BTEC Assignment Brief
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Applied Science
Qualification
Unit number and title Unit 4: Laboratory Techniques and their Application
A: Understand the importance of health and safety in
Learning aim(s) (For NQF
scientific organisations.
only)
Health and safety in science organisations
Assignment title
Assessor
21st February 2022
Issue date
4th March 2022
Hand in deadline
You are working as part of a team of government health and
safety inspectors. Your team leader has allocated the team
to visit a range of different science organisations, e.g. a
pharmaceutical company, a company that produces plastics,
and a cosmetic company and report on the health and safety
practices within these organisations. You need to select a
suitable organisation to inspect. You will inspect their factory
where the product is mass manufactured. You will also
inspect the research and development site for the
Vocational Scenario or organisation.
Context You will produce a report that provides information on how
the two departments in the selected organisation are
following relevant health and safety legislation as well as
describing the hazards present and how health and safety is
managed.
Task 1 You must produce a report that:
Describes of the main activities of the organisation
Describes the potential hazards in each department
selected and link these to the health and safety
measures used.
Explains why following the selected organisation’s
specific health and safety management system
improves the standard of health and safety and allows
the company to comply with legislation. E.g. Control
of hazardous substances and Personal Protective
, Equipment legislation and health and safety policies.
Compares the health and safety measures taken in
relation to legislation for the two departments you
inspected.
Evaluates the measures taken by the organisation
you inspected to ensure high standards of health and
safety that comply with legislation.
Includes the benefits and constraints of following the
systems to the employees and to the company.
Checklist of evidence Report describing health and safety legislation relevant to
required scientific organisations, describing the hazards and
discussing aspects of health and safety management.
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
Evaluate the measures taken for different working environments to
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ensure high standards of health and safety that comply with legislation.
Compare the health and safety measures taken in relation to legislation
A.M1 for different scientific working environments, referencing potential
hazards.
Explain how health and safety measures in a scientific organisation
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comply with legislation.
Describe the potential hazards relevant to different scientific working
A.P2
environments.
Sources of information
to support you with this http://www.hse.gov.uk/
Assignment http://www.cleapss.org.uk/
http://www.pfizer.com/responsibility/
workplace_responsibility/health_and_safety
Applied Science Level 3 BTEC NG Pearson
Other assessment
materials attached to
this Assignment Brief
For this assignment, I have been asked to assess the health and safety of two different
organisations. For this, I have chosen GlaxoSmithKline, which is one of the largest
pharmaceutical companies in the world and The Sixth Form Bolton, where I am currently
studying at.
The GSK is a pharmaceutical company that’s main activity is to improve and enhance the
physical wellbeing of individuals. They do this by creating and developing vaccines to better
the care of the general public. They are a combined work collective of science and technology
to better their understanding on the modern world and how the best way to tackle illnesses
and diseases are. GSK is mainly popularised of its vaccines and prescripted medication. For
2
BTEC Assignment Brief v1.0
BTEC Internal Assessment QDAM January 2015
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Applied Science
Qualification
Unit number and title Unit 4: Laboratory Techniques and their Application
A: Understand the importance of health and safety in
Learning aim(s) (For NQF
scientific organisations.
only)
Health and safety in science organisations
Assignment title
Assessor
21st February 2022
Issue date
4th March 2022
Hand in deadline
You are working as part of a team of government health and
safety inspectors. Your team leader has allocated the team
to visit a range of different science organisations, e.g. a
pharmaceutical company, a company that produces plastics,
and a cosmetic company and report on the health and safety
practices within these organisations. You need to select a
suitable organisation to inspect. You will inspect their factory
where the product is mass manufactured. You will also
inspect the research and development site for the
Vocational Scenario or organisation.
Context You will produce a report that provides information on how
the two departments in the selected organisation are
following relevant health and safety legislation as well as
describing the hazards present and how health and safety is
managed.
Task 1 You must produce a report that:
Describes of the main activities of the organisation
Describes the potential hazards in each department
selected and link these to the health and safety
measures used.
Explains why following the selected organisation’s
specific health and safety management system
improves the standard of health and safety and allows
the company to comply with legislation. E.g. Control
of hazardous substances and Personal Protective
, Equipment legislation and health and safety policies.
Compares the health and safety measures taken in
relation to legislation for the two departments you
inspected.
Evaluates the measures taken by the organisation
you inspected to ensure high standards of health and
safety that comply with legislation.
Includes the benefits and constraints of following the
systems to the employees and to the company.
Checklist of evidence Report describing health and safety legislation relevant to
required scientific organisations, describing the hazards and
discussing aspects of health and safety management.
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
Evaluate the measures taken for different working environments to
A.D1
ensure high standards of health and safety that comply with legislation.
Compare the health and safety measures taken in relation to legislation
A.M1 for different scientific working environments, referencing potential
hazards.
Explain how health and safety measures in a scientific organisation
A.P1
comply with legislation.
Describe the potential hazards relevant to different scientific working
A.P2
environments.
Sources of information
to support you with this http://www.hse.gov.uk/
Assignment http://www.cleapss.org.uk/
http://www.pfizer.com/responsibility/
workplace_responsibility/health_and_safety
Applied Science Level 3 BTEC NG Pearson
Other assessment
materials attached to
this Assignment Brief
For this assignment, I have been asked to assess the health and safety of two different
organisations. For this, I have chosen GlaxoSmithKline, which is one of the largest
pharmaceutical companies in the world and The Sixth Form Bolton, where I am currently
studying at.
The GSK is a pharmaceutical company that’s main activity is to improve and enhance the
physical wellbeing of individuals. They do this by creating and developing vaccines to better
the care of the general public. They are a combined work collective of science and technology
to better their understanding on the modern world and how the best way to tackle illnesses
and diseases are. GSK is mainly popularised of its vaccines and prescripted medication. For
2
BTEC Assignment Brief v1.0
BTEC Internal Assessment QDAM January 2015
