Health and Saftey SOE

Question 1

What is included in the RICS surveying Safely professional standard?

Answer 1

RICS considers the concept of a ‘safe person’ to mean that each individual assumes individual
behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues’ and others’ health and safety while
at work

• personal, corporate resonsbility
• assessing risk and hazards

Question 2

What do you do you look at as part of your desk top survey?

Answer 2

• background info
• site specifc hazards - abstos
• envromatal considerations
• site boundary lines done useing … land registery
• age of the property
• any planning contrainst
• listed, conservation area
• nearby house/ ammenties

Question 3

What is RLB’s lone working policy ?

Answer 3

• text where you oing and predicted time of arrival
• PPE
  -text when you leave and when you get home

Question 4

What type of asbestos works are there?

Answer 4

Licenced abestos work = works including removal of loose fill insulation
works to pipe lagging

Non- licenced = drilling into textured coating to install electricals . Removal of concrete asbestos sheets that arent deleterious

Notifiable = removal of damaged asbestos cement - large scale removal of textured coatings

Question 5

What type of asbestos surveys are there?

Answer 5

Management = purpose is to locate, as far as reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspected Asbestos Containing Materials - less intrusive inspection used to identify asbestos-containing materials

R&D = must take place prior to major refurbishment, remedial works or demolition of a premises. Ensuring that work on the site will be done properly without disturbing asbestos particles if present

Question 6

Can you name some duty holders under CDM and their responsibilities ?

Answer 6

Client :
- Provide Access
- Provide PCI
- Appoint other duty holders
- welfare faculities
- ensure PD and PC carry out their duties
- provide any relevant information

Designers:
-modify designs to elimante or reduce risk
- provide unformation to other members of the team
-the maintenance and use of a building once it is built

PD:
- Identify, elminate risj
- ensure designers carry out their duties
- pre construction
- Prepare the CPP
- Organising contractor
- site inductions
- take reasonable steps to prevnt unauthorised access
-workers are consulted and engaged in securing their health and safety
- welfare facilities

PC:
- Plan, manage, monitor and co-ordinate health and safety of project
- liaising with the client and PD
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Question 7

What is a dynamic risk assessment

Answer 7

The last chance to assess the risks is immediately prior to undertaking the work activity,
or indeed while in the process of actually undertaking the work and as the working
environment is changing – this is commonly called dynamic risk assessment

Question 8

What is the hierarchy of risk control

Answer 8

• Elimination
• substitution
• engineering control
• administrative controls
  -PPE

Question 9

What is wet rot and dry rot ?

Answer 9

Key points about wet rot:
Moisture requirement: Needs a high moisture content (around 50% or more) to thrive.
Spread: Primarily stays localized to the wet area, not spreading widely.
Appearance: Affected wood may appear darker, soft, spongy, and cracked.
Causes: Often caused by leaks, damp walls, or excessive moisture from plumbing issues.

Key points about dry rot:
Moisture requirement:
Can grow at lower moisture levels (around 20-30%).
Spread:
Can spread across masonry and other materials to find new sources of damp wood.
Appearance:
May have visible white fungal strands, mushroom-like fruiting bodies, (Mycelium) and a “dry rot cube” appearance.
Seriousness:
Considered more serious due to its ability to spread widely and cause significant structural damage