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04 Health and Safety Flashcards

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What is COSHH

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. the employer can prevent or reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances by:
-finding out what hazardous are
-deciding how to prevent harm to health
-providing control measures to reduce harm to health
-making sure they are used
-keeping and control measures in good working order
-providing information, instruction, and training for employees for others
-providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases
-planing for emergencies

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Can you advise upon CDM 2015

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  • The construction (Design and Management) Regulations were updated in 2015, due to them being perceived as a bureaucratic exercise
  • The 2015 Regulations removes the role of the CDM coordinator, and introduces the Principle Designer
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What is the aim of the CDM regulations

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-the aim of CDM regulations is to ensure health and safety is considered throughout the entire project process, from conception all the way through the maintenance and demolition

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what are the requirements for a project to be notified to the HSE

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  • over 500 person days

- over 30 working days and over 20 operatives on site at any one time

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what are the client responsibilities under CDM

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Make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including making sure:

  1. other dutyholders are appointed as appropriate
  2. sufficient time and resources are allocated
    Make sure:
  3. relevant information is prepared and provided to other dutyholders
  4. the principal designer and principal contractor carry out their duties
  5. welfare facilities are provided
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what are the principal designers responsibilities under CDM

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Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase of a project. This includes:

identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks
ensuring designers carry out their duties
Prepare and provide relevant information to other dutyholders.

Liaise with the principal contractor to help in the planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the construction phase.

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what are the principal contractors duties under CDM

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Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase of a project. This includes:

  1. liaising with the client and principal designer
    preparing the construction phase plan (PDF)
    organising cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work

Make sure:

  1. suitable site inductions are provided
  2. reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised access
  3. workers are consulted and engaged in securing their health and safety
  4. welfare facilities are providedd
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what is the health and safety at work Act 1974?

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It’s the primary piece of legislations covering occupational health and safety in the UK

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what is the aim of the health and safety at work Act 1974

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  • to secure health and safety and wellbeing of all people at work
  • to protect people against risks from work activities
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what does the Management of Health and Safety at work act 1999 do?

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-Placed a duty on employers to assess and manage risks to their employees and others, arising from work activities.

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How do employers manage the health and safety of their employers, as per the management of health and safety at work act 1999

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  • Through the Risk assessments and Method Statements

- Ensuring that employees understand their obligations relating to their health and safety

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What is a Risk Assessment

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A Risk Assessment is a systematic examination of tasks, examining the likeliness they will occur, and the impact they will have

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what do you consider when writing a Risk Assessment

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  1. identify all risks
  2. determine who might be harmed by the identified risk
  3. Evaluate the risk and decide on precautions
  4. Record your findings
  5. Review your risk assessment and update if necessary
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what is a Method Statement

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-a document detailing how a particular task or activity will be carried out. It should detail the possible risks/dangers, and the methods of control established to show how the work will be managed safely.

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what do you need to do before producing a Risk Assessment

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You need to carry out a Risk Assessment to identify the risks

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what goes into a method statement

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  • working systems to be used
  • arrangements for access
  • arrangements for protecting the safety of members of the public
  • plant and equipment to be used
  • procedures to ensure compliance with CDM regulations etc
  • procedures to prevent local pollution
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what are the three main types of asbestos

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  • white (Chrysotile)
  • brown (Amosite)
  • blue (Chrocidolite)
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when was each banned in the UK

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white was banned in 1999
brown was banned in 1985
blue was banned in 1985

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what is the main regulation covering asbestos

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the Control of Regulation 2008

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what does this Act impose on employers

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  • a duty to mange asbestos on the premises
  • employers must undertake a work assessment before commencing work around asbestos
  • they must produce a plan of works detailing how the work is due to be carried out
  • prevent and reduce worked exposure to Asbestos
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what is asbestos

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A fibrous form of natural materials, that doesn’t rot, is insoluble and non flammable

22
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what was asbestos used as

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  • insulation
  • ceiling tiles
  • roof sheets
  • lagging on boilers and pipework
  • floor tiles.
23
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when must a licensed contractor be used to remove asbestos

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  • when there is high exposure to asbestos
  • when the Risk assessment cannot clearly demonstrate control
  • when there are asbestos coated materials, such as when removing asbestos sprayed coatings and works that will disturb asbestos pipe lagging.
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when is a licensed contractor required to work with asbestos

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  • where there is continuous exposure to Asbestos
  • when the Risk Assessment cannot clearly demonstrate control
  • when there are asbestos coatings.
  • removal of pipe lagging and asbestos insulation
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when must the HSE be notified regarding Asbestos

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  • all licensed work must be notified to the HSE
  • Non-licensed work sun as the removal of asbestos cement products where the product is substantially damaged
  • removal of asbestos insulation’s boards
  • large scale removal of asbestos
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what is the survey would you undertake prior to demolishing an existing building

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a refurbishment and demolition survey

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what other surveys do you know that relate to asbestos

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Asbestos Survey

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what does an asbestos survey do

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-it will identify all existing all asbestos within a premises, by providing information about the location, amount condition and type of asbestos containing material

29
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how do you dispose of Asbestos Waste

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  • It should be placed in suitable packaging to prevent fibres being released
  • it should be sent to a licensed disposal site
30
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what is the Health and Safety Executive

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  • a national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness
  • It acts in the public interests to reduce work related death and serious injury across Great Britain
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does the RICS publish any guidance on Health and Safety for a Surveyor

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Yes, Surveying Safely, which has traffic lights on the front cover

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what is covered in surveying safely

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  1. personal and corporate responsibilities
  2. legal considerations and duties
  3. Assessing hazardous and Risks
  4. Occupational Health
  5. Visit Premises and Sites
  6. Procurement and Management of contractors and construction work
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what should you do if attending a derelict site by yourself?

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  1. carry out a pre-assessment of the likely hazardous on the site
  2. consider how you are going to travel to and from the site
  3. take the appropriate PPE
  4. tell other you are going to the site and likely time you will return
  5. Assess the condition of the site, if unsafe do not enter
  6. Assess if the site is occupied, if so you have to inform them of your visit
  7. is there the likeliness of any dangerous substances, COSHH, etc
  8. only enter if there no risk to your safety and well being
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How measures did you or your company take to ensure good standards of health and Safety where adhere to when undertaking work

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  • ensure all workers were wearing the appropriate PPE
  • producing and preparing Method Statement
  • adhering to the principal’s contractor rule
  • attending site inductions
  • submitting appropriate RAMS etc
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what are your and your client’s responsibilities under CDM

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-my responsibility to inform my client of their responsibilities (to be confirmed)
Clients:
-provide pre construction information to designers
-appoint PD and PC with suitable skills, knowledge and experience and ensure they comply with duties
-ensure construction Phase health and safety plan in place prior to works starting
-Retain Health and Safety File

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what would you do if you saw an unsafe practice on site

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report it to the site manager

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where you may find asbestos

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  • ceiling voids; sprayed asbestos, or lagging to coating to structural members for fire protection
  • pipework:sprayed asbestos, or lagging tied round pipework for insulation and fire protection
  • ceiling boards or boards applied to doors for fireproofing-Asbestos insulating boards
  • roof coverings-asbestos cement roofing
  • water tank may be made from asbestos cement
  • floor tiles
  • fire doors-may contain asbestos insulating board for fire proofing.
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what are the current regulations for asbestos

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Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

  • prohibits the importation, supply and use of all forms of asbestos
  • places a duty of care on the ‘duty holder’ to undertake an assessment to find out if any asbestos is present within their building
  • the duty holder can be a building owner, occupier or manager
  • asbestos inspections must be conducted annually or if there are any changes refurbishment or demolition works, and the assessment reviewed and updated to ensure continuous monitoring of the condition of any asbestos containing materials
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what types of asbestos survey are there

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management survey

  • required during normal occupation and use of the building to ensure continued management of the ACM’s in situ
  • A visual inspection which specifies types of material that should be sampled
  • fully intrusive survey undertaken when the building is to be upgraded
  • full sampling programme undertaken
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how is asbestos removed

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Process of Asbestos Removal:

  1. notify the HSE via online form if the works are notifiable i.e. high risk of fibre release if disturbed must be done 14 days before start of licensed removal.
  2. Obtain licence for removal form HSE unless works are exempt under Reg 3(2) and 3(2)(c) of the CAR 2012 must be done at least 28 days prior to the start date of license
  3. Appoint UKAS accredited Contractor -a list of contractors can be found on the HSE website
  4. Commence removal works-HSE inspect during works
  5. Enclosure/Decontamination Unit for Ensure asbestos removed is appropriately disposed of , i.e. double bagged etc. and taken to suitable refuse tip.
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if someone was lone working, how would this be done safely.

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Risk Assessment:
It will often be safe to work alone. However, the law requires employers to think about and deal with any health and safety risks before people are allowed to do so.
Things you could consider help ensure lone workers are not put at risk include:
1. assessing areas of risk including violence, manual handling, the medical suitability of the individual to work alone and whether the workplace itself presents a risk to them
2. requirements for training, levels of experience and how best to monitor and supervise them
3. make sure you know what is happening, including having systems in place to keep in touch with them

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what body overseas Health and Safety in the UK

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Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

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what are health and safety risks

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  • Ill health or injury death
  • Damage to property and or products and plant/ environment
  • Productivity losses
  • Increased or exposed liabilities including associated additional costs
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what are usually health and safety causes

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  • Working from height
  • Moving objects
  • Slip and trips
  • Noise
  • Hand and vibration syndrome
  • Material handling
  • Unintended collapse
  • Asbestos
  • Airborne fibres and toxc
  • Chemical or biological or reactions
  • Electricity
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What is risk

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the likelihood of an event or failure occurring and it consequences or impacts (NRM1,RICS,2012)

46
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What is hazard

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Something with the potential to cause harm to someone. The harm could be an injury or ill-health

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Third Party Liabilities:

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Third party reliance happens when a ‘third party’ relies on advice that has been prepared for a member’s client. See section 5.

Members are regularly asked by their clients to agree to permit third parties to rely on their advice.
RICS-regulated firms should appreciate the risks in permitting third-party reliance and make a decision to
permit third-party reliance only on an informed basis.

RICS-regulated firms should include
a clause in their engagement letters that prevents third-party reliance. This can be included in a firm’s
standard terms and conditions.

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Employer’s Liability Insurance

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Personal injuries of employees will be covered by the contractor’s employers’ liability insurance, which is compulsory for all employers under the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act. All firms who employ staff are legally required to hold Employers Liability Insurance.

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Health and Safety File

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CDM 2015 suggests that a health and safety file might contain:

  1. A brief description of the work carried out;
  2. Any hazards that have not been eliminated through the design and construction processes, and how they have been addressed (e.g. surveys or other information concerning asbestos or contaminated land);
  3. Key structural principles (e.g. bracing, sources of substantial stored energy – including pre- or post-tensioned members) and safe working loads for floors and roofs;
  4. Hazardous materials used (e.g, lead paints and special coatings);
  5. Information regarding the removal or dismantling of installed plant and equipment (e.g. any special arrangements for lifting such equipment);
  6. Health and safety information about equipment provided for cleaning or maintaining the structure;
  7. The nature, location and markings of significant services, including underground cables; gas supply equipment; fire-fighting services, etc;
  8. Information and as-built drawings of the building, its plant and equipment (e.g. the means of safe access to and from service voids and fire doors).
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Construction Phase Plan

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the client ensures that a construction phase plan is drawn up by the contractor if there is only one contractor, or by the principal contractor if there is more than one contractor. If there is only one contractor, the contractor must either draw up a plan themselves, or make arrangements for it to be drawn up.
It outlines the health and safety arrangements and site rules taking into account any industrial activities taking place on site, and, where applicable, must include specific measures concerning any work involving the particular risks

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Product Liability Insurance

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Product liability insurance is a type of business insurance that can cover the cost of compensation claims if someone is injured or their property is damaged by a product that you’ve sold. In certain situations you may be liable even if you haven’t actually manufactured the product.

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F10

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You can notify the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of a notifiable construction project using online form F10

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