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Health & Safety Flashcards

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How do you ensure your safety on an inspection?

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  • Charged mobile phone
  • Plan an escape route
  • Implement a call back system with office
  • Make calendar available to colleagues
  • Make sure you know who you are meeting
  • Be aware of aggressive occupants and dogs
  • Follow your instinct
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What is the importance of H&S

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Minimises the risk of harm.

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Tell me about RICS Surveying Safely

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Effective 1st Feb 2019. Global GN. Basic good practice principles for health and safety in the workplace.
Lays out corporate and individual responsibilities.
Required to follow alongside local legislation – Health and Safety Act 1974.
Corporate responsibilities:
Line management structure, staff training, company policies & procedures, clear accountability, insurance, adequate resources. Investigate incidents.
Personal responsibilities:
Responsible for own H&S and anyone under your care. Duty to comply with company policies &b procedures. Report breaches in good time, personal risk assessment, wear PPE, do staff training.

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What are the key changes (RICS Surveying Safely)

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  • Introduction of the ‘safe person’ concept
  • Greater emphasis on individual responsibility and competence
  • Firms must provide; a safe working environment, safe work equipment, safe systems of work, competent staff
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What is the safe person concept? (RICS Surveying Safely)

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Each individual assumes behavioural responsibility for their own, colleagues and other’ h&s whilst at work.

  • Safe and healthy at all times
  • Assume prime responsibility for own well-being
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What is competence? (RICS Surveying Safely)

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Defined as having sufficient knowledge, experience and ability to carry out duties and tasks. Recognise own limitations. Take action to prevent harm to those carrying out tasks or who may be affected.

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What is the difference between a hazard and a risk? Examples? (RICS Surveying Safely)

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Hazard: something with the potential to cause harm
Risk: likelihood of harm being realised

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What is a risk assessment? How would you carry out a risk assessment? (RICS Surveying Safely)

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What: carefully examining what in your work could cause harm to people.
How: Surveying Safely provides an audit template to give a risk score (0 to 5).
- Identify HAZARDS
- Who will be harmed/affected
- Evaluate RISK and decide precautions. Create a METHOD STATEMENT.
- Record findings and implement
- Advise those affected
When: legal requirement if more than 5 staff

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Hierarchy of risk control: (RICS Surveying Safely)

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Reduce risk to lowest possible level, PPE should only be used after all other measures ineffective:

  1. Eliminate
  2. Substitute
  3. Engineering controls
  4. Administrative controls
  5. PPE
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What are some of the main areas of risk when working on a construction site? (RICS Surveying Safely)

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Increased risk. Exposed to excess noise or vibration, exposed to toxic/hazardous materials, required to drive for extended periods, lone working, working close to vehicles, working close to fast-flowing/deep water

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What H&S guidance is there for residential property? What are the key principles? (RICS Surveying Safely)

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Guidance: Health and safety for residential property managers, 1st edition 2016. Referenced in Surveying Safely.
Key points:

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What is work related stress? 6 key areas (RICS Surveying Safely)

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Adverse reactions suffered by individuals due to demands/pressures placed on the at work.

  1. Demands e.g. workload, work patterns, environment
  2. Control e.g. over their work
  3. Support e.g. encouragement, resources, management attitude
  4. Relationships e.g. avoiding conflict, dealing with unacceptable behaviour, positive environment
  5. Role e.g. do they understand their role?
  6. Change e.g. how organisational change is managed/communicated
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What is occupational risk management? (RICS Surveying Safely)

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Occupational hygiene - identify and control exposure to harmful agents in the workplace that cause ill health
Occupational health - considers the physical and mental effects of work on health

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What is PPE? Examples. (RICS Surveying Safely)

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Personal Protective Equipment. Should be used when all other risk management measures found ineffective. Helmets, steel capped boots, ear defenders, face masks, overalls, torches, safety harnesses, hi visibility clothing. Protects from risk of injury to skin, lungs, eyes, body.
Corporate responsibility: Should be maintained in good condition by EMPLOYER and provided FREE OF CHARGE.
Personal responsibility: to wear PPE

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When were the Control of Asbestos Regulations last updated?

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2012

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Under the asbestos regulations, who is the duty holder?

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Owner of the premises if vacant, or the tenant if holding a REPAIRING LEASE

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What regulations are there for Display Screen Equipment?

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Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Regulations 1992 on HSE website. Part of the ‘six-pack’ introduced in 1993 implementing EU Directives on H&S. Clarifies how employers must fulfil duties under Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Employers must:

  • do a DSE workstation assessment
  • reduce risks, including making sure workers take breaks from DSE work
  • provide an eye test if a worker asks for one
  • provide training and information for workers
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What legislation deals with a person’s death under a duty of care by a corporate body?

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
Penalties: unlimited fine, imprisonment, disqualification as a company director by a member of the ‘senior management team’

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Horlicks Factory.

Tell us what you did for pre-inspection risk assessment

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  • Identified any hazards.
  • Main hazard was the working manufacturing equipment on site.
  • Evaluated risk. Pose significant risk of harm if not properly managed: Couldn’t eliminate or replace. Engineering controls: designated pedestrian walkways. Administrative controls: ensured we attended in daylight and would not linger longer than needed for purposes of valuation. PPE: risk could not be fully managed with previous measures, so PPE identified. Consulted client on requirements.
  • Recorded findings.
  • Advised colleagues attending of hazards, procedures, and PPE they needed to bring.
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Horlicks Factory.

Where did you get safety boots, what was spec?

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Employer provided steel capped boots.

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Horlicks Factory.

What PPE was provided? How do you know it was adequate?

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Provided high visibility jackets, hard hat, protective eyewear, protective gloves.

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Place of Work / Workplace H&S.

What is a Display Screen Equipment risk assessment?

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A risk assessment carried out by the employer on your workplace DSE. To help prevent musculoskeletal disorders and vision deterioration.

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Place of Work / Workplace H&S.

What were the changes implemented for you? Why were they implemented?

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Chair settings, feet flat on ground, screen height, posture recommendations, mouse pad.

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What should you look out for in relation to fire safety on an inspection?

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‘Reasonable’ precautions taken:

  • detection and alarm systems
  • equipment (extinguishers, blankets)
  • signage
  • safe exit and escape routes
  • emergency lighting
  • sprinkler systems
  • presence of ACMs (combustible materials) - combustible cladding is illegal on resi over 18m since Sept ‘18

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