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
What is the occupiers liability act 1957
- The act regulates the liability of occupiers and others for injuries caused to lawful visitors and for damage caused to any good
- A common duty of care is imposed to lawful visitors
What is the smoke-free (premises and enforcement) regulations 2007
- Illegal to smoke in all enclosed and substantially enclosed public places
- No smoking signs must be displayed
What is the defective premises act 1972?
- The act imposes an obligation on the landlord to ensure that the premises comply with its requirements
- Section 4 of the act states that the landlord owes to all persons who might reasonably be expected by defects in the premises to provide a duty of care
- Landlords are not required to make a building safe and to keep it in a safe condition
What is asbestos?
- An insulating material which can cause serious health problems and fatal diseases
- Left undamaged and undisturbed it poses no risk to health
What are the three types of asbestos
- Brown (amosite)
- Blue (crocidolite)
- White (chrysotile)
When was the use of asbestos banned?
- White asbestos was banned in 1999 and the remaining types were banned in 1985
What are the two types of asbestos surveys?
- Management survey
- Refurbishment/demolition survey
What is a management survey?
- To locate, assess and advise on its management during occupation and use of premises
- No sampling of materials or analysis is undertaken
What is a refurbishment/demolition survey?
- Required where the premises needs refurbishment
- Samples of materials suspected of containing asbestos are taken and analyzed
What is involved in a risk assessment in the potential presence of asbestos?
- The duty holder must assess whether the premises contain asbestos and if so, where it is and what condition it is
- Assess the risk and produce an asbestos management plan
- Produce an asbestos register
- Make the register available to all relevant parties who might disturb it
- Review the register regularly
What are the statutory obligations of a commercial property owner?
- Asbestos management
- Contamination
- Equality act 2010 compliance
- Energy performance certificate
- Fire safety
- Legionnaires disease
- Occupiers liability
- PAT testing
- Waste management
What is a safe person
Each individual assumes individual behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues’ and others’ health and safety while at work.
