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Hi, I've passed all my exams and am about to start Unit DNI, I've heard so many horror stories about this. Could you give me some practical advice (I've read the NEBOSH guidance and its very generic) on how to complete the report? Some real guidance from someone who actually passed and with a good score would help immensely. Thanks in advance and thanks for taking the time to offer advice too.

Mark

ramzihse

Hey guys, sorry for the late reply.. Kinda not used to iosh forums.

Thanks a ton man..

Guidance document is your best friend until the end of the assignment.. To answer your question, yes it is required as the points direct you towards it.

​​​​​​​Happy new year in advance and good luck.

The marking section is mentioned in the guidance document below and there is a 5% variation which is in the discretion of the evaluator so it's subjective..

Start a fresh assignment, that would be my advice.

Happy new year in advance

Cheers.

Originally Posted by: stokie

Hi, I've had an issue with DNI, our tutor was appaling and wouldn't look at my plan because he said that would be plagarism, he didn't respond to emails etc...

My first submission I failed by 4 marks, with the issue being with the evaluation of improvements being the issues. The review and critical analysis of arrangements were all 4s and 3s. I resubmitted making changes to the evaluation and the risk profile, all these scores increased but then I was marked down on the critical analysis section to 2s, so it still didn't pass. After going through complaints with them they said basically dismissed it so I paid for a remark of the same paper. The risk profile went up by 2 marks but the leadership section went down to a 1. How can the marking be so wildly different????

I'm so frustrated, any guidance would be greatfully received. 

Originally Posted by: ramzihse

Originally Posted by: Karthick

Hi everyone,

I have just completed UNIT DNI with 74/100. I struggled for good advice when I did it so I thought I could help anyone out there. I'll do my best to resolve your queries.

Hi Everyone;

Congrats Karthik for scoring 74 on your unit DNI assignment.

I'm doing Unit DNI also and Im kinda hitting a brick wall, the guidance is very generic and not helpful at all, so I will be very grateful if any one of you gives me a hint on how to start and how to structure the report, is gap analyses needed for the core element??.

Ramzi

Originally Posted by: mgraham

Hi, I've passed all my exams and am about to start Unit DNI, I've heard so many horror stories about this. Could you give me some practical advice (I've read the NEBOSH guidance and its very generic) on how to complete the report? Some real guidance from someone who actually passed and with a good score would help immensely. Thanks in advance and thanks for taking the time to offer advice too.

Mark

I've passed all four units.

There is helpful guidance available for the NEBOSH Unit DNI assignment (also known as the Application of Health and Safety Management in the Workplace) from their website.  They also provide a exemplar assignment and marking scheme for students (which you should get from our course provider).  I have other information available - just PM me for details.

Originally Posted by: stokie

Hi, I've had an issue with DNI, our tutor was appaling and wouldn't look at my plan because he said that would be plagarism, he didn't respond to emails etc...

My first submission I failed by 4 marks, with the issue being with the evaluation of improvements being the issues. The review and critical analysis of arrangements were all 4s and 3s. I resubmitted making changes to the evaluation and the risk profile, all these scores increased but then I was marked down on the critical analysis section to 2s, so it still didn't pass. After going through complaints with them they said basically dismissed it so I paid for a remark of the same paper. The risk profile went up by 2 marks but the leadership section went down to a 1. How can the marking be so wildly different????

I'm so frustrated, any guidance would be greatfully received. 

I submitted my DNI assignment in November and I am awaiting the results, I'm dreading it to be honest having heard all the horror stories and EARs being requested. Do you get the break-down of the marking when making the request?

I used the guidance as best I could but I found it contradicted itself quite a lot. How are you to provide evidence for the report, that can't be for the real work place, just based on the workplace, not from the workplace but also has to support your findings in the report? In my opinion that makes it a work
of fiction and not a real, practical assignment as you are manipulating the results to suit yourself. I would have thought using real life examples and case studies, writing a report on these, would be a better way to gauge the understanding of a Health and Safety professional and show how to write a report on the findings.

When I spoke to my tutor about appendices, I was told keep it brief as the markers won’t want too much reading (if you've got this far into my rant you'll know keeping it brief was a challenge for me). If you don't provide decent evidence in appendices, how can you get a decent mark? Again, contradicting information.

My other and final bug bear is it is to be written as though the report is going to the Directors of a company, yet it is to be written so that anyone can understand the report, in plain English. Surely if it is to go to the
Directors, then it should be written for a Director in that industry and not just for anyone? Surely a NEBOSH marker should be able to understand H&S roles in varying industries and be able to mark it subjectively.

Anyway, fingers crossed as the results are due by next Friday.

I have got the result of dni, got a referred grade (39/100).  But I cannot find the marks breakdown.  Can anyone tell me how to get the marks breakdown.  I want to know which parts I need to improve.

The workplace I chosen is freighter cargo warehouse, 3 improvements are:

1. mobile equipment transport safety management

2. contractor management

3. hot working environment of the warehouse

Is this an appropriate ways to write this industry and these 3 improvements

This may be too late, but there is a book available online for about £16 including 'shipping' - Tackling the DNI Assignment - may be worth a few marks to get over the line?

Hi, does anyone have examples of DNI, I am going to start in January so be good to see some good examples.

I have passed the November 2019 Unit DNI submission scoring 90/100. This was my first submission. I would like to highlight the following points that contributed to my success.

1. Be original. Its important to chose a real workplace. NEBOSH assessors are skilled at detecting a fictious workplace or safety issues. You could include real site photographs as evidence (Google images wont work)

2. Follow the NEBOSH Unit DNI guidance word for word. There is no need to go outside the scope of the guidance. This document should be your ultimate checklist. 

https://www.nebosh.org.uk/documents/unit-dni-candidate-guidance-v5-jan-2018/unit-dni-candidate-guidance-v5.pdf

3. Pay attention to citation (I used Harvard Style) and reference list. This must be numbered and 100% accurate. Take your time to verify this several times. Do not copy paste contents from websites or textbooks without citing the source. Turnitin will flag that as plagiarism.

4. NEBOSH requires a critical review of the current Health & Safety arrangements. Therefore, don't just focus on the issues. Highlight the best practices and the strengths in the current arrangements. 

5. The executive summary should be no longer than one side of A4 using single-spaced Arial font (size 11) and 2cm print margins (left, right, top and bottom)

6. Pay attention to formatting and typos. Apart from the content, focus and presentation is equally important. It is recommended to use Arial Font 11 throughout the body of the assignment.

7. For each recommendation you should provide justification (moral, legal financial)

8. Start early. Atleast 3 months before the submission deadline. There are no shortcuts. You will get more ideas everyday and be able to expand and edit your work to perfection during this time.

Hi Gerry. I spent the most time on the Risk Profile since it had the highest allocation of marks and several other sections of the assignment relies on it. I believe, the risk profile is the backbone of this assignment. I scored full marks 15/15 for the Risk Profile.