Health and Safety (Level 1) Flashcards
Can you explain how health and safety is administered at your company?
Each employee to read and understand the H&S Policy
PPE onsite and induction
Construction Phase Plan on each site
Warning signs, fire exit routes, etc. to site and office
Can you give examples of key items in your company’s health and safety policy?
Responsibility (to all)
THL will monitor the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and CDM Regulations and update site working places to remain effective
Provide training to all employees
Accident reporting
First-aid facilities
When must a company have a H&S Policy?
When they have five or more employees
Includes: policy statement, details of H&S structure, arrangements for H&S and audit protocols
Allow for: RAMS, safe place to work, appropriate clothing, training, insurance
Are you aware of any guidance the RICS produce concerning Health & Safety?
RICS ‘Surveying Safely’ 2nd Edition for RICS related firms and RICS members
Personal and corporate responsibilities
Legal considerations and duties
Assessing hazards and risks
Occupational health
Visiting the premises and sites
Procurement and management of contractors and construction work
Can you advise some key items within the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?
Provide a safe place to work
Provide safe equipment
Ensure staff are properly trained
Provide proper facilities
Carry out risk assessments
Protecting people other than those who are woking against risks
Appoint a competent person to oversee H&S
What’re the punishments for non-compliance with HSWA 1974?
Penalties from £20k
Imprisonment
Individual disqualification from position
Reputational damage
What is the Management of Health & Safety at Work Act 1999?
Places duty on employers to assess and manage risks to their employees and others arising from work activities
Ensure RAMS
Ensure employees understand their obligations to H&S
What is the Working at Height Regulations 2005?
Eliminate where possible
Complete inspection and then RAMS
Competent person(s) only
Can you advise what a ‘risk assessment is’?
Process of identifying hazards and risks
Analyse their potential impact
Who is at risk?
Examination of tasks and control measures
What’re the five steps to a risk assessment?
1 - Identify the hazards
2 - Decide who might be harmed and how
3 - Evaluate the risks and decide on precuations
4 - Record your findings and implement them
5 - Review your assessment and update if necessary
Can you advise what a method statement is?
Sequence of steps to complete a tasks safely and efficiently
Details how task/acitivity will be carried out
Details the risks and how to control risks and manage safely
Access, plant, equipment, personnel involved
Why is it important that Risk Assessments and Method Statements are reviewed and altered regularly?
Situational change to the project/location can have a negative impact on those the RAMS are for
Changes to methodology out of the control of the employer can alter sequence
Risk of accident or injury will increase
Toolbox talk/training required at each change
Why was CDM Regs introduced?
Introduced 1994
Coordination function and pre-con phase forgotten about
Unacceptable standards on smaller sites
Give responsibility for CDM during design phase to an individual to influence design. This is the same with the principle contractor during construction phase.
What are the key items of the CDM Regulations 2015?
Ensure H&S is considered throughout the entire project process from conception all the way through to maintenance and demolition.
HSE must be notified (F10) when construction work is longer than 30 working days
Principle Designer prepares H&S file for the project
F10 (notification of project by HSE) must be displayed in site office
What is an F10 and what does it contain?
The F10 form is used to notify the HSE of the project. Key information contained within the F10 includes:
Address of the site
Name of the local authority
Description of the project and works entailed
Contact details
Duration of the construction phase
Number of people at work on site at any one time
What is the role of the principle designer?
Plan and manage H&S during pre-con stage through designing out risks
Ensure designers carry out their duties
Liaise with contractor to help them plan, manage, monitor and coordinate H&S in construction phase
Prepare and provide relevant info to other duty holders
Clients role under CDM?
Welfare facilities
Ensure the principle designer and principle contractor fulfil their duties
Provide principle designer with pre-con info
Ensure minimum H&S standards are maintained
Ensure Construction Phase Plan (CPP) is administered and regularly updated
What is the role of the principle contractor?
Plan and manage the construction phase
Ensure there are site inductions
Reasonable steps made to prevent unauthorised access
Welfare facilities are provided
Ensure suitable site conditions
Update Construction Phase Plan (CPP) where necessary if site changes
What’s the difference between the principle designer and principle contractor?
The principal contractor manages the construction phase, focusing on ensuring the work complies with building regulations and managing health and safety during construction, while the principal designer manages the pre-construction phase, focusing on the design and ensuring it complies with regulations and health and safety requirements
What is the latest version of CDM?
Was there one issued in 2023?
No, CDM Regs 2015 are still applied to all construction projects in the UK
Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations introduced dutyholder roles mirrored those of CDM Regs 2015 in 2023
What are the requirements for the project to be notified to HSE & an F10 is required?
Over 500 person days
Over 30 working days and over 20 operatives on site at one time
What does RIDDOR stand for and what is it?
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations
Requires a responsible person to notify of any death, reportable injury, disease or dangerous occurrence to the HSE
What is a Construction Phase Plan (CPP)?
CDM Reg Requirement
Records arrangements for managing significant H&S risks associated with construction of the project and the control measures implemented
Basis of communicating those arrangements to those involved in the construction phase
What would you find in a CPP?
Description of the project
Management of the site
Welfare facilities
Site Rules
Emergency procedures
Arrangement for controlling risk
What is contained in a Pre-Construction pack? (relating to Health and Safety)
CDM Reg Requirement
Info on project
Info on planning and management of the project
H&S hazards and how they’ll be addressed
Info on existing H&S file
What is the HSE?
A national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness.
Can you name some H&S training requirements for construction employees?
CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme)
Managers & Professionals Health, Safety and Environment Test
Site / Head Office induction
Anything relevant for their job role
What’s in a health and safety file?
Description of the works
Hazards that have not been eliminated
Hazardous materials used
H&S info about equipment that needs maintaining
Service locations
As-built drawings
What is asbestos?
A fibrous form of natural material that doesn’t rot, is insoluble and non-flammable
Name some asbestos types
White = Chrysotile - Banned 1999
Brown = Amosite - Banned 1985
Blue = Chrocidolite - Banned 1970
What regulations are there relating to asbestos?
The Control of Asbestos Regulation 2008
Duty to manage asbestos on premises
Employers must undertake risk assessment before commencing work
Plan of works how to be carried out without exposure to asbestos
What differences are there with regards to health and safety practices for asbestos?
Asbestos survey for any building built before 2000
All licensed work must notify HSE
Removal of asbestos is classed as hazardous waste (suitable packaging and licensed disposal site)
What is COSHH?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regs 2002
Risk assessment required to prevent/control exposure
Chemicals, fumes, dusts, gases, etc.
RICS Requirements for firms on H&S
Safe working environment
Safe working equipment
Safe systems of work
Competent staff
What is the Considerate Constructors Scheme?
A non-profit independent organisation founded in 1997 to improve the image of the construction industry. It encourages contractors and their supply chain to implement best practice procedures for site operations and engagement with surrounding communities. Initiatives include promoting cleanliness of building sites, minimisation of noise pollution and engagement with local communities.
What would you do first if you find an injured person on site?
I would assess the situation first without putting myself in immediate danger. I would then call the emergency services if the injury is serious and raise the alarm to call for help.
What is the RICS hierarchy of risk control?
Elimination
Substitution
Engineering Controls
Administrative Controls
PPE & Equipment
