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6. Health and Safety Flashcards

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What is Health and Safety?

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Regulations and procedures intended to prevent accident or injury

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What is the importance of Health and Safety in the Construction Industry?

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  • Construction one of most dangerous industries in UK.
  • Several risks on construction site.
  • Mitigate and reduce risk from hazards on site.
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What is RICS Surveying Safely?

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  • RICS Guidance note for Health and Safety of Professional Members.
  • Released 2011 and updated 2018.
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What are the key sections in Surveying Safely?

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  • Personal responsibilities – RICS members and firms
  • RICS member’s places of work
  • Visiting site.
  • Residential property surveying
  • Assessing hazards and risk.
  • Occupational hygiene and health
  • Fire Safety etc.
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What is the ‘safe person’ concept?

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• All individuals assume behavioural responsibility for their own, colleagues and others health and safety whilst at work.

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What are organisational responsibilities under surveying safely?

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  • Selection of competent staff
  • Training
  • Information to control
  • Equipment
  • Safe Systems of Works
  • Instruction
  • Supervision
  • PPE
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What are individual’s responsibilities under surveying safely?

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  • Performance
  • Control
  • Adaptability
  • Vigilance
  • Awareness
  • Teamwork
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What happens if you witness an accident, incident or near miss on site?

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Must be entered in RICS-regulated firm’s accident book and notified to the occupier or manager of the property.

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What is PPE?

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• Personal Protective Equipment

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Give Examples of PPE?

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  • Steel toe cap boots
  • Ear plugs
  • Gloves
  • High-visibility jackets
  • Goggles
  • Face Masks
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What are the relevant regulations for PPE?

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Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2018 – require employers to provide employees PPE.

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What is RIDDOR?

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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR 2013)

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Explain RIDDOR?

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• Duties to report to HSE certain serious workplace accidents, occupational disease and dangerous occurrences.

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When must incidents must be recorded under RIDDOR?

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• Recorded = over 3-day worker incapacitation period.

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When must incidents must be reported under RIDDOR?

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  • Death and specified injuries i.e. fracture, amputations, burns etc.
  • Reported = over 7-day worker incapacitation of worker – must be reported within 15-days.
  • Non-fatal accidents to non-workers taken to hospital following injury.
  • Dangerous occurrences – 27 near-miss events i.e. scaffold collapse, explosion, fire etc.
  • Gas incidents – died, lost consciousness or taken to hospital.
  • Occupational disease i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, cancer, asthma etc.
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What is relevance of COVID-19 and RIDDOR?

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o Reported to HSE – incident at work possible/actual exposure to COVID 19.

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o Reported to HSE – incident at work possible/actual exposure to COVID 19.

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  • UK Government - The Health and Safety Executive

* Responsible for health & safety = regulations, encouragement and enforcement

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What are the different potential hazards on a construction site?

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  • Slips, trips and falls.
  • Moving plant.
  • Structural collapse
  • Asbestos and Hazardous substances
  • Manual Handling
  • Noise and Vibrations
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What are the different potential hazards in an office?

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  • Work related stress.
  • Manual handling.
  • Slips and trips.
  • Portable appliance testing.
  • Display screen equipment.
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What is an R&D Survey?

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• Refurbishment and Demolition Survey – determined presence of Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs).

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What is the purpose of Refurbishment and Demolition Surveys?

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  • Awareness of ACMS.
  • Nobody on premises will be harmed.
  • The right contractor can be selected to remove the works.
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Is an R&D Survey a legal requirement?

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  • Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 – YES.
  • Duty holder required to take steps to find out if ACMs are present.
  • Requires prohibition of asbestos and control of asbestos at work.
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What is Asbestos Regulations?

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  • Control of Asbestos Regulations, 2012.
  • Banned in 1999+
  • Requires prohibition of asbestos, control of asbestos at work and asbestos likening.
  • Three Different types – Chrysotile, Amosite, Crocidolite.
  • Found on site – works stop, asbestos survey, risk assessment, decide safe to continue.
  • Asbestos can be – treated, repaired or removed.
  • Asbestos removal licence required if of medium or large scale / needs to be broken.
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What are RAMS?

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  • Risk Assessment Method Statements.

* Safety method statements or safe system of work documents.

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Are these legal requirements?

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• According to HSE RAMS are NOT required by law.

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What are the CDM Regulations?

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  • Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015

* Main regulations for managing health, safety and welfare of construction projects.

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Do all projects need to meet CMD Regulations?

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  • Applicable to ALL projects.

* Only need to notify HSE with F10 Notification if above threshold

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What is the CDM Notification Threshold?

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  • Project exceed + 30 days
  • Projects more than 20+ workers
  • Project has more than 500+ man days
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What are Changes from CDM Regulations 2007 to 2015?

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  • Simplified structure
  • Principal Designer replaces CDM Coordinator role
  • HSE Threshold for 20 workers +
  • Applicable to domestic clients
  • Additional client responsibilities
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Who are the difference CDM Duty Holders?

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  • Client = person/organisation having work carried out on their behalf.
  • Principal Designer = manages health and safety in preconstruction phase.
  • Principal Contractors = manages health and safety in construction phase of a project.
  • Contractors = person who carries, out manages or controls construction works.
  • Designers = prepares or modifies designs for construction projects.
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What is the Client’s role under CDM Regulations?

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  • Make suitable arrangement for managing project.
  • Appointment of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor.
  • Relevant information to duty holders
  • Welfare facilities.
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What is the Principal Designer’s role under CDM Regulations?

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  • Manages health and safety in preconstruction phase:
  • Identifying, eliminating and controlling ALL foreseeable risks.
  • Ensures designers carry out their duties.
  • Coordinates with PC’s to help planning, management and monitoring of H&S
  • Prepare and provide information to other duty holders.
  • Pre-Construction Information Pack [Pre-Construction].
  • Health and Safety File [Post Completion] coordination with contractor.
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What is the Principal Contractor’s role under CDM Regulations?

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  • Manages health and safety in construction phase of a project.
  • Liaise with Client and Principal Designer.
  • Cooperation and coordination of Contractors.
  • Site Inductions
  • Consult and Engage workers on H&S matters.
  • Welfare facility provision.
  • Construction Phase Plan
  • Health and Safety File [Post Completion] – Provide information.
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What is the Contractor’s role under CDM Regulations?

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  • Contractors = person who carries, out manages or controls construction works.
  • Carrying out works safely – managing risks.
  • Comply with direction from Principal Designer and Principal Contractor.
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What is the Designer’s role under CDM Regulations?

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  • Designers – prepares or modifies designs for construction projects.
  • Eliminate risk when preparing or modifying designs.
  • Provides information to project team to fulfil their duties.
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What is a Pre-Construction Information Pack?

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  • Tender Document assembled by Principles Designer – Client Responsibility.
  • Makes contractor aware of Health & Safety consideration and risk of Principle Designer.
  • Use to assemble Construction Phase Plan.
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What is included in PCP?

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  • Project description.
  • Client requirements of contractor to deliver project under CDM Regulations.
  • Existing site, adjacent site and any restrictions.
  • Architects Risk Assessment,
  • Health & Safety File format.
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What is Construction Phase Plan?

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  • Principle Contractor – document outlining Health and Safety during construction works.
  • Making contractor aware of potential risk
  • Outlining procedures and site rules for safe working.
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What is included in Construction Phase Plan?

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  • Site rules and procedures.
  • Health and Safety aims for the project
  • Arrangements for involving workers
  • Welfare facilities
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What is a Health and Safety File?

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  • H&S Document providing awareness of health and safety risk for any maintenance, repair or construction works following completion.
  • Contractor must provide Principal Designer – PD responsible for completing.
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What is included in Health and Safety File?

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  • Description of works.
  • ‘As built’ or ‘as installed drawings.’
  • O&M Manuals
  • Residual hazards remaining and how they have been dealt with
  • Hazardous material used.
  • H&S materials.
  • Safe working loads
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Current COVID-19 H&S procedures?

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  • HSE power to close construction sites and issue fines where social distancing not adhered to.
  • UK Government published guidance on COVID-19.
43
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What Guidance has UK Government published in respect to COVID-19?

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• Working safely during COVID-19 - in construction and other outdoor work.

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What is included within UK Guidance?

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• Five steps to demonstrate a site is COVID-19 secure including:
o Social distancing – 2m distance in workplace
o Social distancing – not possible do everything possible to prevent transmission.
o COVID-19 Risk Assessment.
o Hygiene procedures.
o Help people work from home where possible.

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What are all the Health & Safety Regulations you are aware of?

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  • Health & Safety at Work Act Regulation, 1974
  • Building Regulations, 2017
  • CDM Regulations 2015
  • Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations, 1999
  • Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2018
  • Control of Substances Hazardous of Health Regulations (COSHH), 2002
  • Control of Asbestos Regulations, 2012
  • RIDDOR 2013
46
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What is Health & Safety at Work Act Regulation, 1974?

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Employers responsible for safe working systems, ensuring health, safety and welfare. Employee’s duty of care to themselves and others.

47
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What are Building Regulations, 2017?

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Minimum standards for design, construction and alterations of buildings, ensuring constructed and operated safely.

48
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What is Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations, 1999?

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Requirement for Training and Risk Assessments.

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What is Control of Substances Hazardous of Health Regulations (COSHH), 2002?

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Prevent/reduce exposure to harmful substance i.e. asbestos, cements, solvents, acid, petrol etc.

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