H & S General Flashcards
Is there an RICS Guidance Note on Health and Safety?
Guidance Note, surveying safely, 2018
- Responsibilities for members
- visiting a premises and sites
- Assessing hazards and risks
- Occupational hygiene and health
When visiting sites what steps would you take before leaving?
I would ensure that I check is PPE is required and would make sure that I wear the appropriate clothing at all times. I would make sure my colleagues know where I am going and make a note of it in calander.
What is the legislation relating to Health & Safety in the UK
The health & safety at work Act 1974.
This is adjudicated by the Health & Safety Executive (HSH). Non-compliance is a criminal offence that is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment.
When it is necessary for a risk assessment to be carried out?
It is a legal requirement for organizations employing more than 5 staff to carry out documented health and safety risk assessments of all their significant hazards.
Who is responsible for your health and safety at work?
I am responsible for my own health and safety but so is my employer as per the Health and Safety Act 1974
What might an employer issue for a task that puts an employer at risk?
A method statement. Set out a detailed way that the task should be completed.
Where might you find asbestos in a building?
Asbestos can be found in a variety of places including the insulation of building, ceilings, in fireplaces, floor tiles, boiler insulation and in roofs.
What types of asbestos surveys are there?
Management Survey
- locate, assess and advise on the management during occupation and use.
- No sampling of materials or analysis is undertaken.
Refurbishment/Demolition Survey
- Required when a premises is being refurbished or demolished.
- Samples of asbestos containing materials are taken and analysed.
- Recommendations are made regarding their management.
What do The Control of Asbestos Regulations (2012) say are the five steps for the duty holder in managing asbestos?
- Assess whether premises contains asbestos
- Assess the risk of it
- Create an asbestos register
- Make the register available
- Review the register regularly
What are the maximum penalty offenses relating to asbestos?
Under the Health and Safety Act 2008, a surveyor dealing with asbestos can be fined a maximum of £20,000 and a potential 12-month prison sentence.
What are some of the Statutory obligations of a commercial Property owner?
- Asbestos management
- Contamination
- Equality act compliance
- EPC
- Fire safety
- Health and safety
- Legionnaires Disease
- Occupier Liability
- P A T testing
- Waste management
What is C&Ws Health and Safety Policy?
- Annual training on setting yourself up to work safely, lone working, safety checks and compliance on site.
- Health and safety responsibilities are set out in each individuals employment contract and embedded into performance reviews.
- I’m the office there is designated fire marshal, health and safety trainee and a mental health first aider.
- risk assessment undertaken every 6 months.
- Uk appointed health and safety officer
Why was surveying safely updated in 2018?
- Introduced the safe person concept
- Introduced the concept of lone working
Which rules of conduct is most relevant to health and safety?
Rule 5
‘Act to prevent harm and maintain public confidence in the profession’
What are the Six pack of H&S regulations
- Management of health and safety at work
- Display screen equipment
- Manual handling operations
- PPE at work
- Provisions and use of work equipment
- Workplace health, safety and welfare
What is the safe person concept?
RICS considers the concept of a ‘safe person’ to mean that each individual assumes individual behavioral responsibilities for their own, their colleagues and others health and safety while at work
Reporting injuries
- The trigger date for reporting injuries is over 7 days incapacitation.
- Injury must be reported to HSE within 15 days from date of accident.
- Employees must keep a record of all 3-day plus injuries.
- Information can be kept in an accident book which must be kept for a minimum of 3 years.
