HEALTH & SAFETY Flashcards

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What are the CDM 2015 Regulations?

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  • Regulations governing the way in which construction projects are planned.
  • Ensures H&S is properly considered during a project’s development.
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What types of projects do the CDM regulations apply to?

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  • The CDM regulations apply to all building and construction work.
  • For commercial clients they must make arrangements for managing their project to ensure that health and safety risks are managed in a proportionate way.
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What are the duties of the Principal Designer under the CDM Regs?

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  • Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in pre-construction phase.
  • Identify, eliminate or control foreseeable risks.
  • Ensure Client and designers are aware of their duties and advise the Client on bringing together the pre-construction information.
  • Provide relevant information to other duty holders.
  • Liaise with Principal Contractor in the planning management, monitoring and coordination of the construction phase.
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What are the duties of the Client under the CDM Regs?

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  • Appoint competent duty holders.
  • Allow sufficient time and resources.
  • Prepare and provide relevant information to duty holders.
  • Ensure that the Principal Designer and Contractor carry out their duties.
  • Ensure welfare facilities.
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What are the duties of the Principal Contractor under the CDM Regs?

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  • Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety (post-construction)
  • Prepare a construction phase plan and ensure it is regularly reviewed and updated.
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What are the key implications of the regulations?

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  • There is more focus on clients to put in place arrangements to ensure health and safety.
  • Clients can no longer assign their legal responsibilities to agents.
  • There must be a declaration of how long contractors will be given to plan and prepare for construction work.
  • Clients are deemed to assume the role of the principal contractor for any period during which other appointments aren’t made.
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What items would you expect to find in the pre-construction information?

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  • A project description.
  • The Client’s considerations and management requirements for hoarding, welfare facilities, traffic etc.
  • Environmental restrictions and existing on-site risks i.e. surveys
  • Significant design and construction hazards such as design risks assessments.
  • Health and Safety File requirements
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What would you find in the Construction Phase Plan?

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  • A Project description.
  • Processes for management of the works including site inductions, welfare facilities, design coordination, site rules and emergency procedures.
  • Arrangements for controlling significant site risks such as handling of deliveries, working at height, deep excavations, preventing falls, site segregation, maintenance of plant and equipment, removal of asbestos, reducing noise and vibrations and manual handling.
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What would you find in the H&S File?

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  • H&S information that is useful for the planning of future works or maintenance.
  • This comprises:-
    o A brief description of the work carried out.
    o Any residual hazards which remain and how they have been dealt with for example surveys or other information concerning asbestos, contaminated land, water bearing strata and buried services.
    o Key structural principles for example, bracing and sources of substantial stored energy.
    o Hazardous materials used for example lead paint, pesticides, special coatings which should not be burnt off.
    o The nature and location of significant services, including underground cables, gas supply equipment and fire-fighting services.
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What is an F10?

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  • The F10 form is used to notify the HSE of the project.
  • It should contain:-
    o The address of the construction site.
    o The name of the local authority where the site is located.
    o A brief description of the project and the construction work it entails.
    o Contact details for the client and Principal Contractor.
    o It should give an indication of the time allowed by the client for the PC to plan and prepare for the construction work
    o It should provide a planned date for the start of work, duration of construction phase and give a number of people at work on site at any one time.
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What does RIDDOR stand for?

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  • Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.
  • (RIDDOR) requires the ‘responsible person’ to notify any death, reportable injury, disease or dangerous occurrence to the HSE (on-line or by phone for death and serious injuries).
  • The responsible person is the employer or, for the self-employed, the contractor or principal contractor.
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What H&S incidents are reportable?

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  • Death and major injuries such as loss of consciousness or loss of a limb.
  • Occupational diseases.
  • Dangerous occurrences for example explosions, hazardous substances, structural collapse or collision etc.
  • Gas incidents.
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What does COSHH stand for?

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  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health.
  • The regulations aim to avoid exposure to hazardous substances, or if not possible, to control exposure by measures that are proportionate to the health risk.
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What H&S precautions do you take when going on site?

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  • I ensure that I have PPE and that I have had a site induction.
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Who do you inform that you are going on site?

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  • I sign in the attendance register and report to the site office to make them aware of my presence.
  • I ensure my own company is kept updated on my whereabouts.
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What does PPE stand for?

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  • Personal Protective Equipment.
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What PPE would you wear when visiting a site?

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  • Hard hat.
  • Boots.
  • Goggles.
  • Gloves.
  • Hi-vis vest.
  • Ear defenders if required.
  • Face mask if required.
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Have you passed the CSCS test, how did it benefit you?

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  • Yes. The Professionally Qualified Persons Card - it made me aware of health and safety issues to consider when attending construction sites.
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What does CSCS stand for?

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  • Construction Skills Certification Scheme.
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On the project described in your case study, what measures did you or your company take to ensure good standards of health and safety when either undertaking your work or delivering the project?

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  • Wearing personal protective equipment on site.
  • Adhering to contractor’s site rules.
  • Attending site inductions.
  • Continuous awareness of site risks and hazards and reporting of visible risks to appropriate persons.
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What is a risk assessment?

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The process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in an activity or undertaking.

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What is the RICS Surveying Safely publication?

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  • The RICS guidance on personal safety at work.
  • The document covers:-
    Personal and corporate responsibilities of members and firms.
    Guidance on assessing hazards and risks
    H&S in relation to RICS member place of work
    Occupational hygiene and health
    Visiting premises and sites
    Fire safety
    Residential property surveying
    Procurement and management of contractors
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What is the latest edition of the RICS Surveying Safely publication?

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2nd Edition effective February 2019

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What is the RICS Surveying Safely ‘Safe Person’ concept?

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The concept ensures that each individual takes personal responsibility for their own health and safety, as well as that of their colleagues and others, while at work.

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What are the objectives of the ‘Safe Person’ concept?

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To ensure that:
* individuals who work in all environments, including those presenting potentially higher risks, are safe and remain healthy at all times and
* individuals concerned accept the prime responsibility for their own well-being.

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What other H&S guidance is available?

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  • The HSE has published a similar guide ‘Health and Safety in Great Britain’ but it is more generic and not focused on construction.
  • HSE Five Steps to Risk Assessments.
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The construction industry is notorious for accidents and death on site and death; what measures are there to prevent this occurring?

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  • There are various ways to prevent accidents on construction sites:-
    o 1) Eliminate the risk of accidents occurring at the source for example assembly on the ground instead of working at height.
    o 2) Planning & programming of works.
    o 3) Allowing sufficient time for the works to be constructed effectively.
    o 4) Carrying out risk assessments, method statements & educating workers.
    o 5) Training inductions & CSCS qualifications.
    o 6) Ensuring safe working sites and access & egress points.
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Which accident kills the most operatives in construction?

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  • Falls from height.
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What is the considerate contractors scheme?

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  • CCS is responsible for improving the image of construction.
  • It monitors all registered sites and ensures best practices are carried out in particular on items such as engaging with local communities and site cleanliness.
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What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?

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  • This is the primary piece of legislation governing H&S in the United Kingdom.
  • It places a statutory duty on all employers to provide and maintain equipment and systems of works that are safe and without risk to the health and safety of
    employees, or others who may be affected by their undertaking.
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What does the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 aim to achieve?

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  • The Act aims to:
    o Secure the health, safety and welfare of people at work.
    o Protect others against risks to health and safety arising from work activities.
    o Control dangerous substances.
    o Control of emissions into the atmosphere.
    o Employers with 5 or more employees must have written health and safety documents detailing the organisations health and safety structure.