Group Assignment

Write Name of Teammates Mr. Jagdish

Mr. Amit

Mr. Naresh

Mr. Ajeet

Assignment OBE 0009, Task 5

1. Lack of Formal Health and Safety Management System: The absence of a dedicated
Health and Safety Officer, documented policies, and a proactive approach to safety
indicates a significant systemic failure.
2. Inadequate Risk Assessment and Control: The existing risk assessments are outdated
and do not accurately reflect the actual hazards present in the workplace. This highlights
a lack of proper risk assessment and control measures.
3. Poor Communication and Reporting of Hazards: The absence of designated health
and safety representatives, inadequate reporting mechanisms for accidents and near
misses, and a culture of under-reporting create a significant barrier to identifying and
addressing hazards.
4. Lack of Competent Supervision: The incident demonstrates a lack of competent
supervision and decision-making during the emergency. Clear lines of authority and
emergency response procedures are crucial.
5. Inadequate Training and Competence: The lack of regular and relevant health and
safety training for all employees, including emergency procedures, first aid, and safe
work practices, significantly increases the risk of accidents.
6. Unsafe Work Practices and Procedures: The incident highlights the presence of unsafe
work practices, such as entering the oven without proper procedures, lack of isolation and
lockout/tagout procedures, and a culture of cutting corners for production targets.
7. Inadequate Maintenance and Inspection: The lack of a formal maintenance and
inspection program for critical equipment, such as the ovens, increases the risk of
equipment failure and accidents.
8. Inadequate Emergency Preparedness and Response: The lack of clear emergency
procedures, trained personnel, and appropriate emergency equipment hampered the
response to the accident, leading to tragic consequences.
9. Lack of Employee Involvement and Consultation: The absence of employee
involvement in health and safety matters, such as through health and safety committees or
regular consultations, hinders the identification and implementation of effective control
measures.
10. Lack of Resources and Investment in Safety: The lack of budget for health and safety
initiatives and the reluctance to invest in safety improvements demonstrate a lack of
commitment to employee safety and well-being.
 11. The bread dough is placed in tins that enter on one end of the conveyor, travel along the
length of the oven and exit at the opposite end. Travelling at its fastest speed, the tins take
17 minutes to pass through the oven
12. The directors do not believe that health and safety
13. • They have told you that there is no budget for health and safety but However, if a
machine needs to be fixed you should contact the maintenance engineer.
14. • They also remark that as the machines are quite old, they frequently need parts
replacing. The workers have been promised new machines a few times, but these
promises have not been kept.
15. • Workers at the scene were not first-aid trained but did their best to help their
colleagues Unfortunately, both workers died from their injuries at the scene.

01. budget Issue: - They have told you that there is no budget for health and safety.

02. Engineer not appointed: - if a machine needs to be fixed you should contact the maintenance
engineer.

03. Poor Training: - You are told that quite a lot of people have received first-aid training, but it
was a long time ago and many of those trained have since left the organisation. Other than that,
there is not much in the way of training, because the directors feel it is wasting working time.

04. Insufficient information. Finally, you ask where the health and safety documentation is kept
but they say that they do not know, and suggest you ask the shift manager on duty.

05. Work Load Stress: - The duty shift manager is sitting at their desk surrounded by paperwork,
looking stressed and Workers are often individually blamed if target timelines are not reached.

06. Incomplete Safety Documents:- You ask to see the accident and near-miss records, but the
shift manager advises that accidents do not happen often, so there is no need to keep a manual
record. However, you have heard from the other workers that accidents and near misses
frequently occur, but that they are not formally reported.

Inadequate training and induction: Health and safety training is minimal and outdated, with no
ongoing or regular training provided to staff. The induction training is also delayed beyond the
recommended time.

Inadequate maintenance records: The maintenance engineer keeps no formal records of

Lack of Risk assessments: The risk assessments for the ovens and other machinery are outdated,
which could lead to a failure in identifying and mitigating current hazards.

The oven had only been switched off for two hours, but it was assumed that it was cool enough to

enter. The temperature gauges were not checked before entering. The two workers decided to enter
via the route the bread would take on the moving conveyor. They managed to get on the conveyor

through a small unguarded gap.

Lack of health and safety representatives: There are no dedicated health and safety representatives in
the organisation, which leads to an absence of direct communication channels for safety concerns.