Health and Safety Flashcards
(35 cards)
What is the Health & Safety at Work Act?
- Primary legislation – main piece of legislation governing health and safety
- It places a duty on all employers “to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work” of all their employees.
Who are the HSE?
- Health & Safety Executive
- Regulate and enforce the Health & Safety at work Act.
- Inspect premises and they have the power to enter a site without warning and close it down.
What are the Construction and Design Management Regulations (CDM 2015)?
Seeks to improve H&S in construction by placing specific duties on duty holders on a construction project.
• 3 core aims:
○ Focus the project team on H&S throughout lifecycle of a building
○ Improve planning and management of projects to identify dangers early
○ Places responsibilities upon those best placed to deal with H&S duties
What is the Principal Designer’s role?
- To inform the client of their duties.
- To plan, manage and monitor the pre-construction phase.
- To help compile pre-construction info, provide info to designers and contractors
- To prepare the H&S file and to update it.
- To check designers have skills for the role.
What are the responsibilities of the client under CDM Regs?
•Make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including making sure:
o other duty holders are appointed as appropriate
o sufficient time and resources are allocated
•Make sure:
•relevant information (including pre construction) is prepared and provided to other duty holders
•the principal designer and principal contractor carry out their duties
•welfare facilities are provided
•ensure that the principal contractor or contractor prepares a construction phase plan before that phase begins
•ensure that the principal designer prepares a health and safety file for the project
•For notifiable projects clients must:
o Notify HSE in writing with details of the project
o Ensure a copy of the notification is displayed in the construction site office
What are the duties of the principal contractor?
Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase of a project. This includes:
o liaising with the client and principal designer
o preparing the construction phase plan
o organising cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work
• Make sure:
o suitable site inductions are provided
o reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised access
o workers are consulted and engaged in securing their health and safety
o welfare facilities are provided
What are the duties of the designers?
When preparing or modifying designs, eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during:
o Construction
o the maintenance and use of a building once it is built
• Provide information to other members of the project team to help them fulfil their duties.
What are the duties of the contractor?
- Plan, manage and monitor construction work under their control so it is carried out without risks to health and safety.
- For projects involving more than one contractor, coordinate their activities with others in the project team – in particular, comply with directions given to them by the principal designer or principal contractor.
What is the PM’ s role?
- No duties under regulations however could be in contract
- Ensure team are aware of duties and that H&S is championed on the project.
- Ensure client complies with CDM regulations
- Implement risk prevention
- Check own competence
- Review H&S on site
When is a project notifiable?
- last more than 30 days and more than 20 workers
* or exceed 500 person days of construction work
When are incidents reportable?
- A death
- Specific injury (fracture, amputation etc)
- If you have to have over 7 days off work
When are incidents recordable?
• If you have over 3 days off work
What other H&S standards are you aware of?
PPE at work act
Working at Height Act
Risk Assessments
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
Tell me about the PPE at Work Act
o Access and provide suitable PPE to employees and visitors
o Maintain and replace
o Instruction and training
Tell me about the Working at Height Act
o Avoid where possible
o Appropriate supervision
o Suitable selection of equipment
o Appropriate protection
Talk me through risk assessments
o Identify o Who and how harmed o Evaluate and decide on precautions o Record findings o Review and update as necessary
Tell me about the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
o Examples of asbestos: chrysotile and amosite
o Remaining asbestos can be left in place if in good condition and won’t be exposed
o Duty to manage – if you’re responsible for maintenance of non-domestic premises
o the majority of cases, work with asbestos needs to be done by a licensed contractor
o Training is mandatory for anyone liable to be exposed to asbestos fibres at work.
What is a H&S file and what is in it?
- Records information for client / end user containing relevant H&S information
- Residual risks that were not designed out
- Informs future construction
- Required on all projects involving more than one contractor
- Client ensures HSF prepared by PD - needs to be regularly reviewed and updated
- PC plays secondary role ensuring fit for purpose at end of project
- Includes - description of works, residual risk register, key structural info, hazardous material, cleaning & maintenance, location and marking of significant services (infra works)
What is in a H&S plan?
- Completed before starting on site
- Sets out management and prevention of risks
- Must be updated
- Method statement
- Fire plan
- Emergency routes
What H&S factors have you considered in the design / designed out?
- Required fire escape routes and widths – Fitzroy roof
- Ramps – balustrading for certain heights
- Opening mechanism of rooflights and windows to ensure maintenance
- Mansafe system / roof access
- Cleaning and maintenance strategy for the client
Why are architects reluctant to take on the PD role?
- Extra duties and responsibilities
- Don’t have expertise in house
- Impact on PI
What risks are you looking for onsite and have you reported anything?
• PPE (problem with supply?) • Safe storage of materials • Whether the site is secure • Whether site is showing all the relevant H&S Act documentation on site i. Reported ii. Escalated iii. Wait until resolved iv. Followed up to find out why occurred and make sure it doesn’t happen again (ie increased H&S briefing, training, toolbox talked etc)
What is COSHH?
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002
- Prevent or reduce workers to exposure to hazardous substances
- PPE is last line of defence
What is RIDDOR?
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
If someone is off sick for more than 7 days = reportable
