Building Crafts Health And Safety Regulations Roles, Responsibility.

Question 1

What does HASAWA stand for?

Answer 1

Health and Safety Works Act. 1974

Question 2

What is meant by ACoP

Answer 2

Approved Codes of Practice .

Question 3

What are main objectives of HASAWA?

Answer 3

Four main objectives are:

1) To secure the health , safety and welfare of everyone at work.
2) To protect the general public from risks due to work activities
3) To control the use , handling storage and transportation of explosives and highly flammable substances.
4) To control the release of noxious or offensive substances into atmosphere.

Question 4

What is the difference between terms absolute and reasonably practicable when discussing duties in legislation?

Answer 4

Absolute means requirements must be met regardless of cost or other implications unless a qualifying termis added, such as whenever reasonably practicable.
Reasonably practicable means that you are required to consider risks involved in undertaking a particular work activity. However if risks are minimal and costs or technical difficulty of eliminating the risks are high, it might not be reasonably practicable to do so.

Question 5

What does the term absolute mean in when referring to duties in legislation?

Answer 5

This basically means that requirements must be meet regardless of cost or other implications, unless a qualifying term is included such as reasonably practicable.

Question 6

What is meant by reasonably practicable when discussing duties in legislation?

Answer 6

Reasonably practicable means that you are required to consider the risks involved

Question 6

What is meant by risk assessment?

Answer 6

The process of identifying hazards in the workplace or activity assessing the likelihood of any harm arising and deciding on adequate precautionary control measures.

Question 6

What material or substances is not covered by COSHH

Answer 6

Asbestos and lead, which have their own regulat

Question 7

What is meant by reasonably practicable when discussing duties in legislation?

Answer 7

Reasonably practicable means that you are required to consider the risks involved

Question 7

What does PPE stand for?

Answer 7

Personal protective equipment. This is equipment, additions or accessories designed to be worn or held by a person at work to protect against risk.

Question 7

What is the role of HSE ?

Answer 7

HSE is a governing body charged with enforcement under HASAWA . Both HSE and Local authority provide free guidance and advice on laws conduct inspection, and investigation.

Question 7

What are the roles of HSE inspectors?

Answer 7

Inspectors are given powers of entry, examination , and investigation to enable them to enforce HASAWA.

Question 7

What is the remit of HSE inspectors?

Answer 7

They can

• Enter premises to carry out investigations and take measurements, photographs, recordings , and samples.
• They require premises left undis turned .
• Ask questions
• check records
• demand the seizure , dismantling neutralising or destruction of any machinery , equipment , material or substance that is likely to cause immediate serious personal injury.
• issue improvement notice
• issue a prohibition notice.

Question 7

What is an improvement notice?

Answer 7

Document. It requires the responsible person to put right any minor hazards or infringements of legislation within a specified period of time.

Question 7

What is the prohibition notice?

Answer 7

It requires responsible person to stop immediately any activities that are likely to result in serious personal injury. This ban continues until the situation is corrected. An appeal may be made to an industrial tribunals.

Question 7

What is the remit of HSE inspectors?

Answer 7

They can
Enter premises to carry out investigations and take measurements, photographs, recordings , and samples. They require premises left undis turned .
Ask questions

Question 7

What is the remit of HSE inspectors?

Answer 7

They can
Enter premises to carry out investigations and take measurements, photographs, recordings , and samples. They require premises left undis turned .
Ask questions

Question 7

What is the remit of HSE inspectors?

Answer 7

They can
Enter premises to carry out investigations and take measurements, photographs, recordings , and samples. They require premises left undis turned .
Ask questions

Question 7

What is the remit of HSE inspectors?

Answer 7

They can
Enter premises to carry out investigations and take measurements, photographs, recordings , and samples. They require premises left undis turned .
Ask questions

Question 7

What is the remit of HSE inspectors?

Answer 7

They can
Enter premises to carry out investigations and take measurements, photographs, recordings , and samples. They require premises left undis turned .
Ask questions

Question 7

What is the remit of HSE inspectors?

Answer 7

They can
Enter premises to carry out investigations and take measurements, photographs, recordings , and samples. They require premises left undis turned .
Ask questions

Question 7

Under what circumstances or planned duration of construction should one expect to notify HSE?

Answer 7

Construction work that lasts 30 days

Work involving more than 500 person days of work , for example 50 people working over 10 days.

Question 9

What is the duty holders of CDM

Answer 9

The client
CDM coordinator
The principle contractor
The designer
Contractors
Workers and others

Question 10

Explain importance of CDM regulations of 2007 and employment of duty holders and their part in improving on-site health and safety.

Answer 10

Under CDM Regulations , the client must ensure the Appointed CDM Cordinator, designers, principal contractor and other contractors are competent. No person should accept an appointment unless they are competent. No person should instruct a worker or manage a design or construction work unless the worker is competent or under supervision of a competent person.

Question 12

Explain importance of CDM regulations of 2007 and employment of duty holders and their part in improving on-site health and safety.

Answer 12

Under CDM Regulations , the client must ensure the Appointed CDM Coordinator, designers, principal contractor and other contractors are competent. No person should accept an appointment unless they are competent. No person should instruct a worker or manage a design or construction work unless the worker is competent or under supervision of a competent person.

Question 13

What are HSE inspectors allowed to do?

Answer 13

Inspectors are allowed to enter premises to carry out investigations and take measurements, photographs, recordings , and samples. They require premises left undisturbed
They can go through your records.
Ask questions
interview employees
request seizure of equipment.
issue prohibition or improvement notices.

Question 14

What is the quickest way to report an incident to the HSE?

Answer 14

The quickest method is by telephone through to the (ICC) - incident contract center. where an advisor will help you make the report and send you a copy for your records. Alternatively use email or post using the HSE - RIDDOR form.

Question 21

What amount of time is required to report deaths, major injures and dangerous occurrences in construction site.s

Answer 21

They must be reported without delay.

Question 22

What is the remit of HSE inspectors?

Answer 22

The eight step procedure includes.

1) Assessing risk to health arising from hazardous substance.
2) deciding on precautions to needed.
3) Preventing or adequately control exposure.
4) Ensure that control measures are used and maintained
5) monitor exposure
6) carry out appropriate health surveillance.
7) Prepare plans and procedures to deal with accidents, incidents and emergencies
8) Ensure that employees are properly informed , trained and supervised.

Question 23

Explain when Dangerous occurrences should be reported to HSE.

Answer 23

Certain near misses, where something happened that could have resulted in injury but didn’t. This is classified as dangerous occurrence.

Question 25

What does the COSHH require employees to do ?

Answer 25

They require employees to control exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace to prevent ill health and proetect employees and others who may be expossed.

Question 26

What does the COSHH require employees to do ?

Answer 26

They require employees to control exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace to prevent ill health and protect employees and others who may be exposed.

Question 28

State three types of incidents that should be reported under RIDDOR to HSE?

Answer 28

Incident that should be reported include
Deaths arising out of or in connection to work.
Major injuries, which include fractures, amputations, loss of sight, loss of consciousness, acute illness requiring medical treatment or any other injury involving stay in hospital.
over thee day injuries, where person is away from work or unable to perform their normal work role for more than three consecutive days
Injuries to members of the public or people not at work who are taken away from he scene of an accident to hospital.
work -related diseases,which include poisoning.
Dangerous occurances, which include the collapse of a crane, hoist, scaffolding or building, an explosion or fire, or the escape of any substance that is liable to cause a health hazard or major injury to person.

Question 33

What is the MHO ?

Answer 33

MHO stands for Manual Handling Operations - it is a regulation to ensure that employers and self-employed do not expose anyone to manual handling operations that might crate a risk of injury.

Question 34

What does PUWER stand for and what is its purpose?

Answer 34

PUWER - The provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998 - requires the prevention or control of risks to peoples health and safety from equipment they use at work. People have following duties under regulation to ensure that:
1. suitable to use for purpose and conditions that it is used for.
2. Maintained in a safe condition.
3. Inspected by a competent person to ensure that it is and remains in safe condition.
4. In addition the use of equipment must be removed wherever possible or controlled by combination of following measures.
Hardware measures( guards, protection , PPE - personal protection equipment) and software measures( safety systems of work and adequate operating information, instruction and training)

Question 35

What is the purpose of toolbox and inductions to health and safety in site.

Answer 35

An induction at site provides information about the site, its potential hazards and procedures that are in place to control the risks. Everyone who attends induction is required to sign a register which is kept in records and ensure that you understand your duties. A toolbox talk is short talk often on safety topics given by the site manager or safety officer during the induction before new personnel enter the site. it may also be given during lunch break to increase awareness of particular hazards on site and how to minimize or control them. As with inductions a record of attendees to all toolbox talks should be kept.