Health and Safety

Question 1

What is the HSE?

Answer 1

Health and Safety Executive

UK’s regulator to protect people’s H&S, ensuring risks are controlled and help business’ adopt change

Question 2

Why is H&S important?

Answer 2

Legal requirement
Ensure people are safe
People are trained

Question 3

What if you breach?
What are the penalties?

Answer 3

Unlimited fine
6 months to 2 years in prison

Question 4

What are RAMS?

Answer 4

Risk Assessment Method Statements

Document completed to carry out tasks safely

Question 5

What’s the main H&S legislation?

Answer 5

Health and Safety Act 1974

Sets out general duties which employer’s have towards employees and the public
So far as reasonably practical
Section 7 - Duty for employees to take reasonable care of own safety

Question 6

Ho do you ensure H&S on a project?

Answer 6

Method Statements
Wear PPE
Attend site inductions
Discussions in progress meetings

Question 7

Can you name H&S guidance/legislation?

Answer 7

RIDDOR 1995
COSHH 2002
CDM 2015
H&SWA 1974

Question 8

What is COSHH?

Answer 8

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

Control hazardous substances
Provide measures to reduce harm
Inc - chemicals/fumes/gas
Exc - lead/asbestos

Question 9

What is a Risk Assessment?

Answer 9

Identify hazards; measure the risk and how to reduce it

Question 10

What is RIDDOR?

Answer 10

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurances Regulations 1995/2013

Law requires employer’s and others to record
Death
Physical injuries
Fractures - not fingers

Question 11

What is the Considerate Constructor’s Scheme?

Answer 11

A voluntary scheme to sign up to
Abiding by best practice and not minimum statutory requirements

Question 12

What’s a CSCS card?

Answer 12

Construction Skills Certification Scheme

Take a test to show competency (45/50)
Lasts 5 years
Yellow - visitor
Green - operative
Black - senior manager

Question 13

What do you learn on a site induction?

Answer 13

First aid info
Facilities
Procedures
PPE

Question 14

What do you do if you see a danger on site?

Answer 14

Stop the person
Alert manager
Rectify
Review

Example - scaffold on …

Question 15

What do you do if you are lone working?

Answer 15

Tell colleagues
Put in diary
Sign in/out of site

Question 16

What is Corporate Manslaughter?

Answer 16

A company guilty of homocide due to failure of duty of care

Question 17

What is CDM?
Who is responsible for it?

Answer 17

Construction Design and Management regulations 2015

Regulations to ensure H&S is implemented into design and the project
Responsible - Client

Question 18

What was the update from CDM 2011?

Answer 18

CDM Co-ordinator to PD
Construction Phase Plan for all projects
20 people on site simultaneously for notifiable project

Question 19

When is a project notifiable?

Answer 19

30 working days
20 people on site simultaneously
or
500 person days

Question 20

What’s included in a F10?

Answer 20

Nature of the work
Site details
Client details
Contractor details
Start date
Site numbers

Question 21

What would you see on a site notice board?

Answer 21

F10
Contact details
First aid info
Key activities

Question 22

What’s a Construction Phase Plan?

Answer 22

A document that details H&S risks and control measures

Info about the project
H&S arrangements
Dangers on site

Question 23

What’s Pre-Construction Information pack?

Answer 23

A document that provides information the client has

Description of works
Hazards/limitations/H&S
Clients conditions and management requirements

Question 24

Under CDM, what are the duties of the client?

Answer 24

Submit F10
Ensure welfare facilities
Appoint PD - PCI/CPP
Make suitable arrangements

Question 25

Under CDM what are Principal Contractor duties?

Answer 25

Manage H&S on site
Prepare CPP
Provide welfare facilities
Site inductions

Question 26

Under CDM what are Principal Designer duties?

Answer 26

Plan, manage, and monitor
Prepare PCI
Prepare H&S file
Liaise with Principal Contractor

Question 27

Under CDM what are Designer Duties?

Answer 27

Ensure client is aware of duties
Communicate with other designers/contractors

Question 28

What types of asbestos are there?

Answer 28

Chrysotile:
most common
long fibres
white

Amosite:
second most common
brown/grey

Crocidolite:
blue
most lethal

Question 29

What types of asbestos surveys are there?

Answer 29

Management Survey - manage asbestos containing materials

Refurbishment & Demolition Survey - when upgrading refurbishment or demolition

Question 30

What do you do if you find asbestos?

Answer 30

Stop immediately
Put up warning sign and don’t let people in the area
Organise for testing ASAP

Question 31

What materials contain asbestos?

Answer 31

AIB insulating boards
Floor tiles
Sprayed coatings
Cement products

Question 32

Is there any H&S guidance you use as a surveyor?

Answer 32

RICS Surveying Safely, 2nd Editions

Basic and good practice
Personal responsibilities
Visiting premises - lone working; travelling to site

Question 33

What PPE do you use?

Answer 33

Hard hat
High vis
Goggles
Gloves
Steal toe cap

Question 34

When must a company have a H&S Policy?

Answer 34

5 or more employees [all must; this relates to a written policy]

Question 35

What must a company’s H&S Policy have?

Answer 35

Policy Statement
Details of structure
Audit protocols
Procedures

Question 36

H&S information to include in tender?

Answer 36

Existing information
Details of what to include
Welfare requirement
Security conditions

Question 37

When does CDM apply?
Included in Risk Assessment?

Answer 37

Design
Build
Demolition

Identify hazard
Who harmed
Evaluate risk
Record findings
Review