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Health And Safety Flashcards

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  1. What are your responsibility under the health and safety act ?
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Workers have a duty to take care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions at work. Workers must co-operate with employers and co-workers to help everyone meet their legal requirements.

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  1. What is the key message in the surveying safely guidance note
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Safe person Concept- you are responsible for yourself and colleagues

Assessing risks and risk control

Corporate responsibilities and have sufficient systems to keep staff and public safe

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  1. What does CSCS stand for ?
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Construction Skills Certification Scheme

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  1. Why do you need to wear PPE and who is responsible for providing it ?
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To ensure that I am suitable protected when attending site visits and going on inspections.

My employer is responsible for providing CPD

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  1. What are your responsibilities under the CDM 2015 ?
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  • Appoint Principal designer and Principal contractor whist ensuring they have the required skills, knowledge and experience
  • Allow sufficient time to carry out work
  • Provide pre-construction information (designers risk register)
  • Ensure that f10 is displayed on site
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  1. What are RAMS and where are they required
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RAMS stands for Risk Assessment Method statement

They are used to assess risk and show how work will be carried out

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  1. What is PPE ?
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Personal Protective Equipment

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  1. What are the different types of PPE
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Head and scalp protection;
Respiratory protection;
Eye protection;
Hearing protection;
Hand and arm protection;
Foot and leg protection
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What are the health and safety six pack

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The Management of Health and Safety at Work
Regulations

The Display Screen Equipment Regulations

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations

The Personal Protective Equipment at Work
Regulations

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment
Regulations

The Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare
Regulations

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What should you consider before visiting site ?

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Carry out a pre-assessment whilst considering the following:

PPE
Travelling 
Lone working 
Condition of property 
Use/activity 
Site rules 
Special access 
Structure
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What is Riddor and what is important about it ?

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Reporting Injuries diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (1995)

Have to report incidents if a worker is out of work for 7 days

Report to HSE within 15 days

Keep on record 3 years

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What legislation deals with Asbestos

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control of asbestos regulations 2012

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What are the types of asbestos surveys

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Management survey

Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey

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Where can you typically find asbestos

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Insulation (around boilers, pipes, fireplaces, and ducts)
Ceilings and floor cavities.
Sprayed coating (on concrete or steel surfaces)
Lifts and stairwells.
Vertical columns.
Ceiling tiles.
Partition walls.
Exterior walls, roofs, and gutters.
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What are the different types of asbestos

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White
Brown- the most dangerous
Blue

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  1. What is CDM
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Construction design management Regs 2015

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  1. Who are the key duty holders
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Principal designer
Principal Contractor
Client

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  1. When in CDM Applicable
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All projects with more than one contractor working on site must have a PD and PC and H&S file

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  1. When does the H&S executive need to be informed:
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Project last more than 30 construction days

With more than 20 workers working simultaneously

More than 500 per days exceeded

Works related to demolition

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  1. What form do you have to submit to the health and safety executive ?
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F10 form

21
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  1. What guidance note relates to health and safety of surveyors ?
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Surveying Safely 2018

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  1. What are the key principles of the RICS guidance on Health and Safety
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Guidance note sets out basic, good practice principles for the management of health and safety for RICS-regulated firms and RICS members.

Discusses risk control

Basic, Good practice principles for the management of health and safety for RICS regulated firms and members.

Principles for those engaged in the build environment as property professionals and includes health and safety responsibilities at a corporate level or level as individual RICS member.

23
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What act deals with Asbestos

A

Control of asbestos regulations 2012

24
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What is HSE’s guidance to Risk Assessments?

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Identify the Hazard
The people at Risk
Evaluating the risk, considering likelihood of any severity. 
Recording the findings
Review the risk assessment regularly.
25
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  1. Who policies the Health and safety Act
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Health and safety executive

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  1. For the purposes of CDM, does HSE need to be notified?
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• HSE needs to be notified in a F10 form if a project last longer than 30 Construction days with 20 or more workers simultaneously on site or more than 500 person days of work or demolition work.

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  1. What is required from a contractor before any works commence
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All Risks and Public Liability Insurance.

28
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What Impact will covid have on your safe working environment

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Fewer people on site at one time

Sanitation

One way working

PPE

Limiting the amount of trades in each property.

Staggered start and finish times

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What is covered in Surveying Safely 2nd edition. effective February 2019

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  1. Personal responsibilities for RICS members and corporate responsibilities for RICS-regulated firms
  2. Assessing hazards and risks
  3. places of work
  4. occupational hygiene
  5. Visiting premises or sites
  6. fire safety
  7. General Procurement and management of contractors
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What is on the front page of surveying safely

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Blue outlines and white blocks

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What is the difference between a hazard and a risk

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A hazard is something that can cause harm, e.g. electricity, chemicals, working up a ladder, noise, a keyboard, a bully at work, stress, etc.

A risk is the chance, high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm

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what are the client responsibilities under CDM ?

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  • Notify the HSE of a notifiable project
  • Ensure competent designers are appointed
  • Ensure welfare is provided on site
  • Ensure a Pre Construction Information is complete
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What is the risk assessment process

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1 Identify the hazards
2 Decide who might be harmed and how
3 Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
4 Record your findings and implement them
5 Review your assessment and update if
necessary

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What is the 6 pack of health and safety

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6 pack of health and safety  - Paul Pogba DM'D me at Work
PPE
Provision of equipment
Display screens
Management of H&S at work
Manual handling operations
Workplace H&S

RICS Planning And Development 2020 (18 decks)

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