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Health and Safety Flashcards

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What is the 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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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:
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 a 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-for-profit independent organisation founded in 1997 to improve the image of the industry. I encourages contractors and their supply chain to implement best practice
Aims to promote construction.
Aims to deliver the best practice in terms of site operations (cleanliness of site etc).
Voluntary effort.
Delivering standards and benefitting the surrounding neighbourhood and community.

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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, which 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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The Beaufort Scale is important when working at height externally, what does it measure?

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Wind speed.

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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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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

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What should you do first 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 is the hierarchy of H&S risk control?

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Elimination - remove the hazard
Substitution - replace the hazard
Engineering - isolate people from the hazard
Administrative - change the way people work
PPE - protect with PPE

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Which regulations (produced by the HSE) are applicable to asbestos?

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Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

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Are you aware of any guidance issued by RICS associated with asbestos?

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Asbestos: legal requirements and best oraclice for property professionals and clients - 4th edition, May 2021

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What are the 3 most comment types of asbestos?

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Crocidolite
Characterised by its straight blue fibres.
This type of asbestos is considered the most lethal form of the mineral.

Amosite
Commonly known as brown asbestos.
The second most common asbestos type - and the second deadliest.

Chrysotile
Commonly known for its long, curly fibres.
Chrysotile is the most common type of asbestos used in industrial and commercial applications.
Usually white in colour.

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Name the difference types of asbestos survey available?

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  • Asbestos Management Survey - The purpose of the management survey is to manage asbestos-containing materials (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, nee 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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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 somebody 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.
22
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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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Can you list 5 H&S Regulations which are applicable to a construction project?

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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.
Working at Height Regulations 2005.

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What is the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974?

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The basis of British health and safety law is the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
The Act sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public and employees have to themselves and to each other.
These duties are qualified in the Act by the principle of ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’.
The main requirement 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 Occurrences Regulations.

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Tell me about Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)?

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RIDDOR puts duties on employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises (the Responsible Person) to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences (near misses).

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What are the key principles of Lifting Operations LIfting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)?

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These Regulations (often abbreviated to LOLER) place duties on people and companies who own, operate, or have control over lifting equipment. This and duties on peinesses and organisations whose employees use lifting equipment.
All lifting operations involving lifting equipment must be properly planned by a competent person, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner.
LOLER also requires that all equipment used for lifting is fit for purpose, appropriate for the task, suitably marked and, in many cases, subject to statutory periodic thorough examination’.
Records must be kept of all thorough examinations and any defects found must be reported to both the person responsible for the equipment and the relevant enforcing authority.

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What is The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005?

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The regulations require employers to protect their employees from excessive levels of noise that could cause hearing damage. There are two main action levels for continuous noise:
Lower exposure action value - daily or weekly noise exposure level of 80dB.
Upper exposure action value - daily or weekly noise exposure level of 85dB.

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Are you aware of any recent amendments to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005?

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The Fire Safety Act 2021, the Act received Royal Assent on 29th April 2021.
The Act amends the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 with the intention of improving fire safety in multi-occupancy domestic premises.

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Can you detail some of the key changes as a result of The Fire Safety Act 2021 coming into legislation?

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The key changes are:
The Act provides clarification as to who is accountable for reducing the risk of fires.
It provides that a ‘Responsible Person’ who could be, for example, the owner or manager of a multi occupied residential buildings, must assess and mitigate the fire safety risk associated with both (1) the structure and external walls of a building and (2) entrance doors to individual flats and communal parts of the building.
The fire risk assessment for the building must be updated to cover both areas referred to above. The Responsible Person can appoint a fire risk assessor to assist with compliance.
Failure to comply with obligations contained within the Act could result in enforcement action being taken against the Responsible Person.

31
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Does RICS publish any information on how to execute your role safely?

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Surveying safely - 2nd edition, November 2018.

32
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What is the purposed of ‘Surveying safely?

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Set out basics, good practice principles for the management of health and safety for RICS regulated firms and members. It sets out principles for those engaged in the built environment as property professionals and includes health and safety responsibilities

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Is ‘Surveying safely’ RICS regulation or guidance?

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Guidance

34
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What are key points of CDM Regulations 2015?

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To ensure clients, designers, contractors and others consider the health and safety of those constructing, maintaining and demolishing the works.
Places statutory duties on clients, principal designer, designers and contractors to plan, manage and coordinate health & safety throughout project.
Improves safety on site through design, planning and management.

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Who are the key duty holders under CDM 2015?

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Client.
Principal designer.
Principal contractor.
Designers.
Contractors.
Workers.

36
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Under the CDM, who must make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including the allocation of sufficient time and other resources?

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The client.

37
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How does CDM apply to domestic clients with no contractors?

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CDM 2015 applies if the work is carried out by someone else on the domestic client’s behalf. If the householder carries out the work themselves, it is classed as DIY and CDM 2015 does not apply.

38
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What is the F10 notification?

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The form sent to HSE to notify them of an relevant construction project

39
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When is a project notifiable to the HSE under CDM Regulations?

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Longer than 30 working days with more than 20 workers on site at any one time
Exceeds 500 person days

40
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Who issues the F10?

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This is the client’s responsibility

41
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What is included in the pre-construction information document (PCI)?

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Includes:
Description of works.
Client considerations and management requirements.
Environmental restrictions and existing site risks.
Significant design and construction hazards.
Health and safety file.

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What is the Health & Safety File?

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The principal designer ensures the file is prepared, reviewed, amended as necessary and issued to the
client.
Clients, designers, contractors - must supply all information that needs to be included in the file.
same site.
Clients - must ensure H&S file is kept available to parties involved in future construction works at All parties - should ensure information for inclusion in H&S file should make sure that information is accurate, relevant and promptly provided.

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What should the Health & Safety File include?

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A brief description of the work carried out.
Any hazards associated with the materials used (e.g., special coatings which should not be burnt off).
Information regarding the removal or dismantling of installed plant and equipment.
Nature, location and markings of significant services, including underground cables, gas.
Residual hazards and how they have been dealt with (e.g., surveys or other information regarding asbestos, contaminated land, etc).

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Who should the principal designer pass the Health & Safety File onto when the project reaches completion?

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The employer and end user

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