Health & safety Flashcards
What health & safety legislation are you aware of?
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How do you ensure that you comply with this legislation?
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What are the penalties under current health & safety legislation? Is it a criminal offence to breach the H&S at Work Act 1974?
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What are your health & safety duties as an individual surveyor? What guidance does the RICS produce about H&S?
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Tell me something you understand from reading Surveying Safely. When was Surveying Safely last updated?
RICS considers the concept of a ‘safe person’ to mean
that each individual assumes individual behavioural
responsibility for their own, their colleagues’ and others’
health and safety while at work.
a safe working environment
• safe work equipment
• safe systems of work and
• competent staff
2019 2nd Edition
What are the key changes?
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What is the safe person concept? What must Regulated Firms provide?
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What happened in the case of Suzy Lamplugh? Why is this important for surveyors?
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What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)? What is a risk assessment?
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What is a risk? What is a hazard?
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How would you undertake a risk assessment before attending site? What is asbestos?
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What legislation are you aware of in relation to asbestos?
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What do you understand by the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012? Who is the duty holder?
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How does asbestos cause lung damage? What are the two types of asbestos survey? When was asbestos banned?
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What is an asbestos survey/management plan?
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