APC Inspection/H&S Flashcards
What H&S legislation are you aware of? How do you ensure you comply?
MDW, MPP
H&S Act 1974 amended in 2008
And (6 pack) regs introduced per eu directive on Jan 1993 updated in 1999
1. Management of H&S at work
2. Display screen equipment
3. Workplace H&S/welfare
4. Manual handling operations
5. PPE
6. Provision and use of equipment
I Comply by not breaching any of the regs and following guidance
What are the penalties under the current H&S legislation?
Fine or imprisonment
Is it a criminal act to breach H&S 1974?
Yes
Tell me about your employer’s h&s policy?
- Saved location/inspection to outlook
- Peoplesafe device
- Lone worker policy
- Appropriate PPE
- Risk assetment
- Check if IAD on file
- VO’s method of work statement
- Adherence to site rules/activity
What equipment would you carry on an inspection?
Mobile phone
Camera
Tape meaure/laser
PPE
Pen/paper
People safe device
Clipboard
What process would you follow when carrying out an inspection?
- Preliminary H&S risk assetment
- Inspection of surrounding locality
- External inspection
- Internal inspection
Can you talk me through how you would carry out an inspection?
Thorough risk assetment
Adhere to Lone worker policy
Outlook and people safe device
Weather
IAD
Architect plans
SURROUNDING LOCALITY
location/amenities and public transport
Environmental/contamination hazards, floods, crime etc or other risks
Comp evidence or agent letting boards
EXTERNAL
Start from roof down
Construction/repair/p&m/ parking/site boundry
Defects/structural movement
Building date; architecture plans or land reg or architecture style, etc
INTERNAL
layout/spec/condition/defects
What guidance is available from the RICS on H&S?
RICS GN SURVEYING SAFELY: H&S principles for property professionals 2nd ed. 2018
Environmental risks and global real estate 1st Ed. 2018
RICS ASBESTOS 4th Ed. 2021
Have further regard to RICS red book
VPS 2; Investigation, inspection and records
VPGA 8 valuation of real property interest (characteristic of real property and environmental considerations)
What are the different safety signs?
Blue: Mandatory- explain specific behaviour or action
Yellow: warning signs
Red: telling you that you must not do something in addition to denoting fire safety equipment
Green: refer to emergency escape and fist aid equipment
When was the surveying safely last updated? Key changes?
November 2018, safe person concept
What is the safe person concept? What is it’s purpose?
Individuals are responsible for their own behaviours, colleagues, and others H&S whilst at work
Purpose: minimise risk of harm
What are the responsibilities under the ‘safe person concept’?
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Firm responsibilities
1. Training
2. Information
3. PPE
4. Environment
5. Equipment
Individual responsibilities
- Vigilance
- Awareness
- Teamwork
What is a risk/hazard?
Risk: high/low chance that a hazard may cause harm
Hazard: something that can cause harm
What is a risk assestment?
Process of evaluating risk for H&S releated matters
How would you undertake a risk assetment?
Per RICS surveying safely
- Identify hazard
- Acertain it’s level/risk of harm
- Take precautionary measures to mitigate risk
- Record findings
- Incorporate findings/update risk assetment
- Inform all relevant stakeholders
What is asbestos?
Generic name given circa 6 naturally occurring fibrous mineral that have christallised to form fibres. It has heat resistant fibres.
Insulating material which can cause serious harm if disturbed
When disturbed releases small toxic fibres which causes cancer
HSE reckon circa 5k deaths are causes anually
What are three main types of asbestos?
Crocoldilite: Blue banned 1985
Amosite: Brown banned in 1985
Chrysotile: White banned in 1999
What legislation covers asbestos?
Control of asbestos regulations 2012
Reg 4: duty holder must ensure asbestos is controlled. Applies to all non domestic buildings or domestic blocks of flats.
Reg 5. Construction work asbestos management applies to both domestic or non domestic
H&S Act 1974 amended in 2008
What RICS documents relate to asbestos?
RICS asbestos PS 2021 4th Ed.
Explain what happens if you fail to comply with asbestos regs?
20k fine 1 year or if serious 2 years imprisonment
What are the current asbestos obligations for duty holders under the current regs?
- Duty holder: owner of premises if vacant or tenant if FRI lease or building manager
- Make a material assetment survey and regularly update it
- Requires on buildings but pre 2000
- NNLW still need to be notified to HSE
What is the most common use for asbestos?
ACM asbestos containing materials were used for:
1. Insulation between floors
2. Sprayed on girders and beams
3. Pipework lagging
4. Flooring
5. Insulating board
6. Cement.
7. Roof and wall cladding/facias
8. Paint
What are the 2 types of asbestos survey?
- Management asbestos survey
- Refurbishment and demoltion asbestos survey
What is an Asbestos management plan?
Document which registers and details how asbestos is managed, monitored and reviewed to ensure H&S is upheld
What legislation governs Japanese Knotweed?
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Requires to be legally disposed
Wildlife and countryside Act 1981
Allow to spread criminal offence
What is the most recent RICS paper on Japanese Knotweed? What was its main purpose?
RICS PS JAPANESE KNOTWEED AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY UK 1ST ED March 2022
Aims to address current approach, highlighting that it does not have to derail hime sales. This is following the fennel report in 2018