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What would you refer to regarding Scaffold Design and maintenance?

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  • BS 5973 (scaffold erection).
  • BS EN 12811-1 (scaffold design).
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What would you refer to regarding lead?

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  • BS 12588
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How tall must edge protection around a scaffold be?

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  • 1100 mm
  • 470 mm intermitent
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Who checks the safety of a scaffold?

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  • Competent Person
  • Construction Industry Scaffolders Scheme
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What would you refer to to calculate the correct size of rainwater goods?

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  • BS EN 12056 - 3 (Calculating required size for guttering).
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What would you refer to regarding rising damp?

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  • BRE 245 (Rising damp in walls)
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What would you refer to regarding cracking?

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  • BRE 251 (Assessing cracks in houses)
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What would you refer to regarding dry rot?

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  • BRE 299 (Dry Rot)
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What would you refer to regarding wet rot?

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  • BRE 345
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What would you refer to regarding stone repairs?

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  • BRE 21
  • BRE 420
  • English Heritage Conservation Guide
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What would refer to with for flat roof repairs?

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  • BS 6229 (flat roofs with flexible roof coverings).
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How is a dew point measured?

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  • Depends on temprature and relavtive humidity levels.
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What is the average height of a raised access floor system in an office?

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  • 250mm
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What was the height of the raised access floor system in Abbey Wood, Kings Hill?

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  • 610 mm (can be between 610mm - 1220mm).
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How does a Fan Coil Unit work?

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  • Chilled and Heated water coil regulates temprature.
  • External Air-Handling Unit extracts warm / used air.
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Whast would you refer to regarding glazing?

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  • BS 6262 - 3 : (Glazing designed to permissable stressess and deflection).
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What would you refer to regarding the use of hoists?

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  • BS 7212 : 2016 (use of hoists).
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What are the different sections in approved document B?

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  • B1 = Means of warning and escape.
  • B2 = Internal fire spread (linings).
  • B3 = Internal fire spread (stucture).
  • B4 = External fire spread.
  • B5 = Access and faciliteis for fire service.
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What are the different parts in both approved docuement M and L?

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  1. Domestic Dwellings
  2. Non-domestic Dwellings.
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What was the fire board encasing the structural steel?

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  • Gyproc fireline = 15mm thick
  • Class 1 fire raing in accordance with BS 476
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What would refer to regarding access?

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  • Approved document M
  • BS 8300
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What would you refer to regarding relaying a car park?

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  • BS EN 13108 (Bituminous Mixtures)
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What is an Internal Dominant Face?

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  • Section of a wall comprising more than 50% of the lowest 2.75m measured from the structual floor surface OR to the ceiling if lower than 2.75m.
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What is limited use area 1?

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  • Area difference from the Internal Dominant Face.
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What is limited use area 2?
- Areas with limited heigh (lower than 1.5m) and lighting (less than 10% shaddowing).
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What was the Pendullum Test Volume for the car park?
- HSE recommend no less than 36.
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When was the RICS founded?
- 1868
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When did the RICS recieve its royal charter?
- 1881
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What are the 4 levels of membership?
1. RICS Fellow 2. Chartered Member 3. Associate Member 4. RICS Student
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How many members of the Governing Council are there?
- 29
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What are the difference boards?
- Governing Council - Standards and Regulation Board - Managing Board
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Who do the different boards report to?
- Governing Council
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What are the three main roles of the RICS?
1. To maintain the highest standards of education and training. 2. To protect consumers through strict regulation and professional standards. 3. To be the leading source of information and independent advice on land, property, construction and associated environmental issues (RICS 2015).
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When and why was the Alison Levitt Review conducted?
- Review of internal governance failings within the RICS. - 2021
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When was the Bitchard Review reported?
- June 2022.
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How many recommendations are there within the Bitchard Review?
- 36 recommendations. - 7 key areas.
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What were the 7 key areas of the Bitchard review?
1. Renewed and increased focus on the public interest remit of the RICS. 2. Maintianing self-regulation 3. Increased focus on diversity and inclusion. 4. Empowering and enabling members through greater support for regional boards. 5. Undertaking an independant review of the RICS Governance and effectiveness every 5 years. 6. A new, simpler, clear, accountable governance structure. 7. Showing greater leadership on matters concerning social, sustainability and climate change.
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What are the 5 Future Foundation of the RICS folowing the Bitchard review?
1. Vision (natural/sustainable/inclusive built environement). 2. Mission (Inspire mebers/advance knowledge/uphold standards). 3. Strategic Goals (lead & influence sustainability/attract diversity/strengthen trust/enhance member value). 4. Values (Professional/Collaborative/Inclusive/Ambitious). 5. A world class organisation (efficient and inspiting profesional body, easy to do business with).
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What is the role of a Responsible Principal?
- Ensure all reasonable steps are taken and systems are in place to comply with the RICS.
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Who are disputes heard by?
- The RICS Standards and Regulation Board.
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When were the rules of conduct published?
- October 2021
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When did the rules of conduct become effective?
- February 2022
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What are the rules of conduct?
- A single set of rules that apply to both members and firms, encapsulating 5 Global and Ethical Standards.
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Has there been any changes to the rules of conduct?
- New material providing detailed guidance on rule 4 in March 2024 in respect of diversity and inclusion.
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Please name the five rules of conduct?
1. Members and firms must be honest, act with integrity and comply with their personal obligtions, including obligations to the RICS. 2. Members and firms must maintain their professional competence and ensure that services are provdided by competent individuals who have the necessary expertise. 3. Members and firms must provide a good quality and diligent service. 4. Members and firms must treat others with respect, and encourage diversity and inclusion. 5. Members and firms must act in the public interest, take responsibility for their actions and act to prevent harm and maintain public confidence in the profession.
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What information is required by the RICS for Registration?
- Type of business and staffing details. - Name of Responsible Principal. - Statutory regulated activities, such as financial services. - Nature of clients. - Complaints handling procedure - PII - Whether the firm holds clients money
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What are the different types of decision trees?
- Ethics - CPD - EWS1 Decision Tree
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What are the three levels of disciplinary?
- Action by Head of Regulation - Disciplinary Panel - Appeal Panel
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What are the 4 types of disciplinary action considered by the Head of Regulation?
1. Fixed penalty notice. 2. Regulatory compliance order. 3. Refer the matter to a single member of the Regulatory Tribunal for consideration. 4. Refer the matter directly to the disciplinary panel.
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What are the different penalties by the disciplinary panel?
1. Issue Regulatory Compliance Order. 2. Reprimand. 3. Caution. 4. Fine (unlimited per breach / in proportion) 5. Impose conditions on future RICS consideration 6. Expulsion from membership 7. Publication of the hearing in RICS modus magazine / website
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What is a Practice Alert and when was one made?
- Practice Alert on Expert Witnesses made in July 2024. - Tool on alerting the profession on emerging areas of risk over which the RICS has concers.
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What are the new document names?
- Professional Standards (mandatory - buzzwords "must" and sometimes & "should") - Practice Information (provide good practice and info - no advice).
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What are the three steps of engagement?
1. Check if professionally competent 2. Check conflicts of interest 3. Confirm terms of engagement before starting work - consider ethics decsion tree
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What are the three types of conflict of interest?
1. Party conflict 2. Own interest conflict 3. Confidential Information Conflict
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What are the steps of handling a conflict of interest?
1. Conflict Avoidance 2. Written advice to both parties 3. Conflict Management
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What are the 6 main areas of Client Money Handling 2019?
1. Handling client money 2. Providing information to clients 3. Receipts of client money 4. Payment from client account 5. Accounting records and controls 6. Compliance
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What are the steps of closing a practice?
1. Inform RICS 2. Inform clients 3. Return any money held for client 4. Inform insurers and procure PII run off cover for a minimum of 6 years from the expiry of the policy in force 5. Retain a copy of the cleints files for a minimum of 6 years
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What are the 6 principles of the Bribery Act 2010?
1. Proportionality 2. Top level commitment 3. Risk assessment 4. Due diligence 5. Communication 6. Monitoring and review
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What are the 4 offences of the Bribery Act 2010?
1. Bribing 2. Recieving a bribe 3. Bribing a forign public official 4. Failing to prevent a bribe
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What is money laundering?
- When proceeds of criminal activities are disguised or converted and then released as legitimate assets
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What are the seven principles of GDPR 2018?
1. Data minimisation. 2. Storage limitation. 3. Purpose limitation. 4. Accuracy 5. Lawfulness. 6. Integrity. 7. Accountability.
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What are the new panels recommended by Lord Bitchard?
- Public Interest and Sustainability Panel (under Governing Council). - Diversity and Inclusion Panel (under both RICS Board and Standards and Regulation Board). - Technology Panel (under RICS Board). - Consumer Panel (under Standards and Regulation Board).
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How many Obligations are there under rule 1?
- 10 - 3 for members, and 7 for firms
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Can you list some obligations under rule 1?
Members - 1. Comply with CPD 2. Cooperate with the RICS. 3. Complainace with Standards and Regulation board. Firms (example) - 1. PII 2. Localm arrangements 3. Liquidated Damages (genuine preestimated loss)
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What ISO relates to preventing corrosion?
ISO 12944
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What is the 6 pack of H&S?
1. Management of H&S. 2. Display Screen equipment. 3. Manual Handling Operations. 4. PPE. 5. Provision and use of work quipment. 6. Workplace, Health, Safety and Welfare.

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