Assignment front sheet Qualification Unit number and title Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma Construction and the Built Environment Unit 6 Health, Safety and Welfare for Construction and the Built...

Qualification

Unit number and title

Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma Construction and the Built Environment

Unit 6 Health, Safety and Welfare for Construction and the Built Environment

Student name

Assessor name

Date issued

Completion date

Submitted on

Assignment title

Assignment: Legal Responsibilities of a Construction Company (1 of 1)

LO

Learning outcome (LO)

Assessment Criteria

In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present evidence that shows you are able to:

Task no.

Evidence

(Page no)

4.1

monitor and review risk assessments in light of changes to circumstances

4b

LO 4

Understand the need to review, revise and monitor risk assessments

4.2

evaluate changes in procedure or policy

4a

4.3

justify the effectiveness of the implemented changes

4a

Learner declaration

I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged.

Student signature: Date:

In addition to the above PASS criteria, this assignment gives you the opportunity to submit evidence in order to achieve the following MERIT and DISTINCTION grades

Grade Descriptor

Indicative characteristic/s

Contextualisation

M1

Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions

An effective approach to study and research has been applied

You have fully referenced at least three guidance notes in answering task 1a and defined how they will ensure compliance for the organisation.

M2

Select/design and apply appropriate methods/techniques

The selection of methods and techniques/sources has been justified

At least three methods of hazard identification within task 3a have been selected and their effectiveness fully justified.

M3

Present and communicate appropriate findings

The communication is appropriate for an unfamiliar audience and appropriate media have been used

For task 4a, you have provided at least three different case studies to reinforce and communicate justification of your findings and these have been appraised for an unfamiliar audience.

D1

Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions

Conclusions have been arrived at through synthesis of ideas and have been justified.

You have provided after task 1b, 1c and 3c, conclusions, based on synthesis of information and justification through references.

D2

Take responsibility for managing and organising activities

Substantial projects or investigations have been managed and organised

For task 4b, you have provided a detailed review about how the management and organisation of risk assessments are affected by night-time working, based on investigations.

D3

Demonstrate convergent/lateral/creative thinking

Self-evaluation has taken place.

For task 5, you have provided an additional self-evaluation of how you consider you performed in this assessment and what improvements you would make in the future.

Assignment brief

Unit number and title

Unit 6 Health, Safety and Welfare for Construction and the Built Environment

Qualification

Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment

Start date

27^th March 2017

Deadline/hand-in

See front cover for submission dates

Assessor

Assignment title

Legal Responsibilities of a Construction Company (1 of 1)

Purpose of this assignment

By carrying out this assignment learner will understand current health, safety and welfare legislation; the main requirements of an effective health and safety policy and its successful implementation in the workplace. Learners will understand how to identify and record hazards, assess risks and select appropriate control measures to prevent or mitigate ill health and injuries on site. Work carried out for this unit will allow learners to contribute to the safety policy and arrangements. Learners will also gain an understanding of the need to review, revise and monitor risk assessments.

Scenario

The Managing Director of your company is keen to ensure that site safety is key in the company’s primary strategic plan this year in order to reduce the company’s published annual safety statistics. Your role within the company is as a trainee contracts manager. You have to be able to apply the wide range of construction health and safety legislation to the sites that you look after. This role requires a great deal of knowledge and understanding about how the current health and safety legislation applies to the construction context that is being operated on the various sites. This is done initially through risk assessments which you have to collate and review, updating company policies as required. The following series of tasks are set to test your knowledge and understanding of health and safety in construction and the built environment.

Task 4a (LO 4: 4.2 and 4.3)

The Health and Safety Department have seconded you as a Graduate Trainee Contracts Manager to undertake a review of the following changes that are proposed to current procedures and policies. As the workload is extensive select three of the following and undertake the production of a short report back to the Health and Safety Manager.

Evaluate the following changes in procedure or policy (P4.2)

· a glove policy is to be mandatory where all operatives will wear safety protection on the hands whilst on site

· a non–smoking policy is to be implemented on all construction sites

· all site safety inductions will only be valid for 3 months

· all working at height will be subject to a permit system

· scaffold towers will be used for all access required over 1 metre.

When you have completed your review of the initial changes produce a justification about why these changes would be effective if they were implemented (P4.3).

For M3, you must provide at least three different case studies to reinforce and communicate justification of your findings and appraise these case studies for an unfamiliar audience.

Task 4b (LO 4 and 4.1)

The company uses a set of generic risk assessments that are rarely reviewed or updated. You have been asked to undertake the following to ensure that some currency is maintained within the risk assessment file.

The following changes are proposed to your risk assessments - the review of the risk assessments will now be undertaken at night from 10.00pm to 6.00am and you are required to report on the changes that will be needed.

Monitor and review your risk assessments in the light of these changes to circumstances and report accordingly (P4.1)

For D2,you must provide a detailed review about how the management and organisation of risk assessments are affected by night-time working, based on investigations.

Evidence presented

Task 4a

Short report to the Health and Safety Manager evaluating changes in procedure or policy

Task 4b

Two risk assessments with a short report on how they will change due to a difference in requirements

Sources of information:

Give the students some sources here – e.g. websites, books, magazines, etc

You may also wish to include a glossary e.g. “research”, “evaluation”, “justification”