Location Hazards

The intention of the project is to confirm that you understand the risk assessment process. Risk assessments must be capable of communicating the particulars relating to the problems faced in your workplace.

You could test whether your project achieves this by getting someone who hasn’t been involved in your assessment to read it and confirm to you that their understanding aligns with your intended meaning.

Here’s an example of a location hazard along with some pointers on common mistakes:

Description of the location
The directors desk is situated in front of a south facing window

Most common mistakes
The description needs to be in relation to the hazard. There are many ways that we could describe the director’s desk such as the director has a mahogany executive desk. Irrelevant! Although this may be true unless the colour of the desk causes a problem its inclusion here is not required.

Description of the Hazard
During summer months the director sits in direct sunlight, exposing him to the harmful rays of the sun and to uncomfortably hot conditions.

Most common mistakes
One word answers and lists of consequences are the most common problems here. A hazard cannot be describe in a single word and a consequence is not the same thing as a hazard.

Good luck with your project

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IOSH Managing Safely Project, Part 1, a description / sketch of the location(s)

First you need to select an area on which you are going to base your project. It needs to be somewhere that you are familiar with. If your area of responsibility is so complex that it is likely to cause confusion it may be worth considering that no one will be coming to your workplace to audit your work. Say no more!

A sketch is the best way to go about this part of the project. Don't get hung up on exact measurements etc. That's not what this is about. What IOSH are looking for is confirmation that you can assess the risks in your workplace and communicate them effectively.

For the assessor to make a judgement on your success (or otherwise) there are a few things that he/she might need to know about your area of responsibility such as whether it is outside or inside, what you do in there, how do you get in and out and what is the size of your area of responsibility.

Apart from that you will need to include any detail that aids the clarity of the rest of you project. Please consider too that you don't need a degree in geometrical and engineering drawing to complete this part of your IOSH Managing Safely project but if the marker is unable to understand your meaning there would be no points in it for you.