ASSESSMENT BRIEF 2019 – 2020
Programme: BSc (Hons) Health, Safety and Environmental Management
Module Code/Module Title: OM1075 / Health, Safety & Environment in the
Workplace 1
Module Tutor: Rasha Ali Abdelrahim and Girma Assessment Title/ Number: Coursework 1 – Report Date of Issue:
Date of Submission:
(Tick in the appropriate box)
You are encouraged to word process your assessment, Hand written work is not acceptable.
You are required to submit this assessment electronically through BlackBoard
Instructions:
• This paper contains 1 task
• Answer the questions / complete the tasks fully with all possible evidence of achieving the learning outcome/s.
• This assessment is worth 50% of the module mark.
Please do not submit this assessment brief with your work.
Task:
Assume the role of an HSE officer you are required to write a 1500-word report which includes information about the concepts and principles of occupational health and safety in workplace. Students are required to choose a workplace within their community and:
• Identify the occupational hazards, risks related to the workplace
• Suggest control measures and precautions with related to the occupational hazards
• Identify the health and safety Standards in the workplace
• The report should be in the following format
1. Introduction
2. Occupational Health Hazards
3. Risks, control measures and precautions with related to the occupational hazards
4. Health and Safety Standards
5. Conclusion
6. References
Each student is expected to undertake the work independently. However, you can have common discussions to identify the methodology. Any references or quotations from both primary and secondary sources should be fully identified and properly acknowledged in the Harvard style. Make sure you read the marking scheme very well before you start the work, since it will guide you to the required approach to be adopted completing the assignment.
Guidelines:
The report should normally contain an introduction and conclusion sections with appropriate sections explaining the above details.
Use Microsoft Word for word processing.
Page setup margins normal. Use A4 paper size settings and use 2.5cm margins all around, Leave the Gutter at 0 cm.
Body text is Arial 12 point, single-spaced with no paragraph spacing attached before or after. Text is left justified. Leave one blank line between paragraphs.
The pages should be numbered consecutively, starting from introduction page; however, the title page should not be numbered.
All symbols and abbreviations must be defined and used only when absolutely necessary.
The number of words must be shown at the end of the work submitted. The title page and contents page will not count; neither will the list of reference at the end of the work.
As an indication, word count should not exceed the specified number.
Do not forget to reference your work properly; otherwise you will put yourself at the risk of “PLAGIARISM”.
You are advised to different references to complete this assignment, some of which need to be books.
Remember that the style of your work, and its language accuracy, are indicators of how much care you have given to the assignment, and how capable are you in expressing your thoughts in a presentable and professional way.
The piece of course work should be submitted using TurnitinUK in UCLan blackboard.
The module tutor would take decision to evaluate your work based on the similarity index from the Turnitin submissions, however there is no acceptable limit and it’s based on the judgement.
There are nominal marks allotted for the document structure and format of the report and it’s important to follow all the assessment instruction while preparing.
There is no possible extension allowed beyond the due date for submissions in the blackboard Turnitin.
Marking Criteria
The course work will be assessed and graded on the overall report submitted and weightage is indicative to knowledge, analysis, supporting evidences, presentation of the overall piece of work. However, the more weightage of marks is allotted to the main elements of the report as mentioned above.