Inspection (Level 3) Flashcards
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What are the principles of Surveying Safely 2018?
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- best practice for surveyors relating to health and safety.
- Introduces the ‘safe person concept’ where each individual assumes responsibility for their own health and safety at work and how their actions impact others safety.
- Guidance to provide a safe working environment and equipment.
2
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What is the key legislation relating to Health and Safety?
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- The Health and Safety Act 1974
- Places a duty on employers to ensure that the health and safety of employees is not put at risk when at work.
- Non-compliance is a criminal act and can be subject to an unlimited fine.
3
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What responsibilities does your firm have in relation to H&S?
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- Clear policies and procedures in place
- Risk assessments
- Staff training
- Adequate resources in place
- Accident reporting policy
4
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How do you undertake a risk assessment?
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- Examine actions in your work could cause harm
- how to prevent these from happening.
- Identify all potential risks and hazards.
- Decide who may be harmed and what the severity might be
- Decide how these risks can be avoided or prevented
- Review and update.
5
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What are your responsibilities on health and safety?
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- You have a responsibility for yourself but also anyone under your supervision.
- Report H&S breaches
- Carry out risk assessments and report any potential risks
- Wear PPE
- Undertake staff training
- Follow company policies
6
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What types of risks do you consider?
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- Lone working
- Asbestos
- Working at height
- Hazards associated with derelict properties
- Driving for work
7
Q
How do you ensure your safety when surveying?
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- If I am inspecting alone, I ensure my calendar is up to date with the relevant details along with informing a colleague where I am going and when I have left.
- Take a charged mobile phone
- Wear appropriate PPE
- Follow site rules if on a construction site
- Have a safe word system to call back to the office
8
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Explain how you undertake an inspection?
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- Prior: Due diligence, floor plans, google maps, flood risk, asbestos register, title plans, if necessary undertake a risk assessment.
- Organise the inspection with relevant person
- On site: External - top down, internal inspection
- Inspect the local area
9
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What do you take on an inspection?
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- Mobile phone
- Disto with spare batteries
- Plans
- PPE (boots, Hi vis, hard hart, goggles)
- Pen and paper
10
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What do you consider when inspecting the local area?
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- Proximity to transport links such as motorways
- Connection of public transport (train stations)
- Business vibrancy
- Environmental factors, flooding, contaminated uses nearby
- Look for comparable evidence and agents boards
11
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What do you consider when inspecting externally?
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- Method of construction - brick built, steel portal frame, pre-fabricated
- Condition, repair, defects (maintained?)
- Car Parking, Access, Loading
- Boundary lines
- ## Age Approximate date (Planning, Style, Land Reg, Historical Records).
12
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What do you consider when inspecting internally?
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- Specification (Dated or Refurb)
- Layout
- Defects
- Services - Age and Condition
- Statutory Compliance - Asbestos, Equality Act 2010, Fire Safety, Building Regs
- Fixtures and fittings (plus improvements)
- Compliance and lease obligations.
13
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What are some foundation types?
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- Trench - (Resi usually)
- Raft - Slab foundation
- Piled - reinforced concrete cylinders
- Pad - Slab under columns.
14
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Brickwork construction methods?
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- Solid brick wall - brickwork with headers (brick laid flat with short end exposed)
- Cavity Wall - two layers of brick with space between which can be filled with insulation.. No Headers.
15
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Brick defects?
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- Efflorescence – salt in bricks coming to the surface
- Spalling – Damaged brickwork from freeze/thaw
