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Inspection / Health & Safety Flashcards

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When did RICS Guidance Note ‘Surveying Safely’ become effective?

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February 2019

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The RICS Guidance Note of Surveying Safely sets out:

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Basic, good practice principals for the management of health and safety for RICS-regulated firms and RIGS members.

Principles for those engaged in the built environment as property professionals and includes health and safety responsibilities:

  • At a corporate level (whether the RIGS-regulated firm is large or small), and
  • at the level of the individual RlCS members
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What are the 8 section of the RICS Guidance Note ‘Surveying Safely’?

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Personal responsibilities for RICS members and firms
Assessing hazards and risks
Workplace health and safety
Occupational hygiene and health
Visiting premises and sites
Fire safety
Residential property surveying
Procurement and management of contractors

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RICS Regulated Firms must ensure they provide…

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A safe working environment
Safe work equipment
Safe systems of work
Competent staff

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What does RICS consider a ‘safe person’?

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RICS considers the concept of safe person to mean an individual that assumes behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues’ and others’ health and safety white at work.

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What is good practice for visiting premises or sites?

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  1. Tell someone where you are going and when you leave the building/site.
  2. Wear appropriate protective clothing when appropriate such as a high visibility jacket, protective footwear, hard hat, protective goggles, gloves and ear defenders.
  3. Sign in and out of a building or construction site and receive a site induction. Do not just enter the site or building, and wear suitable PPE.
  4. Consider whether safe to inspect alone and observe special lone working arrangements.
  5. Check dated tag if going on scaffolding.
  6. Wear non-slip sole shoes/boots when going up a ladder.
  7. Emphasis is placed on Members having correct operational practices in place.
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What key legislations was implemented in 1974, and who is it policed by?

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The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE)

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The H&S Act was updated in 1995 with what?

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Must report injuries and dangerous occurrences.

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What is a hazard?

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A hazard refers to anything that has the potential to cause harm (such as a wet floor)

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What is a risk?

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The probability/likelihood that someone will be harmed is called a risk.

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Name 6 guidance points for assessing a risk (Risk Assessment)

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  1. IDENTIFY the hazards
  2. decide WHO might be harmed and how.
  3. EVALUATE the risks and decide on precautions

4 RECORD the findings and implement them.

  1. REVIEW the assessment and update if necessary.
  2. ADVISE all those affected of the outcome of the assessment and methods of work, or other control
    measures necessary, to minimise or eliminate risk.
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What did the 1999 update include?

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Must undertake record and regularly review a risk assessment.

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How many staff do you need to carry out a documented H&S risk assessment

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5

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What is a method statement

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This is a document that details the way a work task or process is to be completed and prior to approval.

It should outline hazards involved and include a step-by-step guide on how to do the job safely
It 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 kind of insurance is required before any work commences?

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All risks and public liability insurance.

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Within how many days of the injury must your report it?

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15 days.

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What is asbestos?

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Asbestos is an insulating material which can cause serious health problems and fatal diseases

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What are the three types of asbestos?

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Brown (amosite)
Blue (crocidolite)
White (chrysotile)

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What are the two types of asbestos survey?

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Management Survey
* To locate, assess and advise on its management during occupation and use of premises
* No sampling of materials or analysis is undertaken

Refurbishment/demolition Survey
* Required where the premises, or part of it need upgrading refurbishment or demolition
* Samples of materials suspected of containing asbestos are taken and analysed
* Recommendations are made regarding their management

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What is a CDM

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Construction Design Management

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What are the CDM Regulations, 2015?

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Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations, 2015

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What is the aim of CDM Regulations?

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Aim is to improve the management and co-ordination H&S at all stages of a construction project.

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What form needs to be supplied to HSE if a project lasts for longer than 30 construction days with more than 20 workers?

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F10

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What does RIDDOR stand for?

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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations.

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What is the RIDDOR trigger date for reporting injuries and within how many days must you report it to RIDDOR

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7 & 10

25
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What is the Occupiers Liability Act 1957?

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“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 (due) to things done or omitted to be done there”

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What are the three types of asbestos?

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“Brown (amosite)
Blue (crocidolite)
White (chrysotile)”

27
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What is asbestos?

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Asbestos is an insulating material which can cause serious health problems and fatal diseases

28
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“What year was all asbestos made illegal.
Which was the last type to be legal?”

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1999
White was the last to be made illegal with the other two forms being made illegal first in 1985.

29
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What is the guidance note
for asbestos

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RICS Guidance Note, “Asbestos: Legal Requirements and Best Practice for Property Professionals”, 4th Edition, 2021.

30
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What is the aim of CDM regulations?

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Aim is to improve the management and co-ordination H&S at all stages of a construction project.

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What are the 10 statutory obligations for a property owner?

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Asbestos management
Health and safety
Contamination
Legionnaires disease
Equality Act compliance
Occupiers liability
EPC
PAT testing (for portable electrical equipment)
Fire safety
Waste management

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What are the four steps when carrying out an inspection

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Consider your personal safety (firms Health & Safety procedures for a site inspection)
Inspection of the local area
External inspection
Internal inspection

33
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What should you take on an inspection with you?

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Fully charged Mobile phone
Tape measure/laser distometer
File, plans and other supporting information
PPE
Pen and paper

34
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What should you consider in the immediate surrounding area of the property when conducting an inspection?

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“Location / aspect / local facilities / public transport / business vibrancy

Contamination / environmental hazards / b / high voltage power lines / electricity substations

Comparable evidence / local market conditions / agents’ boards

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What should you consider when conducting an external inspection?

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Method of construction
Repair and build of the exterior
Car parking / access / loading arrangements
Defects / structural movement
Check site boundaries with OS map and / or Title Plan”

36
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What should you consider when conducting an internal inspection?

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Layout and specification - flexibility and obsolescence
Repair and maintenance
Defects
Services - age and condition
Statutory compliance e.g. asbestos, building regulations, health and safety, Equality Act, fire safety and planning
Fixtures and fittings and improvements
Compliance with lease obligations

37
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What are the three different purposes of inspection

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Valuation - valuation influencers

Property management - policing the lease

Agency - marketability issues

38
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If inspecting a property for property management purposes, what would you be looking out for?

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Policing the lease

  • Occupied: check the lease compliance, statutory compliance, state of the building, requirement for repairs/redecoration, user and details of the actual occupier
  • Unoccupied: check statutory compliance, state of the building, repair and maintenance issues, security arrangements, landscaping, risk of vandalism and damage to the building”
39
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If inspecting a property for agency purposes, what would you be looking out for?

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Marketability issues -

Current condition of the building, repair and maintenance issues, statutory compliance, services, presentation and flexibility of the accommodation and its marketability”

40
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What are the four common forms of foundation

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TRPP

Trench or strip footings - generally used for residential dwellings, for walls and closely spaced columns

Raft - a slab foundation over the whole site to spread the load for lightweight structures. Usually used on made up/remediated land and sandy soil conditions

Piled - long and slender reinforced concrete cylinders (piles in the ground to deeper strata when less good load-bearing ground conditions/high loads

Pad - a slab foundation system under individual or groups of columns so that the column load is spread evenly”

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What determines the type of foundations used

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“Age of building
Ground conditions
Size of building
Loading requirements “

42
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What is the current institutional specification for offices (as defined by the British Council for Offices Guide to Office Specification, 2019)?

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“Full access raised floors with floor boxes
Approximate ceiling height of 2.6-2.8m
Ceiling void of 350mm and a raised floor void of 150mm
Maximised opportunities for daylighting, with 300-500 lux average
Approximate floor loading of 2.5 to 3.0 kN / sqm with an allowance of up to 1.2 kN / sqm for partitioning
Air conditioning and double glazed windows
Passenger lifts
Planning grid of 1.5m x 1.5m
Maximum depth of 12-15m (shallow plan) or 15-21m (deep plan) to allow for natural light to the office area
1 cycle space per 10 staff and 1 shower per 100 staff
8-10 sqm general workspace density”

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What is a shell and core fit out?

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Where common parts of the building are completed, and the office floor areas are left as a shell ready for fit out by the occupier

44
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What is the difference between a Category A and Category B fit out?

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Category A: basic level of finish above that provided in shell and core. May include raised floors, suspended ceilings and internal surfaces, along with basic mechanical and electrical services

Category B: fit out complete to the occupier’s specific requirements. May include installation of cellular offices, enhanced finishes and IT

45
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What is the main method of construction for industrial buildings?

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steel portal frame with insulated profiled steel cladding walls & roof

46
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What is the current institutional specification for industrial buildings?

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“Minimum 8m clear eaves height with 10% roof lights

Minimum 30 kN / sqm floor loading

Plastic coated steel profiled cladding with brick or blockwork walls to approximately 2m

Full height loading doors (electrically operated)

3 phase electricity power (415 Volts)

5-10% office content and WC facilities

Main services capped off
40% site cover”

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What is the difference between an inherent and a latent defect?

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Inherent defect: defect in the design or a material which has always been present

Latent defect: fault to the property that could not have been discovered by a reasonably thorough inspection of the property

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What are the THREE common causes of defects?

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“Movement
Water
Defective / non-performance / deterioration of building materials”

49
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What is heave?

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Expansion of the ground beneath part or all of the building. This could be caused by the removal of trees and subsequent moisture build-up in the soil

50
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What is subsidence?

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“The vertical downward movement of a building foundation
caused by the loss of support of the site beneath the foundation. This could be as a result of changes in the underlying ground conditions”

51
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What are the common building defects associated with modern industrial buildings?

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“Roof leaks around roof lights.

Damaged cladding panels
Cut edge corrosion
Blocked valley gutters
Water damage from poor guttering or burst pipes”

52
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What is the key legislation on contamination

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Environmental Protection Act 1990

53
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What guidance has RICS offered on contamination

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RICS Guidance Note Contamination, the environment and sustainability, 2010

54
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What materials generally causes contamination to exist?

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“Heavy metals
Radon and methane gas
Diesel / oil / chemicals”

55
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what are the 3 phases of investigation (contamination)

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“Phase 1 - review site history with a desk top study and site inspection and investigation

Phase 2 - investigation to identify nature and extent of contamination with detailed soil samples taken using bore holes (intrusive)

Phase 3 - remediation report setting out remedial options with design requirements and monitoring standards”

56
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What is the difference between deleterious and hazardous materials

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“Deleterious - degrade with age & cause structural problems

Hazardous - harmful to health”

57
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What are some examples of deleterious materials

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“High alumina cement (corrodes steel)
Woodwool shuttering
Calcium chloride”

58
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What are some examples of hazardous materials?

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“Asbestos
Lead piping / lead paint
Radon gas”

59
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What are some tell-tale signs / clues of potential problems with deleterious materials?

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“Brown staining on concrete
Concrete frame buildings
1960s and 1970s buildings”

60
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How would you inspect the roof of a property?

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“Avoid inspecting the roof if possible

Ask a specialist contractor to undertake an inspection of the roof

Need to have regard to the Work at Height Regulations 2005”

Harry's APC (15 decks)

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