M08 - Health and Safety Flashcards
(37 cards)
What is your responsibility for H&S in the award of contracts?
- Duty of care
- Have understanding of CDM and Building Regulations
- Make Client aware of their obligations re CDM (NI) 2016
- Ensure Contractor has required accreditations such as ISO 18001, Safe T Cert, Considerate Constructors
What is on the front cover of the RICS Guidance Note, Surveying Safely?
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What regulations are you aware of that govern health and safety?
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- CDM Regulations
What is a method statement?
It is a document that details the way a work task or process is to be completed. The method statement should outline the hazards involved and include a step by step guide on how to do the job safely
What is a risk assessment?
“Is the process where you:
- Identify hazards
- Analyse or evaluate the risk associated with that hazard
- Determine appropriate ways to eliminate or control the hazard”
What does RAMS stand for?
Risk Assessment and Method Statement
What are the changes in CDM 2015?
- The HSENI must be notified where the construction work is likely to last longer than 30 working days, have more than 20 workers working simultaneously at any point, or exceed 500 person days
- CDM Co-ordinator role now obsolete - 31st July, role is completely phased out
- Client must appoint both Principal Designer and Principal Contractor
Who is involved in the CDM regs?
- Client
- Principal Designer = Prepares PCI Document, Health & Safety File
- Principal Contractor = Prepares Construction Phase Plan (O&M Manual to also be provided)
What do you need to do prior to going to site?
Refer to the personal risk assessment, read the company’s H&S guidelines and wear appropriate PPE
What is risk assessment / management?
Risk management aims to recognise potential problems as early as possible so that the opportunity for taking effective action is maximised
What is a risk register?
A document which identifies and tracks potential risks on a project
What do you do if you find asbestos on site?
Notify HSE
What does a PCI Document contain?
- Description of the project
- Contact information for project team
- Planning and management of the project
- H&S hazards
- RAMS - Risk Assessments / Method Statements
How do you ensure your personal safety when you are going out to meetings?
Your answer should consider matters such as utilising a call back system, letting others know where you are going, who you are meeting and when you will be back, taking a mobile phone with you, parking nearby and following your instincts.
Under CDM what is a notifiable project?
It is notifiable if:
- Lasts longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point on the project, or
- Exceeds 500 person days
What would you do if you came across asbestos?
- Stop working – isolate the area
- Seal the rooms
- Relay information of the incident to all persons who may have been exposed – RIDDOR
- Notify the person identified to take control of the situation / keep all persons away from the affected area.
- Undertake a risk assessment
How should asbestos be disposed of?
Asbestos waste should only be handled by a licensed disposal site. Your local authority can provide details of these for you.
What is CSCS?
- Construction Skills Certification Scheme
- It is a test which aims to improve site workers’ competence, reduce accidents and drive up on-site efficiency
- The scheme keeps a database of those working in construction that achieve, or can demonstrate they have already attained an agreed level of occupational competence
- Successful applicants are issued a card; means of identification and proof of achievement
On site, you observe a health & safety issue. What do you do?
- Notify the Site Manager immediately
- Notify the project Principal Contractor
- Client able to terminate contract
- Inform HSE
What hazards have you come across on your projects?
- Impact of site traffic
- Manual handling
- Slips / trips / falls
- Working Near Water
What H&S precautions do you take when going on site?
- Inform my company
- Take PPE
- Sign-in on site
- Attend site induction / adhere to Contractor site rules
- Wear PPE
- Sign-out of site when leaving
What are the Sub-Contractor’s duties under CDM regulations?
Sub-Contractors have the same duties as a Contractor
Contractors include sub-contractors, any individual self-employed worker or business that carries out, manages or controls construction work. They must have the skills, knowledge, experience and, where relevant, the organisational capability to carry out the work safely and without risk to health/
What are the Design Team’s duties under CDM regulations?
One of the key changes introduced by CDM 2015 is replacement of the role of CDM co-ordinator (CDMC) with a principal designer (PD). The principal designer has responsibility for co-ordination of health and safety during the pre-construction phase. The reason for the change is to give responsibility for CDM during the design phase to an individual that has the ability to influence the design.
What is Surveying Safely?
- Guidance note by the RICS on H&S.
- Personal and corporate responsibility for H&S
- Legislation – HSWA 1974, CDM etc. Legal considerations and duties
- Assessing hazards and risks
- Property professionals’ places of work
- Occupational health – noise / manual handling / asbestos / diseases
- Visiting premises and sites
- Procurement and management of contractors and construction work – that they have policies
- Now they have have safe person concept, to make sure the person is competant enough to take responsibility.
