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What is the major legislation for H&S?

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Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)

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What are the key requirements under the 1974 Act?
How do I comply with the Act?

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  • Must report all injuries and dangerous occurrences
  • Must undertake, record and regularly review risk assessments
  • Detailed H&S info must be kept on site - O&M manuals
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Is it a criminal offence to breach the 1974 Act?

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Yes - policed by the HSE

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What are the current penalties under the Act?

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Fines and imprisonments - policed by the HSE
- Magistrates court - up to £20k fine
- Crown Court - unlimited fine
- Community order
- Compensation order
- Remedial order

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What is a hazard?

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Anything with the potential to cause harm

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What is a risk?

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The probability/likelihood that someone will be harmed

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What are my H&S duties as a surveyor?

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  • Ensure H&S of myself and others around me
  • Undertake and review risk assessments
  • Ensure H&S compliance of LL property
  • Identify and control hazards and risks
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What guidance does the RICS provide on H&S?

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RICS Guidance Note - Surveying Safely - Health and Safety for Property Professionals (2nd Edition) 2018

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What is the main aim of the guidance note?

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Set out the basic, best practice principles of the management of Health and Safety for RICS regulated firms and members

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When was surveying safely last updated/

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2nd Edition 2018
- Effective Feb 2019

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What do you understand from Surveying Safely?

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The basic, best practice principles for the management of H&S by property professionals

  • Personal and corporate responsibilities
  • Assessing and managing risk
  • Fire safety
  • H&S when visiting site
  • Legal considerations - asbestos
  • Advice on Health, Wellbeing and mental health
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What were the key changes made to surveying safely?

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Introduced the safe person concept
Provided requirement on what RICS firms must provide
Greater emphasis on competence

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What must RICS firms provide under the guidance note?

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Safe working environment
Safe working practices
Safe systems of work
Competent staff

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What is the safe person concept?

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Each individual assumes individual behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues and others H&S while at work

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What does the guidance note require for visiting site?

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Undertake relevant H&S risk assessment
Diarise and tell people when are going, have left site etc
Take relevant equipment - PPE, Phone, files etc
Sign in and out of the building
Consider whether it is safe to inspect alone

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What is PPE?

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Personal Preventive Equipment
- Protective, clothing, equipment, helmet etc designed to protect from injury or infection

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What is a risk assessment?

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Systematic process of evaluating the projected risks involved in a project or undertaking

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When is it a legal requirement for a firm to produce a risk assessment?

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All organisations with 5 or more staff

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What is included in a risk assessment?

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Identification of hazards present
Identify individuals at risk
Identify risk and likelihood of accident - review control measures in place
Record findings in a suitable format
Review assessment regularly
Inform those affected of outcome and methods in place to reduce risk

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What is public liability insurance?

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Required from contractors prior to work commencing - protects against claim from 3rd party following an accident

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What is a written health and safety policy document and when is it required?

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Required for firms with more than 5 employees
Must contain
- Policy setting out firms H&S commitment
- Details of H&S structure
- Workplace risk assessment
- Details of planning implementation of H&S policy

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What are the 6 pack of H&S regulations?

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6 regulations introduced in 1993

1) Management of H&S at work
2) Display screen monitoring
3) Manual handling operations
4) PPE at work
5) Provision and use of work equipment
6) Workplace health and safety welfare

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What is RIDDOR?

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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (1995)

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What is required under RIDDOR?

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Employers and those in charge of workplaces must report certain accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences

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When do you need to report under RIDDOR?
Death Hospitalisation Where someone in incapacitated for 7+ days Over 3 day incapacitation must be recorded Certain occupational diseases and dangerous occurrences - held on HSE website
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What key fire safety legislation is there?
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 - Now Fire Safety Act 2021 Fire Safety Regulations (2022)
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What is my understanding of fire safety legislation? What is required under the Fire Safety Order 2005?
Fire Risk Assessment carried out annually Fire policies and procedures must be put in place - e.g. training Fire precautions in place - alarms, doors, emergency lighting Responsible person - employer, occupier, or owner if vacant
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Who is the responsible person?
Employee, occupier or owner of property
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What is occupational health?
Maintaining the well being of employees - preventing and removing ill health - Having systems in place which keep staff with health issues at work
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Why is occupational health important?
Ensure health of those at work - Maintain productivity and staff morale
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What is COSHH? 2002
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (2002) - Eg regulation - not to use prohibited substances unless required for certain circumstances
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What hazardous materials have I come across?
Asbestos Pigeons nesting in roof - feathers and excrement
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What are RAMS?
Risk Assessment Method Statement - Completed after a risk assessment - Contain details of hazard and guide to working around it
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What issues have you come across on identification of RAMS?
Not site specific and didn’t properly address risks - requested updated RAMS
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What is the difference between RAMS and Risk Assessment?
RA - assess risks and likelihood of occurrence RAMS - details of how to manage risks and work around them
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Why are RAMS important?
Protect workers from hazards - reduce risk of injury and harm
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What is the hierarchy of risk control?
Eliminate hazard Substitute hazard Engineering controls Administrative PPE
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What should you do if someone is injured at work and taken to hospital?
Report to responsible person and HSE
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What is a prohibition notice?
Issued by the HSE to formally stop and certain activity right away
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What should you do if you find an inured person on site?
Make sure area is clear from risk, don’t put yourself in danger Raise the alarm and call for help
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What is IOSH?
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health - Global Organisation of H&S
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What is an alternative to IOSH?
NEBOSH National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
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What are the H&S responsibilities for Landlord and PM?
Landlord - Statutory compliance - GRA, FRA, Electric/Gas Safety, Asbestos Management etc PM - Ensuring the H&S of themselves, colleagues and others - Visitors and non-visitors to site
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What is the shelf life of a hard hat?
around three years says on the inside
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Where are requirements for RAMS set out?
Health and Safety at Work 1974
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What is asbestos?
Hazardous material, popular in the 20th Century due to its insulation and fire resistance qualities
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How/when is asbestos dangerous?
When it is damaged or disturbed Releases small particles which are harmful when inhaled
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How many types of asbestos are there?
3 Brown, blue, white
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When was asbestos banned?
1999
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What is the key legislation surrounding asbestos?
Control of Asbestos Regulation (2012)
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What do you understand from the control of asbestos regulation?
Minimum standards for protecting employees from health effects of asbestos Applies to non-domestic properties and places obligation on duty holder and employer Requirements: - Duty holder must complete risk assessment - obligation to manage risks and prepare plan - All works must be completed by a licenced contractor - Asbestos register must be completed and regularly updated - All new buildings require a certificate that no asbestos present in the building
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Who is the duty holder?
Owner of premises if vacant, or tenant under a repairing lease
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What should you do if you find asbestos on site?
Stop work immediately and put warning signs up - ensure no one enters the area Apply appropriate controls using a licenced contractor Update asbestos management plan
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Where is asbestos commonly found?
Floor and ceiling tiles Corrugated roofs Insulation -Guttering and downpipes
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What are the two types of asbestos survey?
Management Refurbishment / Demolition
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What is a management survey?
Survey to locate and assess asbestos and advise on its management during normal occupation and use of the premises
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What is a refurb / demolition survey?
required where a premises or part is being upgraded, refurbed or demolished samples of materials suspected of having asbestos are analysed recommendations made for their management
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What are the 5 steps to controlling asbestos?
1) Duty holder must assess where there is asbestos and condition 2) Assess risks and produce a management plan 3) Produce asbestos register 4) Make register available to those how may disturb it 5) Review regularly- HSE say every 6 months
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What is an asbestos management plan?
Document outlining how asbestos will be managed in a property to prevent harm
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What does an asbestos management plan include?
Responsible party Types and location Plans for work Plans for removal
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What are the consequences of a breach of asbestos regulations?
£20k fine or up to 12 months imprisonment
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What is RICS guidance on asbestos?
Asbestos: legal Requirements and Best Practice 2021 - Guidance Note - Set out best practice for property professionals - Details of common asbestos containing materials - How to commission an asbestos survey - Contents of a management plan
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What are Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015?
CDM regulations Guides Health and Safety for Construction process of commercial property Aim to improve the overall H&S process by defining duty holder with varying levels of responsibility CDM file must be maintained - breach is a criminal offence
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What were the changes made in the latest CDM updates?
Simplification of the regulations CDM coordinator replaced by principle designer role
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When must the HSE be notified of a project under CDM regulations?
Where construction project lasts: - More than 30 days - Has more than 20 people working at the same time - or Exceeds 500 person days
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What precautions would you make when inspecting a dilapidated building?
Undertake risk assessment Ensure PPE Understand who to call in the event of an accident Consider whether it is safe to visit, or visit alone What areas are unsafe Any site rules to follow
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What precautions do I undertake to have regard for H&S regs?
Before inspection - carry out risk assessment and check the need for PPE In office: adhere to H&S at Work Act 1974 e.g. fire evacuation procedures and how to lift heavy items
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What is the employers duty?
Duty of employer to ensure health and safety and well being of employees
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What is APAM's policy for attending site?
Must carry out risk assessment before attending Carry PPE Diarise and inform others Sign in and out
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How do I do my job safely?
Carry out regular risk assessments in accordance with surveying safely
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What H&S procedures are undertaken in my office?
Fire exits Fire drills Training days
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What are the LL and PM responsible for in H&S?
Depend on lease and who has responsibility Employers have responsibility to provide safe area of work Landlord/PM - common parts If works being done - CDM/Asbestos Defective Premises Act (1972)
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How do you mitigate hazards?
Carry out RA and ensuring measures in place to reduce risk
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In accordance with the Equalities Act (2010), what precautions must be in place to prevent disability discrimination?
LL must make every effort to be compliant Lifts should be wide enough for wheelchair access Ramps Reasonable regarding costs , extent and disruption
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Tell me about key Fire Safety Regulations?
Regulatory Reform - Fire Safety Order 2005 Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
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What changes were made to Fire Safety Regulations?
High Risk Building regs - subject to more stringent safety checks
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What is APAM's health and safety policy?
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What risks does the RICS Surveying Safely Guidance Note (2018) seek to mitigate?
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What is the Occupiers Liability Act 1957?
Duty of care from occupier to visitors
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What is the Occupiers Liability Act 1984?
Duty of care from occupier to tresspasses
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What is APAM's lone working procedure?
- update calender - bring charged phone - contact details of attendees
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Following Grenfell, was RICS guidance has been published?
Cladding for Surveyors 2021 improve surveyors knowledge of cladding wall systems residential

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