H & S Flashcards
What are CDM 2015 Regulations?
• The Construction Design and Management Regulations are intended to ensure that health and safery isnues are property considered during a projects development so that the risk of harm to those that have to build, use and maintain structures is reduced.
• For commercial clients they must make arrangements for managing their project to ensure that health and safety risks are managed in a proportionate way. P
Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015 Reg
• Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety (pre-construction).
• Identify, eliminate or control foreseeable risks.
• Ensure Client and designers are aware of their duties and advise the Client on bringing together the pre-construction information.
• Provide relevant information to other duty holders.
• Liaise with Principal Contractor in the planning management, monitoring and coordination of the construction phase.
Client duties under CDM 2025 Regulations
• Appoint competent duty holders.
• Allow sufficient time and resources.
• Prepare and provide relevant information to duty holders.
• Ensure that the Principal Designer and Contractor carry out their duties.
• Ensure welfare facilities.
Key Implications of the regulations
• There is more focus on clients to put in place arrangements to ensure health and safety.
• Clients can no longer assign their legal responsibilities to agents.
• There must be a declaration of how long contractors will be given to plan and prepare for constructic work
• Clients are deemed to assume the role of the principal contractor for any period during which other appointments aren’t made.
What items would you expect to find in pre construction info
• A project description.
• The Client’s considerations and management requirements for hoarding, welfare facilities, traffic restrictions and permits to work
• Environmental restrictions and existing on-site risks such as site restrictions, previous H&S files, ground conditions, existing services, asbestos surveys, contamination and unsafe structures.
What’s in a construction phase plan
• A Project description.
• Processes for management of the works including site inductions, training, communication, welfare facilities, design coordination, site rules and emergency procedures.
• Arrangements for controlling significant site risks such as handling of deliveries, working at height, deep excavations, preventing falls, site segregation, maintenance of plant and equipment, removal of asbestos, reducing noise and vibrations and manual handling.
What’s is a H & S file
• A brief description of the work carried out.
• Any residual hazards which remain and how they have been dealt with for example surveys or other information conceming asbestos, contaminated land, water bearing strata and buried services.
• Key structural principles for example, bracing and sources of substantial stored energy.
• Hazardous materials used for example lead paint, pesticides, special coatings which should not be burnt off.
• The nature and location of significant services, including underground cables, gas supply equipment and fire-fighting services.
What is an F10
The F10 form is used to notify the HSE of the project.
• It should contain:-
• The address of the construction site.
• The name of the local authority where the site is located.
• A brief description of the project and the construction work it entails.
• Contact details for the client and Principal Contractor.
• It should give an indication of the time allowed by the client for the PC to plan and prepare for the construction work
• It should provide a planned date for the start of work, duration of construction phase and give a number of people at work on site at any one time.
What does RIDDOR stand for
Reporting of injuries, disease and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013
What incidents are reportable under RIDDOR
• Death and major injuries such as loss of consciousness or loss of a limb.
• Occupational diseases.
• Dangerous occurrences for example explosions, hazardous substances, structural collapse or collision
Gas incidents
What does COSHH stand for
Control of Substances Hazardous to health
Regulation that aims to avoid and control exposure to hazardous substances
5 steps of a risk assessment
• Step 1 - Identify the hazards.
• Step 2 - Decide who might be harmed and how.
• Step 3 - Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions.
• Step 4 - Record your findings and implement them.
• Step 5 - Review your assessment and update if necessary.
Role of HSA
Prevent work related death injury and ill health
Powers of the HSE
• Inspectors can visit te sitious norice, tale to workers, bhe pletores and samples.
• To kee written on verbad information and alvice.
* Most inepections are planned to encornge good H8S practices.
• Some inspectors are to respond in a complaint or felen-tp an investigton.
• To impose sanetions including stop and imprwement orden
What’s your companies health and safety policy
• Take responsibility for safety and comply with safe systems of work.
• Act responsively, report incidents and near misses.
• Regular training refresher courses.
• Risk assessments are compulsory for all projects with bi-monthly updates as a minimum.
• CSCS cards are mandatory.
RICS Surveying Safe publication
Is Guidance on personal safety and work
• 1) General Statement - Employers/Employces have a duty of care under law of tort towands those who may be affected by their actions.
0 2) Safety of Employees - actions that must be taken by employers. Special duty of care towards young/ trainees.
• 3) Workplace - Fire & First Aid provisions.
0 4) Hazards and Risk Assessment requirements.
• 5) Visiting Sites - PPE, Lone working, Access provisions.
6) During Site Visirs - Key hazands assessments including structures, roots and contamination.
7) Safety of you and others - Everyone is to take responsibility of their own health &e safety.
• 8) Legal Duties - Criminal Liability and CDM guidance.
What other health and safety guidance is available
• Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005: This primary legislation outlines the responsibilities of employers and employees to maintain a safe working environment. It mandates that employers provide and maintain safe workplaces, prevent risks from various hazards, and offer necessary training and protective equipment. Employees are required to take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety and that of others, avoid improper conduct, and report any workplace hazards,
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Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007-2020: These regulations provide detailed requirements on spoeifle aspects of workplace health and safety, supplementing the 2005 Act,
• Workplace Safety and Health Management Guidelines: These guidelines offer practical advice on developing effective occupational safety, health, and welfare management systems, assisting organizations in complying with legal duties. HAR
What measures are there to prevent accidents on site occurring
• 1) Eliminate the risk of accidents occurring at the source for example assembly on the groun instead of working at height.
• 2) Planning & programming of works.
• 3) Allowing sufficient time for the works to be constructed effectively.
• 4) Carrying out risk assessments, method statements & educating workers.
• 5) Training inductions & CSCS qualifications.
• 6) Ensuring safe working sites and access & egress points.
Most common accident on site
Falling from height
What is Considerate contractors scheme
Responsible for improving the image of construction
Engaging with local communities and site cleanliness
Add Irish health and safety act
