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Health & Safety Flashcards

1
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What is HSE?

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Health and Safety Executive. Independent watchdog in UK.

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What services does HSE provide?

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Protect health and safety by controlling risks in the workplace.
Helps businesses adapt to changes in H&S law.

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How long should HSE data be kept for?

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Technically forever, subject to nature.

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What is a CPH&SP?

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Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan.
Outlines plan for work to be completed safely.

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What is CCS?

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Considerate Constructors Scheme.
Not-for-profit founded 1997. Focuses on three areas: Respecting community, environmental care, workforce value.

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What type of accident kills the most construction workers?

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Falls.

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Most common health risks in construction?

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  • Height working.
  • Falls.
  • Moving equipment.
  • Noise and vibration.
  • Asbestos.
  • Electricity.
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What does PPE stand for?

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Personal Protective Equipment.

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Examples of PPE?

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Hard Hat.
Goggles.
Steel toe boots.
Gloves.
Hearing protection.

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What actions do you take to maintain HS on site?

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PPE.
Avoid restricted areas.
Attend site induction.
Report issues to site management.

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If you are going to visit a site solo, what should you do beforehand?

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Inform my manager.
Carry out an assessment of risks on site.

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What is a CSCS card?

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Construction Skills Certification Scheme.

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What are the types of CSCS card?

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CSCS cards come in a range of colours showing experience, qualifications, seniority of the worker.

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Public injured and taken to hospital, what do you do?

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Report to HSE. Site management to investigate cause of accident.

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What is a prohibition notice?

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Requires work to stop immediately, as work activities represent a risk of serious injury. Must not resume until the risk has been mitigated.

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When should an AED be used?

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During cardiac arrest. It delivers an electrical shock to the heart to to restore normal rhythym.

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What is asbestos?

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Fibrous mineral, previously widely used due to strength and heat resistance.

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When was asbestos banned in the UK?

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1999.

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Types of asbestos surveys?

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Management Survey - manage ACMs during occupation and use.
Refurbishment/demolition survey - where the premises needs refurb or demo.

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3 most common types of asbestos?

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Crocidolite - blue, most lethal.
Amosite - brown, second deadliest.
Chrysotile - usually white, most common type.

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What to do if you find asbestos?

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Stop work immediately.
Report to site manager, maybe HSE.
Tested by competent contractor.

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Regulations in the UK for asbestos?

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Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

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RICS guidance for asbestos?

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Asbestos: legal requirements and best practice (for property professionals and clients) 2021.

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24
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Where is asbestos commonly found?

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Cement gutters.
Corrugated roofs.
Floor and ceiling tiles.
Insulated boards.
Textiles.

25
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What is an asbestos management plan?

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Register and detail how it’s managed in a property.

26
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Methods for managing asbestos?

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REM
Remove.
Encapsulate.
Manage.

27
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Main health concerns of asbestos?

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Asbestosis - chronic lung disease.
Asbestos lung cancer.
Mesothelioma cancer.
Pleural thickening.

28
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Hierarchy of H&S risk control?

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ESEAP
Elimination.
Substitution.
Engineering.
Administrative.
PPE.

29
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RAMS stands for what?

A

Risk Assessment and Method Statement.

30
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RICS publication on executing your role safely?

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Surveying Safely 2018.

31
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What kind of document is RICS guidance on executing your role safely?

A

RICS guidance.

32
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What is a “safe person”?

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Everyone assumes behavioural responsibility for everyone else’s safety at work.

33
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When is an employer required to have a written H&S Policy?

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Every business must have a policy.
Can be verbal if under 5 people in the business.

34
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5 H&S Regulations applicable to projects?

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H&S at Work Act 1974.
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
CDM Regulations 2015.
COSHH.
Working at Height Regulations 2005.

35
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Principles of H&S at Work Act 1974?

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RTW (Risk Training Welfare)
Employer risk assessment requirements.
Adequate training of staff.
Adequate welfare provisions.

36
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Key principles of LOLER?

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Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998.
Planned by a competent person.
All equipment is fit for purpose.

37
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Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005.

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Legal limit before protection is required is 85 dB.

38
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COSHH regulations?

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health.
Limit and control exposure to e.g.:
- Chemicals.
- Dust.
- Fumes.
- Gases.
- Biological agents.

39
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What is the meaning of corporate manslaughter?

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Business or organisation is found to have causes a person’s death.

40
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RIDDOR?

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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurances Regulations 2013.
Must report:
- Fatalities.
- Injuries.
- Diseases.
- Dangerous occurences.
- Gas-related incidents.

41
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CDM Regulations 2015?

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Construction (Design & Management) 2015.
- Ensure all parties on a project consider H&S of those undertaking works.

42
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Commercial vs Domestic clients?

A

Business vs own home works.

43
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Under CDM, who must make arrangements for managing a project?

A

Client.

44
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Does CDM apply to own-home works?

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DIY, no. Anyone else, yes.

45
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What phases of a project does the Principal designer vs principal contractor own under CDM?

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Designer is pre-construction, contractor is entire construction phase.

46
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F10 notification?

A

Form sent to HSE to notify them of a project.

47
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When is a project notifiable to HSE?

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More than 30 days work with more than 20 workers at once time.
OR, lasts more than 500 person-days.

48
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What is the Pre-Construction Information Pack (PCIP)?

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Provides information in clients possession to relevant CDM holders.

49
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What is in a PCIP?

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  • Environmental restrictions.
  • HS File.
  • Access.
  • Working hours/noise.
  • Emergency evacuation.
50
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What is a H&S file?

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Ensures those who may carry out future works are aware of risks. To plan and manage work to reduce risk.

51
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Who produces a H&S file?

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All duty holders are responsible. Principle Designer coordinates.

52
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Who should the designer pass the H&S file to when complete?

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Client and end user.

53
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What CSCS card do you have?

A

White - Academically Qualified Person.

54
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What does CITB stand for?

A

Construction Industry Training Board.

55
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Which regulation pertains to PPE?

A

PPE regulation 1992.

56
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What are the 5 parts of CDM?

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Commencement.
Client Duties.
Health & Safety Duties.
General Site Requirements.
General.

57
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What are the objectives of the H&S at Work Act?

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Protect from injury/illness.
Ensure safety of employee/vistors.
Control of hazardous substances.

58
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Sections of RICS guidance on H&S?

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1 - Personal Responsibilities.
2 - Relevance to RICS groups.
3 - Assessing hazards/risks.
4 - places of work.
5 - Occupational health & hygiene.
6 - Visiting site.
7 - Fire safety.
8 - Residential property surveying
9 - General procurement.

59
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Requirements under HSWA 1974 for firms with more than 5 people?

A

Must have a written H&S policy.
Must publish significant findings of a risk assessment.

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