Health and Safety Flashcards
What other health and safety observations did you raise?
- 3-point contact on a ladder
- Good observation – scaffolding harness was worn by all construction workers
Why is it important to raise H&S notices?
- It helps identify corrective measures
- It enforces good practices.
- Measure improvement.
Ways the business was mitigating covid 19?
- Paused operations on site until safe measures were put in place
- Consulted the supply chain in order to source ways in order to operate safely
- Put workers into categories according to their health prior arriving to site
- Traveling through van share was not permitted
- Limited use of public transport
- Any person returning from overseas is required to self-isolate for 10 days
- Face coverings are now required whilst moving around inside all offices shared spaces and canteens.
- Temperature testing
- Homeworking undertake DSE(Display Screen Equipment) assessment
- Clear desk policy
What are the duties of the Contractor (carry out the work) under CDM?
• Plan, manage and monitor construction work under their control so that it is carried out without risks to health and safety
Ensure:
• Suitable site inductions are provided
• Reasonable steps have been undertaken to prevent unauthorised access
• Workers are consulted and engaged in securing their health and safety
• Welfare facilities are provided
What is asbestos?
• Asbestos is a naturally occurring rock mineral that has heat- and fire-resisting properties that has been proven to lead to serious diseases if inhaled.
What was the guidance on social distancing?
• Where work cannot be avoided closer than 2 meters, a minimum of an FFP2 or FFP3 mask must be worn, and face fitted to the individual. This must also be supported by an approved risk assessment by the Delivery Director.
What are some key elements to ensure Health and Safety?
- manage the risks by applying the general principles of prevention.
- appointing the right people and organisations at the right time.
- making sure everyone has the information, instruction, training and supervision they need to carry out their jobs in a way that secures health and safety;
- duty holders cooperating and communicating with each other and
- coordinating their work; and
- consulting workers and engaging with them to promote and develop
- effective measures to secure health, safety and welfare.
What a near miss?
- An unplanned event that could have caused human injury
What are some things you learned about CSCS card exam on General safety?
- Attending Site induction where health and safety rules are explained
- Keep work areas clean to avoid slips, trips and falls
- Who is responsible for health and safety at a construction site? Site manager
- Health and safety policy
What are the principal designer duties?
- Informing the client of their duties under the regulations.
- Planning, managing and monitoring health and safety in the pre-construction phase, including; identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks; and ensuring designers carry out their duties.
- Helping compile pre-construction information and providing it to designers and contractors.
- Preparing the health and safety file and then reviewing, updating and revising it as the project progresses.
- Liaising with the principal contractor to help in the planning, managing, monitoring and co-ordination of the construction phase.
- Taking into account the general principles of prevention.
- Ensuring that all persons working in relation to the pre-construction phase cooperate with the client, the principal designer and each other.
- Checking that designers have sufficient skills, knowledge, experience and (if they are an organisation) the organisational capability to carry out the work.
What is the purpose of a CDM regulations?
• Construction (Design and Management) is legislation that aims to improve health and safety in construction, through imposing duties to different parties.
Duties principal contractor (who manage the work)
- Liaising with principal design and client
- Prepare the construction phase plan
- Organising cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work
- Welfare facilities are provided
Regulation about Asbestos?
• Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
What does CSCS stand for?
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme
What are the main points of the health and safety act for employers?
- You need to have someone appointed on site for health and safety
- Preparing a health and safety policy (five or more employees needs to have a written health and safety file)
- Consulting workers. Involving employees to contribute to health and safety on site i.e., observation cards
- Reporting accidents, process known as RIDDOR
- Carry out risk assessments
- Give out information on how employees are protected
- Provide welfare facilities
- Provide training
- Appointing a competent person to manage health and safety in the workplace
What is the purpose of Start of Shift meetings?
- The meetings’ purpose is to review the health and safety risk of activities and tasks that will be performed during the shift in order to mitigate any accidents.
- Address best practices
- Reinforce safety requirements
What ways did IFE teach you to improve health, safety, and wellbeing?
- Speaking up when I see someone at-risk.
- Being open to change when someone speaks to me.
- Observing my work colleagues and myself “asleep at the wheel”, complacent, or preoccupied
- Mental health issues
What are the changes in legislation for health and safety for covid 19?
- Public Health England and Faculty of Occupational Medicine guidance.
- Corona virus Act 2020 came into effect 25 March 2020
Who are the duty holders under CDM 2015?
- Clients including Domestic Clients
- Principal designers
- Contractors
- Principal contractors
- Workers
FOR CSJV Project
Client and designers – HS2
Principal contractor – CSJV
Contractor - MWS
What is COSHH?
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health
What is a recent health and safety regulation you are aware of?
- The fire safety bill April 2021
- Improve fire safety on building where there are two or more domestic premises. The duty holders/building owners must manage the risk of fire:
- The structure and external walls of the building, including cladding, balconies and windows.
- Common parts and front doors.
What are the updates to CDM in 2015?
- removal of CDM Co-ordinator and replaced by Principal designer,
- Notification – used to be 30 days, but now its 30 days with 20 or more workers working simultaneously
Types of asbestos?
- Chrysotile (white asbestos). It can be found today in the roofs, ceilings, walls (kris-uh-til)
- Amosite (brown asbestos). Used in cement sheets and pipe insulation
- Crocidolite (blue asbestos). Insulate steam engines (krow·si·duh·lite)
