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What is the HSE?

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  • The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness.
  • It acts in the public interest to reduce work-related deaths and serious injuries across Great Britain’s workplaces.
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Please define what service the HSE provides to improve safety?

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  • The HSE is there to protect people’s health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled.
  • The HSE helps businesses adapt to changes in occupational health & safety law and practise.
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How long should H&S data be kept for?

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Technically forever (subject to the nature and intended use), information such as asbestos exposure may be required to monitor long term illnesses such as asbestosis.

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What is a Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan (CPH&SP)?

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  • The CPH&SP is a health and safety management document for the project.
  • It outlines the plan for how the work will be completed safely.
  • It will include details of the project, the type of work, the team and emergency arrangements.
  • The document will identify key health and safety risks associated with the construction phase and the control measures that will be implemented to minimise risks or eliminate them.
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What is the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS)?

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  • The CCS is a non-for-profit independent organisation founded in 1997.
  • It encourages contractors and their supply chain to implement best practice and raise standards.
    The scheme focuses on three key areas:
  • Respecting the community.
  • Caring for the environment.
  • Valuing the workforce.
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Historically, which type of accident kills the most construction workers?

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Falls are the leading cause of fatal accidents on construction sites.

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What are the most common health risks in the construction industry?

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The most common health and safety risks in the construction industry are:
- Working from height.
- Falls, trips and slips.
- Moving equipment.
- Noise.
- Vibration.
- Manual handling.
- Collapses.
- Asbestos.
- Electricity.
- Airborne dust.

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What does PPE stand for?

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Personal protective equipment

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Can you give some examples of PPE?

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  • Hard hat.
  • Gloves
  • Hi-vis vest.
  • Steel toecap boots.
  • Eye and hearing protection.
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When you last visited a construction site, what actions did you take to maintain your own health and safety?

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  • Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Attending site inductions and adhering to the site rules.
  • Understanding risks and observing mitigation for live activities, such as crane lifting and vehicle movements.
  • Reporting potential safety issues to site management.
  • Following pedestrian routes and not entering restricted areas.
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If you are going to complete a site visit on your own, what should you do before leaving the office?

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  • Inform my manager (or somebody else) where I’m going and when I expect to leave site.
  • Carry out a pre-assessment of the hazards and risks that are likely to be encountered on the visit.
  • Make the site manager aware of my visit and check that I have the correct PPE.
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What is a CSCS card?

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  • Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS).
  • CSCS cards are a tool to ensure those working on construction sites are fully qualified and trained for their role.
  • These cards validate a construction worker or visitor, as they prove they are safe to work within their role on a construction site.
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What are the different types of CSCS card?

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  • CSCS cards come in a range of different colours that show the experience, qualifications, and seniority level of the worker.
  • While all these cards will allow workers on-site, you will need a higher level card to perform more advanced tasks
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A member of the public has been injured by work activities and is taken to hospital for treatment. What should happen next?

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  • Accidents involving members of the public, or others who are not at work, must be reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) if they result in an injury and the person is taken directly from the scene of the accident to hospital for treatment for that injury.
  • Examinations and diagnostic tests do not constitute “treatment” in such circumstances
  • Site Management should investigate the cause of the accident and take steps to prevent a recurence .
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The site has been issued a prohibition notice by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). What does this mean?

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  • If the HSE inspector believes that work activities give rise to a risk of serious personal injury, they may issue prohibition notice.
  • The prohibition notice normally requires work to stop immediately; activity must not resume until action is taken to remove or control the risk.
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What should you do if you find an injured person on site?

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  • Identify and mitigate potential dangers; make sure the area is safe to enter.
  • Raise the alarm and call for help.
  • Depending on the nature of the injury, reassure the person and make them comfortable until a first aider or paramedic arrives.
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What is asbestos?

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Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous mineral found in rocks and soil. Because of its fibre strength and heat resistance, asbestos was widely used in building materials and other commercial products for insulation and as a fire retardant.

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When was asbestos banned in the UK?

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The importation, supply and use of all asbestos has been banned in the UK since 1999.

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What are the different types of asbestos surveys available?

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Management Survey - The purpose of the management survey is to manage asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) during the normal occupation and use of premises.

Refurbishment/demolition survey - The R&D survey is required where the premises, or part of it, needs upgrading, refurbishment, or demolition.

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What are the 3 most common types of asbestos?

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Crocidolite:
- Characterised by its straight blue fibres.
- This type of asbestos is considered the most lethal form of the mineral.

Amosite:
- Commonly known as brown asbestos.
- The second most common asbestos type - also the second deadliest.

Chrysotile:
- Commonly known for its long, curly fibres.
- Chrysotile is the most common type of asbestos historically used in industrial and commercial
applications.
- Usually white in colour.

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What would you do if you unexpectedly found asbestos on site?

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  • Stop work immediately and ensure the area is safe (nobody else can access).
  • Report the matter to the Site Manager; there may be a requirement to notify the HSE.
  • The asbestos will need to be tested by a competent contractor to identify the type.
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What is the name of the regulations (introduced by the HSE) that govern asbestos in the UK?

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Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

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Are you aware of any professional standards issued by RICS associated with asbestos?

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Asbestos - 4th edition, May 2021.

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Where is asbestos commonly found in older buildings?

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  • Cement gutters and downpipes.
  • Corrugated roofs.
  • Floor and ceiling tiles.
  • Insulated boards.
  • Lagging.
  • Textiles.
  • Soffits.
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What is an asbestos management plan?

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An asbestos management plan is a crucial document designed to register and detail how asbestos will be managed in a property and what activities will be engaged to ensure people remain safe from asbestos exposure.

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What information might a typical asbestos management plan include?

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The plan must say who is responsible for what and should include:
- The party responsible for managing asbestos (duty holder).
- The asbestos register, identifying type and location.
- The schedule for monitoring the materials’ condition.
- Communication strategies (for new employees or maintenance work)
- Contingency plans.
- Emergency arrangements.

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When asbestos is found, what are the different methods for managing the material?

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  • Remove - eliminate the risk for future building users.
  • Encapsulate - the process of applying a protective layer onto the asbestos containing material (ACM) which will protect the asbestos fibres from damage.
  • Manage - set up an asbestos management plan.
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What are the main health hazards if somebody is exposed to asbestos?

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  • Asbestosis - a chronic lung disease that can cause shortness of breath, coughing and permanent lung damage.
  • Asbestos-related lung cancer.
  • Mesothelioma - a cancer of the thin membranes that line the chest and abdomen.
  • Pleural thickening - the lining of the lung (pleura) thickens and swells. If this gets worse, the lung itself can be squeezed, and can cause shortness of breath and discomfort in the chest.
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What is the hierarchy of H&S risk control?

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The hierarchy of control is used to keep employees safe from injury and illness in the workplace.

The five steps in the hierarchy of controls, from most effective to least effective, are:
1) Elimination - remove the hazard
2) Substitution - replace the hazard
3) Engineering - isolate people from hazard
4) Administrative - change how people work
5) PPE - protect workers

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What does RAMS stand for?

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Risk assessment and method statement.

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What is a method statement?

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  • A statement/methodology that details the way work will be undertaken.
  • The method statement should outline the hazards involved and include a step-by-step guide on how to execute the work safely.
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What is risk assessment?

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Identifying a hazard, measuring the risk and identifying the method of eliminating or reducing the risk.

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What is the name of the RICS publication on executing your professional role safely?

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Surveying safely - 2nd edition, November 2018.

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What is the purpose of ‘Surveying safely’?

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The document sets out good practice principles for the management of health and safety for RICS-regulated firms and RICS members.

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Is ‘Surveying safely’ RICS regulation or guidance?

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The document is RICS guidance.

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What is the concept of a ‘safe person’, as outlined in RICS Surveying safely, 2018?

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Everyone assumes behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues’ and others’ health and safety while at work.

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When is an employer required to have a written H&S policy in the UK?

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  • Every business must have a policy for managing health and safety.
  • If the business employs fewer than five people, the policy can be communicated verbally.
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Can you list 5 H&S Regulations that are applicable to a construction project?

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  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
  • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
  • Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations 2015.
  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH).
  • Working at Height Regulations 2005.
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What are the key principles of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974?

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  • The Act sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public, and employees have towards themselves and each other.
  • Employers are required to carry out risk assessments.
  • Adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety procedures are understood and adhered to.
  • Adequate welfare provisions for staff at work.
  • A safe working environment that is properly maintained and where operations within it are conducted safely
  • Suitable provision of relevant information, instruction and supervision.
  • These duties are qualified in the Act by the principle of ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’.
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What are the key principles of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998?

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  • These Regulations (often abbrevated to LOLER) place duties on people and companies that own, operate, or have control over lifting equipment.
  • All lifting operations involving lifting equipment must be properly planned by a competent person
  • LOLER also requires that all equipment used for lifting is fit for purpose, appropriate for the task, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner.
    suitably marked and usually subject to a statutory periodic thorough examination’.
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What are The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005?

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The regulations require employers to protect their employees from excessive levels of noise that could cause hearing damage.

Employers are required to:
- Ensure noise in the workplace doesn’t exceed the legal limits. The legal limit, after which employers must provide hearing protection, is 85 decibels (dB).
- Ensure the equipment provided to employees to control noise is suitable and maintained.
- Provide information and training on noise awareness.
- Carry out health surveillance checks.

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What are the key principles of the COSHH regulations?

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  • COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) requires employers to limit and control exposure to hazardous substances. It also sets out how employers and employees should act in the event of an emergency.

There are a huge number of potential substances that could be considered hazardous. Generally, substances hazardous to health include the following:
- Chemicals and products containing chemicals.
- Mists.
- Dusts.
- Vapours.
- Fumes.
- Gases.
- Disease-causing germs.
- Biological agents.

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What is corporate manslaughter?

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  • Corporate manslaughter is a criminal offence where a business or organisation is found to have caused a person’s death.
  • Under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, companies and organisations
    can be found guity of corporate manslaughter because of serious management failures resulting in gross breach of a duty of care.
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What does RIDDOR stand for?

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Reporting of Incidents Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations.

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Can you explain your understanding of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)?

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  • RIDDOR puts duties on employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises (the Responsible Person) to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences (near misses).
  • RIDDOR defines seven categories that an incident can fall into. These categories are:
    1) Fatalities.
    2) Specified injuries.
    3) 7+ day injuries.
    4) Injury to the public or somebody not at work.
    5) Diseases caused by work-related activity.
    6) Dangerous occurrences.
    7) Gas-related incidents.
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What are the key principles of the CDM Regulations 2015?

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  • Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
  • To ensure clients, designers, contractors and others consider the health and safety of those constructing, maintaining and demolishing the works.
  • Places statutory duties on clients, the principal designer, designers and contractors to plan, manage and coordinate health & safety throughout the project.
  • Improves safety on site through design, planning and management.
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Who are the key duty holders under CDM Regulations 2015?

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  • Client.
  • Principal designer.
  • Principal contractor.
  • Designers.
  • Contractors.
  • Workers.
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Under CDM Regulations 2015, who are commercial clients?

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Organisations or individuals for whom a construction project is carried out that is done as part of a business.

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Under CDM Regulations 2015, who are domestic clients?

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People who have construction work carried out on their own home (or the home of a family member) that is not done as part of a business.

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Under CDM Regulations 2015, who must make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including the allocation of sufficient time and other resources?

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The client.

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Can you explain if CDM Regulations 2015 apply to individuals undertaking work in their own home?

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  • If the householder undertakes the work themselves, it is classed as DiY, the regulations do not apply in
    this instance.
  • CDM Regulations 2015 will apply if the work is carried out by someone else (a contractor) on the domestic client’s behalf.
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Who are designers under CDM Regulations 2015?

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  • Organisations or individuals who, as part of a business, prepare or modify designs for a building, product or system relating to construction work.
  • Designers can be architects, consulting engineers, interior designers, or anyone who specifies and alters designs as part of their work.
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What is the role of the principal designer under CDM Regulations 2015?

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Key responsibilities include:
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase.
- Help and advise the client in bringing together pre-construction information.
- Provide information to designers and contractors to carry out their duties.
- Work with other designers to eliminate foreseeable health and safety risks, this includes the construction phase and when the building is in use.
- Take steps to reduce or control risks that cannot be eliminated.
- Ensure that everyone involved in the pre-construction phase communicates, cooperates and coordinates their work wherever required.
- Liaise with the principal contractor, keeping them informed of any risks that need to be controlled during the construction phase.

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What is the role of the principal contractor under CDM Regulations 2015?

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Key responsibilities include:
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the entire construction phase.
- Take account of health and safety risks to everyone affected by the work (including members of the public) and implement control measures to reduce or eliminate the risk.
- Liaise with the client and principal designer for the duration of the project to ensure all risks are effectively managed.
- Prepare a written construction phase plan before the construction phase begins, implement it and then regularly review ensure it remains fit for purpose.
- Have ongoing arrangements in place for managing health and safety throughout the construction phase.
- Ensure suitable welfare facilities are provided from the start and maintained throughout the construction phase.
- Check that anyone they appoint has the skills, knowledge, experience and organisational capability to carry out their work safely.
- Ensure all workers have a site-specific induction to communicate site rules, risks and other safety matters.
- Take steps to prevent unauthorised access to the site.
- Liaise with the principal designer to share information relevant to planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the pre-construction phase.

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What is the F10 notification?

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A form which is sent to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to notify them of a relevant construction project.

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When is a project notifiable to the HSE under CDM Regulations 2015

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A project is notifiable if construction work is expected to:
- Exceed 30 days with more than 20 workers at any one time, or
- The project lasts more than 500 person-days.

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Who issues the F10?

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It is the client’s responsibility to notify the HSE.

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What is the Pre-Construction Information Pack (PCIP)?

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  • The Pre Construction Information Pack (PCIP) is a document which provides the information aleady in
    the client’s possession, or which is reasonably obtainable, to relevant CDM duty holders, such as designers and the principal contractor.
  • The principal contractor should then use the information to assist them to discharge their duties in relations to the construction phase plan.
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What sort of information is typically included within the Pre-Construction Information Pack (PCIP)?

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The document may include information such as:
- Environmental restrictions.
- The existing Health and Safety File.
- Access and egress for contractors.
- Restrictions such as working hours and noise constraints.
- Emergency evacuation procedures for existing building users.
- Existing information such as asbestos surveys.

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What is the Health & Safety File?

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  • The Health and Safety File is a specific requirement of the CDM Regulations 2015.
  • The whole purpose of the CDM Health and Safety File is to ensure that those who may carry out future works on a structure or site (such as cleaning, repairs, maintenance, construction or demolition) are made aware of the significant health and safety risks which may be encountered.
  • This then allows them to plan, derive safe systems of work and manage their works without risk to their own health and safety, and those who may be affected by their activities
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Who is responsible for producing the Health & Safety File?

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  • All duty holders including the client, principal designer, designers, principal contractor and contractors are responsible for providing relevant information for the Health and Safety File.
  • The responsibility for coordinating the file lies with the Principal Designer.
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What sort of information might be found in a typical Health & Safety File?

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Information such as:
- A brief description of the work carried out.
- Hazards associated with materials used.
- Information regarding the removal or dismanting of installed plant and equipment.
- Nature and location of significant services such as gas and electric.
- Residual hazards and how they have been dealt with (e.g. surveys, asbestos, contaminated land, etc).

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Who should the principal designer pass the Health & Safety File into when the document is complete?

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The client and end user

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