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What is involved in a site induction?

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Evacuation procedures
Smoking requirements
PPE requirements
Scaffolding 
House keeping
Site specific risks
Site rules
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What do you know about the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?

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Legislation put in place to ensure employers have a duty of care for the H&S of their employees.
Covers occupational health and safety

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How did the CDM Regs change from 2007 to 2015?

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CDM co-ordinator role is replaced with principle designer
Principle designer and principle contractor appointed for all projects with more than one trade contractor on site.
Construction phase plan is required for all projects.
Client needs to notify HSE if project exceeds 30 construction days with 20 or more workers working simultaneously or if project exceeds 500 person days.

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What are quantity surveyors classed as under the CDM regs?

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Designers.

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What is a Site Waste Management Plan?

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A planning document created prior to construction and submitted to the local council.
Applies to all projects over £300k.

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What is a risk assessment?

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A careful examination of what could cause harm to people during their work so that you can take enough precautions to prevent harm.
Eradicate
Reduce
Isolate
Control
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How do you assure your own safety when going out to meetings?

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Call back system
Let others know where you are
Risk assessment

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What power does the HSE give it’s employees?

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The right to enter all construction sites

This is a right greater than that of a police officer, who would need a warrant to enter a site

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What is Surveying Safely?

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A guidance note on health and safety.
Personal and corporate responsibility for property professionals
Legal considerations and duties
Assessing hazards and risks
Property professionals places of work
Occupation health - noise/manual handling/asbestos/diseases
Visiting premises and sites
Procurement and management of contractors and construction work

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How do you report an accident on site?

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Report the accident to a site manager
Record accident in accident book along with treatment
Employer to report accident to HSE
HSE can be contacted by phone or online
Accident report must be completed and where necessary returned to HSE
Injury, disease, dangerous occurrence must be documented + a copy of the accident report retained for record.

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What is the Joint Fire Code?

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Provides guidance on fire safety and protection on sites
Covers activities through design, procurement and construction
Applies to contracts over 2.5 million
Can also apply to lower value projects deemed to be high risk
Most insurers require it

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What does the Joint Fire Code cover?

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Provision of smoking shelters
Storage of combustible materials
Fire risk assessments
Provision of extinguishers

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What is COSHH?

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Requires employers to prevent or reduce workers exposure to substances hazardous to health
Chemicals, dusts, Biological agents and germs

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What is RIDDOR?

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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
Regulations for ‘responsible person’ to notify and keep record of specified workplace incidents

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What are the different colours of fire extinguishers?

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Red - Water
Blue - Dry Power
Black - Co2

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What is an F10?

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The form which is sent to the HSE to notify the project

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What are an employer’s duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?

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Provide a safe place of work
Provide a safe system of work
Provide safe equipment
Provide safe and competent people to work alongside
Carry out risk assessments
Inform workers of all potential hazards of the workplace
Appoint a competent person responsible for health and safety
Consult with the workplace safety representatives
Provide adequate welfare at the workplace

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What are an employee’s duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?

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Duty of care under common law
Under HSAWA 1974 - Take reasonable skill and care for the health and safety of yourself and others in the workplace
Co-operate with employer to enable them to fulfil their legal duty
Do not interfere or obstruct anything provided in the interests of health and safety at work

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What can the HSE do if there is a breach of Health and Safety?

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Issue and Improvement Notice - works can continue with 21 days to remedy breach. The contractor can appeal the notice and continue work in the meantime
Issue a Prohibition Notice - works must stop immediately. The contractor can appeal the notice but works must stop in the meantime

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What does CDM stand for?

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Construction Design and Management

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What do CDM regulations cover?

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All construction projects exceeding 500 person days or 30 continuous days with 20 people on site at any one time.

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Why were CDM regulations introduced?

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To ensure that clients, designers, contractors and others consider the health and safety of those constructing, maintaining and demolishing the works

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How many parts do CDM regulations have and what are they?

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5 parts
Introduction
General duties
Additional duties for notifiable projects
Health and Safety on construction sites
General
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What different types of asbestos are you aware of?

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Blue
Brown
White

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What are the types of asbestos survey?
Management - Non-intrusive desktop study | Demolition / Refurbisment - Intrusive
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What regulations are there regarding asbestos?
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
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What regulations are there regarding working at height?
Working at height regulations 2005.
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What is the CSCS?
Construction Skills Certification Scheme Certifiaction card scheme to show people entering construction sites are competent with regards to health and safety Run by the Construction Indusrty Training Board (CITB)
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What is the Approved Code of Practice?
Guidance with specific legal standing They deal with a wide range of hazardous materials and practices. Employers who are prosecuted for a breach of health and safety law, who have not followed the approved code of practice are likely to be found at fault by the courts.
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What are the CDM Regulations?
The main regulations for managing the health, safety and welfare of construction projects. Applies to the whole project, from concept to completion Set out by the HSE
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When does a project become notifiable?
When it exceeds 30 working days with 20 men on site simultaneously, or it exceeds 500 man days.
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What are the changes to the latest CDM regulations?
The CDM Co-ordinator is replaced with the principle designer Principle designer and principle contractor are appointed for all projects with more than one trade contractor on site. Construction phase plan is required for all projects. Client needs to notify HSE if the project exceeds 30 days with 20 or more men on site simultaneously or if it exceeds 500 person days in total.
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What is the Health and Safety and Work Act 1974?
It is legislation put in place to ensure employers have a duty if care for the H&S of their employees. It covers all occupational health and safety. 'to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work.'
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What advise does the RICS Surveying Safely Guidance note give to members and firms?
``` Intended to represent best practice It covers; Personal and corporate responsibility Legal considerations and duties Assessing hazards and risks Property Professional's places of work Occupational health Visiting premises and sites Procurement and management of contractors and construction work ```
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What is included in a risk assessment?
``` Identified risks Their severity Their impact The mitigation strategy Their revised severity ```
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What risks did you identify on one of your projects?
Work requires you to enter dusty areas - respiratory damage - do not enter visibly dusty areas Work requires you to approach excavations - do not enter excavations where there is standing water Slips, trips and falls - do not enter untidy areas on site Work requires you to cross a vechicle road - wait at safe crossing point, to ensure plant operators have seen you and utilise thumbs up signal to ensure safe to cross.
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What else do you do before visiting site?
Risk assessment Correct PPE Let your line manager know where you are and when you will be back Site induction - information of site procedures, risks and off limit areas. First aid points & individuals and emergency procedures.
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What is included in a site induction?
``` Evacuation procedures Smoking requirements PPE requirements House keeping Site specific risks Site rules ```
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What is a CSCS card?
Constrution Skills Competency Scheme. It is a certification scheme intended to prove that individuals working on construction sites have the required training and qualification for the type of work they carry out
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What Do you know about the Surveying Safely RICS guide
Identifies personal and corporate responsibilities - if ensure of legal obligations seeks advice from a competent person. Competent is someone with sufficient training & experience. E.g. Lone working / wokring close to vehicles / driving for long periods / haz materials
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What did you learn from the Grenfell disaster
1. Importance of ensuring design and building regs compliancy when proposing alternative or VE options. Even where a subcontractor may offer an equal of approved option - due diligence must be undertaken to ensure the proposal meets requirements and is fit for purpose. 2. Linked to acting ethically - do not put anything in writting that you would not be comfortable if was read out in public in a court of law. Be clear in all communication - internally & externally. 3. Don't undertake a job role you are ultimately under qualified for - i.e management role deems responsibility for sub-ordinates & their decisions. 4. Clear and finite design consultant scopes & ensure they are competent in areas they are contracted to. 5. Importance of thorough workmanship.
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What is the purpose of the H&S Act 1974?
Identifies responsibilities of both companies and indivduals. Cannot be complacent RICS companies must have management processes in place to identify & reduce risks Things companies responsible for: Selection - Training - SSOW - Procedures - Equipment - Instruction - Supervision - PPE Things individuals are responsible for: Performance - accountability - compliance - Control - vigilence - teamwoking - adaptability
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Name the different types of Asbestos?
Licensable & Non-licenseable Non- licenseable asbestos WC pan / asbestos cement panels Licensable - friable, loose, spray. Blue - Crocidolite - insulations of engines, spray on Brown - Amosite - cememnt sheets, thermal insulation, boards White - Crysotile - insulation ducts, ceilings, walls SPRAY - high risk and usually found in confined spaces as fire protection and to steels LOOSE - most dangerous - roof insulation. Easily crumbles found in floor ducts, roofs, acoustic/thermal barriers. SOLID - Cememnt sheets
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What ISO standard is for H&S
ISO 45001
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What must you do if discover Japanese Knotweed on site
Notify EA Can Burn it / Use chemicals / Bury it If buried - must notify EA / a least 5 m deep /restrict growth with mat over top If break rules - fines & prison sentences
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What do you know about the Surveying Safely guidance
Identifies personal and corporate responsibilities - if ensure of legal obligations seeks advice from a competent person. Competent is someone with sufficient training & experience. E.g. lone working
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Whart do you know about CDM regs
To ensure that clients, designers, contractors and others consider the health and safety of those constructing, maintaining and demolishing the works
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Name some H&S legislation
``` H&S Act 1974 CAR 2012 CDM regs 2015 Covid Act 2020 COSHH 2012 ```
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Name an RICS publication that relates to H&S of members
RICS Surveying Safetly 2019. Personal and corporate responsibilities Lone working, travelling, safe person concept, risks to be aware of on site
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What is notifiable project under CDM Regulations 2015?
Works over 500 man days | Over 30 days and more than 20 workers
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What is meant by the acronym RIDDOR?
Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurances regs 2013 Requiremnt to report deaths, certain injuries and those over 7 days - workers and non-workers - to HSE / LA & keep records. Used to identify how the happened and prevent going forward
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What is the role of the Principal Designer under CDM Regulations 2015?
Planning, managing and monitoring the pre-construction phase. Ensuring risks are eliminated or controlled through design work. Passing information on to the principal contractor. Ensuring cooperation and coordination. Ensuring designers comply with their duties. Assisting the client in preparing pre-construction information. Preparing the health and safety file.
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Does a QS have responsibility under CDM
Designers include architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, interior designers, surveyors, technicians or anyone who specifies or alters a design. This can include contractors, principal contractors, specialist contractors, and commercial clients who become actively involved in design.
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What does Lone working mean
Lone working - As an employer, you must manage any health and safety risks before people can work alone.
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What are RAMS & MS? What is the difference?
Risk Assessments & Method Statements Risk Assessments - assesses all potential risks & identifies who could be impacts and how, takes steps to identify ways to eliminate, reduce, substitute, add controls, PPE MS - Identifies methodology of how something will be carried out. Usually reviewed by all parties and signed off and communicated by those undertakign task also.
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What are dangerous substances
``` Asbestos COSHH -The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 Cement Fumes cleanign products Oil Paint glue lubricants ```
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Who are the parties under CDM
Client - Commercial / Domestic Principle Designer Principle Contractor Workers need to check - where are designers (QS is a designer)
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Impacts of covid & Brexit on H&S
``` Covid Act 2020 Remote working Working in close proximty Working in clsoe spaces Welfare & add cleaning ```
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Give me an example of where you contrbuted to CDM regs
Attended Design team meetings in early stages of Barton Court to ensure as a member of the principle designer team (MC under D&B) I was able to understand and input into the design of H&S into the builing and ensure these requirements are passed down to supply chain in the tender process. I have specified designs as part of my work in tender preparation, looked at VE options that impact the design.
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what key document are you expected to contribute under cdm
Preconstruction information Appointment of principle designer Advise on adequacy of info provided in H&S file Ensure F10 issued & CPP
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What did you learn from Grenfell?
Importance of QS's involvement in VE process and ensuring compliance with all requirements met. Improtance of drafting contracts to ensure design responsbilitly correctly allocated & owned by correct parties.
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What fire legislation are you aware of?
Building Regs - B Fire Safety Act 2021 The Building Safety Bill 2021
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RIDDOR
Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurances regs 2013 In accident book after 3 days HSE after 7 days
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CAR
Control of Asbestos Regs White - Crysoltile Brown - Amosite Blue - Crocidolite How to deal with commercially - excl from cost plans unless survey. Need to understand quant & how to mitigate (remove or encapsulated / seal)
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QS responsibility
Lone working - notify times / arrival / home safely Asbestos VE - making sure all compliance achieved - safety & design etc - i.e. Grenfell Not cutting corners to cut costs - avoiding human trafficing & slavery Ensuring H&S is allowed for - i.e. Part B fire regs - compliance in materials if alternatives but also if over 11m - fire sprinklers. If over 18m - fire compartmentalisation
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What is in a precon info pack
Details of projects - details of hazards if asbestos As built info Existing H&S plans GI / SI surveys
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31. What are the key topics covered in the Surveying Safely GN?
a. Personal responsibility b. Safe person concept & lone working c. Working on site / visiting sites d. Risk Assessments e. Hygiene & Health f. Fire safety g. Procurement in construction
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42. What is the duty to manage under the control of asbestos regulations?
a. Identify, Survey, Management plan, Respon to maintain

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