Health & Safety

Question 1

What are Mace specific H&S guidelines?

Answer 1

HSW moment for all meetings with more than 3 people.
All staff must complete basic internal health and safety courses, such as fire safety.

Question 2

What sort of questions would you include in a PQQ to assess their H&S record?

Answer 2

One example of a question i have included is

“Are there any judgements, claims or suits pending or outstanding against you?”

Question 3

What do you know of the CDM 2015 regulations?

Answer 3

The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations (CDM 2015) are the main set of regulations for managing the health, safety, and welfare of construction projects. CDM applies to all building and construction work, including new build, demolition, refurbishment, extensions, conversions, repair, and maintenance.

Question 4

When does an F10 become notifiable?

Answer 4

A construction project is notifiable if the construction work is expected to:

• Last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point on the project

or

• Exceed 500 person days

Question 5

What approved documents are you aware of?

Answer 5

I am aware of:

• approved document B (fire safety).
• approved document L (conservation of fuel and power) - M&E (boiler needs to be 92% efficient)
• approved document M is access to and use of buildings (buildings need ramps for disabled access).

Question 6

What is the purpose of the pre-construction information pack?

Answer 6

It is a compulsory document under CDM2015.

PCI includes all relevant health and safety details about the project, covering:

Project scope and design specifications

Management processes and responsibilities

Potential hazards and risk assessments

Existing health and safety files

Question 7

What legislation are applicable to construction proejcts?

Answer 7

• CDM 2015
• Health & Safety Act 1974
• Building Safety 2022
• Working at height 2005
• COSHH 2002