Health and Safety Flashcards
(29 cards)
What are the CDM 2015 Regulations
- The construction Design and Management regulations are intended to ensure health and safety issues are properly considered during a projects development so that the risk of harm to those that have to build, use and maintain structures is reduced
- The CDM regulations apply to all building and construction work
- Domestic clients are not generally required to carry out their duties as these are typically passed to the other duty holders such as the contractor
- For commercial clients they must make arrangements for managing their project to ensure that health and safety risks are managed in a proportionate way.
What is the duty of the Principal Designer
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety (Pre construction)
- Identify, eliminate or control foreseeable risks
- Ensure Client and designers are aware of their duties and advise the Client on bringing together pre-construction information
- Provide relevant information to other duty holders
- Liaise with principal contractor in the planning management, monitoring and coordination of the construction phase
What is the duty of the Client
- Appoint competent duty holders
- Allow sufficient time and resources
- Prepare and provide relevant information to duty holders
- Ensure that the principal designer and contractor carry out their duties
- Ensure Welfare facilities
What are the key implications of the regulations
- There is more focus on clients to put in place arrangements to ensure health and safety
- Clients can no longer assign their legal responsibilities to agents
- There must be a declaration of how long contractors will be given to plan and prepare for construction work
- Clients are deemed to assume the role of the principal contractor for any period during which other appointments arent made
hat items would you expect to find in the Pre construction information
- A project descriptions
- The clients considerations and management requirements for hoarding, welfare facilities, traffic restrictions
- Environmental restrictions and existing on site risks such as site restrictions, previous h&s files, ground conditions, existing services, asbestos surveys
- Significant design and construction hazards such as design risks assessments, suggested method statements, arrangement for coordination post contract design work and changes
- Health and Safety file requirements
What would you find in the construction phase plan
- A project description
- Processes for management of the works including site inductions, training , communication, welfare facilities, design co ordination, site rules and emergency procedures
- Arrangements for controlling significant site risks such as handling of deliveries, working at heigh, deep excavation, maintenance of plant and equipment
What would you find in the H&S file?
H&S information that is useful for the planning of future works and maintenance
- A brief description of the work carried out
- Any residual hazards which remain and how they have been dealt with for example surveys or other information concerning asbestos, contaminated land, water bearing strata and buried services
- Key structural principles for example bracing and sources of stored energy
- Hazard materials used for example lead paint
- The nature and location of significant services
What is an F10
The f10 is used to notify the HSE of a project
- It should contain
- the address of the site
- the name of the local authority where the site is located,
- a brief description of the project and the construction work it entails
- contact details for the client and the principal contractor
- it should give an indication of the time allowed by the client for the PC to plan and prepare for the construction work
- It should provide a planned date for the start, duration and number of people on site
What does RIDDOR stand for
Reporting of Injuries , Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
What accidents are reportable
- Death and major injuries such as loss of consciousness or loss of limb
- Occupational Diseases
- Dangerous occurrences, for example explosions, hazardous substances, structural collapse
- Gas incidents
What does COSHH stand for
Control of substances hazardous to Health
What H&S precautions do you take when going on site
I ensure that i have PPE, Have had a site induction
Who do you inform that you are going on site
I sign in at the attendance register and report to the site office to make them aware of my presenceW
hat does PPE stand for
Personal protection equipment
What PP would you wear to a site
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Hard Hat
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Gloves
Steal toe boot
How is a cscs beneficial
It made me aware of health and safety issues to consider when attending construction sites
What does CSCS stand for
Construction Skills Certification scheme
On the project you described in your cast study what measures did you and your company take to ensure good health and safety on site
- I wore PPE my employer provided,
- Adhered to the site rules
- Attended site inductions
- Ensured health and safety was discussed in meetings
- Raised any health and safety issues i noted on site with the site management
What is a risk assessment
- A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people. so you can weigh up whether you have taken sufficient precautions or should do more to prevent harm
0 The law does not expect you to eliminate all risk, but you are required to protect people as far as reasonable practicable
What are the 5 steps to risk assessment
1 - Identify the hazards
2 - Decide who might be harmed and how
3 - Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
4 - Record your findings and implement them
5 - Review you assessment and update if necessary
What is the role of the HSE
- To prevent work related death, injury and ill-health
- Provide support to the public and businesses with guidance, statistics and research
What are the powers of the HSE
- Inspectors can visit site without notice, talk to workers, take pictures and samples
- to issue written or verbal information and advise
- most inspections are planned to encourage good h&s practices
- Some inspections are to respond to a complaint or follow up an investigation
- To impose sanctions including stop and improvement rules
What is your companies H&S policy
- Prevent work-related injuries or illnesses
- Prevent damage to property and or equipment from out ongoing projects or operations
- Prevent adverse impacts to the environment from our ongoing projects or operations
- at staff level
- Take responsibility for safety and comply with safe systems of work
- Act responsibly
- Regular training
What is the RICS surveying Safely
It is RICS guidance on personal safety at work
It covers
- General statement
- Safety of employees
- workplace
- hazards and risk assessment
- visiting sites
- During site visits
- Safety of you and others
- Legal duties
