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Health and Safety - Summary of Experience Flashcards

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What does the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 say?

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Places a duty on employers to ensure H&S and wellbeing of employees is not at risk including:

  • Providing and maintaining equipment
  • Safe systems of work and safe premises
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How do you ensure you comply with the requirements under the 1974 act?

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  • Undertake, record and regularly review risk assessments
  • Keep detailed H&S information on site
  • Report injuries or dangerous events
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Is it a criminal offence to breach the 1974 Health and Safety Act?

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Non-compliance can result in significant penalties from HSE:

  • Fines and imprisonment (£20k fine)
  • Organizations and individuals can be held liable for breaches
  • No maximum limit on fines
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Who enforces the 1974 act?

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HSE inspectors - Have powers to enter workplaces, investigate accidents and issue improvement notices

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What is the RICS guidance on Health and Safety?

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RICS Professional Standard: Surveying Safely (2nd Edition, November 2018)

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What is the major legislation on H&S?

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  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
  • Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015
  • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
  • Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
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What do you understand within the RICS surveying safely professional standard?

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  • Assessing hazards and risks
  • Workplace health and safety
  • Occupational hygiene and health
  • Visiting sites
  • Fire safety
  • Residential surveying
  • Procurement and contractor management
  • Personal responsibilities for RICS members and firms
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Name a key point from RICS surveying safely

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Introduced the safe person concept = each individual assumes individual behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues and others H&S while at work

Seeks to ensure individuals accept responsibility for their actions and have necessary tools to do their job

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Why are regular H&S inspections important?

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Allows you to identify and hazards and risks to the tenants and general public

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What legislation are you aware of in relation to asbestos?

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Control of Asbestos Regulations (2012)

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What are the penalties for breaching control of asbestos regulations 2012

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  • 20k fine
  • up to 12 months imprisonment
  • more serious breaches can be escalated further
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What is a risk assessment and why are they important?

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Process of evaluating risks and assessing what has the potential to cause harm.

Important as they create awareness of the surrounding environment and who could be at risk

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How do you mitigate hazards?

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Carrying out risk assessments and put measures in place that reduce risk

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What is the safe person concept?

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Each individual assumes responsibility for their own, their colleagues and others’ H&S while at work

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When did the RICS surveying safely become effective?

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February 2019 - Both GN and PS

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What is IOSH?

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Institution of Occupational Safety and Health - Global organisation for H&S professionals

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What did you takeaway from IOSH?

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How to create a risk assessment, helping me better identify both risks and hazards within properties I manage

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Are there any alternatives to IOSH?

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NEBOSH - National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health

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What are the steps to undertaking a risk assessment?

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1) Identify hazard
2) Identify people at risk from hazard
3) Evaluate risk-likelihood-severity
4) Record findings (write up)
5) Continually review

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What are RAMS?

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Risk Assessment Method Statement (completed after risk assessment)

  • Contain details of hazard and guide to working around the hazard
  • Needs to be approved prior to work starting
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Why are RAMS important?

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Provides a guide on how to manage the risk that has been identified and how it can be worked around

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What is the difference between a risk assessment and RAMS?

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Risk assessment = identifying risk-likelihood-severity
RAMS = Shows how to manage the risk and work around it

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23
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How does your use of Meridian and Quooda ensure compliance of health and safety regulations?

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Make sure GRA, FRA, Asbestos etc are up to date on there. Action any necessary works/measured to reduce hazards

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Can you take me through the steps you undertook to ensure safety of the Foundry Lane site?

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1) Went to site with PPE
2) Undertook risk assessment to assess the hazard
3) Assessed the severity and recognised the pallets were causing a fire and health and safety risk
4) Contacted the tenant to remove and reattended site to confirm

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Tell me about your employer’s H&S policy?

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  • Concentrating on the elimination of risks to persons and then on risk reduction, prevention of injury and loss due to damage
  • Identify and manage hazards
  • Work to safety standards: review and develop these continuously
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What are your H&S duties as an individual surveyor?

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  • Undertake risk assessments
  • Plan inspections (PPE)
  • Adhere to office health and safety (e.g. fire evacuation procedure, H+S training and lifting heavy items)
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When was RICS surveying safely last updated? Tell me something that changed

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Last updated in Nov 2018 (Effective Feb 2019)

  • Introduction of the safe person concept = each individual assumes individual behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues and others’ H&S at work
  • Greater emphasis on competence of individuals to use safe work equipment
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What must regulated firms provide?

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  • Safe working environment
  • Safe work equipment
  • Safe systems of work
  • Competent staff
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What happened in the case of Suzy Lamplugh? Why is this important for surveyors?

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  • Working as an estate agent and disappeared during the middle of the day
  • Relates to whereabouts - Lone working policy
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What is personal protective equipment?

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Equipment that is worn to prevent or minimize exposure to hazards

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What health and safety regulation relates to fire escapes and safety?

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Fire Safety Regulatory Reform 2005
Fire Safety Act 2021
Fire Safety Regulations 2022

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What is a method statement?

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Document detailing how to carry out work safely

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33
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What is public liability insurance?

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Insurance that needs to be in place to cover you if a client or member of public claims to have been injured or their property damaged because of your business activities

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What is RIDDOR?

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Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013

  • Events have to be reported if they are fatal, serious injury + certain industrial diseases
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When would you be required to report a RIDDOR incident?

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  • Over 7 days of incapacitation of a worker
  • Must be reported to HSE within 15 days of the incident
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36
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What PPE have you had to wear?

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Inspection a warehouse/factory: hard hat, steel toe cap boots, safety glasses and high vis

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37
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What type of H&S training have you had?

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  • Legionella awareness
  • Asbestos
  • General H&S
  • Contractor management
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Who are the HSE?

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Health and Safety Executive
- Responsible for maintaining, regulating and enforcing H and S in the UK

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39
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What is a hazard?

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Anything with the potential to cause harm

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What is a risk?

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Probability/likelihood that someone will be harmed

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41
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What must RICS firms provide under surveying safely?

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  • Safe working environment
  • Safe working practices
  • Safe systems of work
  • Competent staff
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42
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When is it a legal requirement for a firm to produce a risk assessment?

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All organisations with 5 or more staff

43
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What is a written health and safety policy document and when is it required?

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For firms with 5 employees or more and contains:
- Policy setting out H&S commitment
- Details of H&S structure
- Workplace risk assessments
- Details of planning implementation of H&S policy

44
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What is the six pack of H&S regulations?

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Introduced in 1992 and refer to main health and safety regulations in UK:
1) Management of H&S at work
2) Display screen monitoring - screen at eyesight
3) Manual handling operations
4) PPE at work
5) Provision and use of work equipment
6) Workplace H&S welfare

45
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What is COSHH?

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Control of substances hazardous to health regulations (2002)
- Regulation to not use prohibited substances unless required for certain circumstances

46
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What is the hierarchy of risk control?

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Method to identify and rank safeguards to protect people from hazards
1) Eliminate hazard
2) Substitute hazard - Replace
3) Engineering controls - isolate people
4) Administrative - Change way people work
5) PPE - Protect

47
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What should you do if someone is injured at work and taken to hospital?

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Report to responsible person and HSE

48
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What is a prohibition notice?

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Notice served by HSE to formally stop activity right away

49
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What is occupational health and why is it important?

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Maintaining the well being of employees and preventing and removing ill health
- Important to ensure health of those at work and maintain productivity

50
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What is Workman’s policy for permit to work?

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  • Have to be suitably qualified to sign
  • Permits required for all high risk works identified in RA or RAMS
  • 1.5m at height too
51
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What is asbestos?

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Naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral - Hazardous material

52
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How many deaths are caused by asbestos annually?

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5,000

53
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What are the types of asbestos?

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Brown and blue - outlawed in 1985
White - outlaws in 1999

54
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What are the health hazards of asbestos?

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  • Asbestosis
  • Mesothelioma
  • Lung cancer
55
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What are the steps to controlling asbestos?

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1) Assess asbestos and condition
2) assess risk
3) produce register
4) make register available
5) review register regularly

56
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What is an asbestos management plan?

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Document outlining how asbestos will be managed to prevent harm

57
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What are the fines on asbestos?

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20k fine or up to 2 years imprisonment

  • There are unlimited fines for larger breaches
58
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What are construction (design and management) regulations 2015?

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CDM regulations - Guide H&S for construction in commercial property
- Aim to improve H&S process by defining duty holder with varying levels of responsibility
- CDM file must be maintained - criminal offence if not

59
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What were the latest CDM regulations updates?

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6th April 2015
- Simplified regulations
- CDM coordinator replaced by principal designer role
- Replacement of approved code of practice with more targeted practice

60
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When must HSE be notified of a project under CDM regulations?

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F10 - Where construction project:
- Lasts more than 30 days
- Has more than 20 people working at same time
- Exceeds 500 person days

61
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What is a construction phase plan?

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Document detailing health and safety risks associated with the construction phase of a project

62
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What precautions would you make when inspecting a dilapidated building?

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  • Undertaking risk assessment
  • Ensure PPE
  • Understand who to call in event of accident
  • Consider whether safe to visit alone
  • Any site rules to follow
63
Q

What is the employers duty?

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Duty of employer to ensure health and safety and wellbeing of employees

64
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What H&S procedures are undertaken in my office?

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  • Existence of fire exits
  • Fire drills
  • Regular training sessions
65
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What are the five colours of fire extinguishers

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Red - water
Cream - foam
Blue - dry powder
Black - CO2
Yellow - wet chemical

66
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What is legionnaires disease?

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Potentially fatal pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria, which is found in stagnant water

67
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How do you catch legionnaires?

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Breathing in droplets of water contaminated by the bacteria (20-45 degrees c)

68
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What are the stages of dealing with legionella?

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  • Identify and assess risk
  • Prepare action plan to control
  • Implement management
  • Keep records
69
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What poses most risk to legionella?

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FROM: cooling towers, evaporative condensers, hot and cold water systems, systems containing sources of nutrients (rust, sludge, organic matter)

70
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How do you prevent legionella?

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  • Avoiding temps that favour legionella
  • Ensure no water stagnation
  • Avoid using materials that encourage growth
  • Keep water systems clean
71
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Tell me about key fire safety regulations?

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  • Regulatory Reform - Fire Safety Order 2005
  • Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
72
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What were the updates to the fire safety regulations?

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Fire Safety Regulations 2022

  • High Risk Building regs - subject to more stringent safety checks
  • Improved cooperation and coordination between responsible persons (Those who take responsibility in non-domestic buildings)
  • Easier for enforcement organisations to take action against non-compliance
  • Applies to high risk buildings - 18m tall, 7 storeys or 2 or more resi units
  • Aluminium composite material cladding now banned due to poor fire resistance
  • Buildings over 11m - Secure Info Box (gives into to fire rescue services in event of fire)
73
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Tell me about the building safety act 2022?

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Building Safety Act came effective in April 2022 - After Grenfell
- Enhanced regulatory framework - Establishing building safety regulator
- Introducing accountable person and building safety managers (manage day to day safety)
- Focus on high risk buildings - over 18m in height, 7 storeys
- Enhanced residents voice including safety committees
- Building Safety Act charge can be levied on leaseholders - distribution of cost

74
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What is LOLER?

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Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- Places duty on people and companies who own operate and have control over lifting equipment

75
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How can asbestos be dangerous?

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If it is damaged or disturbed it releases small particles which are harmful if inhaled

76
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How many properties contain asbestos?

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Around 4m

77
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What are the 5 stages for the duty holder in managing asbestos

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CRRAR (contain, risk, register, available, review)
- Asssess if premises contains asbestos
- Assess risk
- create register
- make register available
- review register

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What do you understand from the control of asbestos regulation?

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  • Minimum standards for protecting employees from health effects of asbestos
  • Applies to non-domestic properties and places obligation on duty holder and employer

Requirements:
- Duty holder must complete risk assessment - obligation to manage risks and prepare plan
- All works must be completed by a licenced contractor
- Asbestos register must be completed and regularly updated
- All new buildings require a certificate that no asbestos present in the building

79
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Where is asbestos commonly found?

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  • floor and ceiling tiles
  • corrugated roofs
  • insulation
80
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What is included in an asbestos managemnt plan?

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  • Duty holder
  • Type/location
  • Plans for works / removal
81
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What are the LL and PM responsible for in H&S?

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  • Depend on lease and who has responsibility
  • Employers have responsibility to provide safe area of work
  • Landlord/PM - common parts
  • If works being done - CDM/Asbestos
  • Defective Premises Act (1972)
82
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What is a hard hats shelf life and how do you check?

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Usually 3 years old - Can check on the inside of the hard hat

83
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Where are RAMS requirements set out?

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Managing H&S at Work Regulations 1989

84
Q

When do you report in an accident log?

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  • 3 days incapacitated
  • Should report all incidents
85
Q

Certificate for a MEWP?

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IPAF - Licence to use

86
Q

Who enforces MEES?

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Local council

87
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Difference between MEES and EPC?

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(All buildings must have an) EPC - Temporary, religious
MEES - Lease length, devalued, costs

88
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What is the construction of Foundry Lane, Horsham?

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  • 1970s Industrial Unit
  • Roller shutter at the front of the unit
  • Ancillary trade/office
  • Concrete screed floor
  • Steel and block construction
  • Previously removed asbestos roofing
  • Aluminium cladding and roofing
89
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What is your firms policy regarding working at Height?

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Permit to work must be in place for works 1.5m and above

90
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What is a disability access audit?

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Assessment of a building against best-practice standards to benchmark its accessibility to disabled people (Regent Park example)

91
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At your firm how do you store H&S reportS and how are kept up to date?

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Stored on Meridian and QUUODA
- Annual date checks are recorded
- Use a traffic light system to tell surveyors when a document is about to expire

92
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What is needed under LOLER?

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Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that lifting operations are properly planned, supervised, and carried out by competent individuals.
- Selecting right equipment
- Certifying equipment
- Risk assessments
- Record keeping

93
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How often does a fire drill need to be undertaken?

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Once a year, but will depend on what the FRA outlined.

94
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What report was published after Grenfell?

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Hackitt Report 2018
- Focused on high rise resi above 10 storeys
- This was encapsulated in Fire Safety Report 2021

95
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Who are the duty holders CDM regulations?

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  • Client
  • Principal contractor
  • Principal designer
    IF MORE THAN ONE THEN MUST HAVE A PRINCIPAL
96
Q

What test would you undertake for legionella?

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ACOP L8 risk assessment

97
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How often do you need to test for legionella?

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  • Quarterly in open systems (evaporative condensers, cooling towers)
  • Monitoring not usually required in enclosed systems (hot and cold water systems)
98
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When did RIDDOR come into force?

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First came into force in 1996, however, there were updates in 2013

99
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What is the difference between a principal designer and a principal contractor under CDM?

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  • Principal designer = has control over pre-construction phase of project
  • Principal contractor = Appointed by client to control construction phase of project
100
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What is a dynamic risk assessment?

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Risk assessment carried out in real time during work activities, often while hazardous situation is developing

101
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How do you report under RIDDOR?

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Through an online form on the HSE website

102
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How did the building safety act 2022 amend limitation periods for claims under defective premises act 1972?

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New limitation periods:
- 15 years for claims regarding works completed after 28 June 2022
- 30 years for claims regarding works completed before 28 June 2022

103
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What are the 5 types of PPE?

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  • Respirators.
  • Protective gloves.
  • Protective clothing.
  • Protective footwear.
  • Eye protection
104
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For the issue with the pallets at Foundry Lane, when did you contact the tenant?

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Immediately, due to the health and safety/fire risks - potential slip and trip hazards

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