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NEBOSH Assessment 2

An Environmental Health Officer (EHO) identified a leak from chiller cabinets causing wet flooring in a retail store, which posed a slip hazard. The EHO recommended immediate measures to manage the situation and outlined potential actions, including issuing an improvement notice and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The document also discusses failures in risk management and emergency procedures, highlighting the need for better training and record-keeping to prevent future incidents.

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NEBOSH Assessment 2

An Environmental Health Officer (EHO) identified a leak from chiller cabinets causing wet flooring in a retail store, which posed a slip hazard. The EHO recommended immediate measures to manage the situation and outlined potential actions, including issuing an improvement notice and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The document also discusses failures in risk management and emergency procedures, highlighting the need for better training and record-keeping to prevent future incidents.

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NEBOSH Assessment 2

An Environmental Health Officer (EHO) visited a leading retail organisation and noticed two
large areas of wet flooring adjacent to some chiller cabinets. An attempt to mark the extent of
the areas and exclude people had been made using yellow cones, wire hand baskets and
produce trays. These measures were unsuccessful as people were walking through the water.
The EHO decided that a formal approach was necessary and returned later that afternoon to
investigate further.
On arrival it was clear that the situation had not improved and it was established that the chiller
cabinet condensate drain had been leaking onto the floor all morning. Advice was given to the
manager about practical measures to keep the floor dry ie station a cleaner in the area at all
times until the leak is repaired and use absorbent materials such as piles of hand towels or
purpose made absorbent sausages to soak up/contain the water. By the time the officer left the
store the floor was dry and the situation was being effectively managed.

1(a)
● The eho can issue an improvement notice to the retail store to take action to prevent future leaks
● the eho can ensure compliance with the health and safety regulations eg proper floor maintainance
● Advise the store manager on proper mantainance of chiller cabinets
● Carry out routine inspections on The site to identify hazards
● The officer can revisit the store to ensure that the recommended safety standards have been
implemented
● the eho may award fines to tne retail store owner

(b)
● Inproper procedures Were taken for controlling risks because the cone And baskets were ineffective in
controlling the wet floors And people were still walking on the wet floor
● There was no investigation procedures to focus on identifying damaged Chiller cabinet.
● No one provided infomation of this incident to the authorities To prevent future incidents
●
● Failure to ensure the health and safety at the retail shop because the wet flooring posed as a slip
hazard to all the people
● Lack of immediate action the leak from chiller cabinet had been ongoing all morning yet no immediate
action was taken.
● Lack of emergency procedures contra vend Recommendation 16 Which emphasizes the need for
effective emergency procedures including spillage managment
● Failure to protect all people as suggested In article 19 because the wet floor posed as a risk to
everyone
● the staff may not have sufficient training on spillage procedures which is an aspect of both article 19
and recommendation 16
● Lack of measures to prevent similar incidents in the future because their was no record keeping

The company had a spillage procedure and this clearly set out the ways in which the manager
should have managed the leak and the wet floor.
Task 1:
a) Comment on what action can be taken by the EHO in the retail shop. (5 marks)
b) Comment on the extent to which Article 19 of C155 and recommendation 16 of R164
may have been contravened (10 marks)
Note: You should support your answer, where applicable, using relevant information from
the scenario

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