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Health and Safety Flashcards

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What is HSE?

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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness. It acts in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces.

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Define what service the HSE provides to improve safety?

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  • The HSE is there to protect people’s health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled.
  • The HSE helps businesses adapt to changes in occupational health and safety law and practice.
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How long do you need to keep H&S data for?

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Technically forever, we need to keep data on long term illness such as asbestos.

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What is a Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan (CPH&SP)?

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Developed during the construction phase by the contractor, the purpose is to demonstrate how the building will be built from a safety perspective.

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What are the key principles of COSHH?

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COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) requires employers to prevent or reduce workers’ exposure to substances including the following:

  • Chemicals
  • Fumes, gases, vapours and mists (paint, glue, welding, cleaning agents).
  • Dusts (asbestos, silica).
  • Biological agents and germs.
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What is corporate manslaughter?

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An organisation is guilty of corporate manslaughter offense if the way in which its activities are managed or organised causes a person’s death and if this amounts to a gross breach of a relevant duty of care owed by the organisation to the deceased.

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What is the Considerate Constructor’s Scheme?

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it is a non-profit independent organisation founded in 1997 to improve the image of the industry. It encourages contractors and their supply chain to implement best practice.

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What are the main assessment categories within the Considerate Constructor’s Scheme?

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There are 5 codes of considerate practice:

  • Care about appearance.
  • Respect the community.
  • Protect the environment.
  • Care about safety.
  • Value their workforce.
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What is the biggest cause of long-term health issues in the construction industry?

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Breathing in hazardous dust and fumes.

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Historically, what type of accident kills the most construction workers?

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Falls from height.

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What is the minimum height of the main guard-rail on scaffolding?

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950mm.

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When are visitors or works most likely to have an accident on a construction site?

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When they first start on a new site.

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When you last visited a construction site, what considerations did you give to your own health and safety?

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  • Preparing or contributing to method statements or risk assessments.
  • Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Attending site inductions and adhering to the contractor’s site rules.
  • Ensuring that health and safety was discussed at meetings.
  • Reporting any issues to site management.
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What H&S hazards have you come across on your projects?

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  • Impact of site traffic movements.
  • Poor lighting.
  • Manual handling.
  • Slips/trips/falls.
  • Working at height.
  • Noise.
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What is a CSCS card?

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  • Construction Skills Certification Scheme.
  • Provides proof that individuals working on site have the appropriate training and qualifications for the jobs that they do.
  • By ensuring the workforce are appropriately qualified, the card plays its part in improving the standards and safety on UK construction sites.
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A member of the public has been injured by work activities and taken to hospital for treatment. What should happen next?

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The accident should be reported by the responsible person to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

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The site has been issued with a prohibitive notice by HSE. What does this mean?

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A prohibitive notice normally requires the site to stop a particular activity straight away. The site must not resume activity until action has been taken to remove or control the risk.

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What should you do if you find an injured person on site?

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  • Assess the situation - do not put yourself in danger.

- Raise the alarm and call for help.

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What do RAMS stand for?

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Risk Assessment and Method Statement.

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What is a method statement?

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a statement/methodology that details the way work will be completed. the method statement should outline the hazards involved and include a step-by-step guide on how to execute safely.

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What is meant by a risk assessment?

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Identifying a hazard, measuring the risk and identifying the method of reducing the risk.

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What is the hierarchy of H&S risk control?

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Elimination>Substitution>Engineering>Administrative>PPE

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What do you do if you find asbestos on site?

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  • Stop work immediately and ensure the area is safe (nobody else can access).
  • Report the matter to the Site Manager, there may be requirements to notify the HSE.
  • The asbestos will need to be tested by a competent contractor to identify the type.
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What regulations are applicable to asbestos?

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Control of asbestos regulations 2012.

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What are the three most common types of asbestos?

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Crocidolite, Amosite, Chrysotile.

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Name the different types of asbestos survey available?

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  • Asbestos Management Survey - The purpose of the management survey is to manage asbestos-containing minerals (ACMs) during the normal occupation and use of premises.
  • Refurbishment/demolition survey - the R&D survey is required where the premises, or part of it, need upgrading, refurbishment, or demolition.
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Where is asbestos commonly found in older buildings?

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  • Cement, gutters and downpipes.
  • Corrugated roofs.
  • Floor and ceiling tiles.
  • Insulated boards.
  • Lagging.
  • Textiles.
  • Soffits.
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What should be included in an asbestos management plan?

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The plan must say who is responsible for what and should include:

  • The party responsible for managing the asbestos
  • The asbestos register identifying type and location etc.
  • Plans for work on asbestos material.
  • The schedule for monitoring the materials’ condition.
  • Telling people about your decisions.
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How can asbestos be managed on site?

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  • Remove - eliminate the risk.
  • Encapsulate - process of applying a protective layer onto the asbestos containing material (ACM) which will contain asbestos fibres and provide some protection to the ACM from damage.
  • Manage - Set up an asbestos management plan.
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What are the main health hazards when someone is exposed to asbestos?

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  • Asbestosis - a chronic lung disease that can cause shortness of breath, coughing and permanent lung damage.
  • Lung cancer.
  • Mesothelioma - a cancer of the thin membranes that line the chest and abdomen.
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When is an employer required to have a written H&S policy in the UK?

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When they employ more than 5 people.

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Are you aware of any other H&S regulations that may be applicable to the construction industry?

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  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
  • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
  • Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations 2015.
  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002.
  • Work at Height Regulations 2005.
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What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?

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  • The basis of British health and safety law.
  • The act sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public and employees have to themselves and each other.
  • These duties are qualified in the Act by the principle of ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’.
    The main requirements on employers is to carry out a risk assessment. Employers with five or more employees need to record the significant findings of the risk assessment.
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What does RIDDOR stand for?

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Reporting of Incidents Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations.

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