HEALTH & SAFETY Flashcards
What are the CDM 2015 Regulations?
- The Construction Design and Management Regulations are intended to ensure that health and safety issues are properly considered during a project’s development so that the risk of harm to those that have to build, use and maintain structures is reduced.
- The CDM regulations apply to all building and construction work.
- Domestic clients are not generally required to carry out their duties as these are typically passed to the other duty holders such as the contractor.
- For commercial clients they must make arrangements for managing their project to ensure that health and safety risks are managed in a proportionate way. Details of their duties under the regulations are listed below.
- The summary of duties for each of the parties are as follows:-
- Principal Designer:-
o Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety (pre-construction).
o Identify, eliminate or control foreseeable risks.
o Ensure Client and designers are aware of their duties and advise the Client on bringing together the pre-construction information.
o Provide relevant information to other duty holders.
o Liaise with Principal Contractor in the planning management, monitoring and coordination of the construction phase. - Client
o Appoint competent duty holders.
o Allow sufficient time and resources.
o Prepare and provide relevant information to duty holders.
o Ensure that the Principal Designer and Contractor carry out their duties.
o Ensure welfare facilities.
What are the key implications of the CDM regulations?
- There is more focus on clients to put in place arrangements to ensure health and safety.
- Clients can no longer assign their legal responsibilities to agents.
- There must be a declaration of how long contractors will be given to plan and prepare for construction work.
- Clients are deemed to assume the role of the principal contractor for any period during which other appointments aren’t made.
What items would you expect to find in the pre-construction information?
- A project description.
- The Client’s considerations and management requirements for hoarding, welfare facilities, traffic restrictions and permits to work.
- Environmental restrictions and existing on-site risks such as site restrictions, previous H&S files, ground conditions, existing services, asbestos surveys, contamination and unsafe structures.
- Significant design and construction hazards such as design risks assessments, suggested method statements, arrangement for coordination post contract design work and changes.
- Health and Safety File requirements
What would you find in the Construction Phase Plan?
- A Project description.
- Processes for management of the works including site inductions, training, communication, welfare facilities, design coordination, site rules and emergency procedures.
- Arrangements for controlling significant site risks such as handling of deliveries, working at height, deep excavations, preventing falls, site segregation, maintenance of plant and equipment, removal of asbestos, reducing noise and vibrations and manual handling.
What would you find in the H&S File?
- H&S information that is useful for the planning of future works or maintenance.
- This comprises:-
o A brief description of the work carried out.
o Any residual hazards which remain and how they have been dealt with for example surveys or other information concerning asbestos, contaminated land, water bearing strata and buried services.
o Key structural principles for example, bracing and sources of substantial stored energy.
o Hazardous materials used for example lead paint, pesticides, special coatings which should not be burnt off.
o The nature and location of significant services, including underground cables, gas supply equipment and fire-fighting services.
What is an F10?
- The F10 form is used to notify the HSE of the project.
- It should contain:-
o The address of the construction site.
o The name of the local authority where the site is located.
o A brief description of the project and the construction work it entails.
o Contact details for the client and Principal Contractor.
o It should give an indication of the time allowed by the client for the PC to plan and prepare for the construction work
o It should provide a planned date for the start of work, duration of construction phase and give a number of people at work on site at any one time.
What does RIDDOR stand for?
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.
- (RIDDOR) requires the ‘responsible person’ to notify any death, reportable injury, disease or dangerous occurrence to the HSE (on-line or by phone for death and serious injuries).
- The responsible person is the employer or, for the self-employed, the contractor or principal contractor.
What incidents are reportable?
- Death and major injuries such as loss of consciousness or loss of a limb.
- Occupational diseases.
- Dangerous occurrences for example explosions, hazardous substances, structural collapse or collision etc.
- Gas incidents.
What does COSHH stand for?
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health.
- The regulations aim to avoid exposure to hazardous substances, or if not possible, to control exposure by measures that are proportionate to the health risk.
What H&S precautions do you take when going on site?
- I ensure that I have PPE and that I have had a site induction.
Who do you inform that you are going on site?
- I sign in the attendance register and report to the site office to make them aware of my presence.
- I ensure my own company is kept updated on my whereabouts.
What does PPE stand for?
- Personal Protective Equipment.
What PPE would you wear when visiting a site?
- Hard hat.
- Boots.
- Goggles.
- Gloves.
- Hi-vis vest.
- Ear defenders if required.
- Face mask if required.
What does CSCS stand for?
- Construction Skills Certification Scheme.
On the project described in your case study, what measures did you or your company take to ensure good standards of health and safety when either undertaking your work or delivering the project?
- Preparing work risk assessments.
- Wearing personal protective equipment on site.
- Adhering to contractor’s site rules.
- Attending site inductions.
- Ensuring health and safety was discussed at meetings.
- Reporting visible risks for example traffic management issues.