Health and Safety Flashcards
You mention the training course you undertook on the CDM Regulations 2015, talk me through when these regulations apply to a project?
They apply to all construction projects.
They place duties on clients, designers, contractors, and others involved to ensure works are carried out safely.
In your case study you talk about undertaking a core sample survey to the flat roof, what safety precautions did you adopt prior to and during the survey?
- I undertook a desktop study of the building to ascertain access requirements and reviewed existing survey information such as asbestos logs.
- I carried out a risk assessment to identify potential hazards and the necessity of gaining access to the roof.
- Ensured appropriate PPE was worn.
- Access to the roof was made via a surveyors ladder footed by a colleague.
Do you know what the RICS Guidance Notes are which cover Health and Safety?
Yes the Guidance Note Surveying Safely published in 2018
Discuss a couple of points from the Guidance Note, surveying safely.
- RICS have introduced the ‘safe person’ concept. This is when each individual assumes individual behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues, and others’ health and safety at work.
- The guidance note states that there is a duty on surveyors to report potential dangerous situations to relevant responsible person.
- Details personal responsibilities such as keeping up with training.
What is the HSE? And who are they?
The Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a UK government agency responsible for the regulation of health and safety
What is the CSCS?
Construction Skills Certification Scheme
Talk me through your CPD on CSCS, what did you learn from this test?
I learnt the different responsibilities of the client, principal designer, and the principal contractor
What are the different responsibilities of the client, principal designer, and the principal contractor under CDM?
Client - Ensure dutyholders are appointed, sufficient time and resources are allocated, welfare is provided
Principal Designer - Plan and coordinate the preconstruction phase of the project, ensure principal contractor provides relevant H&S information.
Principal Contractor - Plan and coordinate the construction phase of the project, prepare construction phase plan
What legislation is there in the UK relating to Health and Safety?
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- CDM Regulations (2015)
- Control of Asbestos Regulations (2012)
- Building Safety Act – (Hot topic)
What does the Health and Safety at Work Act do?
- Obligation for Employers to keep employees safe in the work environment
- This includes providing and maintaining equipment, safe systems of work and safe premises
What are your obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act?
You must exercise reasonable skill and care in your relationship with your employer and colleagues
When is an Employer, required by law, to have a written health & safety policy?
When they employ more than 5 people
What does CDM stand for?
Construction Design and Management
What is a notifiable project under the CDM regulations?
The criteria threshold for this = if over 20 people will be on site at one time, and the project lasts longer than 30 working days
OR
The project exceeds 500 person days
What do you know about the Building Safety Act?
- It is legislation published in 2022 following the Hackett Report on the Grenfell Disaster.
- It seeks to improve building and fire safety
- It established the concept of a ‘High Risk Building’ which is a building above 18 metres high or 7 storeys.
- It introduces the golden thread of information
