Assessment Guide

Module Code and Name CMA4007: Health and Safety in Construction

Module Leader Dr Mohammad Taleghani
Cohort February 2024
Level 4
Assessment component(s) Report
Restrictions on time/word count 2500 words
Individual/group Individual report
Assessment weighting(s) 100%
Hand in date(s) 30 June 2025 (11:59 PM)

Assessment Component(s) - Summary

Overview:

For this module, you are required to submit a comprehensive 2,500-word report (excluding
the table of contents and the list of references) that demonstrates your in-depth
understanding of health and safety in the UK construction industry in several key areas:

1. Health and Safety Legislation: Outline and discuss the relevant legislation that governs
health and safety in the UK construction industry. Explain how these laws impact
construction operations.
2. Hazard Identification: Describe the process of identifying potential hazards on
construction sites. Provide examples of common hazards and discuss strategies for their
identification.
3. Risk Assessment: Detail the steps involved in conducting risk assessments for identified
hazards. Discuss how to evaluate the likelihood and severity of risks and how this
information is used to prioritise safety measures.
4. Construction Site Safety Management: Explain the role of effective site safety
management in preventing accidents and ensuring worker health and safety. Include
discussion on health and safety planning, implementation of health and safety
measures, and monitoring and review of health and safety practices.

Your report should integrate these elements to showcase a comprehensive understanding

of health and safety management within the construction sector. Ensure your arguments are
supported by examples from current practice and relevant academic and professional
sources.

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Assessment Component(s) – Detailed Instructions
Additional Information/Guidance:

Structure of Your Report:

1. Introduction (Approx. 300 words)

• Explain the importance of health and safety in the UK construction industry and the
purpose of the report.
• Briefly introduce the construction project you are using as a UK case study. This could
be an incident case (like Grenfell Tower) or a modern project (like the Shard).

2. Health and Safety Legislation (Approx. 600 words)

• Identify key health and safety legislation applicable to the UK construction industry
(e.g., Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, The Construction (Design and Management)
Regulations 2015).
• Discuss the impact of these legislations on UK construction practices.
• Explain how these laws are enforced (e.g., by the Health and Safety Executive).

3. Health and Safety Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (Approx. 600 words)

• Identify the hazards relevant to your chosen construction project (e.g., working at
height, hazardous materials, etc.).
• Provide a risk assessment for each health and safety hazard identified using a
structured format (e.g., risk matrix).
• Assess the likelihood (probability) and severity of each identified hazard (e.g., low,
medium, high) based on the chosen construction project.

Please download the template for risk assessment from Moodle.

4. Control Mechanisms (Approx. 400 words)

• Propose suitable control measures and the persons responsible for implementing
controls for each identified hazard, following the hierarchy of controls:
- Elimination
- Substitution
- Engineering controls
- Administrative controls
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Justify the use of each control measure with references to UK industry guidelines or
case studies.

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5. Site Safety Plan (Approx. 200 words)

• Develop a site safety plan for your project, covering:

- Worker training and communication protocols.
- Monitoring and inspection practices.
- Emergency response procedures (e.g., fire, medical emergencies).

6. Reflection and Recommendations (Approx. 200 words)

• Reflect on the challenges of implementing health and safety measures in the UK

construction industry.
• Provide recommendations for improving the health and safety culture in the UK
construction industry.

7. Conclusion (Approx. 200 words)

• Summarise your findings and reinforce the importance of health and safety in the UK
construction sector.

8. List of References

• Ensure your report includes a comprehensive list of references formatted according

to the Harvard referencing style. This should include all sources cited in your text, from
UK legislative documents to academic journals, textbooks, and credible websites, to
support your analysis and discussions.

Suggested Case studies:

a) Incidents: Grenfell Tower Fire (2017), Didcot Power Station Collapse (2016),
Liverpool Echo Arena Car Park Fire (2017), Crossrail Tunnel Incident at Fisher Street
in London (2014).
b) Modern projects: The Shard (London), HS2 Curzon Street Station Development
(Birmingham), Deansgate Square Development-Residential skyscrapers
(Manchester), Leeds Station Redevelopment (Leeds).

Please choose a project for which you have access to the site plans.
This will make it easier for you to write Section 5 (Site Safety Plan).

Key Notes:

• Include a table of contents at the beginning of your report for clear structure and easy
navigation through the different sections.
• Use Harvard referencing for all sources.
• Include diagrams, charts, or tables to enhance the presentation and readability of
your report.

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• Adhere to the word limit of 2,500 words, with an acceptable variance of ±10%. Note
that the table of contents and list of figures are excluded from this word count.
• Thoroughly proofread your document prior to submission to ensure accuracy and
completeness.
• Use any of the following fonts: Arial, Calibri, Sans-Serif or Times Roman for your text.
• Use font size 12, with 1.5 or double line spacing.
• Your file format must be .doc, .docx, .pdf.
• Submit your report via Moodle before the deadline (30/06/25) to avoid having your
grade capped.

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 Assessment criteria/marking rubric

Dimensions 70 – 100% (1st) 60 – 69% (2:1) 50 – 59% (2:2) 40 – 49% (3rd) 0 – 39% (Fail)
Criterion 1 (40%): Excellent Very good Satisfactory Basic Inadequate or not
addressed
A comprehensive The report The report The report provides a
- Introduction explanation of the effectively explains adequately explains basic explanation of The report fails to
importance of health the importance of the importance of the importance of explain the
- Health and Safety and safety clearly health and safety, health and safety, health and safety, importance of health
Legislation linked to industry establishing strong including some which is somewhat and safety, or the
practices. The report links to industry links to industry linked to industry explanation is
- Health and Safety introduces the case practices. It practices. It practices. It irrelevant. It does not
Hazard Identification and study with excellent introduces the case introduces the case introduces the case introduce the case
Risk Assessment context and study with good study adequately, study with minimal study or does so
relevance, context and though with less context or relevance. incorrectly.
demonstrating deep relevance. The detail. The report The report identifies Additionally, it does
understanding. It report also clearly identifies some key some legislation but not identify key
identifies and identifies key legislation and offers limited legislation, and
explains key legislation and discusses their discussion on their discussion on their
legislation thoroughly, discusses their impact and impact and impact and
with detailed impact and enforcement, but it enforcement. enforcement is either
discussions on their enforcement in may lack depth. Additionally, it missing or incorrect.
impact and depth. Additionally, Additionally, it identifies fewer than Moreover, it identifies
enforcement. There it identifies at least identifies at least five hazards, fewer than five
are more than five five relevant five hazards, provides simplistic hazards, if any at all,
relevant hazards, with hazards, provides provides basic risk risk assessments, lacks structured risk
detailed risk clear risk assessments, and and conducts basic assessments, and
assessments assessments, and assesses the risks risk assessments. fails to assess risks
provided in a accurately adequately. correctly.
structured format, assesses the risks
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 and it accurately associated with
assesses risks with each.
nuanced
understanding.
Criterion 2 (25%) Excellent Very good Satisfactory Basic Inadequate or not
addressed
The report proposes The report proposes The report proposes The report proposes
- Control innovative and highly effective control adequate control basic control The report fails to
Mechanisms effective control measures for each measures for each measures for each propose suitable
- Site Safety Plan measures for each hazard, hazard, generally hazard, loosely control measures or
identified hazard, appropriately following the following the does not follow the
clearly aligned with following the hierarchy of hierarchy of controls. hierarchy of controls,
the hierarchy of hierarchy of controls and Responsible parties and it does not
controls, and controls and clearly identifies are identified, but specify responsible
specifies responsible identifies responsible parties, details are not parties. It provides
parties with precise responsible parties. albeit with minor provided. It offers poor or no
details. It provides It provides strong omissions. It limited justification justification for the
compelling justifications for provides for control measures control measures,
justifications for each each control satisfactory with minimal with no or irrelevant
control measure, measure, justifications for references to UK references to UK
supported by relevant supported by each control industry guidelines or industry guidelines or
and authoritative UK relevant UK measure, case studies. case studies.
industry guidelines industry guidelines referencing UK Furthermore, it Additionally, it either
and detailed case and case studies. industry guidelines develops a basic site does not develop a
studies. Additionally, Additionally, it and case studies. safety plan that site safety plan, or the
it develops a develops a very Additionally, it nominally addresses plan developed fails
comprehensive and good site safety develops an worker training, to adequately
detailed site safety plan that effectively adequate site monitoring, and address required
plan that thoroughly covers worker safety plan covering emergency elements like training,
covers all aspects, training, the basic aspects of procedures but lacks monitoring, or
including advanced monitoring, worker training, depth and detail.
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 training protocols, inspection monitoring, and emergency
rigorous monitoring practices, and emergency responses.
and inspection emergency procedures.
practices, and robust responses.
emergency response
procedures.
Criterion 3 (15%) Excellent Very good Satisfactory Basic Inadequate or not
addressed
- Reflection and The report provides The reflection The reflection The reflection
Recommendations deep insights into the effectively identifies adequately reflects provides a basic The reflection fails to
- Conclusion challenges, displaying and discusses the on the challenges, overview of the adequately address
a nuanced challenges, though the analysis challenges with the challenges, often
understanding of the showing a strong may lack depth or limited insight into veering off-topic or
complexities involved understanding of complexity. It offers the complexities of being factually
in implementing the key issues in reasonable health and safety incorrect. The
health and safety implementing recommendations implementation. It recommendations
measures. It offers health and safety that are somewhat offers basic provided are poor or
innovative and highly measures. The practical and recommendations entirely lacking, with
practical recommendations supported by that are somewhat no practical
recommendations provided are well- research to a practical but lack applicability or
that are clearly considered and, certain extent. detailed support or relevant research
aligned with industry realistic, relevant, Furthermore, the innovation. backing. Additionally,
needs and backed by and supported by conclusion Additionally, the the conclusion fails to
comprehensive solid research. adequately conclusion provides effectively summarise
research. Additionally, the summarises the a basic summary of the findings or
Furthermore, the conclusion offers a findings and the findings with reinforce the
conclusion very good summary reaffirms the minimal importance of health
excellently of the findings that importance of reinforcement of the and safety, or it is
summarises the clearly reinforces health and safety, importance of health completely missing or
findings with a the importance of but it may lack and safety, lacking irrelevant.
compelling health and safety, impact or depth. persuasive impact.
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 reinforcement of the demonstrating a
importance of health strong grasp of its
and safety, significance.
demonstrating a
profound
understanding of its
impact on the
construction sector.

Criterion 4 (10%) Excellent Very good Satisfactory Basic Inadequate or not

addressed
- Presentation and Clear, logical, and Generally well- The basic structure Disorganised or
structure professional organised with is in place but lacks difficult to follow. Poor structure,
structure. Sections minor structural coherence or Sections may be missing significant
are well-organised, weaknesses. consistency incomplete or lack sections, or lack of
with seamless Adheres closely to between sections. clarity. readability.
transitions and the report
alignment to the structure.
provided guidance.
Criterion 5 (10%) Excellent Very good Satisfactory Basic Inadequate or not
addressed
- List of references A wide range of A good use of Some reliance on Few references or
credible sources is sources and limited or less reliance on No references or
used effectively. appropriate credible sources. inappropriate evidence of research.
References are referencing with Referencing is sources. Minimal or Missing or irrelevant
correctly cited in minor errors. Visual inconsistent or ineffective use of visual aids.
Harvard format. aids add value but incomplete. visual aids.
Visual aids (e.g., may lack
charts, diagrams, sophistication.
tables) to enhance

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the report
significantly.

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Learning Outcomes

This assessment will enable you to demonstrate in full or in part the following learning
outcomes as identified in the module descriptor (delete/add rows as appropriate):
LO1: Describe the main health and safety legislation in the UK construction industry,
its impact and enforcement.
LO2: Apply the relevant regulations and appropriate guidance in particular workplace
health and safety situations.
LO3: Identify hazards and risks in construction and analyse the control mechanisms
put in place.
LO4: Identify the implications of implementing and integrating health and safety in
construction.

Referencing Requirements

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Word Count or Timing Limits

BSU Assessment & Feedback Policy states that word counts and timing limits have a +10%
margin for tolerance. If you submit work that exceeds this limit, no further content will be
marked, hence you may be disadvantaged for failing to be concise and/or concluding your
work within the limit specified.
There is no additional penalty to be applied for work submitted below the word count, but
you should be aware there is a high risk you will not meet the assessment criteria if your
assessment submission is significantly below the word count.
The word count refers to everything in the main body of the text, including headings, tables,
figures, in-text citations, quotes, lists, etc. Items not included in the word count are titles,
contents pages, executive summaries or abstracts, appendices, bibliographies or reference
lists.

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Guidance for Online Submission Through Moodle

All assessments should be submitted to the module Moodle site (Assessments tab) by no
later than 23:59 on the designated submission date. For guidance on how to upload your
work to Moodle, please see:

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Late Submissions

If you miss a coursework deadline (unless you have arranged an approved extension), the
following penalties will apply:
• Work handed in after the deadline but before the cut-off date (usually one week
later) will be given a maximum score of 40 (pass mark).
• Work handed in after the cut-off date will be marked zero (fail).

How to Arrange an Extension

Contact your Student Success Tutor at GBS to request an extension before the coursework
deadline. You should provide a valid reason for requesting an extension, e.g. illness, and you
must support your claim with evidence.

The normal extension period is a week, and anything more than a week must be applied for
and approved by BSU as an exceptional circumstance (see section below).

Exceptional Circumstances

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Academic Misconduct

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If you do not understand how to properly paraphrase from appropriate sources and
correctly reference your work, you risk accidentally committing academic misconduct, such
as plagiarism, collusion or cheating. This may result in you failing an assignment or a
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All student work submitted at GBS is thoroughly checked by anti-plagiarism software to

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will compare your work to a wide variety of sources, including websites, e-books, student
assessments from across the world, journal articles and many more.

If your work is suspected of academic misconduct, you may be invited to an interview to

explain how you undertook the assessment and to check your understanding of the topic
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misconduct in alignment with BSU’s Academic Misconduct Policy.

To better ensure the academic integrity of all student work submitted for assessment, GBS
staff randomly undertake a series of viva voce interviews (oral interviews) with a sample of
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The viva voce will be conducted by two representatives from the academic team and will
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If you are selected to take part in this compulsory process, you will be notified in writing a
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guidance on how to prepare for the viva voce effectively.

If you have any concerns or queries, please do not hesitate to contact your relevant SST.

Click here to go to our Academic Integrity course to learn more about this important topic
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