construction legislations and regulations regulatory control

Question 1

what does RIDDOR stand for?

Answer 1

Reporting Of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence’s Regulations

Question 2

What is RIDDOR?

Answer 2

RIDDOR is a piece of health and safety legislation that puts duties on employers, the self employed and the people in control of work premises to keep a report of reportable injuries, incidents with potential to cause harm and diagnosed cases of certain industrial disease

Question 3

What does COSHH stand for

Answer 3

Control Of Substances Hazadous to Health regulations

Question 4

What does COSHH ?

Answer 4

COSHH is a set of regulation’s to protect workers from ill health when working with specific substances. A breach of the COSHH regulations is a crime with unlimited fines

Question 5

What are the control of Asbestos regulations?

Answer 5

-employers must take account to their workers and those who are around who could be affected by the work on asbestos
-use of asbestos is prohibited
-asbestos may be left in place if in good condition and labelled, the risk still needs to be managed and should be labelled indicating where asbestos may be present

Question 6

What does PUWER stand for?

Answer 6

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations

Question 7

What is PUWER?

Answer 7

These regulations place duties on people and organisations that have control over work equipment
-Equipment must;
-be suitable for its intended us
-be safe , maintained and regularly inspected
-used by only those who are trained to use the equipment and who re instructed
be used with suitable health and safety measure for example emergency stop devices

Question 8

What does MHOR stand for?

Answer 8

Manual Handling Operations Regulations
(1992)

Question 9

What is MHOR

Answer 9

MHOR are regulations that define any transporting or supporting of a load by hand or bodily force and how much is allowed for someone to carry

Question 10

What does PPE stand for

Answer 10

Personal Protective Equipment

Question 11

what is PPE

Answer 11

PPE ensures that employers must provide personal protective equipment to their employees along with instructions and training

Question 12

what is the work at height regulations?

Answer 12

this ensures that all work at all height’s are risk assessed

Question 13

what is the control of noise regulations ( 2005)?

Answer 13

employers have a duty to reduce the risk of their employees getting temporary or permanent hearing loss by;
- assessing risks
-eliminating or conroling the noise
-providing hearing protection
-hearing checks for those at risk
provide information and training
-maintaining any control equipment and ensuring it is being used.

Question 14

the control of vibration at work regulations

Answer 14

this is put in place to reduce the risk to employees health from exposure to vibration cause by work equipment
exposure limit is 5.0m/s2 A(8) which must not be exceeded

Question 15

what is the confined spaces regulations 1997?

Answer 15

this is the prevention of any workers on site working is a confined space due to the health and safety risks from collapse, drowning, low oxygen levels and exposure to natual gases

Question 16

what is the electricity at work regulations 1989

Answer 16

These are the legal responsibilities to ensure electrical equipment is tested and maintained

Question 17

what is the environmental legislation

Answer 17

waste generated on site must be stored for a period of time before being collected.
employers have a legal responsibility to ensure waste is stored safely