Health and Saftey Flashcards
What does the guidance note RICS Surveying Safely: Health and Safety Principles for Property Professionals, 2nd edition 2018
Guidance for best practice relating to H&S
Key Areas - Personal resonisbilities for members and firms
-Risk assessments
-Visiting premises and site
-fire saftey
-workplace health and safety
Safe person concept - individual assumes behaviour for their self
You mention preparing a Risk Assessment. What is this and why did you undertake one?
Legal requirement for organisations
What are the steps involved with a risk assessment
evaluate risk, severity of potential accident and existing controls in place
-record
-review
What is a method statement
-Describes the steps that workers must take to carry out a job safely
What act governs H&S
-H&S work act 1974
Main principle.. provide a safe place of work
What is asbestos?
-Insulating material which causes serious health problems
-left undisturbed poses no risk to health
What legislation governs asbestos?
The control of asbestos regulation 2012
-responsible person has statutory duty to manage existing asbestos
-criminal offence if dont comply with regs
What are the 2 types of asbestos surveys
- Managment survey - duty holder (owner) locates and adises on management. No sampling
Demolition survey - samples undertaken by licensed contractor
What are the construction CDM (construction design and management) Regulations 2015
Improve management and co-ordination of H&S at all stages of construction process
What do you do prior to inspection?
Carry out risk assessment
PPE
What is a method of work statement
-Proposal of how work is to be carried out
-plans on inspection
-site access requirements
-PPE
Talk me through, step by step how you arranged and conducted site visits at Bromborough and Wrexham
-read meeting minutes
-arranged site access
-brought necessary PPE
-signed into site
-site induction
-assessed prohibited areas
How did you deal with H&S issues at Bromborough and Wrexham
