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Health & Safety (L2) Flashcards

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What is the HSE?

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The Health and Safety Executive is the national independent watchdog for work related health, safety and illness. It acts in the public interest to reduce work related deaths and serious injuries across Great Britain’s workplaces.

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Please define what service the HSE provides to improve safety?

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The HSE is there to protect people’s health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled
The HSE helps businesses adapt to changes in occupational health and safety law and practise

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How long should H&S data be kept for?

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Technically forever (subject to the nature and intended use), information such as asbestos exposure may be required to monitor long term illnesses such as asbestosis.

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What is a Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan (CPH&SP)?

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A health and safety management document for the project. It outlines the plan for how the work will be completed safely. It will include details of the project, the type of work, the team and emergency arrangements.
The document will identify key H&S risks associated with the construction phase and the control measures that will be implemented to minimise risks or eliminate them.

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What is the Considerate Constructors Scheme?

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The CCS is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1997. It encourages contractors and their supply chain to implement best practice and raise standards. The scheme focuses on three areas: Respecting the community, caring for the environment, valuing the workforce.

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Historically, which type of accident kills the most construction workers?

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Falls are the leading cause of fatal accidents on construction sites.

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What are the most common health risks in the construction industry?

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Working from height
Falls, trips and slips
Moving equipment
Noise
Vibration
Manual handling
Collapses
Asbestos
Electricity
Airborne dust

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What does PPE stand for?

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Personal protective equipment.

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Can you give some examples of PPE?

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Hard hat
Gloves
Hi-vis vest
Steel toecap boots
Eye and hearing protection

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When you last visited a construction site, what actions did you take to maintain your own H&S?

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Wore PPE
Attended site induction
Followed pedestrian routes
Reported any safety issues to site management
Understood the risks and mitigation for live activities

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What should you do before carrying out a site visit on your own?

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Inform my manager (or someone else) where I’m going and when I expect to leave site.
Carry out a pre-assessment of the hazards and risks likely to be encountered.
Make the site manager aware of my visit and check I have the correct PPE.

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What is a CSCS card?

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Construction Skills Certificate Scheme.
CSCS cards are a tool to ensure those working on construction sites are fully qualified and trained for their role. These card validate a construction worker or visitor, as they prove they are safe to work within their role on a site.

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What are the different types of CSCS card?

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CSCS cards come in a range of different colours that show the experience, qualifications, and seniority level of the worker. While all these cards will allow workers on-site, you will need a higher-level card to perform the more advanced tasks.

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A member of the public has been injured by work activities and is taken to hospital for treatment. What should happen next?

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Accidents involving members of the public, or others who are not at work, must be reported to the HSE if they result in an injury and the person is taken directly from the scene of the accident to hospital for treatment for that injury.
Examinations and diagnostic tests do not constitute ‘treatment’ in such circumstances.
Site management should investigate the cause of the accident and take steps to prevent a recurrence.

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The site has been issued a prohibition notice by the Health and Safety Executive. What does this mean?

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If the HSE inspector believes that work activities give rise to a risk of serious personal injury, they may issue a prohibition notice. The prohibition notice normally requires work to stop immediately; activity must not resume until action is taken to remove or control the risk.

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What should you do if you find an injured person on site?

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Identify and mitigate potential dangers, make sure the area is safe to enter
Raise the alarm and call for help
Depending on the nature of the injury, reassure the person and make them comfortable until a first aider or paramedic arrives

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When should an automated external defibrillator (AED) be used?

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An AED is a type of computerised defibrillator that automatically analyses the heart rhythm in people who are experiencing cardiac arrest. When appropriate, it delivers an electrical shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.

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What is asbestos?

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A naturally occuring fibrous mineral found in rocks and soil. Because of its fibre strength and heat resistance, asbestos was widely used in building materials and other commercial products for insulation and as a fire retardant.

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When was asbestos banned in the UK?

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The importation, supply and use of all asbestos has been banned in the UK since 1999.

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What are the different types of asbestos surveys available?

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Management survey - To manage asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) during the normal occupation and use of premises.

Refurbishment/demolition survey - The R&D survey is required where the premises, or part of it, needs upgrading, refurbishment, or demolition.

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What are the 3 most common types of asbestos?

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Crocidolite - Characterised by its straight blue fibres, considered the most lethal form.

Amosite - Commonly known as brown asbestos, the second most common and deadliest asbestos type.

Chrysotile - Commonly known for its long, curly fibres. The most common type of asbestos historically used in industrial and commercial applications, usually white in colour.

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What would you do if you unexpectedly found asbestos on site?

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Stop work immediately and ensure the area is safe (nobody else can access)
Report the matter to the Site Manager; there may be a requirement to notify the HSE
The asbestos will need to be tested by a competent contractor to identify the type.

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What is the name of the regulations (introduced by the HSE) that govern asbestos in the UK?

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Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

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Are you aware of any guidance issued by RICS associated with asbestos?

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Asbestos: legal requirements and best practice for property professionals and clients - 4th edition, May 2021.

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Where is asbestos commonly found in older buildings?

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Cement gutters and downpipes
Corrugated roofs
Floor and ceiling tiles
Insulated boards
Lagging
Textiles
Soffits

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What is an asbestos management plan?

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A crucial document designed to register and detail how asbestos will be managed in a property and what activities will be engaged to ensure people remain safe from asbestos exposure.

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What information might a typical asbestos management plan include?

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The plan must say who is responsible for what and should include:

Party responsible for managing asbestos
Asbestos register, identifying type and location
Schedule for monitoring the materials condition
Communication strategies
Contingency plans
Emergency arrangements

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When asbestos is found, what are the different methods for managing the material?

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Remove, encapsulate (cover), manage.

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What are the main health hazards if somebody is exposed to asbestos?

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Asbestosis (chronic lung disease), asbestos related lung cancer, mesothelioma (cancer of the thin membranes lining chest/abdomen), pleural thickening.

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What is the hierarchy of H&S risk control?

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Used to keep employees safe from injury and illness in the workplace. The five steps in the hierarchy include Elimination, Substitution, Engineering, Administrative and PPE.

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What does RAMS stand for?

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Risk assessment and method statement.

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What is a method statement?

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A methodology that details the way work will be undertaken. The method statement should outline the hazards involved and include a step-by-step guide on how to execute the work safely.

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What is a risk assessment?

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Identifying a hazard, measuring the risk and identifying the method of eliminating or reducing the risk.

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What is the name of the RICS publication on executing your professional role safely?

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Surveying safely - 2nd edition, November 2018

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What is the purpose of ‘Surveying Safely’?

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To set out good practice principles for the management of health and safety for RICS regulated firms and RICS members.

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What is the concept of a ‘safe person’, as outlined in RICS Surveying Safely, 2018?

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Everyone assumes behavioral responsibility for their own, their colleagues and others’ H&S while at work.

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When is an employer required to have a written H&S policy in the UK?

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Every business must have a policy for managing health and safety. If the business employs fewer than five people, the policy can be communicated verbally.

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Can you list the 5 H&S regulations that are applicable to a construction project?

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Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regs 1999.
CDM Regulations 2015.
COSHH Regulations 2002.
Working at Height Regs 2005.

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What are the key principles of the H&S at Work Act 1974?

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Sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public, and employees have towards themselves and each other (adequate risk assessments / training / welfare provisions).

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What are the principles of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)?

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These regulations place duties on people and companies that own, operate or have control over lifting equipment.

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What are The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005?

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Require employers to protect their employees from excessive levels of noise that cause hearing damage.

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What are the key principles of the COSHH regulations?

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Requires employers to limit and control exposure to hazardous substances. Sets out how employers and employees should act in the event of an emergency.

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What is corporate manslaughter?

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A criminal offence where a business or organisation is found to have caused a persons death, under the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007.

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What does RIDDOR stand for?

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Reporting of Incidents Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

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Explain your understanding of RIDDOR?

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Puts duties on employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences.

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What are the key principles of the CDM Regs 2015?

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To ensure clients, designers, contractors and others consider the health and safety of those constructing, maintaining and demolishing the works. Places statutory duties on clients, the principal designer, designers and contractors to plan, manage and coordinate health and safety throughout the project.
Improves safety on site through design, planning and management.

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Who are the key duty holders under CDM Regs 2015?

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Client
Principal designer
Principal contractor
Designers
Contractors
Workers

47
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Under CDM Regs 2015, who are commercial clients?

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Organisations or individuals for whom a construction project is carried out that is done as part of a business

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Under CDM Regs 2015, who are domestic clients?

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People who have construction work carried out on their own home (or the home of a family member) that is not done as part of a business.

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Under CDM Regs 2015, who must make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including the allocation of sufficient time and other resources?

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The client.

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Do CDM Regs 2015 apply to individuals undertaking work in their own home?

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If the householder undertakes the work themselves, this is classified as DIY, so the regulations would not apply.

If the work is carried out by someone else (a contractor), the regulations would apply.

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Who are designers under CDM Regs 2015?

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Organisations or individuals who, as part of a business, prepare or modify designs for a building, product or system relating to construction work.

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Role of the principal designer under CDM Regs?

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Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the precon phase.
Help and advise the client in bringing together precon information
Work with other designers to eliminate forseeable H&S risks, during both construction and use.
Liaise with the principal contractor, keeping them informed of any risks that need to be controlled during the construction phase.

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Role of the principal contractor under CDM Regs?

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Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the entire construction phase.
Take account of health and safety risks to everyone affected by the work.
Liaise with the client and principal designer

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What is the F10 notification?

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A form which is sent to the HSE to notify them of a relevant construction project.

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When is a project notifiable to the HSE under CDM Regs 2015?

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A project is notifiable if construction work is expected to:
- Exceed 30 days with more than 20 workers at any one time, or
- The project lasts more than 500 person days

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Who issues the F10?

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It is the clients responsibility to notify the HSE

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What is the Pre-Construction Information Pack (PCIP)?

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A document which provides the information already in the clients possession, or which is reasonably obtainable, to relevant CDM dutyholders, such as designers and the principal contractor.

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What is the H&S file?

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A specific requirement of the CDM Regs 2015. The whole purpose of the H&S file is to ensure that those who may carry out future works on a structure or site are made aware of the significant health and safety risks which may be encountered. This allows them to plan, derive safe systems of work and manage their works without risk to their own health.

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Who is responsible for producing the H&S file?

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All duty holders: Client, Principal Designer, Principal Contractor, Designers, Contractors.

Responsibility for coordinating the file lies with the Principal designer.

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Who should the principal designer pass the H&S file onto when the document is complete?

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The client and end user

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What information might be found in a typical H&S file?

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A brief description of work carried out
Hazards associated with materials used
Information regarding removal or dismantling installed plant and equipment
Nature and location of significant services such as gas and electric
Residual hazards and how they have been dealt with (contaminated land).

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