Health and Safety Flashcards
(36 cards)
What does RIDDOR stand for?
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) require the responsible person to notify any death, reportable injury, disease or dangerous occurrence to the HSE ( on line or by phone for death and serious injuries). The responsible person is the employer or, for the self employed, the contractor or principle contractor.
What incidents are reportable?
Death, major injuries (loss of consciousness, of limb) and injuries over 7 days( work related , must be reported within 15 days)
Occupational diseases
Dangerous occurrences
Gas incidents
Who must report them?
‘The responsible person’ = the employer, person in charge of the site and self-employed.
Members of the public, injured people, staff etc. should report incidents to the responsible person.
They can contact the HSE if they are concerned it has not been reported but they cannot report it themselves.
What are the new RIDDOR requirements?
6 April 2021 only accidents resulting in incapacitation for more than 7 days must be reported, and employers will have 15 days to do so. Previously, accidents resulting in 3 days incapacitation had to be reported. The day of the accident does not count.
What does COSHH stand for?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (regulations 2002)
Aim to avoid exposure to hazardous substances, or if not possible, to control exposure by measures that are proportionate to the health risk. (involves risk assessments)
How many different types of Asbestos survey are there?
3
Type 1: Presumptive- visual inspection, looking at the likely locations for asbestos
Type 2: sampling- standard sampling, sampling of easily accessible areas to determine likely extent and types and types of asbestos present – industry standard.
Type 3: Intrusive- pre refurbishment or demolition, intrusive into building fabric, access to all areas for sampling and determine types of asbestos present.
What are the regulations around asbestos?
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
Asbestos which is contained in a safe manner can be left in-situ but there is a duty to manage asbestos.
Training is compulsory for workers engaged in asbestos removal.
Asbestos removal can be licensable, notifiable non licensed works or non licensed.
By 2015 even workers engaged in non-licensed asbestos removal will have to be under medical surveillance at 3 year intervals, albeit not a strict than for those in licensed works.
What is the period of notification prior to any asbestos removal works?
14 days – to the HSE, the local authority or the office of rail regulations.
What H&S precautions do you take when going on site?
Ensure that I have PPE, ensure that I have taken a site induction.
Who do you inform that you are going on site?
Sign in on site. Own company.
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment
What PPE would you wear when visiting a site?
Hard hat, boots, goggles, hi-vis vest, ear defenders.
If you were to disregard all H&S and cause damage and/or injure yourself on site, who would be liable?
My own employer who would cover the cost for insurance.
You have passed the CSCS test, how did it benefit you?
Made me aware of health and safety issues. Allowed me on construction sites
What does CSCS stand for?
Construction Skills Certification Scheme
On the project described in your critical analysis, what measures did you or your company take to ensure good standards of health and safety when undertaking your work?
Assessing risk of property
Testing equipment (ladders) prior to use
Adhering to company’s health and safety
Have you had experience of compiling a health and safety assessment?
Each inspection I go through the appropriate health and safety checks, regular basis equipment checks.
What is a risk assessment?
A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm.
The law does not expect you to eliminate all risk, but you are required to protect people as far as ‘reasonably practicable’
What are the 5 steps to risk assessment?
Step 1 – Identify the hazards
Step 2 – Decide who might be harmed and how
Step 3 – Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
Step 4 – Record your findings and implement them
Step 5 – Review your assessment and update if necessary
What is the role of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)?
To prevent work related death, injury and ill health.
Provide support to public and businesses, guidance, statistics and research.
Local authorities are responsible for distribution, retail, offices and catering premises. Aviation and rail have their own regulations.
What is the Health and Safety at Work a1974?
Places a statutory duty on all employers to provide and maintain equipment and systems of works that are safe and without risk to the health and safety of employees, or others who may be affected by their undertaking.
The act aims to:
Secure the health, safety and welfare of people at work
Protect others against risks to health and safety arising from work activities
Control dangerous substances
Control certain emissons into the atmosphere
Employers with 5 or more employees must have written health and safety documents, detail the organisation health and safety structure.
What other regulations exist?
The workplace (Health and Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
The management of Health and Safety at work regulations 1999.
What is the Health and Safety (offences) Act 2008?
Received Royal Assent on 16 October 2008, and came into force Friday 16 January 2009.
The statute seeks to broaden the penalties available to the court when sentencing health and safety offences, by providing for increased fines and introducing imprisonment as a sanction.
What does “RICS Surveying Safely” focus on?
- Personal and Corporate responsibility
- Legal considerations and duties
- Assessing hazards and risks
- Property professionals’ places of work
- Occupational health
- Visiting premises and sites
- Procurement and management of contractors and construction work
