NEBOSH Construction flashcards
NEBOSH Construction · Build recall with a focused review session.
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- Plan-Do-Check-Act
- A four-stage management cycle: plan objectives and controls, implement them, monitor performance, then review and correct. It underpins health and safety management systems on construction sites.
- Hierarchy of control
- The ranked order of risk controls: eliminate, substitute, engineering controls, administrative controls, then personal protective equipment last. Higher-ranked controls are more reliable.
- Permit to work
- A formal written authorisation for high-risk tasks such as confined-space entry or hot work. It records isolations, verification, authorised sign-off, and cancellation on completion.
- Near-miss reporting
- Recording incidents that caused no injury but could have. Near-misses are far more frequent than injuries and provide early warning of failing controls.
- Competent person
- A person with sufficient training, experience, and knowledge to perform a task safely and to recognise hazards. Supervision level must match the person's competence and the task risk.
- Method statement
- A document describing how a task will be carried out safely. It sequences the work, identifies hazards, states controls, and names responsible persons before work begins.
- Proactive performance indicator
- A measure of preventive activity, such as inspections completed, training delivered, or near-misses reported. It predicts future safety performance rather than recording past harm.
- Reactive performance indicator
- A measure of harm already occurring, such as lost-time injury frequency or accident rate. It records outcomes after the event and cannot prevent the harm it measures.
- Work at height hierarchy
- Avoid work at height where possible, then prevent falls using edge protection or guardrails, then minimise fall consequences with nets or harnesses. Harnesses are a last resort.
- Excavation edge protection
- Sides must be supported or battered to a safe angle. Spoil and plant are kept back from the edge, and a competent person inspects daily and after rain.
- Confined space entry
- Entry requires atmospheric testing before and during entry, forced ventilation, a rescue plan, and a standby person outside. Never enter without these controls in place.
- Reduced low voltage
- A 110 V centre-tapped-to-earth supply used on construction sites to reduce shock severity. Portable 230 V equipment needs RCD protection.
- Silica dust control
- Cutting concrete or stone generates respirable crystalline silica. Control with water suppression or on-tool extraction, and use respiratory protection as a last resort.
- Site traffic segregation
- Separate pedestrian routes from vehicle routes, use banksmen and reversing aids, and set site speed limits to prevent struck-by and crush injuries.
- Hot work permit
- Authorisation required before welding, grinding, or other ignition sources near combustibles. It requires fire watch, removal of combustibles, and firefighting equipment on standby.
- Manual handling control
- Reduce injury risk by using mechanical aids, team lifting, and shorter carry distances. Assess load weight, posture, and repetition before lifting.
- Scaffold inspection
- Scaffolds must be inspected by a competent person before first use, at intervals not exceeding seven days, and after alteration or adverse weather.
- Risk rating formula
- Risk is commonly calculated as likelihood multiplied by severity. The resulting rating sets priority and the timescale for corrective action.
- Inspection report content
- Record the observation, location, hazard and risk, required control, responsible person, and target completion date. This makes findings actionable and auditable.
- Immediate danger finding
- A finding where serious harm is imminent requires work to stop at once and the hazard to be controlled before activity resumes. It is not deferred to a scheduled action.
- Action plan prioritisation
- Corrective actions are ranked by risk rating, with high-risk items given short deadlines and low-risk items longer ones. Each action has an owner and date.
- Follow-up verification
- Checking that corrective actions were implemented and are effective. It closes the monitoring loop and prevents findings from being left unresolved.
- Inspection checklist design
- Structure the checklist by area such as excavations, scaffolds, electrical, and housekeeping, so each hazard category is systematically examined during the inspection.
- HSWA 1974 general duty
- Section 2 requires employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety, and welfare of employees; section 3 extends duties to others affected.
- Suitable and sufficient assessment
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require risk assessments that identify hazards, evaluate risk, and record significant findings where five or more are employed.
- CDM 2015 notification
- A project is notifiable where construction lasts over 30 working days with more than 20 workers simultaneously, or exceeds 500 person-days.
- Construction phase plan
- Required under CDM 2015 before construction starts. It records site arrangements, management responsibilities, and welfare provisions for the project.
- Health and safety file
- A CDM 2015 record handed to the client at completion. It contains information needed for future construction, maintenance, and demolition of the structure.
- Improvement notice
- An enforcement notice requiring a contravention of health and safety law to be remedied within a stated period. Appeal lies to an employment tribunal.
- Prohibition notice
- An enforcement notice stopping an activity that involves a risk of serious personal injury. It takes effect immediately or at a stated time and can be appealed.
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Require duty holders to avoid work at height where possible, prevent falls where it cannot be avoided, and minimise the distance and consequences of any fall.