Health & Safety

Question 1

Personal safety on site

Answer 1

• HASP Health and Safety Plan.
• Wearing PPE
• Adhering to contractor’s site rules (stay within walkways. Get attention of drivers before crossing).
  Site inductions
• Regular health and safety discussions at meetings (H&S audit reviews).
• Reporting visible risks for example traffic management issues (Winnington pedestrian walkway and access gate always being closed as close to residential estate)

Question 2

Personal H&S in office

Answer 2

• Sign in (important in case of fire),
• suitable chair and screen height,

Question 3

Health and Safety Legislation

Answer 3

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSAWA) –
• HSE & LA enforce.
• Secure H&S at work.
• Protect others.
• Control substances.
• Control emission. E.g. Risk Assessment, Method statements, PPE

Question 4

RIDDOR

Answer 4

• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
• Aimed to ensure lessons are learnt from from H&S issues on site to avoid repeated instances

Question 5

Other Legislation HS (than CDM)

Answer 5

• Control of Substance Hazardous Health (COSHH)
• Control of Asbestos Regulation (COAR)
• Manual Handling
• Working at Height

Question 6

HSE Purpose & Notices

Answer 6

• Regulates H&S law.
• Reduce workplace illness, injury & death.
• Construction notices;
• Improvement; remedial action subject to inspection within 21 days)
• Prohibition; stop all work immediately

Question 7

Construction Design Management (CDM) 15
When notifiable?

Answer 7

• Help ensure that no-one is harmed during the work, and that your building is safe to use and maintain
• Projects notifiable when it; exceeds
• 30 days,
• exceeds 20 simultaneous workers,
• exceeds 500 person days.
• Place duty of care on all parties.
• Promote management of H&S.
• Principal Designer and Contractor appointed when more than one contractor.

Question 8

Construction Phase Health Safety (CPHS) Plan

Answer 8

• Principal Contractor to complete before works commence (notifiable projects).
• Outline management of H&S during construction.

Question 9

Pre-Construction Information (PCI)

Answer 9

• Provided for tendering so Principal Contractors can understand what the H&S and welfare requirements are.
• Designers must understand the PCI when changing the design. Risks can be anticipated.
• Outline; safety hazards (pylons, rivers),
• health (asbestos, contamination),
• hazards (working at height, debris protection), working methods, H&S file format.

Question 10

Tell me about Asbestos

Answer 10

• Used in a wide range of building materials until
• 1985 when its use was BANNED.
• Can cause lung related disorders.
• Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (COAR)
• Management survey - Manage asbestos containing materials during the normal occupation and use of premises.
• Refurbishment/demolition survey - Premises need refurbishing or demolishing
• Certification required by removal contractor confirming it has been safely removed from the site

Question 11

Company requirement for Personal safety in the office

Answer 11

• Clear walkways.
• Good lighting.
• Moveable screens.
• Back supporting chairs.
• Hygiene & welfare.

Question 12

RICS Surveying Safely - Safe Person concept

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What is the HSAWA?

Answer 13

• Health and Safety at Work Act (HSAWA) – HSE & LA enforce.
• Secure H&S at work.
• Protect others.
• Control substances.
• Control emission.
  E.g. Risk Assessment, Method statements, PPE

Question 14

What is a CSCS card?

Answer 14

• CSCS cards provide proof that individuals working on construction sites have the appropriate training and qualifications for the job they do on site. By ensuring the workforce are appropriately qualified the card plays its part in improving standards and safety on UK construction sites.
• Holding a CSCS card is not a legislative requirement. It is entirely up to the principal contractor or client whether workers are required to hold a card before they are allowed on site. However, most principal contractors and major house builders require construction workers on their sites to hold a valid card.

Question 15

How do you keep yourself safe?

Answer 15

• PPE
• Site induction
• Arcadis HASP
• CSCS card
• Always refers to RICS Surveying Safety Guidance Note