. The number of
the vehicles that enter the site must be entered in the
registered along the details of the visiting people so that
their interest on the site can be ensured. All the signs
and symbols must be properly placed so that they can
ensure all the people move safely within the site.
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Assessment Criteria Candidate Response
(to discuss, describe, explain etc.)
1.2 Describe the different methods of
communicating with line management,
colleagues, and customers.
For ensuring effective communication among all the
employees different methods of communication are to
be used do that they can ensure that all the information
are shared with each other. For this they will be taking
into consideration emails, completion of the forms, face
to face interaction, phone calls etc. While
communicating they must be polite so that each and
every employee has better understanding due to which
all the information can easily be transferred among all.
1.3 Describe how to use different methods of
communication to ensure that the work
carried out is productive.
For efficiency in the communication the use of method
must be ensured in such a manner that the operation are
carried out without any interruption and it can be done:
• When the communication among the workers
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will be effective than it can be ensured that they
have better information regarding various
aspects which will facilitate them in improving
the overall productivity of the with better
decision making.
• Further it will ensure that all the employees will
be aware of the expectations as well as the job
sheet with the help of which trainings and
motivation can be ensured.
• The line management focuses upon the
completion of the project as per the requirement
of the customers within the provided timelines.
• Also the site meeting will enable them in
making the goals clear among the employees
with the help of which they productivity can be
achieved.
2.3 Describe how organisational procedures are
applied to ensure work is planned and carried
out productively, in relation to:
– using resources for own and other’s
work requirements
– allocating appropriate work to
employees
– organising the work sequence:
reducing carbon emissions.
The organisational procedure facilitate to understand
that all the activity that are to be undertaken are
efficiently planned so that the productivity within the
organisation can be ensured. The importance of this in
relation to various aspects is given below:
 With this it can be ensured that the resources of
the organisation are utilised as per the
requirement as with this the wastage of the
resources can be ensured that will reduces the
total cost and thus better productivity can be
ensured.
 The work allocated to all the employees as per
the planned activities ensures better productivity
as it is based upon the capabilities and
competence of the employees. It can be done by
the functional foreman as they have
understanding of the skills of the employees.
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