CITB SMSTS flashcards

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F10 notification threshold

A project must be notified to HSE on form F10 when construction work lasts more than 30 working days with more than 20 workers on site simultaneously at some stage, or exceeds 500 person-days.

Principal designer appointment

On projects involving more than one contractor, the client must appoint a principal designer and a principal contractor in writing; if no appointment is made, the client must carry out those duties.

Construction phase plan

A document required on every project before construction begins, setting out the management arrangements, site rules and control measures for the significant risks during the construction phase.

Health and safety file

A record of information needed for future construction work on the structure, compiled by the principal designer and given to the client at completion; it is kept for the life of the building.

Pre-construction information

Existing health and safety information about the site and the project that the client must provide to designers and contractors, forming the basis for design and for the construction phase plan.

Domestic client duty transfer

Where the client is a domestic householder, the client duties under CDM 2015 pass to the contractor, or to the principal contractor and principal designer where more than one contractor is involved.

Section 7 employee duties

Employees must take reasonable care of themselves and others affected by their acts or omissions, cooperate with the employer on health and safety, and must not misuse anything provided.

Schedule 2 welfare requirements

CDM 2015 Schedule 2 requires sanitary conveniences, washing facilities, drinking water, changing and drying facilities, rest facilities, and facilities for pregnant and nursing mothers, provided from the start.

Purpose of site induction

A site-specific briefing before work starts covering site rules, significant hazards, emergency arrangements, first aid and welfare; attendance is recorded for everyone including visitors and sub-contractors.

Site traffic management measures

Separate pedestrian routes from vehicle routes, use one-way systems and speed limits, provide trained banksmen for reversing, and install barriers, signage and lighting at traffic interfaces.

Meaning of competence

Having the skills, knowledge, training and experience to carry out the work safely, together with supervision that is proportionate to the risk and to the individual's level of experience.

RIDDOR responsible person duty

The responsible person, usually the employer or the person in control of the premises, must report deaths and specified injuries to the enforcing authority without delay and confirm in writing within ten days.

Worker consultation requirement

Employers must consult workers on health and safety matters, either directly or through elected representatives, so that control measures can be improved and worker concerns properly addressed.

Five steps of risk assessment

Identify the hazards; decide who might be harmed and how; evaluate the risks and decide on controls; record the significant findings; review and update the assessment when circumstances change.

Hierarchy of control

Eliminate the hazard first, then substitute it, then apply engineering controls, then administrative controls, with personal protective equipment used only as the last resort.

Suitable and sufficient assessment

An assessment that identifies the significant hazards, properly evaluates the risk and specifies proportionate controls; written records of significant findings are required with five or more employees.

Method statement contents

A document describing the planned sequence of work, plant and materials used, key personnel and supervision, control measures, access arrangements and emergency procedures for a specific task.

When permits are needed

Permits to work control high-risk activities such as confined space entry, hot work, live electrical work and isolation, requiring authorisation, testing, monitoring and formal cancellation on completion.

Risk assessment review triggers

Assessments are reviewed when work, equipment or personnel change, after an accident or near miss, when new guidance or hazard information appears, or at a defined review interval.

Noise exposure action values

The lower exposure action value is 80 dB(A) and the upper is 85 dB(A) for daily exposure; at the upper value hearing protection zones are marked and hearing protection is mandatory; the limit is 87 dB(A).

Hand-arm vibration values

The exposure action value is 2.5 m/s2 A(8) and the exposure limit value is 5 m/s2 A(8); exceeding the action value triggers tool controls, trigger-time limits and health surveillance.

COSHH assessment essentials

Assess every hazardous substance, use safety data sheets, prevent or adequately control exposure using local exhaust ventilation and respiratory protection, record the assessment and provide health surveillance where needed.

RIDDOR specified injuries

Reportable specified injuries include fractures other than to fingers, thumbs and toes, amputation, loss of sight, crush injuries, serious burns, unconsciousness and any injury needing hospital admission over 24 hours.

Workplace exposure limit meaning

The maximum concentration of an airborne hazardous substance, averaged over a stated reference period, that must not be exceeded; exposure should be reduced as far below it as is reasonably practicable.

Aim of accident investigation

To establish the immediate and root causes of an incident so that control measures and management arrangements can be improved to prevent recurrence; the purpose is prevention, not apportioning blame.

Asbestos duty to manage

Under CAR 2012 those responsible for premises must manage asbestos risk: survey before refurbishment or demolition, presume asbestos in pre-2000 buildings, and use licensed contractors for high-risk work.

Work at height hierarchy

Avoid work at height where possible, prevent falls using collective measures such as scaffolds and guardrails, then minimise the distance and consequences of a fall through nets or harnesses.

Scaffold inspection intervals

A scaffold must be inspected before first use, at intervals not exceeding seven days, and after any event such as high winds or alteration that could affect its stability; results are recorded.

Excavation inspection rule

Excavations must be inspected by a competent person at the start of each shift and after any event likely to affect stability, with side support, battering or other measures to prevent collapse.

Confined space entry controls

Avoid entry where possible; where entry is necessary use a permit, isolate and ventilate, test the atmosphere, provide escape and rescue equipment, and station a competent person at the entrance.

LOLER examination intervals

Lifting equipment used for lifting people, and all lifting accessories, must have a thorough examination at least every six months; other lifting equipment at least every twelve months.

Overhead line safe working

Treat all overhead power lines as live; isolate or divert them, or maintain the safe clearance distances in HSE guidance GS6, using goalposts, warning signs and barriers on site routes.