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Mandatory - Health and Safety (L2) Flashcards

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Level One

What guidance did the RICS release on good practice principles for the management of health and safety in RICS-regulated firms and for RICS members?

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RICS Surveying safely, 2018

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According to RICS Surveying safely, 2018, what must all RICS regulated firms ensure they provide?

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  • Safe working environment
  • Safe work equipment
  • Safe systems of work
  • Competent staff
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What is the concept of a ‘safe person’ as outlined in RICS Surveying safely, 2018?

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Each individual assumes individual behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues’ and others’ health and safety while at work.

Seeks to ensure that individuals accept responsibility for their own actions and they have the tools they need to do their job safely

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What new guidance was contained in the 2nd edition of RICS Surveying safely?

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Inclusion of advice on mental health and wellbeing
Introduced the concept of a ‘safe person’

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What should you consider when undertaking an inspection of a building site?

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  • Consider precautions and potential hazards/risk assessments
  • Sign in an out-of-building construction site and receive a site induction
  • Check dated tag if going on scaffolding
  • Wear non-slip sole shoes/boots when going up a ladder
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What personal protective equipment (PPE) should a surveyor consider wearing?

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Depends on what they are:

High visibility jack, protective footwear, hard hat, protective goggles, gloves and ear defenders

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What does your company’s Lone Working Procedure say about inspecting sites alone?

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  • Carry a charged mobile phone
  • Tell someone where you are going when you leave the office
  • record in calendar
  • use Lone Working app
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Mentioned in submission

What is included in Health & Safety at Work, 1974 (as amended)?

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  • “Duty to every employer to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees”
  • Must report injuries and dangerous occurrences
  • Must undertake, record, and regularly review a risk assessment
  • Detailed Health & Safety information is to be held on-site, usually in the Operations & Maintenance Manual
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Who polices the Health & Safety at Work Act, 1974?

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Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

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How large does an organisation have to be to carry out a documented health and safety risk assessment?

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Firms employing more than 5 staff

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What is a hazard in a risk assessment?

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Anything that has the potential to cause harm (e.g. a wet floor)

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What is a likelihood/probability in a risk assessment?

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The risk that someone is harmed (e.g. the risk of fall over on the wet floor)

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What are the FIVE steps of a risk assessment?

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  1. Identify hazards present
  2. Identify people at risk from the hazards e.g. employees, contractors, visitors
  3. Evaluate the risk, considering the likelihood and severity of any accidents. Existing controls in place should be identified and evaluated
  4. Record the findings on a suitable form
  5. Review the risk assessment regularly
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What is a method statement?

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  • Document that details the way a work task or process is to be completed
  • Outlines the hazards involved and a step-by-step guide on how to do the job safely
  • Details the control measures introduced to ensure the safety of anyone who is affected by the task or process
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What documents need to be provided before a contractor can begin their work?

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Public liability insurance

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What FOUR points must be contained within a companies Health & Safety policy?

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  1. A policy setting out the organisation’s commitment to Health and Safety
  2. Details of the organisation’s Health and Safety structure, with roles and responsibilities for organising Health and Safety
  3. A risk assessment setting the risk within the workplace and the preventative measures in place
  4. Details of the planning, implementation of the Health and Safety Policy and control measures
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The ‘Six Pack’ of Health and Safety Regulations clarify how employers must comply with their duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. What are the SIX regulations?

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MDM PPW

  1. Management of Health and Safety at Work
  2. Display Screen Equipment
  3. Manual Handling Operations
  4. Personal Protective Equipment at Work
  5. Provision and Use of Work Equipment
  6. Workplace Heath, Safety and Welfare
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What do you have to do if you discover Asbestos in a property?

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Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (2012), you would carry out a risk assessment, identifying if any of the asbestos needed containment or to be removed. If it did, you would arrange for a licenced contractor to come and remove it.

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What happens if an Employee is Injured at Work?

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Following the guidance in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (1995), any injury that incapacitates the worker for more than 7 days should be reported.

This should be reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) within 15 days of it occurring. All injuries of over 3 days of incapacitation, should be kept logged in an injuries book for at least 3 years.

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What report was published after Grenfell and when was it published?

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The Hackitt report, published May 2018. Focused on High-risk residential blocks of 10 storeys or higher.

Subsequently the Fire Safety Act 2021 has been confirmed. The provides an update to the existing Fire Safety order, with reference to flammable cladding and doors. Will be phased in over a period of some months. Based on Grenfell Tower Enquiry.

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What do you require from a contractor prior to them undertaking works at your office?

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A Copy of their all risks and public liability insurance policy.

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What might an Employer issue for a task that puts an employee at risk?

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A Method Statement. A document that details the way a task or process is to be completed

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What Piece of Legislation Governs Health and Safety in the Workplace? And who enforces it?

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Health and Safety at Work (1974), which is adjudicated by the Health and Safety Executive (“HSE”). It’s a criminal offence and can be punished with fines and imprisonment.

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What has been the RICS’s response following the Grenfell disaster and what is their stance on fire safety?

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The RICS is working to support the government following the tragedy, they have undertaken a number of initiatives;

  • September 2019, Published a public guide on fire safety.
  • March 2019, Lobbied alongside associations such as RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) to make sprinklers compulsory in residential buildings.
  • September 2018, ban on combustible cladding on residential buildings above 18m.
  • July 2018, Started the International Fire Safety Standards Coalition.
  • October 2017, the RICS issued advice on fire safety in high rise buildings specifically.

Fire Safety Act 2021 – update to Fire safety order 2005, with increased focus on duty holder responsibility regarding external cladding, and doors to individual units

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What does Surveying Safely 2018 contain?

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Surveying Safely (2018), the Guidance Note considers:

  1. Responsibilities for firms and Member
  2. Assessment of hazards and risks
  3. Workplace health and safety
  4. Occupation health and hygiene
  5. Inspections
  6. Fire safety
  7. Residential property surveying (links to separate specific note on residential)
  8. Procurement and management of Contractors

(RAWOIFRP)

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mentioned in summary of experience

What 2 types of asbestos survey are there?

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There are two types of surveys that can be carried out on asbestos.

(1) The first is a Management Survey, which identifies the location of the asbestos and how to manage it during normal occupation and use of the building. No sampling or analysis of the materials is undertaken.
(2) The Second is a Refurbishment/Demolition Survey this is required when the premises are undergoing works. Samples of the material suspected to contain asbestos are taken and analysed.

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mentioned in summary of experience

What 3 types of asbestos are there?

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Brown (Amosite) Blue (crocidolite) (banned 1985) and white (chrysotile) (banned 1999)

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mentioned in summary of experience

What does The Control of Asbestos Regulations (2012) say are the five steps for the duty holder in managing asbestos?

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(1) Assess whether the premises contains asbestos, the location, and the condition of it
(2) Assess the risk of it
(3) Create an Asbestos register
(4) Make that register available
(5) Review that register regularly

AACMR

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How, and under what regulations can a Surveyor be Punished for Dealing with Asbestos Inappropriately?

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Under the Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008, a surveyor dealing with asbestos can face a maximum fine of £20,000 and a potential 12-month prison sentence. More serious offences can be tried in higher courts where fines and sentences are not limited.

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What must landlords do to ensure accessibility to their property?

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Under the Equality Act (2010), the Landlord must not discriminate or victimise an occupier. There is an obligation to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people, who would be at a serious disadvantage were these adjustments not made.

The test for “reasonableness” will include the effectiveness of the adjustment, practicality of the adjustment, financial cost and disruption, and use of other resources available to the occupier.

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Under which Act are Landlord’s Responsible for keeping Premises in Good (Safe) Working Order?

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The Defective Premises Act 1972

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Mentioned in submission

CDM Regulations (2015) are policed by who, and are they a criminal offence?

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They are policed by the Health and Safety Executive and breaking them is a criminal offence.

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Occupiers Liability Act 1957 – what is this?

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Duty of care by the occupiers to any lawful visitors. Trespassers covered by OLA 1984.

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What are the Statutory Obligations of a Commercial Property Owners? (There are 10)

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  1. Asbestos Management
  2. Contamination
  3. Disability and discrimination
  4. Energy Performance Certificates
  5. Fire Safety
  6. Health and Safety
  7. Legionnaires Disease
  8. Occupiers Liability
  9. PAT Testing
  10. Waste Management

(ACDEFHLOPW)

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What is your understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)?

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Mentioned in summary of experience

When you inspected the vacant nightclub in East Kilbride, what areas of Surveying Safely did you have in mind?

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Section 3 - Assessing Hazards & Risks, in paricular, the qualitative risk assessment

Section 6 - Visiting premises or sites

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What aspect of Surveying Safely covers asbestos?

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Section 5 - an illustrative guide on where asbestos is potentially used in buildings

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What is contained on an asbestos register?

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  • Known and presumed ACMs
  • Type of ACM
  • Quantity and condition including dates of original and last inspection
  • Potential and likelihood of disturbance
  • Stickers
  • Photos
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What would you do if you unexpectedly encountered asbestos on site?

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  • Keep myself safe and not disturb it
  • Locate the dutyholder (owner/tenant) to discuss
  • Inform them that they should complete a risk assessment
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Who is responsible for Health and Safety at Christie & Co?

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We all have a responsbility to conduct ourselves safely, but ultimately it is the directors and senior management team that take ultimately responsibility

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Level Two

When you inspected the vacant nightclub in East Kilbride what specific risks were you mindful of?

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  • Roof was not wind and water tight - so wary of hazards falling
  • Floor had been lifted - so wary of falling off floor joists
  • Possibility of vermin
  • Possbility of squatters

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