Health and Safety Flashcards

Question

What are the key areas of advice within the Surveying Safely Professional Standard, 2018?

Answer 1

1) Safe working environment 2) Safe work equipment 3) Safe systems of work 4) Competent staff

Answer 2

Carefully examining what in your work could cause harm to people, so that you can judge whether or not you have taken enough precautions to prevent harm. Legal requirement for organisations employing more than 5 staff

Answer 3

1) Identify the hazards 2) Identify who might be at risk 3) Evaluate risks and decide on precautions 4) Record findings and implement them 5) Review assessment regularly 6) Advise all those affected of outcome

Answer 4

Document that details a way a work task or process is to be completed and prior approved Outline the hazards involved and include a step by step guide on how to do the job safely Detail control measures. Method statements showed that you have planned and documented the arrangements you have taken.

Answer 5

Risk assessment and method statement

Answer 6

Copy of the contractors all risks and public liability insurance

Answer 7

Written doc includes: - Policy setting out organisations commitment to H&S - Details of H&S structure - Risk assessment within workplace and measures in place - Details of planning, implementation of H&S policy and control measures

Answer 8

Health & Safety at Work, 1974

Answer 9

States that there is a duty to every employer to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees.

Answer 10

The Health and Safety Executive as a criminal offence with fines and or imprisonment.

Answer 11

PPE at Work Regulations 2022 – extends the employers duty to provide the appropriate PPE to employees and contractors.

Answer 12

Whilst they were not large enough to affect the valuation, if they were significant I would have asked for estimates for repair costing if it wasn't provided in building survey to add to the valuation model, thereby reducing the cost - essentially cost for repair/reinstatement

Answer 13

damp, mould, drainage issues , roof leaks

Answer 14

steel portal frame building with cladding

Answer 15

older properties will likely have more defects, less lighting, stairwells which I would have to look out for from H&S point of view

Answer 16

I had an inspection template (RICS) that I filled in, in the presence of the tenant - upon returning to the office I transcribed this

Answer 17

-Give some thought before you arrive as to what exit strategies you could use if you felt uncomfortable or threatened. -Conduct your own risk assessment on the door step before you enter unknown places. If you feel at all uncomfortable or unsure, make an excuse and leave. Trust your instincts. -Be mindful of the fact that if you are entering someone else’s territory, your presence there may be unwanted and/or pose a threat. -As you enter an unknown location, make a note of how the door opens so that you can leave quickly, if necessary. -Give the client an idea of how long the meeting will take and try to adhere to this. -It is important that a tracing system is in place that enables your employer/colleagues to know where you are and who you are with at all times. -Risk assessments should be carried out by your employer to identify any risks related to the people, environment or tasks involved in your job. You also need to be able to make quick risk assessments yourself, which can help you decide how safe a situation is and what action you should take to avoid danger.

Answer 18

Adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety procedures are understood and adhered to Adequate welfare provisions for staff at work A safe working environment that is properly maintained and where operations within it are conducted safely Suitable provision of relevant information, instruction and supervision

Answer 19

- construction site, so working at height, - incomplete escalators - machinery - lifting objects - slippery surfaces

Answer 20

- 5 point PPE - goggles, hard hat, gloves, hi-vis, steel capped boots

Answer 21

I noted the entrances and exits, I noted roads and pathways going into and out of the estate, How many people going in and out phone signal lighting

Answer 22

Employers – (Savills) Employees – (You & all your colleagues) Controllers of Premises (Property or Land) – persons in control of the management & upkeep Those that instruct contractors

Answer 23

Take care of yourselves & others affected by your acts or omissions. - cooperate with employer & others - follow training - wear PPE where appropriate Not to interfere within anything designed for the purposes of H&S.

Answer 24

Regulations – Must comply ACOP – “Special legal status” Best practice to follow regulations, if you don’t follow then you must prove what you are doing is equal to or better. Guidance – Information only (no legal status)

Answer 25

Risk Assessment – required by a set of regulations (e.g. “Management” regulations; Work at Height Regulations, COSHH, etc.); may be task, site or individual specific. Employers are to 1. identify hazards; 2. identify who may be affected & how; 3. assess the risks of the hazard occurring; 4. identify & implement controls and record these; and 5. review the findings Method Statement – detailed, task specific do’s and don’ts. They should be reviewed on a programmed basis such as annually and following any change to the working environment, new legislation or guidance coming in or as the result of an accident or incident occurring.

Answer 26

Employer of the surveyor Client Scaffolding contractor Surveyor – owes themselves a duty of care. Employer – did they provide them with training to do their job safely? Client – did they properly assess the scaffolding contractor before instructing them? Assuming Client is in control of the property they owe anyone there a duty of care (there could be a Managing Agent). Contractor – failed to keep third parties safe. Surveyor (Employee) Did they take care of themselves?

Answer 27

Dangerous to health or which are the causes of failures in buildings, but increasingly, materials which are environmentally damaging. Asbestos, Lead, Silica Dust,

Answer 28

Combined within other materials – insulating, fireproof, sound absorbent, adds strength. Asbestos Insulating Boards (AIBs), textured coating, cement, roof tiles, pipe lagging, soffit boards, boiler flues, floor tiles, RICS Surveying Safely – Page 36.

Answer 29

Management Survey – not intrusive. Only in reasonably accessible areas. Where samples cannot be taken, Asbestos is presumed to be present otherwise proven. Refurbishment/Demolition Survey – where asbestos is known / suspected and refurbishment, renovation / demolition to take place. Fully intrusive survey to identify all areas within property where asbestos is present. Extent of R&D Survey must match the Project Scope. Both result in management plans – either leave in situ if safe and “manage” – visual inspection, or encapsulate / remove.

Answer 30

Make sure that tenants know you will be going. Check age of property – built after 2000 – don’t worry. Before 2000, check if there is an asbestos register, log or management plan. Note locations of ACMs, do not disturb or intrude into areas not surveyed.

Answer 31

Vacate the area, inform the tenants immediately to stay away from the affected area – consider where it is, in a cupboard – keep it locked. If in main hallway or bedroom consider asking the tenants to leave – explain reasons fully. Report to Line Manager, HOD, Landlord/Client. Instruct a competent Asbestos surveyor to complete a Management survey. – will advise whether to encapsulate or remove.

Answer 32

Getting there – driving, public transport? Remote location? Development site- - Construction activities, excavations, workplace transport, - temporary overhead wires, - poor lighting, - working at height, use of mobile platforms (MEWP, tower scaffold) - lack of facilities – shelter, drinking water

Answer 33

Clear and Safe Access & Egress routes. Safe routes around the site Clear instructions – communicating changes on site to workers & visitors. Site inductions Supervision

Answer 34

Blue sign – mandatory instruction. PPE? Stick to marked routes Report to site office? Why PPE – hard hat, high vis and boots? Hard hat – protects from small falling objects. Would it protect you from a steel girder dropping 50ft? Vis – makes you visible – to transport Boots – Uneven ground, sharp items, exposed cabling. Should things be dropping on you in the first place?

Answer 35

Do you even need to go up there? Can you inspect from another location, mobile access equipment, tower scaffold etc. Is the roof safe to work on – condition, fragile surfaces, hidden skylights

Answer 36

Buddy system Keep diaries up to date – who/where meeting Safety alarm Safety word

Answer 37

each individual assumes individual behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues’ and others’ health and safety while at work. The purpose of health and safety is to minimise the risk of harm; it is not necessary for somebody to have an injury, suffer ill health or a near miss for the risk of harm to be apparent. Employers must pick and train competent individuals Individuals ; provide with PPE Individuals must be vigilant, work within controls, be adaptable, aware, be able to work as part of a team

Answer 38

1986 - lone working policy

Answer 39

hard hat - look on label, has 5 years from that date

Answer 40

apply safe person concept; have personal responsibility - keep up to date with training and CPD minimise risk- * exposed to excess noise or vibration * exposed to toxic/hazardous materials * required to drive for extended periods * lone working * working close to vehicles * working close to fast-flowing/deep water or * working in any number of other environments where the likelihood of risk and consequences of harm could increase substantially.

Answer 41

1. Elimination -Redesign the activity or substitute a substance so that the hazard is removed or eliminated. For example, avoid working at height where the work could be undertaken by alternative means (e.g. using a drone for roof inspections) 2. Substitution Replace the materials used or the proposed work process with a less hazardous one. For example, use pre-prepared components rather than fabricating/cutting on site. Take care to ensure that the alternative is safer than the original. 3. Engineer Controls Use work equipment or other measures to prevent falls where you cannot avoid working at height. Install or use additional machinery such as local exhaust ventilation to control risks from dust or fumes. Separate the hazard from operators by methods such as enclosing or guarding dangerous items of machinery/equipment. Give priority to measures that protect collectively over individual measures 4. Admin controls These are all about identifying and implementing the procedures needed to work safely. For example, reducing the need for lone working or ensuring the work is completed in daylight; reducing the time workers are exposed to hazards (e.g. by job rotation); prohibiting use of mobile phones in hazardous areas; increasing safety signage; and performing more detailed risk assessments. 5. PPE Only after all the previous measures have been tried and found ineffective in controlling risks to a reasonably practicable level must personal protective equipment (PPE) be used. For example, where you cannot eliminate the risk of a fall, use work equipment or other measures to minimise the distance and consequences of a fall (should one occur); and provide emergency alarms (and ‘buddy’ systems) where lone working cannot be avoided. If chosen, PPE should be selected and fitted by the person who uses it. Workers must be trained in the function and limitation of each item of PPE.

Answer 42

working safely, COSHH, working at height, asbestos,

Answer 43

To know where you are, should anything happen

Answer 44

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Answer 45

A risk matrix is a matrix that is used during risk assessment to define the level of risk by considering the category of likelihood against the category of consequence severity. This is a simple mechanism to increase visibility of risks and assist management decision making.

Answer 46

Surveying Safely RICS PS 2018 2nd Edition