Health & Safety Flashcards
What health and safety legislation are you aware of?
Health and safety at work act 1974
How do you ensure that you comply with this legislation?
- follow my firms H&S policy
- carry out risk assessments
- lone working policy
- location
- online calendar
What are the penalties under current H&S legislation?
- a fine of up to £20k
- imprisonment of up to 2 yrs
Is it a criminal offence to breach the H&S at work at 1974?
Yes
Tell me about your firms health and saftey policy?
- incs lone working policy
- display and equipment
- manual handling - lift from knees
PPE - first aid
What are your health and safety duties as an individual surveyor?
- wear appropriate gear
- conduct risk assessments
- be responsible for own H&S
- Follow firm policy
What guidance does the RICS produce about health and safety?
RICS Surveying Safely 2019
Tell me about something you understand from reading surveying safely
hierarchy of risk control
what is the hierarchy or risk control?
Elimination
Substitution
Engineering Controls
Administrattive control
PPE
When was surveying safely last updated?
2019
what are they key changes to the surveying safely update?
- emphasis on fire safety
- safe person concept- emphasis on individual responsble for H&S
- Risk control hierachy
- relevance to professional groups
What is the safe person concept?
Emphasis on the individual being responsible for their own H&S
What must regulated firms provide?
H&S poliicy
What happened in the case of Suzy Lamplugh?
- estate agent went missing
- assumed murdered never found her body - didnt know who she was meeting/where
Why is this important for surveyors?
- highlights importance of lone working policy
What is PPE?
Clothing or equipment that protects someone from hazards
- steel toe caps
- hard hat
- high vis
What is a risk assessment?
a process that identifies potential risks/hazards and the consequenes//severity of them
What is a risk?
the liklihood that someone will be harmed or encounter adverse health affects
what is a hazard?
a potential source of harm or adverse affecty
How would you undertsake a risk assessment before attending site?
- identify hazards
- identify risk
- identify who may be harmed
- establish precautions
- look at site specs
What is asbestos?
a material made of hazardous fibres if broken or damaged
What legislation are you aware of in relation to asbestos?
The control of asbestos 2012
What do you understand by the control of asbestos regulations 2012?
has requirements for employers including
- risk assessmetnts
- approproiate training/information
- exposure to asbestos kept to minimum
- a written plan of work for dealing with asbestos
- a license required for some works
- notification of works
Who is the duty holder?
a person/organization responsible for the management of asbestos in a non domestic property
How does asbestos cause lung damage?
- lung scarring
- lung cancer
- lung stiffness
fibers hook to the inner linings of the lung wall
What are the two types of asbestos survey?
- management survey
- demolition/refurbishment survey
When was asbestos banned?
1985
what is an asbestos survey/management plan?
sets our procesdures or measures to control the risk or asbestos containing materials on a premises
Explain the key principles of the new RICS guidance relating to asbestos
What is occupational health?
medical speciality that focuses on the health and well being of an elmpoyee in the workplace
why is occupational health important?
helps prevent work related injury and illness
What is a notifiable project?
when construction is intended to last longer than 30 days and more than 20 workers
Tell me about your understanding of fire safety?
precautions, procedures or measures taken to prevent fire, minimise the risk of fire related accidents and ensure safety of individuals
What is the key fire safety legislation?
the fire safety regulations 2022
the regulatory reform (fire safety) order 2005
Tell me about your understanding of the Equality Act 2010
protects people from discrimination and promotes diveristy equality and inclusion
Explain what RIDDOR is.
reporting of injuries disease and dangerous occurence regulations
What is a CSCS card?
construction skills certification scheme
What is COSHH?
control of substances hazardous to health
What changes have recently been made to COSHH?
- instrouced work exposure limits to replace maximum exposure limtis
- prior informed consent required to HSE for certain chemicals
- introduction of principles of good practice
Explain your understaning of the fire safety act 2021?
claifies the scope of the fire safety order, defines responsible persons and their responsibilities inc fire risk assessments
Explain any recent changes under part b of the fire safety act 2021.
change to materials used on flats
What is the role of the building safety regulator?
sets out rules to protect the design and safety of higher risk projects
Explain your understanding of the building safety act 2022?
a law that aims to improve safety or buildings in the UK following the grenfell tower accident
What key health and safety issues relate to rural surveying?
- lone working
- moving heavy machinery
- livestock
- hazardous materials
How do you stay safe in remote locations?
follow companies lone working policy
ensure my online diary is filled out with location, name, ETA ETR
carry personal protection alarm
don’t go unaccompanied for first meeting
What are your duties under the Gas Safety installation and use regulations 1998 / electrical safety standards in the private rent section regulation 2020
- ensure that gas equipment is ensured by a gas safe engineer
- ensure safety checks are carried out annually for gas and 5 yearly for electrical
What is the most common type of asbestos?
white asbestos ‘chrysotile’
On an electricty site would you wear steel toed boots - if not why?
no i’d wear rubber souled boots as steel toe caps may conduct electricity
What are the requirements of the lifting operations and listing equipment regulations 1998? LOLER
- all lifting opersations must be properly planned by a competent person, appropriatel supervised and carried out
in a safer manner
How often should a lift be inspected under LOLER?
6 months
Do you think that you may have a duty of care to keep a property secure, even if there is no express provision in your contract?
yes
What case law relates to duty of care of keeping a property secure?
What responsibilities does a landlord have in relation to carbon monoxide and smoke alarms in private and social rented accomodation?
- legal responsibility to ensure they are in good working order
- smoke alarm on each floor
- carbon monoxide alarm wherever there is something combustible
What changes were brought by the personal protective equipment at work regulations 2022?
- extends duties to casual workers
- defines a worker
Why might tagging be used on scaffolding?
- to assist in inspections and ensure they are safe to use
Explain how you ensure personal safety on site?
- PPE
- avoid risk zones on farm
- follow H&S and lone working poliocu
Explain how you ensure the security of your personal possessions on site
- limit possessions
- keep note of what you have
- lock away in car if possible/keep on your person
Tell me about how you ensure good health and safety practices whilst on site
ensure risk assessments have been carried out
ensure people have access to/are aware of H&S policy
Tell me about when you have used PPE on an inspection
- carried out an inspection of the agricultural units on an estate, i wore steel toe cap boots, and a personal proetection alarm
What would you do if you suspected asbestos existed on a site inspection?
- Make note of its presence and location
- Dependent on the purpose of the inspection I would suggest an asbestos survey
- inform anyone with access to the site
- avoid if broken/damaged
Tell me about any specific precaitons you would take when inspecting a dilapidated property.
- evidence of damp/mould = mask
- if unsure of structual safety = either not enter the property or wear hard hat and boots check with stuctural surveyor
- if empty ensure no squatters and not go unaccompanied
What hazardous material have you come across in your work?
- asbestos
- unidentified chemicals - we instructed a team firm to safely remove
- pesticides
Machinery sale - what are the key risks?
- Moving large machinery
- sharp/heavy objects
- large crowds
Machinery sale - how do you mitigate key risks?
- PPE
- training
- banning of children and dogs
- operating zones/times
