Health and Safety Flashcards
What are the different types of asbestos?
Amosite
Chrysotile
Crocidolite
What is the legislation governing asbestos?
The controlof asbestos regulations 2012
What would be included in an asbestos register?
Location of Asbestos
Amount
Condition
Exposure Risk
What would be included in an asbestos management plan?
- Duty holder.
- How to access the asbesots register.
- Details of how routine check will be undertaken
- Procedure to prevent disturbance.
- RAMS
- Training requirements
- How information will be shared.
What are the different types of enforcement available to the HSE?
- Providing information and advice face-to-face or in writing
- Serving notices on dutyholders
- Withdrawing approvals
- Varying licences, conditions or exemptions
- Issuing simple cautions
- Prosecution
What type of notices may the HSE issue?
- Improvement notices, must be rectified in 21 days.
- Prohibition Notice: risk of serious personal injury or works have already been suspended due to injury
What would be including in the pre-construction information?
Provided by the Client to the Designer.
- Information in the existing health and safety file.
- Known health and safety hazards.
- Significant design and construction hazards.
- Environmental restrictions.
What would be including in the construction phase plan?
Project description.
How the works will be managed: site inductions and training.
Arrangements in place for monitoring significant risks.
RAMS
What would be including in the Health and Safety file?
Description of the works carried out.
Infromation that will support any future construction works or refurbishment.
Residual risks and hazards.
Location and information of any hazardrous materials or substances used on the project.
What are some of the key points of the Fire Safety Regulations 2022?
The Responsible person is required to:
- Provide building plans to the fire and rescue service.
- Provide infromation on external wall materials to the F&RS.
- Monthly checks on evacuation lifts.
- Information boxes - responsible person and hard copy of building plns.
What are the Fire Safety Regulations 2022?
Government’s response to the recomendation following the completion of the Grenfell Phase 1 inquiry.
What were some of the key recommendations of Grenfell’s phase 1 inquiry?
Sharing information on building plans and mateirlas with the F&RS.
Inspections of fire safety equipment such as fire doors.
Develop policies and providng training to F&RS for the evacuation of high-rise buildings.
Better communication between emergency services in response to major incidents.
What is the definition of a high-rise buiding?
7 storeys or is at least 18 metres high.
Who is the responsible person?
The person responsible for the safety of themselves and others who use a regulated premises.
This is normally a building owner, or in residential properties, any other person in control of the premises. The responsible person is the person on whom most of the duties set out in the Fire Safety Order are imposed.
What are the key points of the Building Safety Act 2022?
Establishment of the Building Safety Regulator - focus on high risk buildings.
Golden Thread - digital record of building information from design all the way throughout the building’s lifecycle.
Gateway 1 - consideration of fire safety measures within the planning application.
Gateway 2 - the completed design is submitted to the BSR for approval prior to commencement of construction.
Gateway 3 - prior to building occupation a final assessment is made by the BSR and a completion certificate is issued. Ensures compliance with standards and submitted plans.
