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Health & Safety Flashcards

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• What are some of the extenuating risks from COVID?

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Requirement for face coverings, cleaning services, respectful of others

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• What are some of CBRE H&S requirements?

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Provide safe working environment and equipment:
Fire Safety requirements and procedures/ Well-being and mental health initiatives/ hazard identification/ Tools to do job effectively

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Any RICS legislation on Health & safety?

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RICS Guidance Note - Surveying safely - Health and safety principles for property professionals 2019
Sets out basic good practice for firms and members for management of health and safety

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What are the key areas of advice in surveying safely guidance note?

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Basic good practice for the management of health and safety.

‘Safe person’ concept were each individuals assumes responsibility for their own, colleagues and others safety.
Individuals have tools to do their job.
Legal considerations and duties - include advice on Asbestos
Advice on health, well being and mental health
Fire Safety.
Audit template provided.

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What do when visiting sites with regards to safety?

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Tell someone
Appropriate protection
Sign in and out
Safe to inspect - observing lone working
Other: Check scaffolding tags, non slip shoes etc.
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What general legislation is there on health and safety?

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Health and Safety at work act 1974

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Tell me about the H&S at work act 1974?

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Employers responsibilities to their employees safety
Policed by HSE
Report Injuries and dangerous occurrences
On-going risk assessment - Review and monitor
Identify hazards & risks
H&S manual on site

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What is H&S risk?

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Probability that harm is caused

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What are the steps in a risk assessment?

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  1. Identify hazards
  2. identify risk
  3. evaluate risk and likelihood
  4. Record
  5. monitor and review
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What is a H&S method statement?

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Details of procedures in place to be approved
Outline the hazard and the step by step safe process
Control measure to ensure safety

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• What are lone working arrangements?

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When a RICS member carries out an inspection on their own – this should be minimised - Must ensure that colleagues are aware of location and time, phone charge, any medical issues, any ppe requirement, check in calls, access issues.

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• Why did the investor accept no internal inspection?

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They understood the funds responsibility to their customers and the government guidance – a virtual interactive tour was provided by our client.

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• What PPE might you require?

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Boots, jacket, hard hat, gloves, goggles, mask

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Any legislation on External Wall Systems?

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ESW1 form - allows qualified professional to assess EWS safety and enables valuations of tall resi (not hotels).
Valid for 5 years - Guidance on whether required 2021
Criticism because of the lack of specialists.

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Fire Safety act 2021? What does it address?

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All responsible persons to assess, manage & reduce fire risk posed by structure, EW's and common areas
Fire Service can take action against non compliance
Requires: 
regular inspections
evac plans
Instructions
Compliant entrance doors
'Duty holder' manage and reduce risk
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Building Safety Bill 2021? What does it strengthen?

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Accountability for high rise buildings
Residents can contribute
Enforcement
National framework
New builds members of the new build ombardsman scheme
Use of combustible cladding banned on 18m plus buildings
EWS1 form

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What is asbestos?

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Insulating material made up of tiny toxic fibres that can lodge in the lungs and cause serious harm.
Can’t cause harm if left undamaged/disturbed.
Three types in the UK: Brown & Blue were made illegal in 1985 and white in 1999.
It is thought over 4m props contains asbestos and it kills 5000 people a year
It is a criminal offence not to manage.

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What is the legislation on Asbestos?

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Control of Asbestos 2012 - Obligations of duty holder, survey to make material assessment, non-licensed work need to notify HSE and needs to be recorded

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What types of asbestos surveys are there?

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  1. Management - locate, assess & advise on management during normal occupation
  2. Refurb/demo - required for demo/refurb - samples of suspect materials taken and analyzed, recommendations made
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Who’s role is it to manage asbestos?

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Duty Holder

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Who is the duty holder? What’s their obligations?

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The owner of the building if vacant and the occupier/property manager if occupied.
Must undertake risk assessment, manage risk, have a written plan, implement it and review.
All work carried out by licensed contractor
Produce register and update

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5 Steps of Asbestos Management?

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  1. DH assess whether present, if so what condition - assume so if doubt
  2. Assess risk and create mgmt plan
  3. produce register
  4. make register available to all relevent parties who may disturb
  5. review register regularly (HSE recommends 6 monthly)
23
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Punishment for asbestos?

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H&S Act 2008
£20,000 fine and 12 months
Higher court there are no limits

24
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Any guidance on Asbestos?

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Guidance Note - Asbestos, legal requirement & best practice 2021

  • Common asbestos containing materials
  • how to commission a survey
  • suggested content of asbestos management plan
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Statutory H&S obligations of prop owner?

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Asbestos, Contamination, Disability discriminations & equality, EPCs, FS, H&S, Waste mgmt.

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What are materials that commonly contain asbestos?

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Asbestos insulation

Asbestos cement

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What should be in an Asbestos management plan?

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details of how the location and condition of known or presumed ACMs are recorded
priorities for action
decisions about management options, including rationales
a timetable for action
monitoring arrangements
employees and their responsibilities
training arrangements for employees and contractors
plan of implementation for new procedures, including those for external contractors
the mechanisms for passing on information about the location and condition of ACMs to those who need it

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Why would an investor be happy with just an local area and exterior inspection?

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There were many photographs internally due to the marketing of the properties. For retirement living assets the main focus is the surrounding area and its demographics and also the accessibility of the site - car parking, ramps etc.

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What information should you gather before a site visit?

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Depends on the purpose -

Planning, Tenancy Schedule, Floorplan, Environmental hazards, Contamination

30
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Where would I fin a good summary of Asbestos management best practice?

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Asbestos: legal requirements and best practice 2021 Guidance Note

Management Plan, ACMs and how to commission a survey

APC I&F (20 decks)

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