Health & Safety Flashcards

Question

Where might you find Asbestos?

Answer 1

``` Roof sheets and tiles Rainwater goods Wall cladding Soffits and fascias Roofing felts Coatings to metals ``` Lagging Boiler flues Gaskets Spray coated ceilings, walls and beams Tile, canopies, fire breaks Textured coatings and paints Partition walls Bath panels Panels below windows Panel to fire door Floor tiles Lining to suspended floor Fire blankets Water tank

Answer 2

Corcidolite - Blue Amosite - Brown Chrysotile - White

Answer 3

Broadens knowledge Keeps you up to date Mandatory under CAR Regulation 10 for any person dealing with asbestos to have up to date training (annually minimum under ACOP)

Answer 4

CAR 2012- key legislation regarding with involving or surround asbestos. HSG 264 Asbestos - The Survey Guide

Answer 5

Regulation 4 of CAR requires the dutyholder to produce, use and maintain the plan to manage ACMs that are known or might reasonably be suspected to be in their demise.

Answer 6

Health loss | Economic loss

Answer 7

It my responsibility as an RICS professional to protect my client, contractors and any person from the dangers of Asbestos. I took a pragmatic view on the circumstances and the materials on site and I commissioned a survey to ensure there were no ACM's or if any were found were dealt with in a suitable manner.

Answer 8

Requires everyone at work (including surveyors) to do that which is reasonably within their control to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. (This embraces passive as well as active responses – including the failure to warn or act.)

Answer 9

Yes inform the person in charge of the premises - if, during the course of an inspection, a surveyor identifies or reasonably suspects the presence of materials that may contain asbestos, and the risk to health is considered to be serious and immediate, this should be reported irrespective of the scope and conditions of engagement.

Answer 10

Depending on the circumstances, failure to carry out this duty could result in the criminal prosecution of the surveyor or the latter’s client, as appropriate.

Answer 11

Yes under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and specifically under CAR 2012, REGULATION 4.

Answer 12

Provide Information and Manage..... Asbestos Report Prevent Exposure Reduce Exposure Remove

Answer 13

No not in all cases refer to the HSE guidance online regarding this.

Answer 14

The ‘dutyholder’ responsible for the management of asbestos in non-domestic premises, as set out in Regulation 4(1) of CAR 2012, is ‘every person who, by virtue of a contract or tenancy, has an obligation for the repair or maintenance of those premises, or, in the absence of such, the control of those premises or access thereto or egress there from. Duty holders incl landlords, managing agents, tenants, occupants.

Answer 15

No. But HASWA Regulation 7 applies to people carrying out work in domestic properties.

Answer 16

Management - Provide, Use and Maintain information. ``` Co-operate Locate ACMs Risk Assessment Prepare Management Plan Review and monitor Provide information to others ```

Answer 17

It requires employers who share a workplace to co-operate in order to comply with the relevant statutory provisions

Answer 18

As a general point of health and safety law, legal responsibility cannot be delegated. Therefore, if a dutyholder – for example, a landlord with full repairing obligations – employs a managing agent or a contractor to take over this contractual responsibility, both parties will be deemed to be the dutyholders, and either or both can be prosecuted for contravention of any of the provisions of CAR

Answer 19

Crocidolite (blue) 1985 Amosite (Brown) 1992 Chrysotile (white) 1999

Answer 20

If it is necessary to replace damaged components that contain asbestos, for example, corrugated asbestos cement sheeting to the walls and roofs of industrial buildings, surveyors should note that since 1999 it has been illegal to purchase and use material containing any form of asbestos. (There are a few exceptions, such as specialist filters used in laboratories and scientific institutions, but generally these are outside of the scope of the majority of buildings that surveyors regularly cover.) Asbestos materials have numerous qualities and the original components may have been providing a number of different and separate functions, such as fire protection and thermal and sound insulation. It may be difficult to find a suitable replacement material with all of the required qualities, and a combination of various materials or components may therefore be necessary. However, substitute materials may lack the strength and qualities of the original components. For example, some mineral fibre (asbestos-free) roof cladding is up to 15 per cent weaker than the original asbestos. The supporting structure may therefore need to be adapted or redesigned to account for this. There may also be difficulty in finding compatible replacement materials, such as matching profiles of corrugated cladding or sheeting, although manufacturers have developed replacements for the more common types.

Answer 21

It is highly unlikely that buildings constructed prior to 1800 will have had asbestos materials incorporated as part of their original design. However, ACMs may have been added during their lifetime, as part of structural alterations, general refurbishment or the replacement of services installations, in the form of fire protection or thermal or sound insulation. Consequently, unless it can be guaranteed that the historic building is entirely original, it cannot be assumed that it is free of asbestos, and care should be taken when inspecting, repairing, altering or demolishing it.

Answer 22

Where it is known that ACMs have previously been removed, it should not be assumed that all materials have been addressed, or that the work was undertaken properly. Surveyors should be aware of the potential of some concealed debris remaining, particularly where sprayed insulation coatings are involved.

Answer 23

Except in exceptional circumstances, asbestos removal or treatment works should be carried out in advance of other building operations. Where this is not feasible, great care should be taken to manage the risks arising from the concurrent operations.

Answer 24

RICS members should be aware that tax relief is currently available under certain circumstances in respect of works that are carried out in relation to asbestos.

Answer 25

Legal advisers to RICS suggest that the only way in which a surveyor can avoid the need for any mention of asbestos during an inspection of a property is if this is a specific requirement of, or has been agreed with, the client. This would always be on the understanding that the client has either already appointed or will appoint another party, perhaps a specialist (asbestos surveyor) to conduct an asbestos inspection and provide the necessary specialist advice. Such an agreement should be confirmed in writing with the client in the terms of engagement so that both parties are fully aware of the fact that asbestos will not be mentioned in the final report. Irrespective of this, however, the surveyor has overriding obligations imposed by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated general health and safety Regulations, and is under a general duty to warn of potential danger (see section 3, Surveyors’ responsibilities). Consequently, where a surveyor identifies suspected or actual asbestos or associated contamination during the course of an inspection, which in his or her opinion presents an immediate significant actual or potential health risk, the surveyor should report it on a duty to warn basis. This should be done no matter terms of engagement that apply and the assumptions that have been agreed.

Answer 26

As the use of any form of asbestos was effectively prohibited in 1999, any building whose construction commenced after 2000 can reasonably be presumed not to contain asbestos, and a written record of such is sufficient. Similarly, unless there is evidence to the contrary, any building constructed prior to this date should be suspected of containing at least some form of ACM until proven otherwise

Answer 27

Unless there is reasonable evidence to the contrary, there is a requirement to presume that a material contains asbestos and to manage it accordingly. Another requirement is to presume that the asbestos present is not chrysotile (white asbestos) alone, i.e. that it is of a type, or a mixture of types, that is considered to present a greater risk to health than white asbestos alone.

Answer 28

The majority of the legislation concerning asbestos arises from the parent enabling act, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and is thus confined to workplaces (i.e. non-domestic premises). The Act and the Regulations that flow from it do not apply to the fabric, structure and services of domestic premises, namely ‘a private dwelling in which a person lives’. They do, however, apply to any work activity that takes place there, for example, work undertaken by a builder, plumber or electrician or SURVEYOR!!.

Answer 29

Remove Encapsulate Leave in place (if safe) Environmental clean

Answer 30

Part 2 - Requirements: Regulation 4 - Duty to manage in non-domestic premises Regulation 5 - Identification Regulation 10 - Information, Instruction and Training Regulation 15 - Arrangements to deal with accidents, incidents or emergencies

Answer 31

Magistrates and lower courts are up to £20,000 and broadens the range of offences for which an individual can be imprisoned. Crown court is an unlimited fine and/or imprisonment for up to two years. In addition, employees may be liable for substantial damages claims under civil law, and managers may be permanently disqualified from being directors of any company.

Answer 32

To secure the Health, safety and wellbeing of all people at work. To protect people against risks from work activities.

Answer 33

Placed a duty on employers to assess and manage risks to their employees and others, arising from work activities.

Answer 34

Through the Risk Assessments and Method Statements. Ensuring that employees understand THEIR obligations relating to their health and safety.

Answer 35

A document detailing how a particular task or activity will be carried out. It should detail the possible risks/dangers, and the methods of control established to show how the work will be managed safely.

Answer 36

Head of regulation

Answer 37

Section 6.

Answer 38

``` Travel Lone working Property condition Occupation Activity Roofs High structures etc... ```