Health and Safety Flashcards
How much do injuries and health conditions caused in the construction industry cost, on average, per year in treatment and lost work hours?
£1.1 billion
What are the two most significant health and safety documents for this course?
CDM 2015
RIDDOR 2013
What are the conditions that require HSE to be ‘notified’ of construction works?
More than 20 people are working simultaneously for over 30 days
Or
A total of 500 or more person-days of work is carried out
When is the notice for a major project typically sent to the HSE?
After a tender option has been chosen
When must a principle contractor be appointed?
When there are multiple contractors
Or
The project is notifiable
If a principle contractor is appointed, what else should occur?
A principle designer should be appointed
What are the 3 key health and safety documents?
Pre-construction documents
Construction H&S plan
H&S file
What do pre-construction documents contain?
Maps and diagrams of services, existing structures, site plan, site investigation, list of key dates and key figures
What does a construction H&S plan contain? Who is responsible for producing it?
Produced by the contractor
Contains the risk assessment, training certificates and method statements
What does a H&S file contain? When is it delivered?
Delivered after construction is completed
Contains as-built drawings, descriptions of how the construction works and where any hazards and services exist
What are not typically thought of in construction but must nonetheless be considered in health and safety documents?
Maintenance, repair, cleaning, refurbishment and demolition
What is a hazard?
A potential source of harm
What is a risk?
The chance that a hazard could cause harm
What is the principal designer’s health and safety responsibility?
Eliminate major hazards
Ensure designers carry out their duties
Provide relevant information to other dutyholders and the principal contractor
What is the contractor’s health and safety responsibility?
To control the hazards that exist to reduce risk
Whose safety is considered most important when designing safety measures?
The collective over the individual
What kind of hazard does CDM 2015 schedule 3 detail?
Works that involve specific risks such as those requiring air supply, explosives, live electricity or harmful chemicals
What does CDM 2015 schedule 2 list?
The welfare facilities that a site should provide for workers
What is competence?
Having sufficient knowledge of tasks and risks involved
Experience and ability to carry out duties
What does a method statement contain?
A list of the steps taken to complete a work including all hazards and the points at which they can arise
What must be reported according to the RIDDOR 2013 guidelines?
Deaths, significant injuries, work related illnesses, near misses, injuries causing 7 or more days of lost work, hospitalisation of non workers
If a worker is injured and unable to work for 3 consecutive days, what must happen?
The incident should be recorded, but it does not need to be reported until 7 consecutive days are exceeded
What are the responsibilities of a principal contractor under CDM2015?
Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety
Preparing the construction phase plan
Ensure site inductions, suitable authorisation barriers, worker consultations and welfare facilities are all implemented
Who is responsible for the health and safety file?
The principal Designer, unless their contract ends before the project completion, in which case it falls to the principal contractor to complete
