Health & Safety Flashcards
What does the Health & Safety competency cover?
: 1. Personal safety on site and in the office
2. Legal, practical, and regulatory requirements
3. Health and safety processes and guidelines
4. Impact of design, construction, and maintenance on safety
What must you do to maintain your own personal safety?
- Carry a charged mobile and personal alarm
- Plan an escape route
- Implement a call back system with office
- Make your daily schedule available to colleagues
- Be careful in roof voids and when using ladders
- Park close and keep your keys on you
- Know who you are meeting
- Follow your gut instinct
- Understand site rules
- Be aware of aggressive occupants and dogs
- Inform others of any medical conditions
What is a Hazard vs a Risk
a HAZARD is something that has the potential to do harm
a RISK is the likelyhood of it happening
What site-specific safety steps should you take?
- Check dated tag if on scaffolding
- Wear non-slip shoes/boots
- Sign in and out
- Attend site induction
How would you ensure the safety of personal property and any building inspected?
- Keep personal property safe and with you
- Don’t leave possessions on view in your car
- Don’t leave possessions lying around on site
- Register electronic devices with Immobilise
- Back up photos and phone numbers
- Keep confidential information safe
- Use a cross-shredder for personal data
- Remove shoes when entering property
- Take care of others’ personal items
- Leave accommodation as found
What must RICS Regulated Firms provide?
- Safe working environment
- Safe work equipment
- Safe systems of work
- Competent staff
What is the 6-step process for risk assessment?
- Identify hazards
- Decide who may be harmed and how
- Evaluate risks and decide on precautions
- Record findings and implement
- Review and update
- Advise all affected of assessment outcomes and control measures
What are the levels of the hierarchy of risk control?
- Eliminate
- Substitute
- Engineering controls
- Administrative controls
- PPE
What does the CDM Regulations 2015 aim to improve?
Health & Safety management and coordination for construction projects. Duties include providing pre-construction information, assessing contractor competence, and appointing a CDM coordinator and Principal contractor for notifiable projects.
What are the main causes and factors of work-related stress?
- Demands - workload, work patterns, environment
- Control - say in work processes
- Support - encouragement, resources, management
- Relationships - avoiding conflict, dealing with unacceptable behavior
- Role - understanding role and avoiding conflicts
- Change - managing and communicating organizational change
What are key points regarding asbestos management?
- Asbestos was banned in the UK in 1985 (1999 for chrysotile)
- Presume asbestos is present if the building is pre-2000
- Duty holder must assess risk, maintain an Asbestos Register, and undertake an Asbestos Survey
- Penalties for non-compliance include unlimited fines and imprisonment
- RICS GN provides guidance on asbestos implications for surveyors
