Health & Safety Level 2 Flashcards
Explain how you ensure your personal safety on site?
Follow RICS Surveying Safely practice guidance - and carry out risk assessment
Wear appropriate PPE
Follow firm’s assessment - collect all relevant information on site.
Consider:
- travelling to and from site
- lone working
- condition of property
- occupation (what activities are carried out on site)
- activity
- site rules and welfare
- roofs / high structures/ dangerous substances
Explain how you ensure the security of your personal possessions on site?
Include consideration prior to visit - only take what is essential and if possible keep on me - carry suitable bag.
- Ask for secure place to leave them - may be locker or office that will be locked.
- leave in car etc
Tell me about how you ensure good H&S practices whilst on site?
Follow RICS Surveying Safely guidance
Tell me about when you have used PPE on an inspection?
On all site visits have worn appropriate PPE
- hard hat
- high viz
- suitable footwear
- sensible clothing
Would also check if gloves or goggles are required
What would you do if you suspected asbestos existed on a site inspection?
Follow any asbestos mangement plan.
Wear gloves and if necessary mask
Tell me about any specific precautions you would take when inspecting a dilapidated property.
Carry out risk assessment before hand.
Only access areas that are safe
Follow RICS surveying safely guidance.
If any doubt about stability of walls / floors / roofs / structure then would consider if possible to continue with site visit or if need to halt visit.
What hazardous materials have you come across in your work?
LS project - how did you go about completing your onsite activities where there was no safe access available?
With caution - did not access areas that were not safe. Followed RICS guidance and safe person guidance.
Have responsibility for my own safety and take necessary precautions.
If that means cannot complete site visit then have to return
LS project - how does safe access impact on site activities, such as valuations?
Might limit areas that can be inspected and may mean that multiple visits required so that access gained when safe to do so - ie scaffolding has been erected or find alternative means of inspection - by drone? Increase cost to client but maintains safety.
Give me an example for where you have complied with the requirements of CDM in your role?
Understand the regulations
Employ competent people
Adequate planning - ensure construction phase plan is in place
Communication and cooperation with rest of client professional team & other project parties
How have you supported clients in appointing relevant experts to deliver H&S requirements
I haven’t personally but aware that H&S experts have been appointed to comply with H&S legislation
How does your contract support H&S ?
JCT Intermediate - requirement to carry out construction in accordance with H&S plan.
