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?
• According to HSE RAMS are NOT required by law.
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What are the CDM Regulations?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* HSE power to close construction sites and issue fines where social distancing not adhered to.
* UK Government published guidance on COVID-19.
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What Guidance has UK Government published in respect to COVID-19?
• Working safely during COVID-19 - in construction and other outdoor work.
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What is included within UK Guidance?
• 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?
- 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
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What is Health & Safety at Work Act Regulation, 1974?
Employers responsible for safe working systems, ensuring health, safety and welfare. Employee’s duty of care to themselves and others.
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What are Building Regulations, 2017?
Minimum standards for design, construction and alterations of buildings, ensuring constructed and operated safely.
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What is Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations, 1999?
Requirement for Training and Risk Assessments.
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What is Control of Substances Hazardous of Health Regulations (COSHH), 2002?
Prevent/reduce exposure to harmful substance i.e. asbestos, cements, solvents, acid, petrol etc.
