Health & Safety

Question 1

What would you do in advance of going to a site?

Answer 1

• Liaise with site manager, check access is possible and safe, check PPE requirements, loan working policy, charge phone

Question 2

Talk me through CBREs loan working policy?

Answer 2

• Identify employees who may be meeting unfamiliar tenants, lls or agents
• Ensure risk assessments are undertaken to identify hazards that pose significant risk to lone working
• Property address, dates and times of site visits should be held on outlook
• An emergency response escalation plan must be in place should the lone worker not be contactable

Question 3

Difference between a risk and a hazard?

Answer 3

• A hazard is something that may cause harm
• A risk is the likelihood of the hazard causing harm

Question 4

Vacant prop viewing day – what would you have done if there were squatters?

Answer 4

• I would not have entered the property
• Contact the police and inform the local council
• I would then inform my client/ the LL

Question 5

What is the role of the Health and Safety Executive?

Answer 5

• HSE polices the provisions under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 as a criminal offence

Question 6

Have you read any recent RICS guidance on health and safety?

Answer 6

• I have regard for RICS Surveying Safely 2018 which outlines best practice principles for the management of health and safety for RICS members and firms.

Question 7

Why is it important to carry out a risk assessment before attending an inspection?

Answer 7

• As a surveyor I have a duty of care to be a ‘safe person’ as per RICS Surveying Safely. That includes assuming responsibility for my own, my colleagues and others health and safety in all facets of my work.

Question 8

What PPE do you take with you on an inspection?

Answer 8

• During covid I took masks etc, I now ensure that I have the correct PPE depending on the site I visit (hard hat, high vis, appropriate footwear etc)

Question 9

Have you observed any additional H&S requirements due to Covid-19

Answer 9

• CBRE introduced a mandatory mask wearing policy, in line with government guidance, for all surveyors undertaking inspections during the covid-19 lockdown period.

Question 10

How does CBRE provide a safe working environment?

Answer 10

• Since the return to work post-COVID, CBRE have a strict cleaning policy at the office where desks and common areas are sanitised throughout the day
  CBRE also have a clear lone working policy when undertaking inspections alone.