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Health and Safety Flashcards

1
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What statutory regulations governs asbestos?

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The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

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What are the three main types of asbestos?

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Chrysotile (White)
Amosite (Brown)
Crocidolite (Blue)

Other types include:
Tremolite
Actinolite
Anthophyllite

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What do the The Control of Asbestos Regs 2012 do?

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Outline the responsibilities of duty holders such as employers and building owners, to manage asbestos containing materials (ACMs) in non-domestic properties.

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What are the two types of asbestos survey?

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-Refurb and demolition
- Management

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5
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What is an asbestos register?

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Is a log of the asbestos and its location.

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When was asbestos banned?

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November 1999 & 1985

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What are the PPE at Work Regulations 1992 and what does it do?

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PPE at Work Regs 1992 places a duty on employers to provide suitable PPE to all employees that may be exposed to a risk.

As well as:
- Ensuring it is properly assessed before use
- maintained a stored properly
- provided with instructions on how to use
- used correctly by employees

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8
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What does Surveying Safely Set out to achieve?

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Sets out good practice principles for the managemnet of health and safety for RICS regulated firms.

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Can you tell me about the professional standard on surveying safely?

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It includes information on:
- Hierachy of Risk Control
- Dynamic risk assessments
- Example risk assessments and risk matrix’s
- Proccess for visiting premises

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What would you include in a risk assessment?

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What are the hazards
Who might be harmed and how?
What are you already doing?
Do you need to do anything else to control the risk?
Action by whom?
Action by when?
Done?

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11
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What is the recommended protocol for visiting premises under Surveying Safely?

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  • Before visitng - collect information on building and risks, and undertake a full risk assessment. what PPE may be required?
  • Checklist of matters to consider - Lone working, travelling to and from, occupation, condiiton of property, WFH,.
  • Undertake a dynamic risk assessment on site
  • Securing site and leaving
  • Review on completion of visit: any learning outcomes/close calls that need to be entered into firms accident book
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What do the CDM Regs 2015 aim to achieve?

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prevent construction accidents and fatalities.

Ensuring work is carefully planned so riska are managed from start to finish.

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What are the key dutyholders under the CDM Regs 2015

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Client
PD
PC

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14
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What happens to the duties of domestic clients?

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Pass to the principal designer or principal contractor

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What is the role of the PD under CDM 2015?

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  • plan, manage and monitor and coordinate H&S in pre-con phase.
  • Coordinat the Pre-construction information pack
  • Eliminate foreseable H&S risks and take steps to mitigate
  • Ensure good communication and cooperation and liaise with the other duty holder.
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16
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What is an F10 form?

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An F10 is comoleted if the project is notifiable under the CDM Regs?

17
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What is notifiable under the CDM Regs?

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last longer than 30 day and have more than 20 workers or exceed 500 person days.

18
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What are the 8 levels to control working at height?

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  1. Avoid working at height
  2. Ensure all workers are properly trained
  3. Select work equipment that prevents falls
  4. Ensure equipment is suitable, stable and strong
  5. Rgularly check and maintain equipment
  6. provide neccassary PPE
  7. Ensure working environment is safe
  8. Plan for emergencies and rescues
19
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What is the hierarchy of fall protection?

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-Avoid work at height /eliminate hazard
- Collective fall protection i.e. rooftop guardrail
- PPE - Work Restraint i.e. user cannot reach roof edge
- PPE - Fall Arrest - interupts and stops fall impact from fall.

20
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Name 5 deleterious materials?

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  • Asbestos
  • Wood wool slabs
  • Lead paint
  • Brick Slips
  • HAC (High Alumina Cement)
21
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What are the minimum scaffold handrail heights?

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HSE guidance states a 950mm.

22
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What is the role of the client under the CDM Regs 2015?

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Make suitable arrangement for managing a project including:
- appointing dutyholders
- ensure sufficient time and resource allocated

Make sure:
- relevant information is prepared and provided to other dutyholders
- the PD and PC carry out their duties
- welfare facilites are provided

23
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What is the role of the PC under the CDM REGS 2015?

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Plan, manage and monitor H&S in the construction phase of a project, including:

  • liaising with the client and PD
  • Preparing a CPP
  • organise and cooperate with contractors and coordinating

Make sure:
- suitable site inspections are provided
- reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised access
- workers are consulted and engged in securing their health and safety
- welfare facilities are provided

24
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Did you consider the risk of asbestos on your inspection within at the industrial units in Barking?

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Yes, we requested all asbestos information including managment plans and registers. There was one vacant and derilect office block

25
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What did you include in your Pre-Construction Information Pack for the retail refurbishment in Hornchurch?

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Referred to HSE Guidance L153
- Overview of the project
- Key dates such as SoS and Completion
- Management requirements such as site restrictions, site inductions and welfare provisions and security
- Health and safety requirements such as site segreation, vehicale movements, fire and emergency procedures, site rules
- Environmental restructions and existing on site risks - asbestos etc
- Significant design and construction hazards such as working at height and
- CPP guidelines
- H&S File setting out rhe requirement, format and conttent

26
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What is included within the Construction Phase Plan?

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  1. Description of the Project - programme, project directory and existing records
  2. Communication & managmeent of the work - welfare, security first aid, site rules, fire predures etc
  3. Arrangements for controlling significant site risks - vehicale movements/deliveries, preventing falls, working at height or near occupants, dealing with services etc.
27
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What is the HSE 5 steps to risk assessments?

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  1. Identify the hazards
  2. Decide who might be harmed
  3. Evaluate the risks
  4. Record your findings
  5. Review the risks assessment regularly
28
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What does RIDDOR stand for?

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Reporting Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013

29
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What should you do if an operative at site gets injured?

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If it qualifies as a reportable incident the RIDDOR comes into effect.

Reportable incidents classify as:
- Death due to work
- Specified reportable injuries (Reg 4) inc: fractures, amputation, blinding, crushing, burns.
- Over 7 day incapacitation
- Non fatal accidents to people other than workers that requires treatment

30
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Who should report under RIDDOR

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The responsible person i.e. employer, site manager etc

31
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Who enfocies the CDM Regs 2015

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HSE

32
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What is the hierachy of risk control?

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  1. Eliminate the risk
  2. Substitution
  3. Engineered Solutions
  4. Adminstrative Solution
  5. PPE
33
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What is the primary legislation that governs occupational health and safety?

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Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

  • It governs occupational H&S in Great Britian, setting out duties such as:
  • employers have towards employees and members of the public
  • employees have to themselves and the general public
  • certain self-employed have towards themselves and others
34
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What are some specific requirements of the H&SWA

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  • Workplace Safety - employers must ensure that the worksplace is safe and free from risks to health
  • Information and training - employers are required to provide relevant information insruction, training and supervision.
  • Welfare Provision - adequate welfare provisions, such as sanitary and rest facilities
35
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What are the penalties for breaching the HSWA?

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Unlimited fine prison sentences can vary.

36
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When do CDM Regulations become applicable?

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CDM Regs apply to all construction work on all building types.

CDM Regs classify construction work as:

“construction, alteration, conversion, fitting out, commissioning, renovation, repair, upkeep, redecoration or other maintenance (including cleaning involving water, or chemicals etc

37
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What are the hierachy of hazard controls?

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Under the PPE at Work Regulations

Hierarchy is:

  • Elimination (i.e. avoid working during hottest part of day)
  • Substitution (i.e. The use of safer chemicals for a cleaning task)
  • Engineering (i.e. fall protection or lifting machinery)
  • Administration (i.e. safety check cards, rotating workers to easier jobs)
  • PPE
38
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What does PUWER stand for?

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Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

PUWER puts obligations on companies and employers to ensure that work equipment is safe:

  • ensure equipment is safe
  • ensure adequate training
  • ensure equipment use is neccassary and appropriate to task

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