2 - Health and Safety Flashcards
1
Q
What is the main RICS safety guidance note?
A
Surveying Safely
2
Q
Can you explain some of the content of Surveying Safely?
A
- Sets out basic, good practice principles for management of H&S by members and firms in their work.
- Safe Person Concept - Individual responsibility for their own, their colleagues’ and others’ health and safety while at work.
- Assessing hazards and risks - Dynamic risk assessment
- Members’ places of work - These can vary massively
- Occupational Health and Hygiene - Stress, bullying
- Visiting Site - Risk assessment, lone working etc.
- Fire Safety - General fire safety advice
- Procurement and management of contractors
3
Q
Name two guidance notes related to Safety
A
- Surveying Safely
- Asbestos
4
Q
What does Surveying Safely contain?
A
- Safe Person Concept
- ESEAP
- Risk assessment principles
- Employer’s Place of Work
- Managing Contractors
- Fire safety
- House picture with asbestos
5
Q
What is included within the Asbestos guidance note?
A
- Detail on asbestos
- Examples of where found (diagram)
- Appendix A - list of types and where found
- Appendix B - List of scenarios and who the duty holders would be
6
Q
When is a project Notifiable
A
- More than 30 days AND more than 20 people working on site at any time
- More than 500 person days
7
Q
Name some Client duties
A
- Provide sufficient time and resource
- Appoint the PD and ensure that they are aware of their role
- Provide welfare
- Cooperate with PD and all parties
- Provide preconstruction information to PD
- Notify the HSE via the F10
8
Q
Name some Principal Designer Duties
A
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the precon phase
- Provide H&S file to Client
- Liaise with Client to obtain Precon information
- Liaise with PC to keep them informed of risks
- Work with others
9
Q
Name some Principal Contractor Duties
A
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the Construction phase
- Prepare a CPP
- Liaise with Client and PC
- Consult and engage with workers
- Provide site specific inductions
- Prevent unauthorised access to site
- Check people have skills, knowledge, experience and capacity to undertake works
10
Q
What are the COSHH regulations? What year?
A
- COSHH 2002
- Duty on employers to ensure that they control manage the handling of substances
11
Q
What are the WAH regulations? What year?
A
- 2005
- Duty on employers to make sure WAH is planned, supervised and carried out by competent people.
- Risk assessment
12
Q
What are the LOLER regulations? What year?
A
- 1998
- Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regs
- Must be planned, managed and undertaken by competent people
- Equipment must be maintained, regularly tested and labelled as certified
- Keep inspection records and records of defects
13
Q
What are the PUWER regulations? What year?
A
- 1998
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment regulations
- Must be planned, managed and undertaken by competent people
- Equipment must be maintained and certified/tested regularly
- Records kept
14
Q
What is RIDDOR? What year?
A
- 2013
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
- Requires reports to go to the HSE for specific events and incidents
15
Q
What are the RIDDOR reporting requirements?
A
- Any of the example incidents such as fractures, breaks, crushing, chain hoist snap, overturned plant
- Anything that results in being off work for 7 days
- Must be reported within 10 days of incident, but can be extended to 15 days if this is longer than 7 days in hospital
