Health & Safety Flashcards
(66 cards)
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What does the RICS Professional Standard: Surveying Safely 2018 set out?
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- Basic, good practice principals for the management of health & safety
- At a corporate level and at the level of the individual RICS member
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What topics are included in the RICS Surveying Safely 2018?
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P - personal responsibilites
A - assessing hazards and risks (including risk assessment)
W - workplace health & safety
O - occupational hygiene & health
V - visting premises and sites
F - fire safety
R - residential property surveying
P - procurement and management of contractors
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What must RICS Regulated Firms ensure they do?
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- A safe working environment
- Safe work equipment
- Safe systems of work
- Competent staff
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What is the concept of a ‘safe person’?
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Individual who assumes behavioural responsibility for their and their colleagues H&S while at work
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Please can you provide some legislation around health & safety?
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Health & Safety at Work 1974
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What is the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974?
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- Duty of care of the employer to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees
- Polcied by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - criminal law
- Must report injuries and dangerous occurences and regularly review risk assessments
- Detailed H&S information is to be held on site, usually in the Operations & Maintenance Manual
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What is a hazard?
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Something with potential to cause harm
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What is a risk?
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The likelihood of harm being realised
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PPE at Work Regulations, 2022
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Employer’s duty to ensure provision of appropriate PPE for employees and contractors
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What is a risk assessment?
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It is a legal requirement if there is more than 5 staff members
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Can you outline a risk assessment?
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I - identify hazards and people at risk
E - evaluate the risk
R - record findings
R - review regularly
A - advise all affected the outcome and methods to minimise risk
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What is a method statement?
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- It is a document that details the way a work task or process is to be completed and prior approved
- Should outline the hazards involved and include a step-by-step guide on how to do the job safely
- Must also detail which control measures have been introduced to ensure the safety of anyone who is affected by the task or process
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What is needed before work is commenced?
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A copy of the contractor’s all risks and public liability insurance
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What is required for employers if they employ more than 5 employees?
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Written health and safety policy document
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What must the health & safety policy document contain?
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- A policy setting out the organisation’s commitment to H&S
- Details of the organisation’s H&S structure, with roles and responsibilites for organising H&S
- A risk assessment setting the risks within the workplace and the preventative measures in place
- Details of the planning, implementation of the H&S policy and control measures
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What is the ‘six pack’ of H&S Regulations?
WH MPED
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- Workplace Heath, Safety and Welfare at work
- Handling manual operations
- Management of health & safety at work
- PPE at work
- Equipment provisioning and use at work
- Display screen equipment
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What is the purpose of the ‘six pack’ of H&S Regulations?
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These regulations clarify how employers must comply with their duties under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
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What is RIDDOR?
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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurances Regulations 2013
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What does the RIDDOR state?
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- The trigger date for reporting injuries is over 7 days
- Such an injury must be reported to HSE within 15 days from the date of the accident
- All employers must also keep a record of all 3-day plus injuries
- This information can be kept in an accident book which must be kept for a minimum of 3 years after an occupational accident or injury
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What does the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 relate to ?
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Gross breach of duty of care by a corporate body leading to death
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Can you name some reasonable fire protection measures?
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- Fire detection and warning alarm system
- Fire-fighting equipment
- Safe exit routes
- Personal emergency evacuation plan
- Fire exit doors
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When did the Fire Safety Act 2021 come into effect?
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- Following the Hackitt Review (2018) it came into effect in Jan 2023
- It reforms the Fire Safety Order 2005
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What does the Fire Safety Act 2021 state?
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- Regular inspections of lists to reported to fire service
- Evacuation plans regularly updated for disabled people
- Ensuring residents are provided with an evacuation plan
- Responsible person appointed who ensures risk is reduced
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External Wall Systems (EWS) - is it required?
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- Following the Grenfell tragedy, many tall resi buildings have unsafe EWS
- To enable valuation of these, EWS forms have been introduced for flats, PBSA, Care Homes, HMOs, mised use residential but NOT hotels
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What are external wall systems (EWS)?
An EWS is made up of the outside wall of a building, to include cladding, insulation and fire breaks
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What is an EWS1 form?
- It confirms the building has been assessed for safety
- They consider height, cladding presence of balconies/combustible material
- Valid for 5 years
- Decision tree on RICS website
- Balconies vertically above each other are bad
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What does the Building Regulations 2022 state?
Enahances regulations for building safety and ensure residents have a stronger voice in ensuring safety in buildings
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What elements of The Hackitt Review does the Act implement?
* Accountability and duties for those responsible for the safety of high-rise buildings during construction and occupation
* Residents' ability to contribute to maintaining safety
* Enforcement to deter non-compliance
* A national framework to ensure the suitability of construciton materials
* The requirement for new build developers to belong to a New Homes Ombudsman Scheme
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What are the key provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022?
- Legislation to ensure residents have a stronger voice
- Higher risk buildings are 18m or 7+ storeys
- There is now a requirement for these buildings to have two staircases
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What does the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 state?
* The Act regulates the liability of occupiers and others for injuries caused to lawful visitors, as well as for damage caused to any goods, as a result of "dangers due to the state of the property or to things done or omitted to be done there"
* Trespasssers are covered
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What does the Smoke-free (Premises & Enforcement) Regulations, 2007 state?
* Illegal to smoke in all enclosed and substantially enclosed public places
* 'No smoking' signs must be displayed
* Local authorities enforce the law
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What are the penalties for not complying with the Smoke-free Regulations 2007
Penalties range from fixed penalty notice (£50) to maximum fine of £2,500
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What is the Defective Premises Act 1972?
* This Act imposes an obligation on the landlord to ensure that the premises comply with its requirements
* Landlord are required to make a building safe and to keep it in a safe condition
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What are the periods of liability under the Building Safety Act 2022?
15 years after a claim arising (used to be 6 years)
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What is asbestos?
It is an insulating material, there is no risk if it left undisturbed
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How many properties contain asbestos?
Over 4 million in the UK
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How many deaths does asbestos cause?
5,000 deaths per annum
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What are the 3 types of asbestos?
1. Brown (amosite) - banned in 1985
2. Blue (crocidolite) - banned in 1985
3. White (chrysolite) - been an illegal material in the UK since 1999
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Is there a duty to manage asbestos?
Yes there is a statutory duty to manage existing asbestos in commercial buildings
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What key legislation relates to asbestos?
* The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
* Non-compliance is a criminal offence
* There are two separate obligations: 'duty holder' and 'employer'
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What is a duty holder?
Owner or tenant with repairing lease - must undertake risk assessment, management plan must be in place
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What are the two types of asbestos survey?
1. Management Survey
2. Demolition survey
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What is a management survey?
Locate and advise on management
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What is a demolition survey?
Samples taken and analysed
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The 5 steps to take for identifying asbestos?
1. The duty holder must assess whether the premises contain asbestos, and, if so, where it is and what condition it is in. If in doubt, materials must be presumed to contain asbestos
2. Assess the risk & produce an asbestos management plan - is encapsulating / removal needed?
3. Produce an asbestos register
4. Make the register available to all relevant parties who might disturb it
5. Review the register regularly (HSE recommend 6 monthly)
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What fines does the Health & Safety Act 2008 impose?
Enables fines to a maximum of £20,000 and the possibility of 12 months' imprisonment for many offences
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What are the key messages from the RICS Professional Standard: Asbestos 2021
* Details of common asbestos-containing materials
* How to commission an asbestos survey
* Suggested contents of an asbestos management plan
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What does the Contructions (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations, 2015 state?
* It is a criminal offence, policed by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) to breach CDM Regulations
* Aim is to improve the management and coordination of H&S at all stages of a construciton project
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What are the key parts of the CDM Regulations 2015 legislation include?
* There are three main duty holders: The Client, Principal Contractor and a H&S file
* All projects with more than one contractor working on site must have a Principal Designer and Principal Contractor and a H&S file
* Onus on the client and not the contractor to ensure CDM arrangement
* There is a need for a risk aassessment
* A Construction Phase Plan is required for all projects
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The HES must be notified in a F10 form if a project ... ?
* Lasts longer than 30 construction days
* More than 500 'person' days of construction work
* Involves demolition
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What must a CDM file do?
Must be maintained during construction and passed to the occupier/owner of the building, containing all aspects of H&S information regarding the property and operation/running of the building
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What are the statutory obligations fo a commercial property owner?
* Asbestos management
* Contamination
* Equality Act 2010 compliance
* EPCs
* Fire safety
* Building safety
* H&S
* Occupiers' liability
* Waste management
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How would you check your hard hat is still in date?
Look for a date stamp on the inside of the hat which indicates the date of manufacture, and then compare that to the manufacturer's recommended replacement timeframe, typically 2-5 years
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What is the two stair core?
Michael Gove announced that all new residential blocks over 18m or 7 storeys will need to have two stair cores
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What RICS guidance is there around buildings with cladding?
RICS Professional Standard: Valuation of Properties in multi-storey, multi-occupancy residential buildings with cladding 2022
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What does the RICS Professional Standard: Valuation of Properties in multi-storey, multi-occupancy residential buildings with cladding 2022 state?
Supports valuers when undertaking valuations for secured lending purposes on domestic residential blocks of flats in the UK
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What is Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete?
- Light form of pre-cas steel reinforced concrete
- Used in post war Britain 1950s-1980s, roof decks, walls and floor mainly in public sector buildings e.g., schools
- **Deleterious material **
- Lifespan of 30 years, high potential for sudden collapse
- Mainly used for construction of **flat roofs **
- Regular inspections should be undertaken, records kept and any changes in behaviour can be readily assessed
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What is a deleterious material?
Degrades with age, brown staining on concrete, due to high alumina celement, calcium chloride
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What is a hazardous material?
- Harmful, for example asbestos, leading piping or radon gas
- Recommend specialist reports, check asbestos report/register
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What is the disposal of water?
Surface/foul water run off to correct drain
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What is Japanese Knotweed?
Invasive plant that damages hard surfaces
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How can you remove Japanese Knotweed?
Can be disposed of via chemical treatment and digging it out
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What does the RICS Professional Standard: Japanese Knotweed and residential property 2022 state?
Helps valuers decide appropriate management approach
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What does the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 state in relation to Japanese Knotweed?
- Allowing to spread is a criminal offence
- Max fine is £5,000 of prison sentence of up to 6 months
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Can you name some other invasive plants?
Hogweed and Himalayan Balsam
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What case law is related to invasive plants?
Williams v Network Rail 2018
Defendant liable for treating invasive plant and damages but not reduced property value
