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Summarise the H&S at work Act 1974/ what is it?

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It’s the overarching piece of H&S legislation. The act which secures health, safety and welfare of persons at work and protecting people, other than those at work, against risks to H&S arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work.
Within its sections it outlines the duties of employers and employees.

Section 2 - outlines that employers must ‘ensure so far as reasonably practicable the health, safety and welfare at work of all their employees’

Section 3 outlines that an employer must as far as reasonably practicable ensure the health, safety and welfare of those person who are not employees e.g public.

Section 7 outlines the duty of employees to take reasonable care for their own health and safety as well as others who may be affected.

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Summarise the CDM regulations

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The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 are the main set of regulations for managing the health, safety and welfare of construction projects. CDM applies to all building and construction work and includes new build, demolition, refurbishment, extensions, conversions, repair and maintenance.

Outlines the roles of each duty holder.

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What is the role of the H&S Executive?

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  • The health and safety executive is the body responsible for promoting, regulating and enforcing health, safety and welfare and provide research for occupational risks.
  • Prevent work related death or ill health
  • providing advice, information and guidance
  • raising awareness in workplaces by influencing and engaging
  • operating permissioning and licensing activities in major hazard industries
  • carrying out targeted inspections and investigations
  • taking enforcement action to prevent harm and hold those who break the law to account
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What were the changes to CDM 2015

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  • Simpler layout
  • Removal of CDM coordinator was replaced by the PD
  • Notification changes
  • Additional client duties (Client has to make sure the PC produces CPP and notification is a client duty)
  • Construction phase plan - required for all projects, not just notifiable
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What potential hazards have you noticed on site and how have you managed these?

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  • edge protection
  • site congestion
  • PPE organisation
  • safe routes to PPE

Raised to to the site contact immediately, raised to the PD and made it a discussion point in the next meeting to ensure it had been followed up and dealt with.

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What is an F10?

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It is a document required if a project is notifiable to the HSE and needs to be placed on site in a suitable and visible location.

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What are the requirements for a notifiable project?

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A notifiable project is one that is lasting longer than 30 days, has more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point or exceeds 500 person days of construction work. under the new CDM regs, this is the responsibility of the client but can delegate to the PD.

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What is the role of the PD?

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To plan, manage and monitor H&S in the pre-construction phase.
To help the client in bringing the pre-construction information together.
To eliminate H&S risks.
To liaise with the principal contractor
To review H&S throughout the project.

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What relevant H&S legislation are you aware of?

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  • CDM regulations 2015
  • H&S at Work Act 1974
  • RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995
  • Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (known as COSHH).
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What are the benefits of the H&S at work Act?

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  • Aims to provide healthy and safe environments for employees
  • Protection to the general public who may be affected by work
  • A clear reporting and management structure to ensure that the processes are in place
    Provide guidance on the interpretation of the law
    Codes of conduct to be followed in specific industries
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What should a PM be aware of in terms of H&S on site?

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  • make sure that a health, safety and environmental management plan is in place.
    Making sure that risk assessments are carried out.
  • that the project team is properly trained.
  • There is open and honest disclosure.
  • that regular reviews are undertaken.
  • that everyone is aware of stress as a potential HSE issue.
  • That proper safety equipment is provided - Personal Protective equipment.
  • Environmental issues are addressed such as waste.
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Who is the duty holder? and what is required of them?

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  • The person responsible for ensuring regulations are complied with, landlord, tenant, everyone has a duty and where there are multiple it is a shared responsibility.
  • Places obligations on both employer and employee working with asbestos
  • Employers - duty to manage, duty to identify, complete survey and produce management plan, appoint specialist asbestos surveyor or contractor to carry out works, ensure the authority if notified if works are licensed, provide ppe, PROTECT EMPLOYEES from exposure, risk assessments
  • Employees - duty to report anything, duty to comply with employer’s instructions, duty to cooperate
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When were the control of asbestos regulations last updated?

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  • The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 came into force on 6 April 2012, updating previous asbestos regulations to take account of the European Commission’s view that the UK had not fully implemented the EU Directive on exposure to asbestos (Directive 2009/148/EC).
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What should you do when asbestos is found what are the different options?

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  • Depends on the type, location, condition
    1. Keep as is and manage (less expensive, can keep advantageous elements of the material e.g. fire protection, thermal or acoustic insulation)
    1. Encapsulate and manage
    1. Remove
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What are the basic principles of asbestos removal?

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  • Strictly controlled conditions (air tight, sealed environment, PPE, respiratory equipment)
  • PPE
  • Safe disposal - double bagged, removed as soon as safely possible.
  • Keep a record in an asbestos register.
  • Do OOH.
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When does an F10 get submitted?

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  • As soon as possible when information is available
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What are the two different F10 forms?

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  • Initial notification

- Update to existing notification

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How do you notify?

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  • Online form on the HSE website
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Who is required to submit an F10?

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  • The client is required but can delegate someone else to do this on their behalf
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Inputs you would find in a F10 form?

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  • Whether its an initial notification or update to existing.
  • Project address
  • Project description
  • Planned estimated start date
  • Planned/estimated duration
  • Planned estimated end date
  • Max. people on site at any one time
  • Planned number of contractors on site
  • Principal Designer
  • Principal Contractor
  • Client
  • Designer
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What is the Construction Phase Plan?

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  • Under the CDM 2015 regs, a CPP is required for every construction project.
  • Plan of works before the work starts on site and shows that H&S has been thought through.
  • Outlines health and safety arrangements for each phase
  • Must be kept updated
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Risk Management process?

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  • Identify,
  • Monitor
  • Manage
  • Mitigate
  • Eliminate
  • Review
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What is the CSCS?

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  • Construction skills certification scheme
  • Having a CSCS cards provides proof that individuals working on construction sites have the appropriate training and qualifications for the job they intend to do on site. Improving standards and safety on UK construction sites.
  • Not a legislative requirement. It is entirely up to the principal contractor or client whether worker are required to hold a card before they are allowed on site.
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What types of asbestos are there?

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  • Chrysotile (white asbestos) - most commonly used. Found in roofs, ceilings, walls and floors
  • Crocidolite (blue asbestos) - insulate steam engines
  • Amosite (brown or grey asbestos) - cement sheets
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What is RIDDOR?

Reporting of Injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013

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The regulations require a responsible person to report deaths at work, major injuries caused by accidents at work, injuries to persons not at work that require hospital treatment, injuries arising from accidents in hospitals and dangerous occurrences - Always record in accident book
- Reporting system is only for notification of those incidents which require reports under the RIDDOR regulations. Reports should only be submitted by ‘Responsible Persons’ with duties under these regulations, such as employers, the self-employed and those in control of work premises where incidents.

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What is the most effective way of dealing with H&S risks?

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  • Having RAMS
  • Training
  • Site inductions
  • Management
  • Avoid risks - Identify, monitor, manage, review
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What are RAMs?

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Risk Assessment and method Statements

  • After a risk assessment, RAMS are created.
  • Contain details of the hazards as well as the step-by-step working guide that employees, contractors and others can follow.
  • More detail than a risk assessment
  • Risk assessments identify, quantify and then control risks
  • Method statements describe detailed steps on how to complete the job and avoid the risk identified in the risk assessment – i.e. how to do the job safely.
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What is pre-construction information?

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Information that is necessary to provide to tendering Principal Contractors as well as to the design team:

  • During its development, the PCI can provide a focus at which health and safety considerations of the designs are brought together under the control of the principal Designer
  • Secondly, the PCI plays a vital role in in the tender documentation. It enables prospective principal contractors to be fully aware of the project’s health and safety and welfare requirements. This will allow prospective principal contractors to have a level playing field as far as health and safety is concerned on which to provide tender submissions.
  • PD manages the flow of information from designers and produces information packs with relevant information.
  • Should include: Description of the project, client’s considerations and management requirements, environmental restrictions and existing on-site risks, significant design and construction hazards, the health and safety file
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when is a project notifiable?

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Construction work is notifiable to the HSE in the form of an F10 if the construction work on a site is expected to:

  • Last more than 30 days and have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point on the project or,
  • Exceed 500 person days of construction work

Client provides the F10 to the HSE via the principal Designer

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What is the role of the employer?

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  • Report any shortcomings in H&S arrangements
  • Report dangerous situations
  • Use equipment in accordance to training.
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What is the role of the client?

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  • Appointing competent people.
  • Manage the project
  • Appoint the PD and PC
  • Issue F10 if notifiable
  • Provide all parties with site information
  • Ensuring sufficient time and resources are allocated,
  • Ensure relevant information is prepared and provided to other duty holders
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What is the role of the principal contractor?

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  • Managing and coordinate H&S throughout the entire site, including adjacent sites
  • Ensure traders are working and acting in a safe way
  • Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate H&S in the construction phase.
  • Produce H&S file for review by the PD.
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What is the role of the principal designer?

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  • Plan, manage monitor and coordinate H&S in the pre-construction phase
  • Help, support and advise the client in bringing the PCI information
  • Eliminate foreseeable H&S risks, take steps to reduce risks,
  • Liaise with Principal contractor
  • Managing H&S of the project at pre-construction phase - appointed by the client. Will review H&S throughout
  • Check the H&S file at the end of the project.
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Who are the key duty holders?

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  • Client and domestic client
  • Designers
  • PD
  • PC
  • Everyone
  • Workers
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What is your loan working policy?

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Detail in diary of where you are going, who you are meeting, telephone contact number of who you are meeting and if possible an office number. Times you will be out of the office and the project in which it relates to.

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What is COSHH

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Control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002

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What are the control of asbestos regulations 2012?

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The legislation which manages and control the process of asbestos.

Types of asbestos:

  • White asbestos – most commonly used type of asbestos and is often contaminated with trace amounts of tremolite (minor form of asbestos). Ideal for use in cement and roof materials
  • Brown asbestos – strong and heat resistant type of asbestos that was commonly used in cement sheet, plumbing installation and electrical installation – higher cancer risk.
  • Blue asbestos – if inhaled is easily lodged in the lungs. Most harmful form of asbestos.

The management survey - purpose to manage asbestos containing materials during normal occupation and use of premises. Survey must locate the ACM.
Refurbishment or demolition survey – required where the premises or part of it needs upgrading, refurbishment or demolition. The survey must locate and identify all ACM before any structural works begin.

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What is asbestos?

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Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous mineral that was predominantly used as a building material in the UK between 1950s and 1980s. Any building or material manufactured or refurbished before the year 2000 may contain asbestos. In 1999 the UK banned asbestos due to lung related diseases.

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What is the management of H&S at work regulations 1999?

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Brought in to follow up on the HSW Act.
Undertake an assessment of the risk to health and safety of their employees and others who may be affected by their work activity.
- Avoiding risks,
- Evaluate risks
- Adapting work
- Replacing dangerous items
- Prevention policies

The Employer is responsible. Toolbox talks that the contractor undertakes. Contractor should be highlighting the risks on site at that time of visit. Should be chaperoned. Should have site inductions.

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What RICS guidance exists for H&S?

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The RICS Guidance note, Surveying safely 2018. This gives an overview of best practice for surveyors, including corporate and personal responsibilities relating to health and safety.

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What are some of the key points you picked up from the guidance note?

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The RICS has introduced the ‘safe person’ concept. This is when ‘each individual assumes individual behavioral responsibility for their own, their colleagues’ and others’ health and safety while at work’.

There is emphasis on ensuring the competence of individuals, including their responsibility to ensure the use of safe work equipment and safe system of work for themselves and others.

RICS regulated firms must ensure they provide:

  • a safe working enviornment
  • safe work equipment
  • safe systems of work
  • competent staff
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What is a risk assessment?

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This essentially considers how could a plan of action deviates from your expectations. The RICS define it as 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.

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What is a hazard and risk?

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Hazard: Something wit the potential to cause harm.

Risk; likelihood of harm being realised.

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What is the basic procedure to undertake a risk assessment?

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  • Identify risks
  • Decide who may be harmed and how
  • Evaluate risks and decide on precautions
  • Record findings and implement
  • Review and update
  • Advise all those affected of the outcome of the assessment the control measure necessary to minimize or eliminate it.
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What are my personal responsibilities?

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I have a responsibility for my own health and safety together with that of anyone under my supervision. I have a duty to cooperate with my employers policies and procedures to minimize health and safety risks.

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What PPE should you wear on site?

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  1. Hard hat
  2. Safety boots
  3. Eye protection/ goggles
  4. gloves
  5. hi vis clothing

as a minimum

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What is COSHH?

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Control of substances hazardous to health. 2002.
Employers are required to prevent and/ or reduce or at the very least, control exposure to hazardous substances in order to prevent ill health to their workers. Hazardous substances may be; chemicals, fumes, dusts, vapours, gases, fibres.

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What is the aim of the Surveying safely guidance note?

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This guidance note seeks to consider health and safety responsibilities at both a corporate levels, and an individual level. it covers property-related businesses and identifies the moral, ethical and practical issues that confront property professionals everything in all the work that they undertake.

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What does the guidance note say about personal responsibilities?

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The primary responsibility for h&S rests with those individuals who are faced with the practicalities of daily business. Responsibilities include: Acceptance, cooperation with employer, reporting breaches, reporting incidents, reporting potential risks or hazards

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What does the guidance note say about corporate responsibilities?

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  • Corporate businesses are to manage health and safety
  • there should be clear lines of accountability for the management of health and safety.
  • Policies and procedures appropriate to the work undertaken.
  • identification and management of foreseeable risks.
  • Training and information in regard to the management of h&S
  • Appropriate insurances in place. I..e public liability.
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What site rules were there on the XX project?

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  • Follow safe routes which were clearly set out.
  • Always where PPE
  • Do not walk the site on your own
  • Undertake a site induction
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Why would the CDM PD issue the F10 and not the client?

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• Principal designer supported in issuing, client still should sign
- The action was delegated but responsibility sits with the client.

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What is detailed in the CPP?

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Key dates, property details, access, asbestos, services,

  • People working on the job
  • Communication plan
  • Site rules,
  • H&S info, Key decision makers
  • Main risks and dangers
  • Scaffolding and working from height
  • Structures and excavations
  • Asbestos
  • Safe site and secure site
  • Welfare
  • Site manager
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What are the work, health, safety and welfare regulations?

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• The regulatory requirements on issues such as ventilation, temperature, lighting, cleanliness, room dimensions, workstations and seating, floor conditions, falls or falling objects, transparent and translucent doors, gates and walls, windows, skylights and ventilators, traffic routes, escalators, sanitary conveniences and washing facilities.

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Is a domestic project subject to CDM?

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• Yes. Any project deemed as construction

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What types of asbestos surveys are there?

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  • Management – locate and assess on normal occupation.
  • Refurbishment- samples taken and analysed
  • Demolition
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What regulations deal with asbestos?

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Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

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What are the roles of the duty holder with asbestos?

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  • Must undertake a risk assessment
  • Register must be regularly updated (6months)
  • Materials should be assumed to contain

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