Health and Safety Flashcards
What is the RICS professional standard regarding health and safety?
RICS Professional Standard: Surveying safely – health and safety principles for property professionals 2018
What does this standard set out
Basic, good practice principals for the management of health and safety for the RICS regulated firms and RICS members
Principles for those engaged in the built environment as property professionals and includes health and safety responsibilities:
At a corporate level and at the level of the individual RICS member
What are the 8 key points covered in the professional standard
- Personal responsibilities
- Assessing hazards and risks
- Workplace health and safety
- Occupational hygiene and health
- Visiting premises and sites
- Fire safety
- Residential property surveying
- Procurement and management of contractors
What must RICS regulated firms ensure they provide in terms of health and safety
A safe working environment
Safe work equipment
Safe systems of work
Competent staff
How to address fire safety
Legal considerations and duties – for employers and employees to include advice on asbestos
Is there any legislation about health and safety
Health and safety at work 1974
What does this state?
- ‘duty to every employer to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees’
- Must report injuries and dangerous occurrences
- Must undertake, report and regularly review a risk assessment
What is included when conducting a risk assessment
- Identify the hazards present
- Identify the people at risk from the hazards
- Evaluate the risk, considering the likelihood and severity of any accidents. Existing precautions in place should be identified and evaluated
- Record the findings on a suitable form
- Review the risk assessment regularly
- Advise all those affected of the outcome of the risk assessment and methods of work and precaution to minimize or eliminate risk
What is a method statement
- This is a document that details the way a work taks is to be completed and prior approved
- Outlines the hazards involved
- Detail control measures to ensure the safety of employees
What other documents are needed before work can begin
- Public liability insurance
- Preparation of a written health and safety policy document (if more than 5 employees)
What is in the 6 pack of H&S regulations?
- Clarify how employers must comply with their duties under the health and safety at work act 1974
- These regulations are:
1. Management of health and safety at work
2. Display screen equipment
3. Manual handling operations
4. Personal protective equipment at work
5. Provision and use of work equipment
6. Workplace health, safety and welfare
What does RIDDOR stand for and what is included in the regulations?
- Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013
- The trigger date for reporting injuries is over 7 days incapacitation
- Such an injury must be reported to HSE within 15 days from the date of the accident
What is the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
- This act relates to gross breaches of a duty of care by a corporate body leading to a persons death
- The penalties range from an unlimited fine, imprisonment and disqualification as a company director by a member of the senior management team
What is the Fire risk management regulatory reform order 2005?
- Based on a risk assessment with emphasis on fire prevention
- Applies to a non-domestic property in England and wales
- The responsible person is the employer of occupier who controls the property
- Must be fire precautions in place following risk assessment
- Need for good record keeping
What does the fire safety act 2021 include:
- Applies to all resi premises including common parts
- Requires responsible person to assess, manage and reduce the fire risks posed by the structure , external walls and any common aras
- The fire risk appraisal of external walls reports need to be carried out on all multi-occupied blocks
- The report must include an assessment of the external wall system
What is an EWS form?
- External wall systems 1 form enables a ‘qualified professional’ to confirm that an external wall system on residential buildings has been assessed for safety, in line with government guidance
