Health and Safety Flashcards
Under Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015 what are the clients responsibilities? (6)
1) Make suitable arrangements for managing the project, including appointing designers and contractors that have the skills, knowledge, experience and organisational capabilities to carry out the project.
2) Appoint a principle designer and principle contractor to take charge of the project and site.
3) Ensure the principle designer and principle contractor carry out their duties.
4) Allow sufficient time and resources for each stage of the project to ensure corners are not cut when it comes to health and safety during the build or the quality of the project outcome.
5) If the project will last longer than 30 days and involve more than 20 workers at any one time, the HSE must be notified with details of the project using the F10 form available of the HSE website. A copy must be displayed in the construction site office.
6) Ensure suitable welfare facilities are provided for the duration of the construction work.
Under Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015 what are the principle designers responsibilities? (6)
1) Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety during the pre-construction phase of the project.
2) Identify, eliminate or control foreseeable risks.
3) Ensure designers carry out their duties.
4) Prepare and provide relevant information to other duty holders.
5) Liaise with the principle contractor to help in planning, management, monitoring and coordination on the construction stage.
6) Prepare a health and safety file for the project and revise when necessary. Make it available to everyone working on the site.
Under Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015 what are the principle contractors responsibilities? (8)
1) Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety during the construction phase of the project.
2) Liaise with the client and principle designer.
3) Prepare the construction phase plan.
4) Organise and coordinate contractors and their work.
5) Provide suitable site inductions.
6) Take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access.
7) Consult and engage workers in securing their health and safety.
8) Provide welfare facilities.
What are the penalties for breaching CDM regulations?
Up to £10m fines or imprisonment for up to 2 years.
What are the employers duties under the Management of Health and Safety and Work Regulations 1999? (6)
1) Make suitable and sufficient assessment of risk.
2) Put preventative or protective measures in place.
3) Review when necessary.
4) Record findings.
5) Provide health surveillance when work is known to harm health in some way, eg. working with loud noises.
6) Provide adequate health and safety training and information which must be repeated regularly, be adapted to take account of new risks and take place during work hours.
What are the employees duties under the Management of Health and Safety and Work Regulations 1999? (4)
1) Use machines and equipment in accordance to training and instruction.
2) Report any shortcomings in health and safety arrangements.
3) Report dangerous situations.
4) Take reasonable care of their own health and safety and those of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
What are the duties of the employer under the Work at Height Regulations 2005? (12)
1) Ensure work at height is properly planned, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner.
2) Ensure work at height is carried out only when weather conditions do not jeopardise the safety of persons involved.
3) Ensure the competence of all workers at height.
4) Provide training and instruction in working at height.
5) Not carry out work at height unless there is no other option.
6) Provide measures to eliminate the risk of falling.
7) Where the risk cannot be eliminated; provide equipment to minimise the distance and or consequences of a fall.
8) Ensure no worker passes over or near fragile surfaces.
9) Prevent the fall of materials or equipment from height.
10) Clearly indicate any areas of danger.
11) Inspect all equipment provided for working at height and maintain, repair and replace as required.
12) Inspect all places where working at height is taking place.
What are the duties of the employee under the Work at Height Regulations 2005? (4)
1) Report any defect on a measure provided for work at height to the supervisor.
2) Use all provided equipment for work at height.
3) Follow the training provided.
4) Use all instructions given for work at height.
What are the work equipment requirements for operatives working at height? (Safety measures) (5)
1) Avoid work at height.
2) Collective means of prevention such as guard rails.
3) Personal means of prevention such as a fall or work restraint.
4) If a fall cannot be prevented then collective means of protection such as airbags can be used to reduce the effect of the fall.
5) If this is not possible, use a personal fall protection system such as a fall arrest system or harness.
What are the requirements for working platforms? (6)
1) Must be of sufficient strength and of suitable composition for the task.
2) May contain guard rails to prevent fall from height, toe boards to prevent materials falling, barriers to prevent any materials passing through guard rails.
3) Must be supported by suitable and stable structure.
4) Free from trip hazards and gaps through which persons or materials could fall.
5) Of sufficient dimensions to allow safe passage and safe use of equipment and materials.
6) Not overloaded.
What are the requirements for working platforms? (6)
1) Must be of sufficient strength and of suitable composition for the task.
2) May contain guard rails to prevent fall from height, toe boards to prevent materials falling, barriers to prevent any materials passing through guard rails.
3) Must be supported by suitable and stable structure.
4) Free from trip hazards and gaps through which persons or materials could fall.
5) Of sufficient dimensions to allow safe passage and safe use of equipment and materials.
6) Not overloaded.
What are the requirements for personal fall protection? (3)
1) A risk assessment must be undertaken to ensure that no other means of fall prevention could be used instead of PPE.
2) It must be sustainable and sufficient strength for the user, intended for use, fitted correctly and designed to minimise injury to the user.
3) All users must be received appropriate training in the use of the personal fall protection equipment.
What are the requirements for using a ladder under the Work at Height Regulations? (7)
1) Must be used for less than 30 mins and because no other suitable equipment could be justified.
2) Only used after a risk assessment.
3) Be placed upon surfaces that are firm, stable and of sufficient strength.
4) Be stable during use.
5) Secured at the top if applicable.
6) Protrude past the place of landing.
7) Have available secure hand and footholds.
How can materials be lifted onto a mobile tower?
Using a reliable lifting material eg. strong rope and lifted within the footprint of the tower.
How is the Health and Safety at Work Act used today?
The Health and Safety at Work Act is primary legislation. Secondary legislation such as regulations, guidance and approved codes of practice are issued by the government and enforced by HSE and local authorities.
