Health & Safety Flashcards
What is the relevant RICS guidance on health and safety?
RICS Professional Standard: Surveying Safely 2018
what does the RICS Professional Standard: Surveying Safely 2018 provide?
It provides mandatory standards on the management of health and safety for firms and RICS members.
What is the structure of RICS Professional Standard: Surveying Safely 2018
- Personal responsibilities for
RICS members and corporate
responsibilities for RICS regulated firms.
2.Assessing hazards and risks - RICS members’ places of work
- Occupational hygiene and
health - Visiting premises or sites
- Fire Safety
- Residential Property Surveying
- General Procurement and management contractors
What are the key areas addressed in RICS Professional Standard: Surveying Safely 2018
RICS regulated firms to provide:
- a safe working environment
- safe work equipment
- safe systems of work
- competent staff
outlines how to address fire safety
- Comment on matters such as lone working and asbestos.
Provides am audit template to assist members.
Addresses use of PPE.
What is the safe person concept?
each individual assumes individual responsibility for their own, colleagues and others health and safety at work.
What does the Health & Safety at Work 1974 provide?
It states that work places should provide:
- adequate training of staff to ensure H&S procedures are adhered to and understood.
- adequate welface provisions for staff at work.
- a safe working environment that is properly maintained.
- suitable provision of relevant information and instruction.
Who polices the Health & Safety at Work 1974 and what are the consequences of non-compliance.
Health and Safety England
Non-compliance can be considered a criminal offence and can lead to fines or imprisonment.
What is included in a typical risk assessment?
- identify the hazards present.
- identify the people at risk from hazards.
- Consider the risk and the likelihood of its occurrence.
- Record the findings
- review the risk assessment regularly.
- advise those who could be affected and advise on precautions.
What is a method statement?
Document that details the way a task should be carried safely avoiding any hazards.
When is a written health and safety document required? and what 4 points must it address.
where there are more than 5 employees.
Must address:
- companies commitment to health and safety.
- details organizations h&s structure and responsibilities
- a risk assessment outlining the risks in the workplace.
- ## details of h&s plan and control measures.
Fire Risk Management Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, what is it?
- Based on a risk assessment with an emphasis on fire prevention.
- applies to commercial properties.
- identifies the responsible person as the employer or person who controls the property.
- matter cove
Building Safety Act 2022, what does it do?
Aims to implement elements of the Hackitt Review with relation to high-rise residential buildings.
for example, strengthen residents ability to contribute to maintaining safety.
What is the Occupiers Liability Act 1957?
- The act regulates the liability of occupiers and others for injuries caused to lawful visitors.
- a common duty of care is imposed on lawful visitors.
What are the 3 types of asbestos?
- brown
- blue
- white
White asbestos has been illegal in the UK since 1999.
What is the key legislation relating to Asbestos?
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 - non compliance is a criminal offence.
What type of Asbestos Surveys are there?
- Management - locate, assess and advise on management
- Refurbishment/ demolition survey - required where part of the demolition is being refurbished, samples are taken, analyses and management recommendations provided.
What are the steps taken in an asbestos survey?
- duty holder assesses whether asbestos is on the premises.
- produce asbestos management plan
- produce an asbestos register
- make register available to all parties
- review regularly - HSE advise 6 months.
CDM Regulations, 2015, what does it provide?
- Criminal offence to breach CDM regulations.
- Policed by HSE
- Aim is to improve management of health and safety during a construction project.
- main duty holders are the client, principle designer, principle contractor.
What are some statutory obligations to a commercial property owner?
-health and safety
- fire safety
- EPCs
- occupiers liability
- asbestos management
- contaminations
- legionaires disease
- pat testing
- waste management
- equality act compliance
What is the hierarchy of risk control outlined in RICS Surveying Safely?
- Elimination - Can the hazard be eliminated by changing the approach.
- Substitution - Replace the materials used or the proposed work process with a less hazardous one..
- Engineering Controls - Use work equipment or other measures to prevent falls where you cannot avoid working at height.
- Administrative tools - identifying and implementing the
procedures needed to work safely. - Personal protective clothes and equipment - after all the previous risk control measures have been tried
and found ineffective , personal protective equipment (PPE) must be used.
