Health and Safety Flashcards
1
Q
Surveying Safely key areas of advice, RICS members must provide:
A
- Safe working environment
- safe working equipment
- safe systems of work
- competent staff
2
Q
The safe person
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Individual behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues and others health and well being while working
3
Q
Health and Safety Act 1974
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Duty of an employer to ensure the health and safety and welfare at work of all employees
4
Q
H&S 1974 policed by?
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- Health and Safety Executive.
- Criminal offence
- fines and or prison
5
Q
H&S 1974, employers must
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- report injuries and dangerous occurrences
- undertake and review risk assessments
6
Q
Hazard v risk
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- hazard is anything that has potential to cause harm
- risk is the likelihood for something to cause harm
7
Q
A method statement
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Document that details the way a work task is completed step by step to avoid hazards and do the job safely
8
Q
What in surveying safely relates to inspections
A
Loan working, PPE and risk assessments
