Health & Safety Flashcards
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What Health & Safety regulations are you aware of?
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- RIDDOR.
- COSHH.
- Health & Safety at Work Act.
- Personal Protective Equipment regulations 1992.
- Working at Height regulations.
- Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.
- Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals regulations 2006.
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
- Construction (Design & Management) regulations 2007.
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What recent changes to health & safety regulations are you aware of?
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- Health & Safety (Fees) regulations 2012: material H&S breaches incur an hourly fee for HSE to deal with.
- RIDDOR: Over 3 days reporting requirement now increased to 7 with report within 15 days as opposed to 10. Records must still be kept of incidents over 3 days.
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What are the key points of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974?
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Primary legislation covering occupational health and safety in the UK.
The Act defines general duties for employers, employees and contractors.
To ensure the H&S of everyone at work.
The HSE is responsible for the legislation.
Places responsibility on the Employer to ensure Health, safety and welfare as far as reasonably practicable to its employees.
Examples: working at height, vibration, COSHH/RIDDOR, Asbestos, Head protection, Control of noise
This act saw the introduction of:
- HSE inspectors.
- Improvement notices.
- Prohibition notices.
- The act lays down general duties upon employers and those controlling work activities or premises to protect the Health & Safety of employees and others.
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What is the HSE? – Health & Safety Executive
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- The HSE is a non-departmental public body for health and safety in the United Kingdom.
- Responsible for the regulation and enforcement of health, safety and welfare in the workplace under the HSWA 1974.
- Conducts research, promotes training.
HSE Notice
Following an inspection by the HSE, the inspector may serve one of three types of notice: - A prohibition notice tells the duty holder to stop an activity immediately.
- An improvement notice specifies remedial action and gives the duty holder a date by which they must complete the action.
A Crown notice is issued under the same circumstances that would justify a statutory prohibition or improvement notice, but is only served on duty holders in Crown organisations such as government departments, the Forestry Commission or the Prison Service.
What does the HSE do?
The Executives duties are to: - Responsible for regulation and enforcement of HSWA 1974
- Encourage research and publication training and information In H, S and W related matters (i.e. slips, trips and falls, slip resistant floors, using grit on roads etc.)
- Propose regulations
- Advising government departments ie. Secretary of State
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What is the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
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Regulations relate to general workplace issues:
- Ventilation requirements
- Min. space
- Sanitary and washing provisions
- Emergency lighting
- Space for easy access to plant
- Lighting (320 lux)
- Min temperature 16 deg. Celsius
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What are the CDM Regulations 2015 and its intention?
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- Construction (Design & Management) regulations 2015 (replaced CDM 2007 and Construction Health, Safety and Welfare regulations 1996).
- Construction, Design & Management, it relates to H&S on a project.
- They aim to improve H&S in the construction industry.
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What are the main Principles of the CDM Regulations 2015?
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- To ensure that health & safety are properly considered during a project’s development (and for the end user) so that the risk of harm, use and maintain of structures is reduced.
- Identify hazards early on, so they can be eliminated, reduced at the design
- Introduced to ensure Client, designers, contractors and others consider the health and safety of those constructing, maintaining and demolishing the works within their role
- Principal Designer to lead this project
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What does CDM aim to do?
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- Provide a simplified set of construction regulations.
- Add value and minimise bureaucracy.
- Clarify what is expected of duty holders.
- Provide the flexibility to work across a range of construction arrangements.
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How many parts do the CDM regulations have and what are they?
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- Introduction.
- General duties.
- Additional duties for notifiable projects.
- Health and safety on construction sites.
- General.
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Why was CDM 15 introduced? - Latest revision resulted from:
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- View that the pre-construction phase was often bureaucratic and an add-on not always embedded in the project
- Unacceptable standards on smaller sites
- Simplification of the regulations to make them easier to understand
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Summary of CDM 2015 changes:
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- Replacement of CDMC with Principal Designer (Give the responsibility for CDM to an individual that has the ability to influence design)
- Now applies to domestic clients (previously exempt)
- Changing the threshold for appointment of Principal Designer, and Principal Contractor where there is more than one contractor
- Changing the threshold for notifying the HSE (F10 Notice) where construction work is likely to last longer than 30 days and there are more than 20 workers simultaneously at any point or exceed 500 person days
- Removal of the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) with more targeted guidance
The role of PRINCIPAL DESIGNER is analogous to that of the PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR during the construction phase and includes:
- Assisting the client in preparing pre-construction information.
- Planning, managing and monitoring the pre-construction phase.
- Ensuring risks are eliminated or controlled through design work.
- Passing information on to the principal contractor.
- Ensuring co-operation and co-ordination.
- Ensuring designers comply with their duties.
- Preparing the health and safety file.
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What type of projects do CDM regulations apply to?
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Any type of Construction works as defined by HSWA 1974.
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Who are the Principal Duty Holders under CDM regulations?
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1) Principal Designer
2) Client
3) Contractor
4) Sub-Contractors
5) Designers
6) Project Manager
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What are the Principal Designers duties?
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Is a Designer who is an organisation or an individual to take control of the pre-construction phase of any project with more than one Contractor.
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the pre-construction phase
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What are the Client’s duties under CDM?
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CDM 2015 makes a distinction between commercial clients and domestic clients. Client duties apply in full to commercial clients (for domestic clients the duties normally pass to the other duty holders).
Commercial clients have a crucial influence how projects are run, including the management of H&S risks.
Commercial Clients must:
- Appointing the Contractors and Designers to the project (including the PD and PC) and making sure they have the knowledge, skills and capabilities
- Allowing sufficient time and resources for each stage of the project
- Notify the HSE if a project is at threshold
- Making sure that the PD and PC appointed carry out their duties in managing the project
- Making sure suitable welfare facilities are provided for construction
- Provide Preconstruction Information to every designer and contractor either bidding for work or actually appointed
- Ensure the CPP is in place for the construction phase
- Ensure that the Principal Designer prepares the H&S file for the project and it is revised as necessary
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What are the Principal Contractor’s duties under CDM regulations? Principal Contractor = more than one contractor
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CDM 2015 Principal Contractor are responsible for managing H&S risks in the construction phase.
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the entire construction phase
- Liaise with the Client and PD to ensure
- Produce a CPP – manage H&S throughout the construction pahse
- Ensure welfare facilities
- Ensure workers receive site induction
- Take steps to prevent unauthorised access
- Check that anyone they appoint is competent (knowledge, skills, trained)
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What are your responsibilities under CDM?
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- Check my own competence; am I acting within my limits?
- Make sure the Client is aware of their duties.
- Report obvious risks on site to the Contractor.
- Facilitate cooperation, communication, coordination and competence.
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How does the Client evaluate the competency of the Consultants?
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- Past experience.
- Pre-qualification questionnaires on health and safety information.
- Review the Principal Designer / Client CDM Advisor appraisal of consultant competence.
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What is an F10?
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It is a document submitted by the CDMC to the HSE to notify them of a Construction project; it must be displayed on the site notice board.
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What are the main components of an F10?
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- Description of the project
- Details of the Client, design team and Principal Contractor
- Time allowed by the Client for estimates for
o SOS date,
o duration,
o number of construction workers on site - Client declaration they are aware of their duties under CDM Regulations.
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When do you complete an F10?
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When a project exceeds the thresholds - you believe a project is to last longer than 30 days and there are more than 20 workers simultaneously at any point or exceed 500 person days
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Who is required to send the F10 Notification under CDM 2015?
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The Client for the Construction work is required to send the notification.
- The PD can assume responsibility, but only where notified in writing to carry out the Client duties.
- Domestics Clients - domestic Clients where the F10 notification is automatically passed onto the Contractor.
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When must a Principal Designer be appointed?
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From the outset of the project when appointing the Design Team.
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What documentation is required by CDM regulations?
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1) Pre Construction Information (Client duty – can pass responsibility to CDM Advisor).
2) A Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan (by the MC).
3) Health and Safety File iis provided by the Contractor who collates and issues to the Client (reviewed and approved by Client CDM Advisor).
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What are the key implications of the regulations?
- More focus on Clients to put arrangements for H&S- i.e. submit an F10 notice.
- Principal Designer role so that H&S is more embedded into the design.
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What is COSHH?
COSHH is the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health and is a law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. Workers’ exposure is prevented or reduced by:
- finding out what the health hazards are;
- deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment);
- providing control measures to reduce harm to health;
- making sure they are used;
- keeping all control measures in good working order;
- providing information, instruction and training for employees and others;
- providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases;
- planning for emergencies.
Substances include adhesives, paints, welding fumes, dust and bacteria.
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What are the consequences of breaching H&S regulations?
- Enforcement notice – Improvement / prohibition i.e. stop the works, HSE fees.
- Magistrate’s court – Fine of up to £20k / 2 years imprisonment.
- Crown court – Unlimited fine / prison sentence.
- Corporate Manslaughter – Prison Sentence.
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What is Corporate Manslaughter?
- A firm is guilty of causing a person’s death due as a result of how its activities were managed or organised i.e. it could have been prevented if necessary regulations were followed and precautions taken.
- Breach of a relevant duty of care.
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What do you understand by the Health & Safety (Fees) regulations 2012?
Came into force on 1st October where for material H&S breaches, an intervention hourly fee of £124 must be paid to HSE by the party in breach to deal with the cas
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What is RIDDOR?
RIDDOR is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 – a law that requires employers, and other people who are in control of work premises, to report and keep records of:
work-related deaths; serious injuries;
cases of diagnosed industrial disease;
certain ‘dangerous occurrences’ (near miss incidents). Also some special requirements for gas incidents
Must be work-related – either at work or in connection with work (on site)
- The death of any person (Regulation 6)
- Specified Injuries to workers (Regulation 4)
- Injuries to workers which result in their incapacitation for more than 7 days (Regulation 4)
- Injuries to non-workers which result in them being taken directly to hospital for treatment, or specified injuries to non-workers which occur on hospital premises. (Regulation 5)
Report / Record
- Report when worker has been unable to attend work for 7 consecutive days as a result of the injury
- Accidents must be recorded when a worker has been off work for 3 consecutive days as a result of their injury.
- Dangerous occurrences are near-miss events (eg. Hazardous substance being leaked, which could cause harm).
The report must be made within 15 days of the accident.
Employers must keep an accident book under the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1979 so that record can be treated as a record for the purposes of RIDDOR.
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Who should report?
Only ‘responsible persons’ including employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises should submit reports under RIDDOR
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What records do I need to keep?
You must keep a record of any reportable injury (over 7-day), over-three day injury, disease or dangerous occurrence. You can print and/or save a copy of the online form.
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Tell me about the Working at Height Regulations.
- Aims to eliminate / reduce / prevent accidents associated with working at height e.g. falls / falling objects.
- Prevention & arrest:
o Ensure staff are competent & trained – offer choice of equipment.
o Ensure works are planned & supervised – RAMS.
o Have emergency procedures in place.
o Prevent persons entering into dangerous area - Zone off to prevent being hit from falling objects – signs/barriers/guards.
o Install barrier e.g. scaffolding.
o Safety net.
o Harness.
o Lift instead of ladders / stairs.
- Regulations for ladder use
o Works must be risk assessed / supervised.
o Inspect before use.
o Must not be painted. o Must not be over 9m. o Must be tied at top.
o Must extend platform by 1m.
o Must be at a angle of 75 degrees.
- Scaffolding Regulations
o Must be erected by competent person – certificate.
o Must be inspected on a weekly basis & after high winds / bad weather / modifications.
o Staff must be trained.
o Additional protection must be included e.g. brick guards, toe boards.
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What are REACH regulations?
- Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals regulations 2006.
- EU-wide regulation that addresses the production and use of chemical substances and their potential impact on the health of people and the environment.
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What is AECOM’s approach to Health & Safety?
- The firm ensures that nothing we do presents any risks to the health and safety of our people, the general public or anyone affected by our operations.
- Based on controlling risks and hazards through conducting project risk assessments and regular health
& safety tests.
- Recruitment policy designed to employ skilled professionals who are properly inducted and trained.
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What documents safeguard Health & Safety over the lifespan of a project?
1. Pre-Construction Health & Safety Plan – Completed by CDMC
2. Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan – Completed by Contractor
3. Health & Safety File – Completed by CDMC
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What are the typical sections of a Pre-Construction Health & Safety Plan?
1. Description of the project.
2. Management of the works.
3. Arrangements for controlling significant site risks (safety & health).
4. Plan for the Health & Safety file.
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What is a Construction Phase Health & Safety plan?
It outlines arrangements for managing H&S during construction works.
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What are the typical contents of a Pre-Construction Health & Safety Plan?
Description of the project
- programme details.
- details of client, CDMC, designers, principal contractor and other consultants
- extent & location of existing records & plans relevant to H&S on site.
Management of the works
- management structure and responsibilities.
- health & safety goals and arrangements for monitoring health & safety performance.
- arrangements for:
- regular liaison between parties on site,
- consultation with the workforce,
- the exchange of design information between the client, designers, CDMC and contractors on site,
- hanAecoming design changes during the project,
- the selection and control of contractors,
- the exchange of health and safety information between contractors,
- site security,
- site induction,
- on-site training,
- welfare facilities and first aid,
- the reporting and investigation of accidents and incidents including near misses,
- the production and approval of risk assessments and written systems of work;
- site rules (including drug and alcohol policies);
- fire and emergency procedures.
Arrangements for controlling significant site risks
- Safety risks, including:
- delivery and removal of materials (including waste) and work equipment taking account of any risks to the public, for example during access to or egress from the site,
- dealing with services - water, electricity and gas, including overhead powerlines and temporary electrical installations,
- accommodating adjacent land use,
- stability of structures whilst carrying out construction work, including temporary structures and existing unstable structures,
- preventing falls,
- work with or near fragile materials,
- control of lifting operations,
- the maintenance of plant and equipment,
- work on excavations and work where there are poor ground conditions,
- work on wells, underground earthworks and tunnels,
- work on or near water where there is a risk of drowning,
- work involving diving,
- work in a caisson or compressed air working,
- work involving explosives,
- traffic routes and segregation of vehicles and pedestrians,
- storage of materials (particularly hazardous materials) and work equipment,
- any other significant safety risks;
- Health risks, including:
- the removal of asbestos,
- dealing with contaminated land,
- manual hanAecoming,
- use of hazardous substances, particularly where there is a need for health monitoring,
- reducing noise and vibration,
- work with ionising radiation,
- exposure to UV radiation (from the sun),
- any other significant health risks.
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What is the aim of a Health & Safety file and can you detail the typical contents?
A Health & Safety file contains information needed to allow future construction work including cleaning, maintenance, alterations, refurbishment & demolition to be carried out safely. Typical contents include:
1. a brief description of the work carried out;
2. 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; buried services etc);
3. key structural principles (for example, bracing, sources of substantial stored energy – including pre- or post-tensioned members) and safe working loads for floors and roofs, particularly where these may preclude placing scaffolding or heavy machinery there;
4. hazardous materials used (for example lead paint; pesticides; special coatings which should not be burnt off etc);
5. information regarding the removal or dismantling of installed plant and equipment (for example any special arrangements for lifting, order or other special instructions for dismantling etc);
6. health & safety information about equipment provided for cleaning or maintaining the structure;
7. the nature, location and markings of significant services, including underground cables; gas supply equipment; fire-fighting services etc;
8. information and as-built drawings of the structure, its plant and equipment (for example, the means of safe access to and from service voids, fire doors and compartmentalisation etc).
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Who is responsible for the creation of the Health & Safety file?
The Principal Designer needs to collate all information although it requires communication and input from all project parties. The Client needs to ensure the Principal Designer is preparing the File.
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How can you determine whether a person is competent in health & safety?
CSCS card holder.
| CDMC assessment of competence. Assessment of past experience.
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What is CSCS?
- Construction Skills Certification Scheme.
- It is a test which aims to improve site workers’ competence, reduce accidents and drive up on-site efficiency.
- The scheme keeps a database of those working in construction that achieve, or can demonstrate they have already attained an agreed level of occupational competence.
- Successful applicants are issued a card; means of identification and proof of achievement.
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What is the purpose of a site induction?
- Ensures that all individuals attending site are competent and are aware of site rules.
- Aims to reduce number of accidents that occur on construction sites.
- Part of the CDM regulations.
- All unindicted individuals must be escorted by a competent person.
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What does a site induction consist of?
- Site description.
- Site rules & regulations e.g. signing in, reporting (e.g. RIDDOR), PPE, possession of CSCS card, scaffolding.
- Confirms who the site manager / supervisors / first aiders are.
- First aid box location.
- Plan of the site – Access / Welfare facilities location / pedestrian walk ways.
- Fire / evacuation procedures – muster point locations.
- Briefing of daily activities.
- Site specific risks
- Form signed at end of the induction.
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What is the difference between a Risk & a Hazard?
- A hazard is something that is likely to cause harm e.g. an activity (hot water, objects falling from height).
- A risk is the potential outcome of the hazard i.e. carrying out the activity (being burnt by hot water / injury for being hit by falling object).
- Risk can be positive (opportunity) as well as negative.
- Risk = Mitigation = wait for water to cool before using / prevention of falling objects e.g. net / block off area.
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What hazards have you come across on your projects?
- Impact of site traffic
- Manual handling
- Slips / trips / falls
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What is the purpose of RAMS? What do they include?
- Risk assessment & method statement of all works to be carried out on site.
- To be reviewed by competent person – H&S manager / clerk of works.
- Ensures that all risks have been identified & mitigated and that all works conform to H&S regulations.
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On site, you observe a health & safety issue. What do you do?
- Notify the site manager immediately.
- Notify the project CDMC.
- Client able to terminate contract.
- Inform HSE.
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Define what service the Health and Safety Executive provides in a project
- The HSE is there to protect people’s health and safety by ensuring risks in the work place are properly controlled.
- The HSE helps businesses adapt to changes in occupational health and safety law and practice.
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What H&S precautions do you take when going on site?
- Inform my Company.
- Take PPE.
- Sign-in on site.
- Attend site induction / adhere to Contractor site rules.
- Wear PPE.
- Sign-out of site when leaving.
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What are the regulations regarding PPE?
- The Personal Protective Equipment regulations 1992 created under the H&S at Work Act.
- Places a duty on every employer to ensure that suitable personal protective equipment is provided to employees who may be exposed to a risk to their health or safety whilst at work.
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What does PPE stand for?
- Personal Protective Equipment.
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What PPE would you wear when visiting a site (DEPENDENT ON THE RISK ASSESSMENT)?
- Hard hat, boots, goggles, gloves, hi-vis vest, possibly ear defenders.
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If you were to disregard all H&S advice & regulations and cause damage and/or injure yourself on site, who would be liable?
- My own employer who would cover the cost for insurance.
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What is asbestos & why was it used?
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Fiburous naturally occurring mineral and it was commonly used in the 19th Century in the cement / lagging / insulation boards / coatings.
From metamorphic rock, altered by tremendous heat and pressure resulting in long crystalline structure
Common forms:
- Crysotile = White asbestos
- Grunerite = Brown asbestos
- Crocidolite = Blue asbestos
Properties:
- Sound absorption
- Average tensile strength
- Affordability
- Resistance to fire (stable at high temperatures), heat, electrical and chemical damage
Use of asbestos in the UK
- 1970 – Voluntary ban on Blue Asbestos
- 1974 – Ban on spray coating
- 1980 – Voluntary ban on Brown asbestos
- 1985 – Ban on the use of Brown & Blue asbestos
- 1999 – Ban on use of White asbestos (complete ban)
- Any building pre-2000 may be at risk of having asbestos
- Asbestos was rarely used in its refined / raw state.
- Asbestos was used to increase the performance of materials and products.
Location in buildings:
- Pipe lagging
- Insulation boards
- Cement
- Sprayed coating
- Ceiling tiles
- Boiler rooms
- Roof felt
Potential for fibre release
- Sprayed coatings / loose fill (high)
- Laggings and packings (high)
- Asbestos insulation board (high)
- Rope and gaskets (high)
- Decorative paints and plasters (low)
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Why is it dangerous?
- Tiny fibre (much smaller than a strand of hair)
- Mesothelioma – rare cancer by blue asbestos, tumour of the lung, breathlessness, cough
- Asbestosis – chronic inflammation & fibrous thickening of the lung tissue (scarred lung tissue)
- Lung cancer
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Asbestos Removal by Specialists
- Respiratory Protective Equipment
- Shower Unit
- Enclosure
- Protective Overalls
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When are you at risk?
You are most at risk when:
- the building you are working on was built before the year 2000
- you are working on an unfamiliar site
- asbestos-containing materials were not identified before the job was started
- asbestos-containing materials were identified but this information was not passed on by the people in charge to the people doing the work
- you haven’t done a risk assessment[1]
- you don't know how to recognise and work safely with asbestos
- you have not had appropriate information, instruction and training[2]
- you know how to work safely with asbestos, but you choose to put yourself at risk by not following proper precautions, perhaps to save time or because no one else is following proper procedures
- Workers involved in refurbishment, maintenance and other similar trades, could be at risk of exposure to asbestos during their work.
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What are the regulations regarding asbestos?
Regulated by the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
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Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (came into force 06th April 2012 – to align with the EU Directive on exposure to asbestos)
If you’re responsible for non-domestic premises, you have a ‘Duty to manage’ the asbestos in them – see below.
If you want to do any building or maintenance work – you need to identify where it is, type, condition, assess the risks and control these risks
In majority of cases, work with asbestos needs to be done with a licenced contractor.
Control limit given in COAR 2012
- Any type of asbestos (or any mixture)
- asbestos fibres per cubic centimetre of air (over 4 hours’ time weighted average). This is still not a ‘safe’ level – need to control limit as low as possible
- 0.6 f/ml over 10 minutes (short term exposure limit)
- Given in the approved Code of Practice for the Regulations
- Triggers following actions when exceeded
- Mandatory respiratory protection
- Area must be denoted as ‘Respirator Zone’
- Take immediate steps to remedy situation where air inhaled by employees exceeds control limit
Regulation 4 ‘duty to manage’
- Main duty is on the employer in occupation of non-domestic premises if in control of maintenance activities
- Other duty is on those who have duties to maintain or repair premises by virtue of contract or tenancy to enable employer to comply with duty
- The dutyholder is the owner of the non-domestic premises[3] or the person or organisation that has clear responsibility for the maintenance or repair of non-domestic premises[4], for example through an explicit agreement such as a tenancy agreement or contract.
What do duty holders have to do?
- Find out if and where asbestos is present, how much and in what condition?
- Make and keep a record of ACMs or presumed ACMs
- Assess the risk of ACMs (asbestos containing materials)
- Prepare a written detailed plan on how to manage the risk
- Review and monitor
- Inform all who need to know of the location and conditions of ACMs
Regulation ‘10’ – ‘information, instruction and training’
Asbestos awareness training / non-licensable training / licensable work with asbestos
For persons liable to disturb asbestos while carrying out their normal everyday work
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What has changed?
- Some non-licenced work needs to be notified.
- Record keeping. Brief written records now need to be kept of non-licenced works
- Medical surveillance
- Notification of work By 2015, HSE will require notification of all asbestos works, respiratory protective equipment to be used, medical records kept, and eventually, medical checks done on participating staff.
- Changes to reflect other legislation – prohibition section removed as now covered by REACH Regulations 2006
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What is notifiable non-licensed work (NNLW)?
Notifiable non-licensed work (NNLW) is a particular category of non-licensed work that imposes extra requirements on employers.
For NNLW, employers also have additional requirements to:
- notify work with asbestos to the relevant enforcing authority
- designate (identify) areas where the work is being done
- ensure medical examinations are carried out
- maintain registers of work (health records)
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What asbestos work needs to be notified?
- All asbestos should be notified – Licensed and Notifiable Non-Licensed Work (NNLW).
- HSE should be informed
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Why did asbestos regulations change?
It updates previous asbestos regulations to take account of the European Commission's view that the UK had not fully implemented the EU Directive on exposure to asbestos.
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What is asbestos & why was it used?
It is a fibrous naturally occurring mineral and it was commonly used in the 19th century in cement / lagging / insulation boarding / coatings due to its sound absorption, average tensile strength, affordability and resistance to fire, heat, electrical and chemical damage.
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What are the consequences to exposure to Asbestos?
- Mesothelioma – Rare cancer.
- Asbestosis – chronic inflammation & fibrous build up in the lungs.
- Lung cancer.
Protective respiratory equipment should be worn to prevent.
When is
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When is an Asbestos licence needed?
- In most cases when working with asbestos (insulation/boards/coating).
- When installing a scaffold to create an enclosure for working with asbestos.
- If you are working with asbestos in your own premises & and you have employees.
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Can you describe what an asbestos report would typically detail?
1. An Asbestos Register.
2. Plans / drawings showing location of Asbestos.
3. Risk Assessment for inspections / removal.
4. Asbestos Management Plan.
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When is an asbestos licence needed?
- All AIB work that is not short duration work requires a licence.
- When working with most asbestos (insulation, boards, coatings)
- When installing a scaffold to create an enclosure for working with asbestos?
- If working with asbestos in your own premises & you have employees
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When is an asbestos licence not required?
- If you are involved in short duration work – single job that lasts less than 1 hour and not exceeding fibre limit in the air.
- When carrying out air monitoring
- Doing clearance inspections
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The asbestos application process
Stage 1: Application – completes an ASB1 form and pay the appropriate licence
Stage 2: Assessment – HSE inspector will formally assess
Stage 3: Decision – grant a licence or explain what else you need to do to obtain a licence
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Management Surveys
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- Purpose: To manage ACM during the normal occupation and use of premises (similar to type 2 survey)
- To ensure no body is harmed in the premises or equipment, that nobody disturbs the ACM accidentally
- Aims to locate ACMs that could be damaged or disturbed by normal activities, by foreseeable maintenance, or by installing new equipment. Minor disturbance to make materials assessment (sampling survey).
- Used to provide information for asbestos registers
- Surveyor with site layout, building plans, building spec / architect drawings and any history of asbestos work. Point out your site hazards, including means of safe access to heights. Provide keys etc.
- Report to contain - product type, condition, surface treatment and asbestos type, remedial work.
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Refurbishment / Demolition Survey
Required where the premises, or part of it, need upgrading, refurbishment, demolition (similar to Type 3 Survey)
- Pre-demolition / major refurbishment survey
- Full sampling survey including destructive inspection – asbestos disturbance (fully intrusive)
- Estimate the area / volume of ACMs (can be used for tendering purposes)
- Used to locate / describe all ACMs in the area where the refurbishment work will take place or the whole building if demolition is planned.
- Required as part of Pre-construction information for CDM projects – make this information available to the Contractor
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Asbestos Report
- An Asbestos Register
- Plans / drawings showing the location of Asbestos
- Risk assessment for inspections / removal (identifying and controlling the risks – identify who might be affected, identify action to be undertaken to remove the risk / reduce risk, record the findings of risk assessment and inform employees, implement actions and review and update)
- Asbestos Management Plan
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What would you do if you came across asbestos?
- Stop working – isolate the area
- Seal the rooms
- Relay information of the incident to all persons who may have been exposed – RIDDOR
- Notify the person identified to take control of the situation / keep all persons away from the affected area.
- Undertake a risk assessment
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How should asbestos be disposed of?
- Asbestos waste should only be handled by a licensed disposal site. Your local authority
[24] can provide details of these for you.
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What are the different types of fire extinguishers?
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What are the different types of fire extinguishers?
Red
o Water
o Use on: paper, wood, cloth
o Not on: liquid, flammable gases, electrical, cooking media
Cream
o Foam
o Use on: paper, liquid (oils, fats, paints, fuels)
o Not on: flammable gases, electrical, cooking media
Black
o CO2
o Use on: liquid and electrical
o Not on: paper, flammable gases, cooking media
Blue
o Powder
o Use on: paper, liquid and electrical
o Not on: cooking media, metal
Yellow
o Wet Chemical
o Use on: paper and cooking media
o Not on: liquid, flammable gases
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What is Surveying Safely?
Guidance note by the RICS on H&S.
- Personal and corporate responsibility for H&S
- Legislation – HSWA 1974, CDM etc. Legal considerations and duties
- Assessing hazards and risks
- Property professionals’ places of work
- Occupational health – noise / manual handling / asbestos / diseases
- Visiting premises and sites
- Procurement and management of contractors and construction work – that they have policies
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What Health & Safety legislation are you aware of that would influence you in your office?
DSE (Display Screen Equipment)
- Evidence of repetitive strain injury by keyboard users – leading to time off work.
- Work place assessment & eye test vouchers to be made available by firms.
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What are the best practice methods for managing asbestos on construction sites?
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- Undertake a risk assessment to establish whether licenced or non-licenced.
- Licenced and some non-licenced work is notifiable to the HSE
- Disposal - Asbestos waste must be double bagged in labelled asbestos bags and properly stored in lockable skips on the transit route.
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What measures do you or your company take to ensure good standards of health and safety when either undertaking your work or delivering the project?
1. Wear personal protective equipment on site.
2. Adhere to contractor’s site rules.
3. Attend site inductions.
4. Ensure health and safety was discussed at meetings.
5. Appoint a CDM Coordinator.
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When is a project notifiable?
a. Lasts more than 30 days
b. And has more than 20 workers working simultaneously at any point
c. OR it exceeds 500 working days
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What is on an F10 form?
a. Address of site
b. Local authority area
c. Description of project
d. Time allowed
e. Nr of people on site
f. Duration
g. Nr of contractors on site
h. Description of the works
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What are toolbox talks?
a. Informal discussion that focuses on a particular safety issue
b. Can be used daily to promote a health and safety conscious culture
c. Intended to facilitate health and safety discussions on site
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What is on the front cover?
Traffic Lights
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Which Act covers the death of someone on a construction site?
CDM regulations states that the principle contractor should takes steps to prevent unauthorised
access to a site and ensure high standards of health and safety on site
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Personal and Corporate Responsibility
Prescriptive Systems
- Set precise requirements that need to be followed in order to comply with H&S law
Self-Regulatory System
- Set general requirements leaving the details and practicalities of achieving compliance to each organisation and individual
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Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP)
- A planning document created prior to Construction submitted to the local council
- Applies to projects over £300,000
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How do you report an accident?
Reporting of Injuries Diseases Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
If someone has been injured in the work place it is a LEGAL REQUIREMENT to report it.
- A construction employee must report an accident to a site manager or safety representative
- The accident should be recorded in the accident book along with any treatment given to the sufferer
- It is likely that the employer will need to report the accident to HSE
- The HSE can be contacted by telephone or online
- An accident report must be completed and where necessary submitted to HSE
- Any injury, disease or dangerous occurrence must be documented and a copy of the accident report must be retained as a record.
Types of accident:
- Death – reported immediately
- Major injuries
- Over 3 day duration
- Work related diseases
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What guidance is there relating to safety and inspections?
- RICS Surveying Safely Guidance Note
- Suzy Lamplugh Trust – relating to lone working
- Health and Safety Executive guidance
