H&S

Question 1

What is the HSE?

Answer 1

The health and safety executive is the national independent watchdog for work related health safety and illness. It acts in the public interest to reduce work related deaths and injuries.

Question 2

What does the HSE do to improve safety?

Answer 2

Ensuring risks in workplace are properly controlled.
HSE help businesses adapt to change in occupational h&s law and practise.

Question 3

How long should H&S data be kept for?

Answer 3

Technically forever subject to the nature and intended use. For example asbestos exposure may be required to monitor long term illness such as asbestosis.

Question 4

What is a construction phase plan and what does it include?

Answer 4

The Construction phase plan is a health and safety management document for the project. It outlines the plan for how work will be completed safely .

Include : detail of project, type of work, team and emergency arrangements

It will identify key H&S risks and the control measures that will be implemented to minimise risks or eliminate them.

Question 5

What is the considerate constructor scheme?

Answer 5

CCS non profit organisation which encourages contractors and supply chain to implement best practice.

Question 6

Which type of accident kills the most construction workers?

Answer 6

Falls are the leading cause of fatal accidents on construction sites.

Question 7

What are common health risks in the construction industry?

Answer 7

Working from height
falls, trips and slips
moving equipment
Noise
Vibration
Asbestos
Electricity
Ariborne dust

Question 8

What does PPE stand for? Who is responsible for providing? What does it include?

Answer 8

Personal protective equipment
Employees are responsible for providing PPE equipment
Hard hat
Hi vis
Steel toe cap
Gloves
Eyes and hearing protection

Question 9

When you last visit site what action did you take to maintain your own health and safety?

Answer 9

Wear full PPE
Attend sit induction and adhere to site rules
Understand the risks and be due dilligent in mitigating them
Report potential safety issues to site management
Follow pedestrian routes.

Question 10

How do you and your company keep you safe at work?

Answer 10

under H&s work act. company must provide welfare facilities, safe equipment, first aid, record an injuries, sign in and out of the office, take phone with me at all times, sign in and out of site.

Question 11

You are going to complete a site visit on your own what should you do before you even leave the office?

Answer 11

Inform my manager or office manager where ia m going and when i expect to leave site.
Sign in and out
Carry out a pre-assessment of the hazards and risks likely to be encounter on the visit.
Make site manage aware of visit and check that i have the correct PPE.

Question 12

What is a CSCS card?

Answer 12

Validate that a construction worker or visitor is safe to work within their role on a construction site.

Question 13

A member of the public has been injured by work activities and is taken to hospital for treatment. What should happen?

Answer 13

Accident involving the public must be reported to the HSE if they result in an injury and taken to hospital
Site management should investigate the cause of the accident and take step to prevent reoccurrence.

Question 14

The site has been issued a prohibition notice by the health and safety executive. What does this mean?

Answer 14

If the HSE believes that work activities give rise to risk of serious personal injury they will issue a prohibition notice . This requires work to stop immediately, activity must not resume until action is taken to remove or control the risk.

Question 15

What should you do if you find an injured person on site?

Answer 15

Identify and mitigate potential dangers make sure it is safe to enter
Raise the alarm and call for help
Depending on nature of the injury reassure and make them comfortable until the first aider or paramedic arrives.

Question 16

When should a defibrillator be used?

Answer 16

An AED analysed the heart rhythm of people in cardiac arrest. When appropriate it delivers electrical shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.

Question 17

What is asbestos?

Answer 17

Naturally occurring fibrous mineral which was widely used in building material due to its strength and heat resistance.

Question 18

What are the different types of asbestos surveys?

Answer 18

Management survey. The purpose of the management survey is to manage during the normal occupation and use of premises.

Refurbishment/ demolition survey- The R&D survey is required where the premises or part of it needs refurbishing.

Question 19

What are the common types of asbestos?

Answer 19

Crocidolite - Blue asbestos- the most lethal
Amosite- Brown asbestos- the second deadliest
Chrysotile- White asbestos- most common type found.

Question 20

What would you do if you unexpectedly found asbestos on site?

Answer 20

Stop works immediately and ensure the area is safe (nobody can access)
Report the matter to the site manager
Asbestos specialist will need to test it to identify the type and remove it safely.

Question 21

Is there any regulation around asbestos?

Answer 21

Yes control of asbestos regulation that governs the UK.
And Asbestos guidance note RICS.

Question 22

Where is asbestos commonly found in older buildings?

Answer 22

Floor and ceiling tiles
Cement gutters and downpipes
Insulated boards
Soffits

Question 23

What is an asbestos management plan?

Answer 23

Crucial document which details how asbestos will be manage in a property and what activities will be engaged to ensure people remain safe from asbestos exposure.

Question 24

When asbestos is found what are the different methods for managing the material?

Answer 24

Remove- Eliminate the risk for future building users
Encapsulate- The process of applying a protective layer onto the asbestos materials
-Manage- set up and asbestos management plan

Question 25

What are the main health risks if somebody is exposed to asbestos?

Answer 25

Asbestosis- a chronic lung disease Asbestos related lung cancer - Caner of the membranes that line the chest and abdomen The lining of the lung thickens and swells.

Question 26

What is the hierarchy oh h&s risk contol

Answer 26

Most effective to Least effective Elimination- Physically removing the hazard Substitution- Replace the hazard Engineering- Isolate people from the hazard Administrative - Change the way people work PPE- Protect worker with ppe

Question 27

What does RAMS stand for?

Answer 27

Risk assessment and method statement. Done by the contractor which identifies risk and details way work will be undertaken safely

Question 28

Is there and RICs publication on safety?

Answer 28

Yes RICS surveying safely professional standard, this document sets out good practice for manging health and safety.

Question 29

What is the concept of a safe person in RICS Surveying safely?

Answer 29

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

Question 30

What does you company have in regard to H&S? Do all firms need one?

Answer 30

Have a written H&S policy. Yes but if company has less than 5 employees it can be communicated verablly.

Question 31

Can you list 4 h*s regulations that are applicable to a construction project?

Answer 31

Health and safety work act CDM regulations Control of substances hazardous to health(COSHH) Working at height

Question 32

What are the key principles of the health and safety work act?

Answer 32

The act sets out duties which employers have toward employees and members of the public and also employees have towards themselves and eachother. Employers must have risk assessments Adequate training of staff Safe working environment equipment and welfare

Question 33

What are the key principles of the COSHH regulations? What might hazardsous substance be?

Answer 33

Control of substances hazardous to health requires employers to limit and control exposure to haz substances. It also sets out what you should do in an emergency. -Chemicals -Dust fibres -Vapours -Fumes -Gases -Disease causing germs

Question 34

What is corporate manslaughter?

Answer 34

Where a business or organisation is found to have caused a persons death.

Question 35

What does RIDDOR stand for?

Answer 35

Reporting of incidents diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations

Question 36

Can you explain your understanding or RIDDOR?

Answer 36

RIDDOR put duties on employers in control of work premises to report certain workplace accidents and defines seven categories: -fatalities -specified injuries -7+day injuries -Injury to the public -Disease cause by work related activity -Dangerous occurrences -Gas related incidents

Question 37

What are the specified injuries under RIDDOR?

Answer 37

Fractures amputation blindness crush injury to head or torso Serious burns

Question 38

What are the key principle under CDM?

Answer 38

Construction design and management regulations Places statutory duty on the client to plan manage and coordinate the health and safety of the project by hiring the duty holders.

Question 39

Who are the key duty holders under CDM?

Answer 39

Client Principle Designer Principle Contractor Designer Contractor Workers

Question 40

Under CDM what is a commercial client?

Answer 40

A project is carried out for a business or organisation

Question 41

Under CDM who are domestic clients?

Answer 41

Construction work carried out in their own home not part of a business.

Question 42

Under CDM who must make suitable arrangements for managing a project.

Answer 42

the client

Question 43

Do CDM regulations apply to individual undertaking work in their own home.

Answer 43

If individuals are carrying out work in their own home then this is DIY so the regulations do not apply. If a contractor is completing the works then it does apply.

Question 44

What is the role of the principle designer under CDM regulations ?

Answer 44

Plan manage monitor and coordinate health and safety Work with other designers to eliminate risks

Question 45

What is the role of the principle contractor under CDM regulations?

Answer 45

Plan manage and monitot the entire construction phase take account health and safety risks to everyone affected by works lias with the client and principle designer for the duration of the project prepare a construction phase plan

Question 46

What is a F10?

Answer 46

A form which is sent to HSEE to notify them of a relevant construction project.

Question 47

When is a project notifiable to HSE?

Answer 47

Exceeds 30 says with more than 20 worker at any one time

Question 48

What is a pre construction information pack?

Answer 48

The pre construction information pack is a document which provide the information in the clients possession to the relevant CDM duty holders. They then use this to discharge their duties.

Question 49

What is the health and safety file?

Answer 49

The health and safety file is a requirement under CDM, its purpose is to ensure those who may carry out future works are made aware of significant health and safety risks it allows them to plan and manage their works.

Question 50

Who is responsible for producing the H&S file?

Answer 50

All duty holders responsible for providing the information. The responsibility for coordinating the file lies with the principal designer.

Question 51

Who should the H&S file be passed onto once completed

Answer 51

The client and end user