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How do you follow the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974?

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  • Lines of accountability for management of health and safety
  • Policies and procedures for work undertake e.g. lone working procedures
  • Identification and management of foreseeable risks e.g. risk assessments
  • Training of health and safety
  • Processes to manage contractors/sub-contractors
  • Appropriate insurances (e.g. employer’s liability)
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What are the salient points of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974?

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Duty of care of employer to ensure health, safety, and welfare. Policed by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – criminal law.
Must report injuries and dangerous occurrences and regularly review risk assessments.
Hazard – something with potential to cause harm.
Risk – likelihood of harm being realised.

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How do you follow RICS Surveying Safely 2nd edition (2018) Professional Standard

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What are the salient points of RICS Surveying Safely 2nd edition (2018) Professional Standard?

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  • Basic, good practice principals for the management of health and safety for 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 or at the level of the individual RICS member
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What PPE would you take on inspections?

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  • Hard hat – different colours mean different things
  • Hi-vis jacket
  • Respiratory protection
  • Eye and ear protection
  • Hair nets
  • Foot protection
  • Gloves
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what is your company’s lone working policy?

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  • Undertake risk assessment and dynamic risk assessments
  • Schedule lone working on Outlook calendar, include site address, time and contact numbers
  • Assign someone to be responsible for monitoring the lone worker.
  • Ensure they have completed CBRE Lone Worker training
  • Carry charged mobile phone
  • Report any incidents when lone working
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What is the structure of RICS Surveying Safely 2nd edition (2018) Professional Standard?

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  1. P - Personal Responsibilities
  2. A - Assessing hazards and risks (including risk assessments)
  3. W - Workplace health and safety
  4. O - Occupational hygiene and health
  5. V - Visiting premises and sites
  6. F - Fire safety
  7. R – Residential property surveying
  8. P - Procurement and management of contractors
    Safe person – individual who assumes behavioral responsibility for their own and their colleagues h&s while at work.
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What is the Fire Safety Act 2021?

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Following the Hackitt Review, reforms the Fire Safety Order 2005.
* Regular inspections of lifts to be reported to fire service.
* Evacuation plans regularly updated and for disabled people.
* Ensuring residents are provided with an evacuation plan.
* Responsible person appointed who ensures risk is reduced.
* Ensure flat doors comply where external walls unsafe cladding.
RICS Guidance Note: Valuation of Properties in multi-storey, multi- occupancy residential buildings with cladding 2022.

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What is the guidance on cladding for resi properties?

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RICS Professional Standard: Valuation of Properties in multi-storey, multi- occupancy residential buildings with cladding 2021.

To support valuers undertaking valuations for secured lending purposes on domestic residential blocks of flats in the UK.

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When do need to undertake a risk assessment?

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A legal requirement if there is more than 5 staff members.

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How to undertake a risk assessment?

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I – Identify hazards and people at risk.
E – Evaluate the risk. R – Record findings. R – Review regularly.
A – Advise all affected the outcome and methods to minimise risk.

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What is the guidance on a dual stair core?

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Michael Gove announced in July that all new residential blocks over 18m or 7 storeys will need to have two stair cores.
Amendment made to Document B – was previously buildings over 30m.
Mandatory from December 2023 – applications prior are still eligible.

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External Wall Systems (EWS)

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Following the Grenfell tragedy, many tall resi buildings have unsafe EWS To enable valuation of these, EWS forms have been introduced for: Flats, PBSA, Care homes, HMOs, Mixed use residential, NOT hotels.
EWS1 confirms building has been assessed for safety. They consider: Height, Cladding, Presence of Balconies/Combustible Material.
Valid for 5 years. Decision tree on RICS website. Balconies vertically above each other - bad ACM – Aluminium composite material cladding MCM – Metal Composite Material

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What is a risk?

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Risk is the likelihood (whether high or low) of the harm (e.g. risk of falling on wet floor).

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What is a hazard?

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A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm to someone (e.g. wet floor)

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For a firm with more than 5 employees, a Health and Safety Policy Document should be issued. What 4 points must it contain?

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  1. Policy setting out the organisation’s commitment to H&S
  2. Details of the organisations H&S structure, with roles and responsibilities.
  3. A risk assessment and preventative measures in place
  4. Details of the planning, implementation of the H&S policy and control measures.
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Name the 5 levels of hierarchy risk control.

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To reduce risk, the measures are below:
1. Elimination: redesign activity to remove the hazard
2. Substitution: e.g. replace materials with less hazardous ones.
3. Engineering Controls: use equipment such as ventilation to remove fumes.
4. Administrative Controls: identify and implement procedures such as lone working policy
5. PPE: if you cannot remove risk, then wear PPE.

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What is a dynamic risk assessment?

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Changing risks and hazards can occur on the day. It requires worker to continually re-evaluate the work, environment and themselves for risk.

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What types of risk might require their own specific risk assessment?

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  • Fire safety
  • Substances and chemicals
  • Asbestos,
  • Lifting equipment and machinery.
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What are basic emergency preparations in a building?

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  • Detection (heat, smoke, carbon monoxide)
  • Maintenance regimes
  • Extinguishers
  • Alarms
  • Emergency lighting
  • Evacuation procedures
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What is occupational hygiene?

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  • Identifying and controlling exposure to harmful agents in the workplace. They advise on the range of control measures.
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What is occupational health?

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  • Occupational health considers the physical and mental effects of work on health.
  • Such as:
    work-related stress,
    mental health,
    violence and bullying,
    alcohol and drug misuse,
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Give examples of bullying in the workplace.

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  • Ignoring or excluding someone
  • Humiliating someone at work
  • Spreading rumours
  • Undervaluing someone’s work
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Name some hazardous substances

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  • Asbestos,
  • cleaning products such as bleach,
  • pesticides,
  • lead paint dusts,
  • engine exhaust fumes,
  • dusts and spores from mould.
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What must a surveyor do before visiting a site?

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  • Risk assessment
  • Check PPE requirements
  • Contact site manager
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Tell me some considerations when inspecting a site?

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  • Lone working – emergency arrangements
  • Condition of a property – unsafe, derelict, security, site rules, PPE. Be aware of collapse of chimney stacks, leaning walls, rotten columns, broken glass.
  • Occupation – is site occupied, who will you meet on the premises. Be aware of squatters, trespassers, discarded syringes, aggressive tenants.
  • Roof – can roof be inspected from elsewhere rather than going onto the roof. BE aware of rotten/slippery roofs, unguarded roofs, high winds, falls from height
  • Dangerous substances – asbestos, chemicals
  • Diseases – syringes, vermin, biosecurity
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What should be considered when lone working?

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  • Travel arrangements
  • Does your manager/firm have your mobile number.
  • How will you communicate in an emergency
  • Does someone have a record of where you are and what time expected back
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how can fires be caused?

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  • Natural event – lightning
  • Chemical reaction
  • Source of fuels
  • Sparks from welding, heat-sealing
  • Naked flames
  • Damage electrical power circuits
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What is CDM?

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  • Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015
  • Main set of regulations for managing the health, safety and welfare of construction projects.
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When appointing a contractor, what must you ensure?

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  • They are competent
  • Member of a professional body
  • Adequate insurance (employer liability insurance, contractor’s all risk insurance, public liability insurance and PII)
  • References from other jobs
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What does PPE at Work Regulations 2022 state?

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  • Employer duty to ensure provision of appropriate PPE (both employees and contractors).
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What is purpose of the ‘Six Pack’ of H&S Regulations?

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  • Six Regulations introduced on 1st January 1993, known as the ‘Six Pack’, predominantly covering H&S guidance.
  • They implement European Directives on H&S and how employers must comply with duties under H&S at Work Act 197.
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What are the ‘Six Pack’ of H&S regulations?

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The 6 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.

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What is RIDDOR 1995?

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  • Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
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What does the ‘Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)’ state?

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  • Trigger date for reporting injuries is over 7 days incapacitation.
  • Injury must be reported to HSE within 15 days from the date of the accident.
  • All employers must keep a record of all 3-day plus injuries.
  • Information must be kept in an accident book, which must be kept for minimum of 3 years after occupational accident or injury.
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Who is responsible for H&S at CBRE?

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  • Global Workplace Safety Team
  • Chris Kirkwood (EMEA UK – Director)
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What do S2 say in H&S at Work Act?

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Duty Employer to Employees - It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees.

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What do S3 say in H&S at Work Act?

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Duty to non-employees - It shall be the duty of every employer to conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons not in his employment who may be affected thereby are not thereby exposed to risks to their health or safety.

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What do S4 say in H&S at Work Act?

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Duty of person in control of premises - outlines the duties of organisations to keep premises they own safe. The Act states, “Any person who has, to any extent control of…
 Work premises
 The means of access or egress
 Any plant or substance in such premises
…has a duty to take all reasonable measures to ensure that all are safe and without risks to the health of both employees and non-employees.

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What do S7 say in H&S at Work Act?

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Duty of Employees to employer - very employee has the following two duties while at work:
 To take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself and of other persons who may be affected by his work
 To co-operate with his employer so far as is necessary to enable the employer to comply with his own duties.

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What is the Fire Risk Management Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

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  • Based on risk assessment with emphasis on fire prevention, and fire precautions put in place following risk assessment.
  • Applies to non-domestic property in England and Wales.
  • Good record keeping on risk assessments, fire policy and training.
  • Regular review of assessment.
  • Reasonable fire precaution measures
  • Matters covered in Part B of Building Regulations – fire safety.
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What was Hackitt Review (2018)

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  • Review by Judith Hackitt on building regs and fire safety relating to high-rise residential buildings, regarding design, construction and management.
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Why were EWS1 forms brought in?

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Following Grenfell fire, many tall residential buildings external wall systems have been found to be unsafe.

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What type of building can have a EWS1 form?

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Residential properties of any height including block of flats:
- student accommodation,
- assisted living and care homes,
- houses in multiple occupation (HMO) and
- mixed blocks where there is residential component. EWS1 form not designed for hotels.

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What does EWS1 form entail?

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Enables a qualified professional to confirm that an external wall system on residential buildings has been assessed for safety in line with government guidance. The criteria considered:
- Height of the building
- Type of cladding (how much of it there is on the building)
- Presence of balconies and combustible material

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How long are EWS1 forms valid?

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Valid for an entire building for 5 years.

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You are a valuer, how do you decide if a building needs an EWS1 form?

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  • Valuer must follow instructions given by their lender clients and have a rationale to justify the request for the EWS1 form.
  • Interactive decision tree is available from RICS website to understand when an EWS1 form is required.
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Why did RICS update the EWS1 form in March 2022?

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  • It was following consultation with the government and Building Society Association.
  • The form is now electronic and includes version control, so there is a clear audit trail of the rating provided if the same assessor/firm undertakes an EWS on the building.
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What is the Building Safety Act 2022?

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  • It is intended to enhance regulations for building safety.
  • The Act implements the Hackitt Review for high-rise buildings.
  • It aims to strengthen:
    o Accountability and duties for those responsible for safety of high-rise buildings during construction and occupation.
    o Residents ability to contribute to maintaining safety.
    o Enforcement to deter non-compliance
    o A national framework to ensure the suitability of construction products.
    o Requirement of new build developers to belong to New Homes Ombudsman Scheme.
  • Act introduces a new Building Safety Regulator. They are required to:
    A. Secure safety of people in or about buildings in relation to risks arising from buildings.
    B. Improving the standard of buildings.
50
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The use of combustible building materials over what height has been banned?

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  • 18m tall residential buildings
  • Banned since Sept 2018.
  • Developers required to fund unsafe cladding removal.
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Define ‘higher risk’ buildings.

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  • Buildings 18m or higher, OR , Seven or more storeys.
  • Contain 2 residential units or more.
  • Basement and certain plant excluded from height calculations.
  • Care homes and hospitals included in the definition.
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What is IFSS?

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  • International Fire Safety Standards.
  • Support RICS
  • Globally consistent, high-level principles for fire safety in design, construction and management.
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What is Asbestos?

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Asbestos is a naturally occurring rock mineral that has heat- and fire-resisting properties. It has been used extensively in a wide range of building materials.
It is an insulating material.

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Where is Asbestos found in a building?

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  • Asbestos insulation – to pipes or boilers.
  • Asbestos coating – surface coating for fire protection, and sound insulation.
  • Asbestos cement – 10% to 15% asbestos conent, used in drainpipes, flat sheets, gutters.
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If asbestos is left undamaged/undisturbed, does it pose risk to health?

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No

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What is the risk of Asbestos?

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an cause a range of lung-related disorders and other disorders when the small toxic fibres are inhaled

57
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What are the types of Asbestos?

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3 main types:
1. Crocidolite (blue asbestos)
2. Amosite (brown asbestos)
3. Chrysotile (white asbestos)

There are 6 types of asbestos in total, only 3 RICS focus on.

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When was asbestos stopped being used?

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Products and materials containing asbestos were in use throughout the 20th century, with
the peak period of production during the 1960s and 1970s. Its use was finally prohibited in
Great Britain in 1999 and in Northern Ireland in 2000, with a few very limited exceptions.

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Is asbestos illegal?

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Yes – white 1999, all others 1985.

60
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What Regulation was brought in to reduce asbestos use?

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The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

(non-compliance is a criminal offence).

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What is stated in the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012?

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Obligations for Duty Holder and Employer.

  • Reg 4 – legal duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic properties and in common parts of multi-occupancy domestic properties – i.e. asbestos management plan.
  • Reg 5 – identify the presence of asbestos - i.e. conduct asbestos register.
  • Reg 6 – assessment of work that exposes employedxzyyes to asbestos
  • Reg 8 – licensing of work with asbestos.
  • Reg 14 – Provision of protective clothing
  • Reg 24 – storage, distribution of asbestos/asbestos waste.
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Who is the Duty Holder?

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Owner of the premises if vacant or a tenant if a repairing lease.

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How should asbestos in a building be managed?

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  • Duty holder must assess where asbestos is contained in the premises, and what condition it is in. If in doubt, assume materials contain asbestos.
  • Assess the risk and procure asbestos management plan.
  • Produce asbestos register - identifies the locations and condition of ACMs in the building. Register should contain ‘priority score’ to triage remediation.
  • Make register available to all relevant parties who might disturb it.
  • Review the register regularly (HSE recommend 6 monthly)
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What RICS documents concerns asbestos?

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  • RICS Professional Standard on ‘Asbestos’ – 4th edn, 2021.
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other asbestos docs?

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  • RICS Guidance Note on ‘Asbestos: Legal Requirements and Best Practice for Property Professionals and Cliento’
    o Includes overview of law and best practice.
    o Details of asbestos containing materials
    o How to commission asbestos survey
    o Suggested contents of asbestos management plan.
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What are the two types of asbestos survey?

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  1. Management Survey
  2. Refurbishment/Demolition Survey
67
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What is a management survey?

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Locate,
assess,
advise of management during occupation and use of premises.
Materials are not sampled.

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What is a Refurbishment/Demolition Survey

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– required when premises needs upgrading/refurb/demolition.
Samples of materials suspected to contain asbestos are sampled.
Recommendations made regarding the management of them.

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Do newly constructed buildings require architect certificate to confirm there is no asbestos?

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Yes

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If you observed asbestos in an inspection, what would you do?

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As set out in the RICS Guidance Note on ‘Asbestos: Legal Requirements and Best Practice for Property Professionals and Client’, (p.26):
- If, during the inspection, the RICS member notes the presence of asbestos that in their opinion constitutes a serious and immediate risk to health, Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires them to inform the person in control of the premises as soon as possible, and advise them on the emergency measures required and who to contact to obtain specialist advice.

If at risk, stop working in the building, inform manager, and inform owner of building. Remind owner of The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 – legal duty to manage the asbestos. Produce asbestos management plan, asbestos register. Seek specialist advice regarding asbestos.

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What is included in an asbestos management plan?

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  • Who is responsible for managing asbestos;
  • the asbestos register you have just made;
  • plans for work on asbestos materials;
  • the schedule for monitoring the materials’ condition; and
  • telling people about your decisions.
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What does RAAC stand for?

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Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)

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What is RAAC?

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A lightweight form of pre-cast steel reinforced concrete with no coarse aggregate.
RAAC was commonly utilised for the construction of roof decks, walls, and floor construction, primarily in public sector buildings, such as schools and offices.
Deleterious material

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What should you do if you suspect RAAC in an inspection?

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RICS advice: ‘If you are unsure whether your building includes RAAC, then you should use a suitably qualified professional, such as an RICS chartered building surveyor or chartered structural engineer. Regular Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) surveys should assist in identifying and managing potentially defective materials’.

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How to spot RAAC in a building?

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RAAC was used between 1950 and 1990, So the starting point will be to date the construction of a building.
Look similar to precast reinforced concrete, however, there are a number of product characteristics that may indicate presence of RAAC.
- RAAC tends to be light grey or off-white in colour.
- Panels are rectangular, typically with a chamfered edge.
- Surface of the panels may appear ‘bubbly’.
- RAAC planks are typically 350mm-750mm in width and have been found to spanning up to six metres.

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What are indicators of RAAC failure?

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It only has a lifespan of 30 years, so risk it can fail. Indicators of failure include:
- Significant cracking of the plank soffits near the support ends.
- Deflection in excess of 1/100 of the span, or a consistent number of planks have deflection approaching this tolerance.
- Concrete planks varying from the usual measurements and appearance of RAAC, as detailed above.
- Standing water to the flat roof.
- Known historic or active water ingress to the roof.
- Recent roof replacement works or increases in dead load to the building and/or roofs.

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What are the three issues with RAAC? (1)

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  1. Deflection of RAAC is approximately ten times that for an equivalent concrete plank.
    This can lead to water ponding on flat roofs which can both increase the loads on the roof structure and represent a source of water ingress.
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What are the three issues with RAAC? (2)

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  1. Due to its high porosity and permeability, RAAC has also been found to be more susceptible to corrosion of the steel reinforcement within the planks and also to have a lower compressive strength than ‘traditional’ reinforced concrete.
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What are the three issues with RAAC? (3)

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  1. Thermal effects can contribute to the deterioration of RAAC, so in addition to a potential for re-roofing to increase the dead load upon a roof structure, deterioration may occur in instances where a previously solar-reflective surface has not been replicated, increasing the temperatures within the roof construction.
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Does RAAC pose a health risk?

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The concerns about RAAC are solely linked to its durability and structural performance. There is no evidence to suggest it poses any other health risk.

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RAAC and Asbestos

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You may have heard some reports linking RAAC to asbestos. This is because some buildings built with RAAC were built at a time when asbestos was still legal to use, but there is no link between RAAC and asbestos.

82
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Can RAAC float?

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Yes

83
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Who is responsible for H&S at CBRE?

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Global Workplace Safety Team

84
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What is CDM 2015?

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Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations 2015

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Is it a criminal offence to breach CDM?

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  • Yes, it is criminal offence.
  • Policed by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) who can prosecute and issue fines.
  • HSE can issue Improvement and Prohibition Notices when breached.
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What is the purpose of CDM 2015?

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It aims to improve the management and co-ordination of H&S at all stages of a construction project.

H&S during the design and management of all commercial building projects (including resi development and refurb) for notifiable and non-notifiable work.

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Name some Statutory obligations of commercial property owner

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  • Asbestos management
  • Contamination
  • Equality Act compliance
  • EPC
  • Fire Safety
  • Health and Safety
  • Occupiers liability
  • PAT testing (portable electronic equipment)
  • Waste management
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What is the main principal of surveying safely?

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Safe person principle that we all have to take responsibility for our own safety and others when on the inspection.

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other points of surveying safely

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  • A safe working environment
  • Safe work equipment
  • Safe systems of work
  • Competent staff
  • RICS considers the concept of a ‘safe person’ to mean in individual assumes individual behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues and others’ health and safety while at work
  • It seeks to ensure that individuals accept responsibility for their own actions and they have the tools to do their job safely
  • A requirement for up to date personal and corporate responsibilities for property professionals (including relevant law, employers’ liability insurance and public liability)
  • Legal considerations and duties for employers and employees to include advice on asbestos
  • Advice on health, well-being and mental health
  • How to address fire safety
  • An audit template is provided to assist members
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further surveying safely

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  • Assessing hazard and risks (to include risk assessments, H&S policy etc)
  • Property professionals’ place of woek (to include emergency arrangements and building services)
  • Occupational health (to include stress and bullying)
  • Procurement and management of construction work (to include CDM Regulations)
  • Precautions relating to potential hazards/risk assessments – refer to your own firms specific requirements
  • Visiting premises and sites (to include travel arrangement, lone working, PPE etc)
  • Tell someone where you are going when you leave the building and the site
  • Wear appropriate protective clothing when appropriate such as hi vis jackets, protective footwear, hard hat, protective goggles, gloves and ear defenders
  • Sign in and out of a building or construction site and receive a side induction. Do not just enter the site and wear suitable PPE
  • Consider whether it is safe to inspect alone and observe the special lone policy arrangements
  • Check dated tag if going on scaffolding
  • Wear non-slip sole shoes/boots when going up a ladder
  • Emphasis is placed on Members having correct operational practices in place
91
Q

Key asbestos regulation

A

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

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RICS asbestos regulation

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RICS Professional Standard Asbestsos, 2021, contains a comprehensive overview of the law and industry guidance for asbestos. It sets out best practise for property professionals to comply with the law and includes:
- Details of common asbestos-containing materials
- How to commission an asbestos survey
- Suggested contents of an asbestos management plan

93
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How do ensure personal safety on an inspection

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  • Take a fully charged mobile phone with you.
  • Don’t lock doors behind you.
  • Plan your escape route
  • Implement a call back system with your office;
  • Make your daily work schedule available to others so that they can trace your steps.
  • Park your car close by and ensure you cannot be boxed in
  • Do not try to move any heavy equipment.
  • Ensure the person who greets you is the person you expected to meet.
  • Follow your instinct. If you feel threatened or uncomfortable make an excuse and leave and return with a colleague at another time.
94
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Name some deleterious materials

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  • Reinforced Autoclaved Aaerated Concrete (RAAC)
  • Asbestos
  • Lead – lead paint and pipes – can cause learning disability
95
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Who is responsible for PPE

A

Employer and extends to clients

96
Q

How did you ascertain appropriate PPE?

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Considered the site myself and assessed potential dangers, as per my firms H&S policy, this did not require a formal risk assessment but instead to remain pragmatic.

I spoke to the property manager to ascertain the property and potential risks and hazards, and to advise on appropriate PPE.

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What is a deleterious/hazardous material?

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Deleterious - materials which are capable of causing damage or harm to the individual, the environment or to buildings and infrastructure.

Hazardous material – a hazardous material that can cause harm to health

98
Q

What was included in your desktop risk assessment?

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  1. Identify the hazards - defects of building, fire safety, contamination, security, is PPE required, lone working
  2. Decide who might be harmed/how - myself and supervisor or site manager
  3. Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions – look at likelihood and severity of risk
  4. Record findings and implement them
  5. Review assessment and update if necessary
  6. Advise those affected on the outcome of the assessment
99
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why did you document name and contact of site lead?

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  • To contact them if needed
  • to ensure they are who they say they are
  • I can provide my line manager with it in I cannot be reached
100
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How did you ensure lone worker policy on your inspection?

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  • took a charged phone
  • Schedule lone working on Outlook calendar, include site address, time and contact numbers
  • assigned responsible monitoring
  • completed CBRE training
  • report incidents

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