Health and Safty

Question 1

Act for PPE

Answer 1

PPE at Work Regulations 2022

Question 2

What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974? and what must be done under it?

Answer 2

• Duty to every employer to ensure reasonable practical health, safety and welfare for all employees
• Report injuries
• Carry out Risk assessments
• Healthy and safety information must be avablie on site.

Question 3

Urban Green Newcastle requires for national Grid?

Answer 3

• Time frames for work
• ID badges
• Extent of staff and equipment

Question 4

Lone working Policy

Answer 4

• Calendar is updated with address
• Members of staff know what and when i am
• Text in and out

Question 5

What’s the RICS Guidance for Safety?

Answer 5

• Surveying Safely - Health and Safety Principles for property professionals second edition 2018
• Effective Feb 2019

Question 6

Whats set out in Surveying Safely - Health and Safety Principles for property professionals second edition 2018? (8)

Answer 6

1 Personal responsibility for members
2. assessing hazards
3. Workplace H&S
4. Hygiene and health
5. Visiting sites
6. Fire safety
7. residential property surveying
8. Management of contractors

Question 7

What do you do in a risk assessment? (6)

Answer 7

1. ID Hazards
2. ID people at risk
3. Evaluate risk
4. Record findings
5. Review risk
6. Advise on minimising risk

Question 8

What is Fire Risk Management Regulatory Reform order 2005? and what was it reformed by?

Answer 8

• Applies to non-domestic property
• Risk assessment
• Fire precautions in place

Reformed by the Fire Safety Act 2021

Question 9

What is asbestos?

Answer 9

• Insulating material that causes health issues

Question 10

Legation for Asbestos?

Answer 10

• The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
• Criminal offence to be non-compliant

Question 11

RICS guidance on Asbestos?

Answer 11

RICS Guidance Note Asbestos Legal Requirements and Best Practise for property Professionals and Clients 2021

Question 12

What are the statutory obligations for Commercial property owners? (Think reports)

Answer 12

Equality act
EPC
Fire safety
H&S
PAT testing
Waste Management
Asbestos management

Question 13

Types of asbestos surveys?

Answer 13

• Management
• Demolition

Question 14

Personal Protective Equipment act?

Answer 14

PPE at Work Regulations 2022

Question 15

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, who polices it?

Answer 15

H&S Executive

Question 16

Why is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 implemented?

Answer 16

‘Duty to every employer to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health, safy and welfare at work work of all employees’

Question 17

2 Types of asbestos surveys? and whats in them?

Answer 17

Management Survey
- assess and advise on management
Demolitions Survey
- Needed when doing work
- Sample testing

Question 18

Commercial property Statutory legations?

Answer 18

Equality act
Fire safety act
H&S act
Contamination
Asbestos management