Health and Safety

Question 1

• What key pieces of legislation governs health and safety in construction?

Answer 1

Health and Safety at work act 1974

Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015

Question 2

• Can you tell me about the Health and Safety at work 1974?

Answer 2

It is a primary piece of legislation governing workplace Health and Safety in Great Britain

Employers are responsible to protect the health, safety and welfare of staff.
as such they must:

Provide equipment
Systems of work
Risk assessment
Provide appropriate training

Employees must:
Care for self and others
Cooperate with their employer

Question 3

• Can you tell me about the CDM regulations 2015

Answer 3

The construction Design and Management Regulations 2015

Ensure health and safety issues are properly considered during a projects development.

Reduces risk for people that construct, use or maintain buildings is reduced.

CDM regulations apply to all building and construction works

Question 4

Can you tell me about the Clients role under CDM

Answer 4

For commercial clients, they must:

• Appoint competent duty holders
• Allow sufficient time and resources
• Prepare and provide pre-construction information
• Ensure principle designer and contractor carry out their duties
• Ensure welfare facilities
• Issue a F10

Question 5

Can you tell me about the Principle Designers Duties

Answer 5

Plan, manage, and coordinate health and safety (pre-construction)

Identify, eliminate or control foreseeable risks

If more than one contractor prepare a health and safety file.

Help client pull together pre-construction information

Liaise with the principle contractor during the construction phase.

Question 6

What are the principle contractors duties under CDM?

Answer 6

Prepare the construction phase plan

Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate entire construction phase

Manage health and safety risks to everyone affected by the works, and manage the measures needed to control them

ensure all workers have site-specific inductions

liaise with the principle designer

Question 7

What would you expect to find in pre-construction information

Answer 7

Project description
- Key dates, contract details and details of project team.

Clients considerations and Management Requirements
- Clients requirements for management arrangement, site rules, restrictions, welfare facilities and security

Health and Safety & hazards
- vehicle access/pedestrian movements
-Fire evacuation
- emergency procedures.
- Also include asbestos reports, previous H&S files, existing services, contamination and unsafe structures.

Health and safety file requirements

Question 8

What would you expect to find in a construction phase plan?

Answer 8

Created by the Principle contractor. Includes:

Project Description

Process for managing the works

Arrangements for controlling significant site risks

Question 9

What would you find in the H&S file

Answer 9

H&S file is information that is useful for the planning of future works or maintenance.

• Description of works carried out
• Any residual hazards
• Key structural principles
• Use of any hazardous materials
• Nature and location of significant services

Question 10

What is an F10?

Answer 10

Used to notify the HSE of the project

Details of the project particulars and people

brief description of the construction works

details on how many people will be working on site at any one time

Question 11

When is an F10 required?

Answer 11

When a project is expected to last:

longer than 30 working days

&

have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point on the project

or

Exceed 500 person days

Question 12

Who is required to notify HSE if a project is notifiable?

Answer 12

The client

Question 13

What is RIDDOR

Answer 13

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013

Requires the ‘responsible person’ to notify of any death, reportable injury, disease or dangerous occurrence to the HSE

Responsible person is the employer or, for the self employed, the contractor or principle contractor

Question 14

What incidents are reportable under RIDDOR

Answer 14

Death
Major injuries such as loss of limb
Occupational diseases
Dangerous occurrences (Explosions, structural collapse, collisions)
Gas incidents

Question 15

What does COSHH stand for

Answer 15

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

Regulations aim to avoid exposure to hazardous substances or control exposure.

Question 16

What H&S precautions do you take when going on site?

Answer 16

I ensure that I have PPE

I have had a site instruction

Question 17

What is the CSCS test and what does it do?

Answer 17

Construction Skills Certificate Scheme

Makes you aware of health and safety issues when attending construction sites

Question 18

• What is a risk assessment

Answer 18

A risk assessment is an examination of what could harm in your work or to others.

against what measures have been introduced to avoid or mitigate this risk.

You can weigh up if you have taken sufficient precautions to proceed.

Question 19

• what are the 5 steps to a risk assessment

Answer 19

Identify the hazards

decide who might be harmed and how

Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions

record your findings and implement them

review your assessment and update if neccesaey

Question 20

What is the role of HSE

Answer 20

To prevent work related death, injury and ill health

Provide guidance

Question 21

What are the powers of the HSE

Answer 21

Inspections without notice

To issue written or verbal advice

To impose sanctions including stop and improvement codes

prosecution