Health and Safety Flashcards
What is the RICS note on H&S?
RICS ‘Surveying Safety - Health and safety principles for property professionals 2nd ed (2018)
What does surveying safety do?
guidance note, good practice and managing H&S
What is the structure of surveying safety?
- Personal responsibilities for RICS member and firms
- assessing hazards and risks
- workplace H&S
- Occupational hygiene and health
5.visiting premises - fire safety
- residential
- procurement and management of contractors
Safe person concept?
assumes individual behaviour responsibilities for own, colleagues and others H&S
What is the H&S at work 1974 act?
Duty of employers to ensure a safe environment for employees
Policies by H&S executive
Criminal offence - fine / imprisonment
must report injuries
Undertake review assessment
H&S info must be in office / site
When is a risk assessment required?
More than 5 employees
Outline a risk assessment
- identify risk
- identify people at risk
- evaluate risk, severity of accident
- record findings
- review
- advise those affected
What is a method statement?
Doc details the way a task should be completed and prior approved
outline hazard and how to be safe
What insurance should you have in terms of public?
Public liability insurance
copy of contractors public liability insurance before commenced work
H&S policy document, what are the four things it must contain?
- policy setting out organisations commitments to H&S
- details of policy structure, roles and responsibilities
- risk assessment
- planning and implementation of H&S policy
What is the 6 pack of H&S reg?
- management of H&S at work
- Display screen equipment
- manual handling operations
- PPE
- Provision and use of work equipment
- Workplace health, safety, welfare
What is RIDDOR?
reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrence regulations 1995
-7 days in incapacitation
-report to HSE within 15 days of accident
-keep record of 3-day plus injuries
-book kept for 3 years
What is act relating to death of personal as a breach of company?
Corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide act 2007
-gross breach of duty of care
-unlimited fine, imprisonment, disqualification
Regulations on fire?
Fire risk management regulatory reform order 2005
-non domestic property
-risk assessment
-‘responsible person’
Law on fire safety?
The fire safety act 2021
-following hackitt review / grenfell (2018) reform of the 2005
-responsible person to assess and manage risk
-fire service can take enforcement action against
-responsible person
-inspections regularly
-evacuation plan
-residents have instructions
-door compliant
External wall systems (EWS)?
following grenfell, EWS seen as unsafe
intro to EWS1 form, enables qualified professional to confirm system has been assessed and is safe
Building safety act 2022?
-legislation to enhance safety and ensure residents have a voice
-implements elements of hackitt review
-intro of building safety regulator
-eg ban on combustable cladding over 18 meters resi, developments must fund removal and replacement
What is the primary legislation for H&S?
Health and safety at work act 1974
HSE and local authority enforce
What does H&S act work do?
-legal obligation on employees to ensure a safe working environment
-5 of more employees
What’s include in your work H&S policy?
-loan working
-driving for work
-mental health
states details of organisation structure, risk assessment, measures and controls
Full title of surveying safetly?
RICS professional standard and guidance Surveying safety: health and safety principles for property professionals 2nd ed (2018)
What is a dynamic risk assessment?
Constantly reviewing risks as occur
What is the difference between a hazard and risk?
hazard eg falling, risk is the likelihood of it happening
Management of asbestos?
-duty holder? tenant
-states duty holder
-register
-annual
