Health and Safety

Question 1

What are the ‘Six Pack’ of H&S regulations?

Answer 1

1. Management of Health and Safety at Work
2. Display Screen Equipment
3. Manual Handling Operations
4. Personal Protective Equipment at Work
5. Provision and Use of Work Equipment
6. Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare.

Question 2

What RICS document concerns health and safety?

Answer 2

Surveying Safely - Professional Standard

Question 3

What does the RICS Surveying Safely set out?

Answer 3

1. Personal responsibility for RICS members and firms
2. Assessing hazards and risks
3. Workplace health and safety
4. Occupational hygiene and health
5. Visiting premises and sites
6. Fire Safety
7. Residential property surveying
8. Procurement and management of contractors

Question 4

What is a safe person?

Answer 4

Individual assumes individual behavioral responsibility for their own, their colleagues and others health and safety while at work.

Question 5

What does the Health and Safety at Work 1974 Act say?

Answer 5

• It states that it is a duty of every employer to ensure health, safety and welfare at work for all employees.
  o It is policed by HSE (Health and Safety Executive).
  o Must report injuries and dangerous occurrences (1995 Regs)
  o Must undertake, record and review risk assessments (1999 Regs)
  o Detailed H&S to be held on site.

Question 6

What is the Fire Safety Act 2021?

Answer 6

This reforms the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.