Health And Safety

Question 1

What does tue surveying safely guidance note set out ?

Answer 1

Basic, good practice principals for the management of health and safety for firms and members

Question 2

What’s the structure of surveying safely? 8

Answer 2

Responsibilities for rics members and firms
Assessing hazards and risks
Workplace health and safety
Occupational hygiene and health
Visiting premises and sites
Fire safety
Residential property surveying
Procurement and management of contractors

Question 3

RICS regulated firms must provide what? 4

Answer 3

A safe working environment
Safe working equipment
Safe systems of work
Competent staff

Question 4

What is the definition of a safe person?

Answer 4

An individual who assume individual behavioural responsibility for their own their colleagues and others health and safety whilst at work

Question 5

What is the PPE regs?

Answer 5

PPE at work regulations 2022

Question 6

When must you carry out risk assessments as a firm?

Answer 6

When you have more than 5 staff

Question 7

What is the outline of a risk assessment? 6

Answer 7

Identify the hazards present
Identify people at risk
Evaluate risk, likelihood and severity
Record findings
Review regularly
Advise all on the outcome

Question 8

What is a method statement?

Answer 8

A document that details the way a work task or process is to he completed and approved

Should identify hazard and a guide on how to do the job safely

Should detail control measures

Question 9

What are the 6 pack of regulations?

Answer 9

Management of H&S at work
Display screen equipment
Manual handling operations
Ppe at work
Use of work equipment
Workplace H&S and welfare

Question 10

What is Riddor?

Answer 10

Reporting of injuries, diseases, dangerous occurrences regulations 1995

Question 11

What does Riddor say for reporting injuries number of days?
When must you report it within?

Answer 11

Over 7 days incapacitation

Reported within 15 days

Question 12

What does the fire safety act 2021 relate to? Why did it reform?

Answer 12

It relates to multi occupied residential buildings
It reformed following the hackitt review 2018

Question 13

Which asbestos is amosite?

Answer 13

Brown

Question 14

Which asbestos is crocidolite?

Answer 14

Blue

Question 15

Which asbestos is chrysolite?

Answer 15

Whit

Question 16

Definition of asbestos?

Answer 16

An insulating material which can cause serious health problems and fatal diseases if disturbed and damaged

Question 17

Name when each asbestos became illegal?

Answer 17

Blue 1985
Brown 1985
White 1999

Question 18

What are the two types of asbestos survey?

Answer 18

Management survey
Refurbishment / demolition survey

Question 19

What are the 5 steps for managing asbestos?

Answer 19

The duty holder must assess whether the premises contain asbestos

Assess the risk and produce and asbestos management plan

Produce and asbestos register

Make register available for all parties

Review the register regularly eg 6 months

Question 20

What are the 10 statutory obligations for commercial property

Answer 20

Asbestos management
Contamination
Equality act compliance
Energy performance certificates
Fire safty
Health and safety
Legionnaires disease
Occupiers liability
PAT testing
Waste management

Question 21

Please summarise the health and safety at work at 1974?

Answer 21

Duty to every employer to ensure the health safety and welfare at work of all employees

Question 22

Who polices the health and safety at work act?

Answer 22

Health and safety executive

Question 23

What should you do under health and safety at work act?

Answer 23

Must report injuries or dangerous occurrences

Must undertake record and review risk assessments