Health and Safety Flashcards
What is in the RICS Professional standard Surveying Safely - Health and Safety principles for property and professionals 2018 and what is the structure
sets out
- good practice principals for the management of health and safety
- principles for those engaged in the built environment including health and safety responsibilities at corporate level and individual RICS member
structure:
1. personal responsibilities
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 managing of contractors
What must firms ensure they provide and what are the key areas of advice in the Surveying safely professional standard
- safe working environment
- safe work equipment
- safe systems at work
- competent staff
key areas of advice
- seeks to ensure that individuals accept responsibility for their own actions and they have the tools they need todo the job safely
- requirement of unto date personal and corporate responsibilities
- legal considerations and duties - for employers and employees to include advice on asbestos
- how to address fire safety
- an audit template is provided to assist members
what other information does the Surveying safely professional standard include
- assessing hazards (to include risk assessments)
-property professionals’ places of work (emergency arrangements and building services) - occupational health (stress and bullying)
- procurement and management of construction work (CDM regulations)
- precautions relating to potential risk/hazards assessments - refer to company’s own specific requirements
- visiting premises and sites (travel arrangements, lone working, PPE etc)
- tell someone where you are going and when you leave a building/site
- wear appropriate protective clothing eg high vis, protective footwear, hard hat, goggles, and ear defenders
- sign in and ot of the building or construction site
- consider whether safe to inspect alone and observe special lone working arrangements
- check dated tag if going on scaffolding
- wear non-slip shoes/boots when going up a ladder
- emphasis is placed on Members having correct operational practices in place
What does the Health and Safety at Work 1974 state
- ‘duty to every employer to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of employees’
- Policed by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as a criminal offence
- must report injuries and dangerous occurrences (1995 regs)
- must undertake, record, review a risk assessment (1995 regs)
- Hazard = anything that could cause harm (eg wet floor)
- Risk = probability of the harm happening (eg probability of falling over on wet floor)
- detailed H&S information is held on site in Operations and Maintenance manual
What does the PPE at work Regulations 2022 say
extends the employers’ duty to ensure provision of appropriate PPE for employees and contractors
eg cleaning, security and construction workers
What does a risk assessment include?
- identify the hazards
- identify the people at risk
- evaluate the risk
- record the findings
- review the RA regulation
- advise all affected to minimise/eliminate the risk
is a risk assessment a requirement?
it is a legal requirement for organisations of 5+ staff
documents all their significant hazards
What is a method statement
- document that details the way a work task or process is to be completed
- outlines hazards involved and includes step by step on how to do the job safely
- details which control measures have been introduced
what insurance do you need before commencing any work
public liability insurance
what are the 4 things that are to be included in a written health and safety document and when is it required
required for employers with 5+ staff
- Policy setting out a firms commitment to H&S
- details of the firm’s H&S structure
- risk assessment for risks in the workplace and preventative measures
- details of planning, implementation of the H&S policy and control measures
What is the ‘6 Pack’ of H&S regulations
introduced in 1993 covering various key aspects of H&S compliance
clarify how employers must comply with their duties under H&S at work Act 1974
regulations:
- management of HS at work
- display screen equipment
- manual handling operations
- personal protective equipment at work
- provision and use of work equipment
- workplace health, safety and welfare
what are the timelines stated in the Reporting of injuries, diseases, dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR) 1995
- ‘trigger date’ for reporting injuries is 7 days incapacitation
- must be reported to HSE within 15 days from accident date
- employers must keep record of all 3 days plus injuries
- kept in an accident book for a minimum of 3 years
what does the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2008 relate to and what are the penalties
gross breaches of duty of care by a corporate body leading to death
unlimited fine, imprisonment, disqualification
what are the key points of the Fire Risk Management Regulation Reform (fire safety) Order 2005
- based in Risk Assessment with focus on fire prevention
- non domestic property
- responsible person = employer, occupier, or owner is vacant
- must be precautions in place following risk assessment
- need for good record keeping
- regular reviews/assessment
reasonable fir precaution measures include:
1. warning system
2. firefighting equipment
3. exit routes
4. evacuation plan
5. emergency lighting & signage
when did the Fire Safety Act 2021 come into effect and what does it amend
In Jan 2023 following the Hackitt Review(2018) and it amends the reg reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
what is in the Fire Safety Act 2021
- applied to all residential premises including common parts in blocks with multiple occupation
- requires a responsible person to assess manage and reduce the fire risks posed by the structure, external walls and any common areas
- fire risk appraisals of external walls (FRAEW) on multi tenanted buildings
- allows fire service to take enforcement action against responsible persons who fail to comply
- regular inspections of lifts
- ensuring evacuation plans updated
- residents have fire safety instructions
- flat entrance doors comply
- An EWS1 form may still be used if required by financial insitutions
Following the Grenfell fire what form has now bee adopted to do a valuation of tall residential buildings?
EWS1 form(external wall systems)
what is EWS1’s criteria
- height if the building
- the type of cladding and how much of it the is on the building
- the presence of balconies and combustible material
