Health & safety Flashcards
What health & safety legislation are you aware of?
How do you ensure that you comply with this legislation?
What are the penalties under current health & safety legislation?
Is it a criminal offence to breach the H&S at Work Act 1974?
Tell me about your employer’s health & safety policy?
What are your health & safety duties as an individual surveyor?
What guidance does the RICS produce about H&S?
Tell me something you understand from reading Surveying Safely.
When was Surveying Safely last updated?
What are the key changes?
What is the safe person concept?
What must Regulated Firms provide?
What happened in the case of Suzy Lamplugh?
Why is this important for surveyors?
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
What is a risk assessment?
What is a risk?
What is a hazard?
How would you undertake a risk assessment before attending site?
What is asbestos?
What legislation are you aware of in relation to asbestos?
The control oof Asbestos Regulations 2012
What do you understand by the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012?
Who is the duty holder?
How does asbestos cause lung damage?
What are the two types of asbestos survey?
Asbestos Management and Asbestos refurbishment and demolition R&D survey.
When was asbestos banned?
2002
What is an asbestos survey/management plan?
Explain the key principles of the new RICS guidance relating to asbestos.
What is occupational health?
Why is it important?
What are the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015?
When were they last updated?
2015
What changes were made?
What is a notifiable project?
What are the BSI competence requirements (PAS) that relate to the CDM roles?
Which BSI competence requirement (PAS) relates to the management of safety in residential buildings?
PAS 8673 - https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/insights-and-media/insights/brochures/pas-8673-competence-requirements-for-safety-in-residential-buildings/
Tell me about your understanding of fire safety?
What is the key fire safety legislation?
Tell me about your understanding of the Equality Act 2010.
Explain what RIDDOR is.
What is a CSCS card?
What is COSHH?
What changes have recently been made to COSHH?
Explain any recent changes to Part B that you are aware of.
From October 2023, fire risk assessments must be recorded in full, regardless of the type of building or the size of the business
Explain your understanding of the Fire Safety Act 2021.
What is the role of the Building Safety Regulator?
Explain your understanding of the Building Safety Act 2022.
How do the key roles differ under the BSA 2022 and CDM 2015?
Which is the most common type of asbestos?
On an electricity site
would you wear steel toed boots - if not
What are the requirements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting
Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)?
How often should a lift be inspected under LOLER?
every 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?
What case law relates to this duty of care?
What changes were brought in by the Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022?
Why might tagging be used on scaffolding?
Explain how you ensure your personal safety on site?
Explain how you ensure the security of your personal possessions on site?
Tell me about how you ensure good health & safety practices whilst onsite
Tell me about when you have used PPE on an inspection.
What would you do if you suspected asbestos existed on a site inspection
Tell me about any specific precautions you would take when inspecting a dilapidated property.
What hazardous materials have you come across in your work?
Freshwater Court
What were the contents of your preconstruction information?
What was the implication of Chrysotile?
What items did you review within the construction phase plan?
What is the purpose of a risk assessment and method statement?
Woodgrange
Why did you not deem a mobile tower to be suitable?
What did your specification document outline?
What is TG20?
Would the works have safely been able to carried out via mobile access?
No the works could not have been carried out by MWEP as the ground was uneven and the site did not allow for a cherry picker.
