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Health and Safety Q&A Flashcards

1
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What measures do you take to ensure your own health and safety on inspection?

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Ensure you have a contact name and number, update your calendar with details, carry necessary PPE.

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What considerations do you need to make before inspecting a property in poor repair?

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Ensure the building is safe to enter, have correct PPE.

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What would you need to do if you managed a property where asbestos has been identified?

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Manage the asbestos by removal or regular surveys; maintain an asbestos register.

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What does the RICS Surveying Safely cover?

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It covers responsibilities, legal duties, assessing risks, health, safety, and occupation-related hazards.

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5
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What act governs H&S?

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Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

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What does it cover?

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Duty to ensure employees’ H&S, reporting injuries, risk assessments, PPE provisions, policed by HSE.

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What is a risk assessment?

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A legal requirement to assess and document H&S risks if you have 5 or more employees.

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What are the five steps to a risk assessment?

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  • Identify hazards
  • Identify people at risk
  • Evaluate risks
  • Record findings
  • Review regularly
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What is a hazard?

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Anything that could cause harm, like a wet floor.

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What is a risk?

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The likelihood someone will be harmed by a hazard.

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Tell me about Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995?

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Requires reporting injuries after 7 days of incapacitation, to HSE within 15 days.

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What is asbestos?

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A harmful insulating material that causes lung diseases if disturbed.

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What are the three types of asbestos?

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Chrysotile (white), Amosite (brown), Crocidolite (blue).

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When was it made illegal in the UK?

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Blue and brown asbestos were banned in 1985, white in 1999.

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What Legislation governs asbestos?

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Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

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16
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What are the requirements of a duty holder?

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Duty holders must prepare and manage an asbestos risk plan, typically the owner or tenant.

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What are the 5 steps regarding the management of asbestos?

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  • Identify if asbestos is present
  • Assess risks
  • Produce a register
  • Make register available
  • Review biannually
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What is an asbestos survey?

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A materials assessment for asbestos presence and condition.

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What are the two types of survey?

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Management survey (for occupation) and Refurbishment/demolition survey.

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Who undertakes work to asbestos?

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A licensed contractor.

21
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What are the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015?

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Improves management and coordination of H&S in construction projects.

22
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You are inspecting an industrial property and see a blue sign, what does this mean?

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Indicates mandatory actions like wearing protective gear.

23
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What about a red sign?

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Indicates prohibitions or emergency equipment like fire extinguishers.

24
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What about a green sign?

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Indicates safe conditions such as exits.

25
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A yellow sign?

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Warns against hazards like slippery surfaces.

26
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Does the VOA operate a lone working policy?

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Yes, VOA operates a lone working policy including logging details and a call-back system.

27
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What do you do prior to your inspection?

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  • Carry out risk assessment
  • Confirm PPE
  • Log visit on lone worker system
  • Check equipment and reminders
28
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What is a pre-inspection reminder?

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A reminder of key things to check before an inspection (PPE, calendar).

29
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What is an inspection awareness document?

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A document recording specific hazards to inform future site visitors.

30
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How do you ensure your personal safety?

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  • Carry mobile phone and PPE
  • Use call-back system
  • Update calendar
31
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What do you do when you arrive on site?

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  • Check in with contact
  • Review safety instructions
  • Wear PPE
  • Understand exit and alarm systems
32
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What do you do whilst inspecting?

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  • Work safely, wear PPE, avoid dangerous situations or prohibited areas.
33
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What would you do if an accident occurred on site?

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  • Stop working
  • Report accident
  • Leave site safely
  • Report to manager
  • Complete incident form
34
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What is the VOA’s policy on H&S?

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Both visitor and occupier are responsible for safe work practices and communication.

35
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What is a method of work statement?

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Outlines inspection methods, equipment, and safety precautions like PPE requirements.

36
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What must RICS regulated firms provide?

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  • A safe working environment
  • Safe work equipment
  • Safe systems at work
  • Competent staff
37
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What is the Health and Safety Act 1974

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Key legislation relating to health and safety, underpinned by various specific regulations.

38
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What are the penalities for breaching the H&S Act 74?

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  • It is a criminal offence
  • Unlimited fine
  • Imprisonment for up to 2 years

Corporate and gross negliegence (man slaughter) charges
* severe custodial sentances
* directors disqualified for up to 15 years

39
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What are the corporate requirements under the H&S Act 74?

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  • Appropriate line managment structure to monitor and manage H&S
  • Clear accountability, policies and procedures
  • Risk assessment
  • Stafg training
  • Adequate resources
  • Adequate insurance
  • In event of accident/incident - firm must determin root cause and take action to avoid a recurrance
  • Firms must take account of time pressures, distractions/interruptions, fatique, inexperince/lack of knowledge, complacency.
40
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What is a risk assessment?

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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.

41
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What is a hazard?

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Something with potential to cause harm.

42
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What is a risk?

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Likelihood of harm being realised.

43
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What is the basic procedure to undertaken a risk assessment?

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  1. Identify hazards
  2. Decide who may be harmed and why
  3. Evaluate risks and decide on precautions
  4. Record findings and equipment
  5. Review and update
  6. Advise all those affected of the outcome of the assessment
44
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What is the hierarchy of risk control?

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  1. Eliminate
  2. Substitute
  3. Engineering controls
  4. Administrative controls
  5. PPE
45
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What are your personal responsibilities within H&S?

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Responsibility for own health & safety, together with anyone under your supervision (colleagues, clients or general public).

Also have duty to co-operate with employers policies and procedures to minimise H&S risks to yourself, colleagues and others potentially affected by your actions.

46
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How should you comply with your personal H&S responsibilities?

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  • Report actual or perceieved H&S breaches in good time
  • Carry out a personal risk assessment and report any perceived, potentia or actual risks to your employer
  • Wear PPE
  • Undertake staff training
47
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What is work related stress?

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Relates to adverse reactions that individuals may suffer due to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work.

48
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Examples of work related stress?

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** Demands** - workload, work patterns, work environment;
** Control** - how much say a person has in the way they do their work;
** Support** - encouragement, sponsorship and resources provided;
** Relationships** - includes promoting positive working to avoid conflict and dealing with unacceptable behaviour;
Role - whether people understand their role and whether the firm ensures that they do not have conflicting roles; and
Change - how organisational change (large or small) is managed and communicated.

49
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Which building regs relate to fire safety precautions?

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Approved document B
Part 1 - Dwellings
Part 2 - non dwellings

Means of warning and escape - each protected stairwell must have space for wheelchair user on each landing to safely wait for assistance

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