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What is the main RICS document relating to health and safety?
Surveying Safely - health and safety principles for Professionals-2nd addition, 2018
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What is the structure of this document? PAW VOP FR
- Personal responsibilities for our RICS members and firms
- Assessing hazards and risks
- Workplace health and safety
- Occupational hygiene and health
- Visiting premises and site
- Fire safety
- Residential property surveying
- Procurement and management
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What four things must a regulated firm ensure they provide?
Safe working environment,
Safe working equipment,
Safe systems of working,
Competent staff
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Explain the safe person concept
Each individual is responsible for their own, their colleagues and others health and safety at work
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What is the duty of every employer as governed by the health and safety at work act 1974?
To ensure, so far as reasonably practical, the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees
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Who polices is the health and safety at work act?
Health and safety executive (HSE)
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What is required as part of the 1995 regulations?
Must report all injuries and dangerous occurrence
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What is required as part of the 1999 regulations?
Must undertake, record and review a risk assessment
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What is a hazard?
Anything that has the potential to cause harm for example a wet floor
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What is a risk?
The likely hood/probability that someone is harmed
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When is a risk assessment required?
It is a legal requirement for all organisations employing more than five staff, to carry out documented health and safety risk assessments of all their significant risks
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What is the five-step approach to risk assessment?
- Identify the hazards present,
- Identify the people at risk from hazards,
- Evaluate the risk, considering the likelihood and severity,
- Record the finding on a suitable form,
- Review the risk assessment regularly
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What is a method statement?
This details the way a work task is to be completed and should be prior approved
Should outline the hazard and step-by-step guide
Details measures that have been introduced
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What four points must a written health and safety policy documents contain?
- -A policy setting out the organisations commitment to health and safety
- -Details of the organisations health and safety structure, with the roles and responsibilities for organising health and safety
- -A risk assessment setting the risks within the workplace and the preventative measures in place
- -Details of the planning, implementation of the health and safety policy and control measures
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What is the six pack of health and safety regulations? MDM PPW
Management of health and safety at work.
Display screen equipment.
Manual handling procedure.
Personal protective equipment at work.
Provision and use of work equipment.
Works place health safety and welfare.
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What actions have been taken since the Grenfel tower incident?
Buildings must now have robust fire assessments in place
Rics have issued information on existing high-rise
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As part of the reporting of injuries, diseases, dangerous occurrences regulations 1995, how many days must someone be injured before it is reported?
Seven days incapacitation
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Within how many days should the injury be reported to the health and safety executive?
15
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What do most employers also keep a record of regarding injuries diseases and dangerous occurrences?
Injuries that last three days or more
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Where is the Information regarding injury is kept?
In an incident book
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What does the corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide act 2007 relate to?
Gross breach of duty of care by a corporate body which leads to a person’s death
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What is the penalty for a breach of the corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide act 2007?
The penalty ranges from an unlimited fine, imprisonment, disqualification as a company director by a member of the senior management team
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What is asbestos?
And insulating material which is fireproof and strong
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Why is asbestos dangerous?
If disturbed or damaged it to release very small toxic fibres which can lodge in your lungs and cause illness
-Causes asbestosis
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How many properties in the UK have asbestos?
Approximately 4 million
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How many people die each year of asbestos related injuries/health problems?
Estimated 5000 deaths per year
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What are the three types of asbestos?
- Brown (amosite)
- Blue (crocidlite)
- White (Crysotile)
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When was asbestos banned?
White asbestos was banned in the UK in 1999
The other forms of asbestos were banned in 1985
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What is the regulation governing asbestos?
The control of asbestos regulations 2012
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What are the two separate Obligations of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012?
- Obligation of the duty holder
- Obligation of an employer
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What are the two types of asbestos surveys?
Management survey – to locate, assess and advise on its management during normal occupation and use of premises
Refurbishment/demolition survey-required when a premises or part of it needs upgrading, refurbing, demolishing. Samples taken analysed
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What are the five steps to take as a duty holder in relation to asbestos?
Assess if asbestos is present in the building and what condition it is (if in doubt presume asbestos)
Assess the risk and produce a plan to manage
Produce an asbestos register
Make register available to all relevant parties who might disturb it
Review the register regularly (every six months)
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What is the maximum fine for failing to comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012?
£20,000-possibility of 12 months prison sentence
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What is the disability discrimination and the equality act 2010?
This act provides a broader range of protection against a wider range of discrimination and inequality to include the use of property as well
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What must a service provider do when faced with a obstacle for access of disabled people? Name four things
- Remove the feature
- Alter it
- Provide a reasonable means of avoiding the obstacle
- Provide a reasonable alternative access to the service
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