Health And Safety

Question 1

What is HSE?

Answer 1

The Health and Safety Executive is a British public body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare.

Question 2

How long should a company hold H&S data for?

Answer 2

H&S data can be held technically forever, for example asbestos exposure to monitor long tern illnesses such as asbestos.

Question 3

What is a Construction Phase, Health and Safety Plan?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What is COSHH?

Answer 4

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

Question 5

What year was COSHH introduced?

Answer 5

2002

Question 6

What are the key principles of COSHH

Answer 6

COSHH requires employers to prevent or reduce workers exposure to:
1. Chemicals
2. Fumes, gases, vapours, and mists
3. Dusts (asbestos, silica)
4. Biological agents and germs

Question 7

What is corporate manslaughter?

Answer 7

When an organisation is guilty of a corporate manslaughter offence because its managed or organised activities have caused someone’s death.

Question 8

What is the Considerate Contractor’s Scheme?

Answer 8

It is a non for profit independent organisation founded in 1997 to improve the image of the industry. It encourages contractors and the supply chain to:
- Promote construction
- Deliver best practice in terms of operations
- Voluntary effort
- Benefits the surrounding neighbourhood and community

Question 9

What does absolute mean?

Answer 9

Requirements that must be abided by irrespective of the practicalities or costs.

Question 10

What does best practice mean?

Answer 10

Where there are several practical means of compliance, the company or individual implement the best irrespective of cost.

Question 11

Who is a competent person?

Answer 11

A person who has practical and theoretical knowledge and actual experience of what they are to examine go can detect errors, defects, weaknesses.

Question 12

What is a hazard?

Answer 12

A condition of practice with the potential to cause damage, ill health, injury or other loss.

Question 13

What is a risk?

Answer 13

The likelihood that the hazard will cause harm multiplied by the severity of that harm were it to occur.

Question 14

What is a health and safety policy?

Answer 14

A company document that documents and endorses and organisation’s commitment to health and safety.

Question 15

What is a risk assessment?

Answer 15

A process that entails identification of hazards present in the workplace and the assessment of the risks associated with each hazard.

Question 16

What does so far as practicable mean?

Answer 16

Requirements must be abided by if it is feasible, irrespective of whether it is difficult, inconvenient or costly.

Question 17

Can you name the piece of primary legislation relating to the Health and Safety ?

Answer 17

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Question 18

Can you name the RICS publication that relates to Health and Safety?

Answer 18

Surveying Safely

Question 19

This sets out guidance for occupational health, can you identify the areas to which this applies?

Answer 19

1. Work related stress
2. Mental Illness
3. Hearing damage
4. Asbestos
5. New and expectant mothers

Question 20

RICS Surveying Safely, what is included?

Answer 20

1. Personal member responsibilities
2. Corporate company responsibilities
3. Assessing hazards and risks
4. RICS places of work
5. Occupation hygiene and health
6. Visiting premises of sites
7. Fire Safety

Question 20

What is a notifiable project under CDM 2015?

Answer 20

1. Project exceeds 500 man days
2. Is longer than 30 days and have more than 20 workers at one given point on site

Question 21

What is the role of the Principal Designer?

Answer 21

Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase.

Question 22

What is meant by the acronym RIDDOR?

Answer 22

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

Question 23

What other primary legislation is used to regulate health and safety?

Answer 23

Building Act 1984
BSA 2022

Question 24

What is included in a site induction?

Answer 24

1. Overview of site, exit routes, welfare, WC, changing rooms
2. First aiders
3. Management individuals
4. Fire exit route in the case of a fire

Question 25

What PPE do you wear?

Answer 25

Hard Hat
Hi Vis
Safety Boots

Question 26

How does lone working operate?

Answer 26

Lone working is when an individual must visit a site or premises alone and must put procedures in place:
1. Carry out a desktop assessment
2. Inform superiors when they will be returning
3. Regular check in calls

Question 27

What is CSCS?

Answer 27

Construction Skills Certification Scheme

Question 28

Who are the parties under CDM?

Answer 28

1. Principal Designer
2. Principal Contractor
3. Client
4. Designer
5. Contractor
6. Workers

Question 29

What is the role of the principal contractor?

Answer 29

1. Plan, manage and monitor health and safety during the construction phase
2. Have a construction phase health and safety plan
3. Ensure suitable welfare facilities

Question 30

What health and safety issues relate to confined spaces?

Answer 30

1. Risk of fire
2. Risk of explosion
3. Risk of drowning
4. Risk of loss of consciousness
5. Risk of asphyxiation