M - Health and Safety

Question 1

LEGISLATIONS

Answer 1

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Building Safety Act 2021
Fire Safety Act 2021

Question 2

REGULATIONS

Answer 2

Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
Working at Height Regulations 2015
Construction Design Management Regulations 2015

Question 3

In relation to you and your role is there an RICS guidance note?

Answer 3

Surveying Safely 2019

Question 4

What is Fire Safety Act 2021

Answer 4

Addition of rules and regulations relating to external walls and fire doors of individual flats

Responsible Person now has a legal responsibility to commission a fire risk assessment including the points above.

Question 5

What is the building safety act?

Answer 5

The Building Safety Bill is designed to give residents more power to hold builders and developers to account and toughen sanctions against those who threaten their safety

Two New Roles
Building Safety Regulator - Responsible for overseeing the safety and performance of the building and enforce/act on the rules, including how they are designed, constructed and occupied.

Accountable Person(s) - Typically the owner, freeholder or management company. Responsible for the building and updating the Safety Case Report.

Applies to buildings over 18m high or 7 storeys.

Question 6

Can you briefly outline what the RICS Surveying Safely guidance document is?

Answer 6

Provide guidance to industry professionals on H&S within construction
And our roles and responsibilities, risk assessments

Question 7

What would you typically include within a risk assessment?

Answer 7

Description of site, main risks, ways to mitigate risks

Question 8

CSCS

Answer 8

Construction Skills Certification Scheme.

Question 9

What is PAT testing

Answer 9

Portable appliance testing

Question 10

What statutory instruments cover H&S on a building site?

Answer 10

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
Other guidance;
- COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
- Work at Height regs
- Control of asbestos regs
- RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013)

Question 11

Are there any accreditations you have which can be used to demonstrate your awareness of H&S?

Answer 11

CSCS Card

Question 12

What is the difference between passive and active fire protection?

Answer 12

Passive is the use of intumescent paints, fire doors
Active is smoke alarms, sprinklers

Question 13

HSE

Answer 13

Health and Safety Executive

Question 14

RAMS

Answer 14

Risk Assessment Method Statement

Question 15

RIDDOR

Answer 15

Reporting of Incidents, Diseases and Dangerous Occupancies Regulation

Question 16

Timeline for RIDDOR

Answer 16

Should be reported 10 days

Question 17

COSHH

Answer 17

Control of substances hazardous to health

Question 18

F10

Answer 18

A form to notify HSE of a construction project
Contains site address, name of Local Authority, description of the project, contact details for contractor and client, timescales for planning and delivery of work and number of people working on-site at any one time.

Question 19

When to send a F10

Answer 19

Lasts longer than 30 working days
More than 20 workers at same time
Exceeds 500 person days

Question 20

Who issues F10

Answer 20

Client

Question 21

Where is F10 located

Answer 21

Site cabins, clearly seen

Question 22

Pre-Construction Information

Answer 22

• Description of project
• Client considerations
• Environmental restrictions and on-site risks,
• Significant hazards and design risk assessments
• H&S file requirements

Question 23

Health and Safety File

Answer 23

• Information that is useful for maintaining the building including:
  
  • Description of work completed
  • Residual hazards
  • Surveys
  • Key structural principles e.g. locations of bracing, hazardous materials e.g. asbestos, lead paint, nature and location of services.

Question 24

Construction Phase Plan

Answer 24

• Project description
• Processes for management of the works including site inductions training
• Communication
• Welfare facilities
• Design coordination
• Site rules and emergency procedures.

Question 25

RLB H&S Policy

Answer 25

• Ensure work carried out in safest and healthiest possible manner, without risk to employees or others who may be affected by our activities, so far as is reasonably practicable
• This will be in accordance with good practice and all relevant statutory provisions with a view to continually improving our performance. This is a business objective that ranks equally with service and profit.

Question 26

CDM Regulations 2015

Answer 26

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

Question 27

Purpose of CDM

Answer 27

• Ensure all stakeholders consider health and safety of construction works
• Places statutory duties on parties

Question 28

Key Parties in CDM Regulations

Answer 28

Client, PD, PC, Designers, Contractor, Workers

Question 29

Is a PQS a designer in CDM

Answer 29

Yes, can influence design.

Question 30

What responsibilities do CDM place on the PD?

Answer 30

Plan and monitor H&S in pre construction phase.
Advise the client on PCI.
Work with designers to eliminate any H&S risks.

Question 31

What responsibilities do CDM place on the employer?

Answer 31

Other duty holders are appointed as appropriate.
Sufficient time and resources are allocated
Relevant information is prepared and issued PCI and Health and Safety file updated.
PD and PC carry out their duties.
Welfare provided.

Question 32

What responsibilities do CDM place on the contractor?

Answer 32

Construction Phase Plan
Suitable site inductions
Prevent unauthorised access - site security

Question 33

Are you aware of the main types of asbestos on site?

Answer 33

White - Chrysotile (Most Common)
Brown - Amosite
Blue - Crocidolite (Most Dangerous)

Question 34

Types of asbestos survey

Answer 34

Asbestos management survey
Asbestos Refurbishment or Demolition survey

Question 35

When was cut off for Asbestos

Answer 35

1999

Question 36

Notifiable asbestos

Answer 36

Notifiable non-licensed work or NNLW, and requires employers to notify work with asbestos to the relevant enforcing authority and carry out additional health and safety.