10 - Health and Safety Flashcards
Health and Safety - Extract from Candidate Guide - Aug 2018 (updated Feb 2022)
What is a F10 ?
F10 is the code given to the form you need to use to notify the HSE about a construction project. Notifying the HSE about construction work is a legal requirement, but not all construction projects need to be notified, only those that meet the notification thresholds.
What is the purpose of a F10 ?
F10 is the code given to the form you need to use to notify the HSE about a construction project. Notifying the HSE about construction work is a legal requirement, but not all construction projects need to be notified, only those that meet the notification thresholds
What are the contents of a F10 ?
- Clients details
- Principal Contractors details
- PD Details
- Exact address of the site
- Brief description of works
- Estimate start date
- Duration
- Approx. No. of people on site
- Declaration
- Date
Who do you submit a F10 to ?
HSE
What are the clients responsibilities under cdm ?
Commercial client
• Make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including making sure:
• other duty holders are appointed as appropriate
• sufficient time and resources are allocated
• Make sure:
• relevant information is prepared and provided to other duty holders
• the principal designer and principal contractor carry out their duties
• welfare facilities are provided
Domestic Clients
• Though in scope of CDM 2015, their client duties are normally transferred to:
• the contractor for single contractor projects
• the principal contractor for projects with more than one contractor
• However, the domestic client can instead choose to have a written agreement with the principal designer to carry out the client duties.
What are the principal contractor responsibilities under cdm ?
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase of a project. This includes:
- liaising with the client and principal designer
- preparing the construction phase plan (PDF)
- organizing cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work
- Make sure:
- suitable site inductions are provided
- reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised access
- workers are consulted and engaged in securing their health and safety
- welfare facilities are provided
What are the principal designers responsibilities under cdm ?
- 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 duty holders.
- Liaise with the principal contractor to help in the planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the construction phase.
Who enforces CDM ?
HSE
When is CDM applicable ?
The CDM regulations apply to every construction project. Even construction work that you might not consider to be a project, like maintenance activities. It doesn’t matter how long (or short) the duration of the work is
What is a domestic client ?
A domestic client is any individual who has construction work carried out on their home, or the home of a family member, that is not done as part of any business
What is CDM ?
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, also known as CDM Regulations or CDM 2015, which came into force on 6 April 2015, are regulations governing the way construction projects of all sizes and types are planned in the UK
What are the changes form 2007 - 2015 in CDM ?
- Extending the scope of the regulations to include domestic clients;
- Removing the role of the CDM Co-Ordinator;
- Introducing a new duty holder—the Principal Designer;
- Appointment of principal designer and principal contractor if two or more contractors are on site
- Changing the HSE project notification threshold.
What are the commercial client duties (CDM) ?
- Other duty holders are appointed as appropriate
- Sufficient time and resources are allocated
- Relevant information is prepared and provided to other duty holders
- The principal designer and principal contractor carry out their duties
- Welfare facilities are provided
- Issue F10 to HSE or appoint the PD to do so
What are the domestic client duties ?(CDM)
- Though in scope of CDM 2015, their client duties are normally transferred to:
- the contractor for single contractor projects
- the principal contractor for projects with more than one contractor
- However, the domestic client can instead choose to have a written agreement with the principal designer to carry out the client duties.
What are the principal designer duties ?(CDM)
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase of a project.
- identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks
- ensuring designers carry out their duties
- Prepare and provide relevant information to other duty holders.
- Liaise with the principal contractor to help in the planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the construction phase.
What are the principal contractor duties ?(CDM)
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase of a project.
- liaising with the client and principal designer
- preparing the construction phase plan
- organizing cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work
What is pre construction information ?
“Pre-construction Information” is information that is necessary to provide to tendering Principal Contractors as well as to the design team. This is a requirement of CDM.
Who prepares the PCI ?
Principal Designer
What are the contents of a PCI ?
• A description of the project. • Key dates. • Contact details for the project team. • The extent and location of existing information. • Project arrangements: • Planning and managing the construction work. • Communication and liaison. • Security. • Site hoarding. • Site transport. • Permit-to-work systems. • Fire precautions. • Emergency procedures. • Means of escape. • Authorisation requirements. • Confined spaces. • Smoking and parking restrictions. • Safety hazards. • Boundaries and access. • Restrictions on deliveries, waste collection or storage. • Adjacent land uses. • Existing services. • Ground conditions. • Existing structures. • Issues relating to plant and equipment. • Health and safety information in earlier design, construction or ‘as-built’ drawings. • Health hazards. • Asbestos. • Contaminated land. • Client’s activities. • Storage of hazardous materials. • Significant design and construction hazards • Assumptions and working methods. • Arrangements for co-ordination of ongoing design work. • Significant risks identified during design. • Materials requiring particular precautions. •
What is a construction phase plan ?
The construction phase plan (CPP) records arrangements for managing significant health and safety risks associated with the construction of the project and is the basis for communicating those arrangements to those involved in the construction phase. 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.
What is a Health and Safety file ?
The health and safety file must be appropriate to the characteristics of the project and include a level of detail proportionate to the risks. It should only include relevant information that will be of help when planning future construction work and must be in a convenient form, clear, concise and easily understandable.
The principal designer prepares the health and safety file during the pre-construction phase. They must then ensure it is appropriately reviewed, updated and revised to take account of the construction works and any changes that have occurred.
What is a risk assessment ?
Risk assessment is a term used to describe the overall process or method where you: Identify hazards and risk factors that have the potential to cause harm (hazard identification). … Determine appropriate ways to eliminate the hazard, or control the risk when the hazard cannot be eliminated (risk control)
What is a risk ?
A risk is the chance, high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm. i.e. probability of occurrence
What is a hazard ?
Something that can cause harm. E.g. electricity, chemicals, working up a ladder, noise etc.…
What are the 5 steps for a risk assessment ? IDERR
The 5 Steps to Risk Assessment Explained
1: Identify the Hazards.
2: Decide Who Might Be Harmed and How.
3: Evaluate the Risks and Take Action to Prevent Them.
4: Record Your Findings.
5: Review the Risk Assessment.
What are the general principles of CDM ?
Avoid risks where possible, Evaluate those risks that cannot be avoided, put in place measures that control them at source.
What is a notifiable project / criteria ? (3+2=5)
When a project lasts longer than 30 days & has more than 20 workers at the same time OR exceeds 500 person days.
Who is responsible ?
The client
What is an F10 form ?
Used for notifiable projects under CDM Regs 2015 when a project lasts longer than 30 days & has more than 20 workers at the same time OR exceeds 500 person days.
Who issues the F10 form?
The client issues to Health & Safety Executive (HSE) (Or Project Manager on behalf of the client).
What regulations do you need to comply with when undertaking, civil engineering or engineering construction wok ?
CDM regulations 2015
What regulations relate to health and safety of construction workers ?
Construction(design and Management) regulations 2015
What is a notifiable project / criteria ?
(3+2 = 5) over 30 working days with over 20 operatives at the same time or over 500 working days
Who must notify HSE re CDM notifiable project ?
If the client is a commercial client, then they must notify HSE, domestic client – notification must be carried out by the: contractor (or principal contractor if there is more than one contractor), principal designer where there is a written agreement that they will carry out the client’s duties
What update has there been to the F10?
Online form updated 15 November 2019, You must now enter the details for the client, principal designer and principal contractor. We will no longer accept ‘To be confirmed’ or ‘TBC’ where appointments are unknown.
Who are the potential duty holders under CDM 2015 ?
- Client
- Principle Contractor
- Principle Designer
- Designers
- Contractors
- Workers
What is section 6 of CDM 2015 ?
The definitions of when a project is notifiable
What is an F10?
The F10 form is used to notify the HSE of the project.
What items would you find within it? (F10)
- It should contain address of construction site
- Name of local authority where the site is located
- Give a brief description of the project and the construction work it entails
- Provide contact details for client, principle designer and Principal Contractor
- Give an indication of the time allowed by the client for the PC to plan and prepare for the construction work
- Give planned date for start of work, duration of construction phase
- Give number of people at work on site at any one time and be signed by the Client.
What is the aim of the Construction (Design and management) Regulations?
The aim of the CDM regulations is to ensure Health & Safety is considered throughout the entire project process, from conception all the way through the maintenance and demolition.
What are the requirements for a project to be notified to the HSE?
- Over 500 person days.
* Over 30 working days and over 20 operatives on site at any one time.
What are the Client responsibilities under CDM?
- Welfare Facilities are provided.
- The Principal Designer and Principle Contract Carry out their duties.
- The all duty holders are appointed, i.e. Principal Designer and Principal Contractor.
- Provide the Principle Designer with the Pre-construction information.
- Ensure that minimum health and safety standards are maintained on site.
- Ensure that the Construction Phase health and safety plan is drawn up by the Principal Designer.`
What are the Principal Designers Responsibilities under CDM?
- Plan and Manage health and safety during the pre-construction phase of the project through designing out risks.
- Identify, eliminate or control all foreseeable risks through design.
- Ensure designers carry out their duties.
- Liaise with the Contractor to help them plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase.
- Prepare and provide relevant information to other duty holders.
What are the Principal Contractors Duties under CDM?
- Plan and manage the Construction Phase.
- Prepare a Construction Phase Plan.
- Ensure there are site inductions.
- Reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised access.
- Welfare facilities are provided.
- Ensure that suitable site conditions are provided.
What is the document the RICS have produced in relation to health and safety?
Surveying Safely 2nd Edition (Nov 2018)
Can you give me the key components of that? (Surveying Safely)
- ‘Safe Person’ concept introduced within the 2nd edition.
- Assessing hazards and risks (risk management, assessing risk, risk assessments)
- Places of works (risks relating to building age, location, use etc.)
- Occupation hygiene (hazardous substances e.g. asbestos, working environment e.g. Lighting)
- Visiting premises of sites (lone working, condition of the property being visited)
What is Surveying safely guide about?
How to assess hazards and risks as well as the concept of managing the risk. It covers general activities associated with places of work, occupational health and safety, what to do when visiting jobs, fire safety, residential surveys and procurement of contractors.
What is the safe working concept?
Each individual assumes individual responsibility for themselves and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
What is Surveying safely guide about?
How to assess hazards and risks as well as the concept of managing the risk. It covers general activities associated with places of work, occupational health and safety, what to do when visiting jobs, fire safety, residential surveys and procurement of contractors.
What is the safe working concept?
Each individual assumes individual responsibility for themselves and that of others
What is a method statement ?
Method statements are documents that detail exactly how to carry out work safely. When it comes to ensuring building site health and safety, method statements are key.
The purpose of method statements is to describe the safety precautions to put in place to control risks identified in the risk assessment. They detail the equipment to use during projects, and the control equipment and PPE required to keep workers and site visitors safe while tasks are ongoing.
What is a risk assessment ?
The definition of a risk assessment is a systematic process of identifying hazards and evaluating any associated risks within a workplace, then implementing reasonable control measures to remove or reduce them.
What is a risk ?
A risk is the chance, high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm.
What is a hazard ?
A hazard is a potential source of harm. Substances, events, or circumstances can constitute hazards when their nature would allow them, even just theoretically, to cause damage to health, life, property, or any other interest of value
What is an accident ?
Accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans. The term accident implies that nobody should be blamed, but the event may have been caused by unrecognized or unaddressed risks.
What is a Risk Assessment?
A Risk Assessment is a systematic examination of tasks, examining the likeliness they will occur, and the impact they will have.
What do you consider when writing a Risk Assessment?
- Identify all risks
- Determine who might be harmed by the identified risk.
- Evaluate the risk and decide on precautions.
- Record your findings
- Review your risk assessment and update if necessary.
What is a Method Statement?
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.
What do you need to do before producing a Risk Assessment?
Identify the risks.
What goes into a Method Statement?
- 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.
What form do you use for asbestos notifications ?
ASB5 -HSE
What are the main types of asbestos ?
- Chrysotile,
- Amosite
- Crocidolite
What are the types of asbestos surveys ?
Management survey
The Management Survey purpose is required to manage ACM during the normal occupation and use of premises. The duty-holder can make a Management Survey where the premises are simple and straightforward. Otherwise, a surveyor is needed.
A Management Survey aims to ensure that:
• nobody is harmed by the continuing presence of ACM in the premises or equipment
• that the ACM remain in good condition
• that nobody disturbs it accidentally
The Survey must locate ACM that could be damaged or disturbed by normal activities, by foreseeable maintenance, or by installing new equipment. It involves minor intrusion and minor asbestos disturbance to make a Materials Assessment. This shows the ability of ACM, if disturbed, to release fibers into the air. It guides the client, e.g. in prioritizing any remedial work.
Refurbishment / demolition survey
The Refurbishment / demolition Survey is required where the premises, or part of it, need upgrading, refurbishment or demolition. The Survey does not need a record of the ACM condition. Normally, a surveyor is needed for Refurbishment / demolition Surveys.
A Refurbishment / demolition Survey aims to ensure that:
• nobody will be harmed by work on ACM in the premises or equipment
• such work will be done by the right contractor in the right way
The Survey must locate and identify all ACM before any structural work begins at a stated location or on stated equipment at the premises. It involves destructive inspection and asbestos disturbance. The area surveyed must be vacated, and certified ‘fit for reoccupation’ after the survey.
What are some asbestos related diseases ?
- Asbestos diseases are caused by exposure to asbestos fibers.
- Malignant asbestos diseases include mesothelioma, lung cancer, ovarian cancer and laryngeal cancer.
- Nonmalignant asbestos diseases include asbestosis, COPD, pleural plaques, pleural thickening, pleural effusion and atelectasis.
What are the three most common types of Asbestos known in our industry?
- Chrysotile,
- Amosite
- Crocidolite
What year did the use of asbestos in building materials generally end?
1999
A bit of a morbid and sobering fact, but, how many tradespeople, on average, die EVERY WEEK from asbestos-related diseases?
20
Where do you get asbestos from?
It is naturally occurring in the ground and open pit mined
Name some materials you can find Asbestos in?
- Loose fill insulation
- Asbestos Insulating board ceiling tiles
- Asbestos cement corrugated sheet
- Asbestos cement downpipes
- Gas / Electric meter backing boards
- Asbestos cement water tanks
- Asbestos Insulating
- board bath panels
- lagging on pipes
- Artex textured coatings
- Asbestos Insulating board panelling
- Asbestos Insulating board soffits
- Vinyl floor tiles
- Asbestos cement panels
- Toilet seats & cisterns
What is Asbestos ?
A term used to refer to six naturally occurring silicate minerals.
What Regulations are in force in relation to asbestos ?
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
Where do you find it asbestos ?
- Loose fill insulation
- Asbestos Insulating board ceiling tiles
- Asbestos cement corrugated sheet
- Asbestos cement downpipes
- Gas / Electric meter backing boards
- Asbestos cement water tanks
- Asbestos Insulating
- board bath panels
- lagging on pipes
- Artex textured coatings
- Asbestos Insulating board panelling
- Asbestos Insulating board soffits
- Vinyl floor tiles
- Asbestos cement panels
- Toilet seats & cisterns
What is an asbestos management plan ?
Who is responsible for managing asbestos; the asbestos register you have just made; plans for work on asbestos materials; the schedule for monitoring the materials’ condition; telling people about your decisions
in general what does the RICS guide to surveying safely say about asbestos ?
It is necessary to identify ACMs and to produce a management plan for preventing exposure to asbestos.
What survey would be required prior to starting any works on an existing building ?
Refurbishment and Demolition survey (R&D)
Under the asbestos regulations, who is the duty holder ?
Person responsible for maintaining the property
When was asbestos banned ?
1999
What are the three most common types of Asbestos known in our industry?
- Chrysotile – white
- Crocidolite- blue
- Amosite - brown
What is the difference between a management survey and a R & D survey ?
The purpose of the management survey is to manage asbestos-containing materials (ACM) during the normal occupation and use of premises. The duty-holder can make a management survey where the premises are simple and straightforward.
The refurbishment / demolition survey is required where the premises, or part of it, need upgrading, refurbishment or demolition. The survey does not need a record of the condition of asbestos-containing materials (ACM). Normally, a surveyor is needed for refurbishment / demolition surveys.
Who are the duty holders under the Control of Asbestos Regulations ?
The duty holder is the owner of the non-domestic premises or the person or organisation that has clear responsibility for the maintenance or repair of non-domestic premises, for example through an explicit agreement such as a tenancy agreement or contract.
What are the key principles of Control of Asbestos Regs ?
- Applies to employers and employees working in asbestos related situations
- Places a duty on employers to provide adequate PPE, protect employees from exposure and provide procedures in the event of exposure
- It places a duty on employees to follow the rules and procedures and report incidents to the relevant authorities.
What is licensed work?
Where exposure to asbestos is not low and where the control limit exceeds 0.1 fibers/cm3/hour. When work will take more than one hour in a two hour period over 7 days.
What is unlicensed work?
Must be sporadic and low intensity and not exceed 0.6 fibers/cm3 per 10 minutes. Short non continuous maintenance with non-friable material. Removal where ACM’s are in reasonable condition, where ACM is in good condition and being sealed
How do you identify Asbestos?
By knowing the age of a property, you can determine the likelihood of asbestos being used. I am not an asbestos surveyor to definitively comment on its location and would advise for a management/r&d survey to be carried out.
Asbestos - What is licensed work?
Where exposure to asbestos is not low and where the control limit exceeds 0.1 fibers/cm3/hour. When work will take more than one hour in a two hour period over 7 days.
What is unlicensed work?
Must be sporadic and low intensity and not exceed 0.6 fibers/cm3 per 10 minutes. Short non continuous maintenance with non-friable material. Removal where ACM’s are in reasonable condition, where ACM is in good condition and being sealed
How do you identify Asbestos?
By knowing the age of a property, you can determine the likelihood of asbestos being used. I am not an asbestos surveyor to definitively comment on its location and would advise for a management/r&d survey to be carried out.
What are the three main types of Asbestos?
- White, Chrysotile.
- Brown, Amosite.
- Blue, Crocidolite.
When was each banned in the UK?
- White was banned in 1999.
- Brown was banned in 1985.
- Blue was banned in 1985.
What is the main regulation covering asbestos?
The Control of Asbestos Regulation 2012
What does this Act impose on employers?
- A duty to manage asbestos on the premises
- Employers must undertake a Risk 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.
What is asbestos?
A fibrous form of natural material, that doesn’t rot, is insoluble and non-flammable.
What was asbestos used as?
- Insulation
- Ceiling Tiles
- Roof Sheets
- Lagging on boilers and pipework
- Floor Tiles
- etc
When must a Licensed Contractor be used to remove asbestos?
- 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.
When is a licensed contractor required to work with asbestos?
- 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.
When must the HSE be notified regarding Asbestos?
- All licensed work must be notified to the HSE.
- Non-licensed work such as the removal of asbestos cement products where the product is substantially damaged.
- Removal of asbestos insulation boards.
- Large scale removal of asbestos.
What is RIDDOR ?
RIDDOR is the law that requires employers, and other people in charge of work premises, to report and keep records of: work-related accidents which cause deaths work-related accidents which cause certain serious injuries (reportable injuries) diagnosed cases of certain industrial diseases; and certain ‘dangerous occurrences’ (incidents with the potential to cause harm)
What are the RIDDOR reporting timescales ?
- A report must be received within 10 days of the incident.
- For accidents resulting in the over-seven-day incapacitation of a worker, you must notify the enforcing authority within 15 days of the incident, using the appropriate online form
What are reporting injuries ?
- The death of a person
- specified injuries to workers
- over seven day incapacitation of a worker
- over three day incapacitation
- non fatal accidents to non workers
- Occupational diseases
- Dangerous occurrences
- Gas incidents
When would you report an incident under RIDDOR?
Death, specific injuries, over 7 day incapacitation, non fatal accidents to public.
What does RIDDOR stand for?
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. (RIDDOR) require the ‘responsible person’ to notify any death, reportable injury, disease or dangerous occurrence to the HSE (on line or by phone for death and serious injuries). The responsible person is the employer or, for the self employed, the contractor or principal contractor.
What is COSHH ?
COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. You can prevent or reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances
What are the requirements regarding COSHH ?
- finding out what the health hazards are;
- deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment);
- providing control measures to reduce harm to health;
- making sure they are used ;
- keeping all control measures in good working order;
- providing information, instruction and training for employees and others;
- providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases;
- planning for emergencies.
Give me an example of when you have come across COSHH ?
Specific to candidate. At project X i ensure the contractor had the correct safety data sheets for the chemicals being used including the PPE and first aid requirements.
Who should supply the SDS ?
The supplier
Can you give me an example of a substance hazardous to health ?
Brick Acid
When were the new international symbols introduced (COSHH)?
2009
What form do you need to submit to HSE for licensed asbestos work ?
ASB5
What is the hierarchy of control ? ERICPD
- Elimination
- Replace
- Isolate
- Control
- PPE
- Discipline
What are the principal contractor duties under cdm ?
Who are the duty holders under CDM ?
What is the hierarchy of control ? (Risk assessments)
When was the three types of asbestos banned ?
- “Blue (crocidolite) and brown (amosite) asbestos were banned in 1985.
- White (chrysotile) asbestos was not included in this initial ban. White (chrysotile) asbestos was banned in the UK in 1999, nearly 15 years after the first asbestos bans.
- This 1999 ban made the manufacture and supply of all asbestos products illegal in the UK.”
What is the construction phase plan ?
“A Construction Phase Plan is a key document that details the health and safety risks associated with the construction phase of the project and the control measures that will be implemented to minimise risks or where possible, eliminate them.
The Construction Phase Plan is the responsibility of the project’s principal contractor”
What are the duties under CDM ?
