Health and Safety 3 Flashcards
- What are the 3 most common types of asbestos?
- Crocidolite
o Characterised by its straight blue fibres
o The is considered the most lethal form of the mineral - Amosite
o Commonly known as brown asbestos
o The second most common type and the second deadliest - Chrysotile
o Known for long and curly fibres
o Most common type used in industrial and commercial applications
o Usually white
- Name the different types of asbestos survey available?
Asbestos Management Survey – To manage ACMs during the normal occupation and use of premises
Refurbishment and Demolition Survey – Is required where the premises or part of it need upgrading, refurbishment, or demolition.
- Where is asbestos commonly found in older buildings?
- Cement down pipes and gutters
- Ceiling and floor tiles
- Insulation boards and lagging
- Corrugate roofs
- Textiles
- Soffits
- What is an Asbestos Management Plan?
Is a crucial document designed to register and detail how asbestos will be managed in a property and what activities engaged to ensure people remain safe from asbestos exposure.
- What should the Asbestos Management Plan include?
The plan must say who is responsible for what and should include:
* The party responsible for managing the asbestos
* Asbestos register including type and location
* The plans to work on asbestos materials
* The schedules for monitoring the condition of the material
* The decisions that have been made
- How and asbestos be managed on site?
- Removed – taken away safely
- Encapsulated – Covered over usually with concrete to prevent the ACM detreating
- Managing – Set up an asbestos management plan
- What are the main health hazards when someone is exposed to asbestos?
- Asbestosis – a chronic lung disease that can cause shortness of breath, coughing and premature lung damage
- Lung cancer –
- Mesothelioma – A cancer of the fine tissues of the lungs and abdomen
- When is an employer required to have a written health and safety policy in the UK?
When they employ more than 5 people.
- When is an employer required to have a written health and safety policy in the UK?
When they employ more than 5 people.
- Can you list 5 H & S regulations that are applicable to a Construction Project?
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999
- COSHH 2002
- Working at Height Regulation 2005
- Construction Design and Management 2015
- What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- The basis of the British H & S law is the HSAWA 1974
- The Act sets out general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public and employees have to themselves and others
- These duties are qualified in the act by the principle of “so far as is reasonably practicable”
- The main requirement of employers is to carry out a risk assessment. Employers with five or more employees need to record the significant findings of the risk assessment.
- What does RIDDOR stand for?
Reporting
of
Incidents
Disease
Dangerous
Occurrences
Regulations
2013
- Tell me about RIDDOR 2013?
RIDDOR put duties on employers, the self employed and people in control of work premises (the Responsible Person) to report certain serious workplace accident, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences (near misses)
- What are the key principals of Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLOR)
Places a duty on people and companies who own, operate, or have control over lifting equipment. This includes all businesses and organisations whose employees use lifting equipment.
* All lifting operations involving lifting equipment much be properly planned by a competent person, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner.
* LOLER requires that all lifting equipment used for lifting is fit for purpose, appropriate for the task, suitably marked and in many cases subject to statutory periodic “thorough examination”
* Records must be kept of all thorough examinations any defects found must be reported to both the person responsible for the equipment and the relevant enforcing authority
- What is the Control of noise at Work Regulations 2005?
Requires employers to protect their employees from excessive noise that could cause hearing damage. There are two main action levels for continuous noise?
* Lower exposure action value – Daily or weekly noise exposure level of 80dB
* upper exposure action value – Daily or weekly noise exposure level of 85dB
- Are you aware of any recent amendments to the Regulatory Reform (fire safety) order 2005
- The Fire Safety Act 2021, the act received royal assent on 29th April 2021
- The Act amends the Regulatory Reform (fire safety) order 2005 with the intention of improving fire safety in multi-occupancy domestic premises.
