Health and Safety

Question 1

What health and safety legislation are you aware of?

Answer 1

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Construction Design and Management 2015

Building Safety Act 2022

Question 2

How do you ensure that you comply with this legislation?

Answer 2

Policed by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as a criminal offence – with fines and / or imprisonment.

I’m follow the principles that are set out in RICS Surveying Safely 2018 2nd Edition.

• Assessing the hazards and risks
• Wearing the correct PPE
• Reporting all injuries and dangerous incidents

Question 3

What are the penalties under current health and safety legislation?

Answer 3

Policed by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as a criminal offence – with fines and / or imprisonment.

Question 4

What are your health and safety duties as a individual surveyor?

Answer 4

Following the safe person concept: A person is responsible for their own health and safety and the health and safety of others

Question 5

What guidance does the RICS produce about health and safety?

Answer 5

RICS Surveying Safety 2nd Edition 2018 Professional Statement

Question 6

Tell me something you understood from reading RICS Surveying Safety 2nd Edition 2018?

Answer 6

The safe person conecpt

Question 7

What is COSHH?

Answer 7

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

Introduced in 2002

Question 8

What are the principles of COSHH?

Answer 8

COSHH requires employers to prevent or reduce workers exposure to:

1. Chemicals
2. Fumes, gases vapours and mists
3. Dusts (asbestos, silica)
4. Biological and germs

Question 9

What is corporate manslaughter?

Answer 9

As referenced in the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007:

Gross breaches of duty of care by a corporate body resulting in death.

Penalties range from unlimited fine to imprisonments and disqualification of a company director

Question 10

Who is a competent person?

Answer 10

A person who has practical and theoretical knowledge, along with actual experience of what they are to examine, can detect errors, defects, and weaknesses

Question 11

What is a hazard?

Answer 11

A hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm, injury, illness, or damage

Question 12

What is a risk?

Answer 12

The likelihood that the hazard will cause harm multiplied by the severity of that harm were it to occur

Question 13

What must be incuded within a health and safety policy?

Answer 13

FOUR points:

1. Policy setting out organisations commitment to health and saftey
2. Details of H&S Structure, with roles and reposnibilites for organising H&S
3. A risk assessment setting the risk within the workplace and preventative measure in place
4. Details of planning, implementation of the H&S policy control measures

Question 14

What is a risk assessment?

Answer 14

A process that entails identification of hazards present in the workplace and the assessment of the risks associated with each hazard

Legal requirement for organisations of more than 5 people

Question 15

What is included within a risk assessment?

Answer 15

Identifying the hazard

Identifying the people at risk

Evaluating the risk (likelihood & severity)

Question 16

What is a Method Statement?

Answer 16

Document that outlines specific procedures and methods to carry out a task or project

outlines the hazards and those affected and include a step-by-step guide on how to do the job safely

It should include control measures on how to do the job safely

Question 17

How is RICS Surveying Safely 2018 2nd Edition structured?

Answer 17

Sets out good practice for the principles of Health & Safety for members and firms. Includes:

1. Personal member responsibilites
2. Corportate company responsbilities
3. Assessing hazards and risks
4. RICS places of work
5. Occupation hygiene and health
6. Visiting premises of sites
7. Fire Safety

Question 18

What does so far as practicable mean?

Answer 18

Taking all reasonable steps to ensure safety, considering the balance between the risk and the effort, cost, and feasibility of the measures

Question 19

What is occupational health as induced within RICS Surveying Safely 2018 2nd Edition?

Answer 19

1. Work related stress
2. Mental illness
3. Hearing damage
4. Asbestos
5. New and expectant mothers

Question 20

What is an F10 form used for?

Answer 20

Under the construction design and management 2015 it states that:

HSE must be notified if the project last over 30 days and have more than 20 workers at one given point on site OR 500 man working days

Question 21

What is the role of the Principle Designer?

Answer 21

Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase

Question 22

What is meant by the acronym RIDDOR (1995)

Answer 22

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulation

• Information must be kept in accidents work book for minimum of 3 years
• Trigger date for reporting injuries is over 7 days incapacitation
• Such injury must be reported to HSE 15 days from accident
• All employers must keep a record of all 3 day major incident

Question 23

What is included in a site induction?

Answer 23

1. Overview of site, exit routes, welfare, WC, changing rooms
2. Fire exit route in case of a fire
3. First aiders
4. Management individuals

Question 24

What is the purpose of RICS Surveying Safely 2018 2nd Edition?

Answer 24

Sets out good practice for the principles of Health & Safety for members and firms

Aim of minimizing risk of accidents and injuries

Effective from 2019, sets out good principles for management of H&S fir RICS regulated firm and members

Sets out the ‘Safe person’ concept

Question 25

What is the Construction (Design and Management) CDM Regulation 2015?

Answer 25

Set of UK regulations that aim to improve the health, safety and welfare of people involved at all stages of construction projects. CDM file must be maintain throughout the construction project, then passed onto the owner . occupier. This contains all H&S information related to the building.

Question 26

Who are the parties under CDM?

Answer 26

1. Principle designer 2. Principle contractor 3. Client 4. Designer 5. Contractor 6. Workers

Question 27

What is the role of the principal contractor?

Answer 27

1. Plan, manage and monitor health and safety during the construction phase 2. Have a construction phase health and safety plan 3. Ensure suitable welfare facilities

Question 28

What is Asbestos?

Answer 28

Asbestos is an insulating material which is fireproof and strong but can cause serious illness and fatal diseases if disturebed, due to small fibires lodging into your lungs. White - Chrysotile Brown - Amosite Blue - Crocidolite

Question 29

What are the two types of asbestos surveys?

Answer 29

Management Survey To locate and assess asbestos and advise on it's management during occupation and use of premises Refurbishment / Demolition Survey Required where premises or part needs upgrading, refurbished or demolished. Small samples are taken and analysed. recommendations are made regarding their management

Question 30

What is the 6 pack of H&S Regulations?

Answer 30

6 pack was introduced in 1993 to help employers comply with duties under the Health and Safety Act 1974. 1. Management of H&S at work 2. Display screen equipment 3. Manual handling operations 4. PPE at work 5. Provision and use of equipment 6. Workplace Health & Safety and welfare

Question 31

What needs to be included within a Health & Safety policy?

Answer 31

Policy setting out organisations commitment to health and safety Details of H&S structure, with roles and responsibilities for organizing H&S Risk assessment setting the risks within the workplace and prevention measures in place Details of planning, implementation of the H&S policy and control measures

Question 32

What is CBRE lone working policy?

Answer 32

Avoid where possible Tell someone where you are going and when you'll be back Notify work group chat when you arrive/leave Visits only in working ,day light, hours Detail visits in calendars (duration, address, details of meeting person) Undertake RISK assessment Wear appropriate clothing

Question 33

What actions have been taken since Grenfell Tower Disaster?

Answer 33

The Building Safety Act 2022 is a UK law that aims to improve building safety and standards, particularly for higher-risk residential buildings. It was introduced in response to the Grenfell Tower fire and seeks to reform the building safety system by clarifying roles and responsibilities, strengthening regulations, and creating a new building safety regulator.

Question 34

What is included within the Health and Safety Work Act 1974?

Answer 34

Primary piece of legislation covering occupational H&S in the UK - Duty to all emplyers to keep employees safe - Policed by HSE as a criminal offence, fines and/or imprisonment - Injuries and dangerous incidents must be reported - Detailed H&S information must be held on site, usually in the operation and maintenance manual

Question 35

What is included within the Building Safely Act 2022?

Answer 35

The Building Safety Act 2022 is a UK law that aims to improve building safety and standards, particularly for higher-risk residential buildings. It was introduced in response to the Grenfell Tower fire and seeks to reform the building safety system by clarifying roles and responsibilities, strengthening regulations, and creating a new building safety regulator.

Question 36

What is Public Liability Insurance?

Answer 36

Type of insurance that protects individuals and business from financial loss from injury to someone or damaging property. Covers: Bodily harm Personal Injury Property damage

Question 37

Who is a responsible person?

Answer 37

The responsible person is the individual who has legal and practical responsibility for health and safety at a workplace.

Question 38

Explain your understanding of the term HSE?

Answer 38

HSE stands for the Health & Safety Executive, this is the UK national authority for managing work related health, safety and illness issues. They act in the public interest to reduce work related injuries and incidents. Their aim is to protect people’s health and safety by ensuring that risks are properly managed.