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Health & Safety Flashcards

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How is Asbestos managed in Hong Kong?

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  • Asbestos should be removed by registered specialist contractor under the Environmental Protection Department’s (EPD) control.
  • A registered consultant is appointed first and carry out survey and investigation verifying whether it is Asbestos.
  • If it is confirmed, the consultant shall submit relevant information and removal proposal to EPD.
  • A registered Asbestos contractor shall then be appointed for such work with 28 days advance notification to EPD.
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What voltage of power is used on site?

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In Hong Kong, the voltage of electricity supply is generally 220 volts single phase or 380 volts three phase.
110V is a safer method of working on site.

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Fire Safety in Hong Kong?

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  • Cap 502 – Fire Safety Commercial Buildings
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What will be contained in a Pre-Construction H&S Plan?

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Typically:

  • A description of the project.
  • Location of the site
  • Site restrictions
  • Ground conditions
  • Access and Egress
  • Plus project arrangements for contractor\
  • Hazards
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What is in a construction phase H&S Plan?

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  • Site Logistics Plan
  • PPE Free Zones
  • Storage Areas
  • Access and Egress points
  • Emergency Escape Routes
  • Key Personnel
  • Accident and Incident Process
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Can you name some local H&S legislation?

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  • Cap 509 - The Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance - provides for the safety and health protection of employees in both industrial and non-industrial workplaces.
  • Cap 59 - Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59) provides for the safety and health protection to workers in the industrial sector.
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What are the different types of Asbestos?

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	Chrysotile
	Amosite
	Crocidolite
	Anthophyllite
	Tremolite
	actinolite
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Different types of Fire extinguisher and what flame are they used on?

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  • Water – Solid material (wood, Cloth, Coal)
  • Foam – Solid materials and Liquid fires
  • Powder – Solid Material, Gas and Electric Fires
  • CO2 – Liquid and Electrical Fires
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What is the Hong Kong Green Card for?

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  • Provides construction workers and site personnel with H&S knowledge and safe working practices whilst at work.
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Can you tell me about some RICS H&S Standards?

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  • RICS Surveying Safely 2nd Edition
    Introduced the Safe Person Concept – Each individual has responsibility for their own, their colleagues and other H&S at work.
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Who prepares the Construction H&S Plan?

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  • Contractor issues to the Client
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What is a risk assessment?

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The RICS define it as carefully examining what in your work could cause harm to people, so that you can judge whether or not you have taken enough precautions to prevent harm.

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What are the basic procedures to undertake a risk assessment?

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  • Identify hazards
  • Decide who may be harmed and how
  • Evaluate risks and decide on precautions
  • Record findings and implement
  • Review and update
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What is the hierarchy of risk control?

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  • Eliminate - redesign activity or substitute substance so hazard is removed, e.g. use a drone to avoid working at height
  • Substitute - replace materials used or proposed work process with less hazardous one, e.g. pre-prepared components rather than cutting on site
  • Engineering controls - e.g. use work equipment or other measures to prevent falls, separate hazard from operators by enclosing equipment
  • Administrative controls - identify and implement procedures to work safely, e.g. reduce need for lone working, ensuring work undertaken in daylight
  • PPE - only if the above measures can be used, e.g. emergency alarms where lone working can’t be avoided
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What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?

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PPE is equipment to protect against health & safety risks.

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Why is health & safety important?

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Ensuring that you take responsibility for the health & safety of yourself and others under your care is an essential requirement of being a Chartered Surveyor.

17
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What does TRACK to 0 stand for?

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Think about the task
Recognise the risk
Assess the risk
Control the risk
Keep Health and Safety at the forefront of all that we do
18
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Who is responsible for your health at work?

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Responsibility for personal health and safety principally lies with oneself, however employers also owe a duty of care to their employees to ensure their health, safety and welfare as far as reasonably practicable

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What is your procedure for lone working?

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Carry out a risk assessment to assess whether lone working a safe option
Allow for provisions of communications in the event of an emergency
Ensure someone knows you are lone working and when you are due back to the office/home
Assess how access/egress would be achieved in the event of an emergency

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Explain the steps you go through when conducting a risk assessment.

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Look for the hazards (examine work practices and incident data)
Decide who might be harmed and how (also consider those particularly at risk, e.g. young persons, new/expectant mothers, people with disabilities, lone workers etc.)
Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
Record and implement findings
Review and revise (upon introduction of any new procedures or adaptations to current procedures that could lead to new hazards)

21
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What information should you include in a Designer’s Risk Assessment?

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Description of hazard/risk
Who might be harmed and how?
Date noted
Risk level (severity/likelihood)
Mitigation actions
Action by who?
Action by when?
Date completed
Residual risk
Residual risk rating
22
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What is the difference between a hazard and a risk?

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Hazard - the potential for a substance, activity or process to cause harm

Risk - the likelihood of a substance, activity or process to cause harm

23
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How should risks be recorded and evaluated?

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In a risk assessment table, which is regularly updated detailing who and when certain actions need to be completed by

Risks can also be plotted onto a risk assessment matrix, whereby a score is given to each risk depending on the likelihood of the occurrence and the severity of the outcome

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How would you identify hazards during a risk assessment?

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Legislation
HSE guidance
Process information
International Standards
Personal knowledge
Experience of managers and employees
Accident, ill health and incident data from within the organisation, from other organisations or from central sources
Expert advice and opinion
Relevant research
25
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What is the difference between risk assessments and method statements?

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A method statement is a document detailing the way a work task is to be completed (aka ‘safe system of work’)

Used as a means of controlling specific H&S risks that have been identified, potentially from a risk assessment, e.g. lifting operations, working at height etc.

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What H&S documents would you expect to see during a project?

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Asbestos management 
Pre-Construction Information Pack (PCIP)
H&S File
Risk assessments
Contractor MSRA
Contractor H&S Policy
27
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What are the main areas of risk when working on a construction site?

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Falls from height
Falling objects
Excavations and confined spaces
Asbestos
Chemical and biological agents (dusts/fibres, fumes, moulds etc.)
Slips and trips
Fire
Work equipment (crushing, cutting etc.)
Noise
Vibration
Electricity
Radiation
Manual handling
28
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If you are attending a new site what procedures do you follow?

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Make presence apparent at site office
Sign in
Attend site induction
Ensure appropriate PPE is worn at all times
Proceed with care around site, looking out for hazards
Make presence apparent upon entering each working area
Take note of signs and notices (e.g. ‘do not enter’, ‘wear ear defenders’ etc.)
Sign out upon leaving

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What personal protective equipment might you need when visiting a construction site?

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Safety helmet
High visibility clothing (vest, jacket etc.)
Safety boots
Gloves
Eye protection
Ear defenders
Face mask
Temporary/task lighting
30
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What RICS guidance is there on H&S when visiting site?

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RICS ‘Surveying Safely’ Guidance Note

31
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What are the dangers of working in and around excavations?

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Collapse of the sides
Objects/equipment falling on workers in the excavation
Falls of people and/or vehicles into excavation
Influx of ground or surface water and entrapment in mud
Contact with underground services
Lack of oxygen
Weils disease (from rat urine - can cause kidney, liver or gall bladder damage)

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