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Health and Safety Regulations in Construction: Autumn and Spring Term Units of Study, Lecture notes of Construction

The units of study for health and safety regulations in the construction industry during the autumn and spring terms. It includes topics such as summarizing responsibilities of health and safety legislation, identifying safety signs, applying techniques in completion of construction tasks, and evaluating quality of construction tasks. The document also covers various regulations, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002.

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Term
Units of Study
Content
Assessment Objectives
Autumn 1
10A
AC1.1 Summarise
responsibilities of health
and safety legislation
AC1.2 Identify safety signs
used by construction
industry
AC1.3 Identify fire
extinguishers used in
different situations
AC1.4 Describe role of the
Health and Safety Executive
AC3.1 Apply techniques in
completion of construction
tasks
AC3.2 Apply health and
safety
practices in completion of
construction tasks
Responsibilities
Of employees
Of employers
Legislation
Health and Safety at
Work Act 1974
Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and
Dangerous
Occurrences
Regulations 1995
(RIDDOR)
Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health
Regulations 2002
(COSHH)
Provision and Use of
Work Equipment
Regulations 1998
(PUWER)
Manual Handling
Operations Regulations
1992
Personal Protective
Equipment at Work
Regulations 1992 (PPER)
Working at Heights
Regulations 2005
Asbestos
Safety signs
Meanings of colour
Know health and safety legal
requirements for working in the
construction industry
Construction - Year 10
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Term Units of Study Content Assessment Objectives Autumn 1 10A AC1.1 Summarise responsibilities of health and safety legislation AC1.2 Identify safety signs used by construction industry AC1.3 Identify fire extinguishers used in different situations AC1.4 Describe role of the Health and Safety Executive AC3.1 Apply techniques in completion of construction tasks AC3.2 Apply health and safety practices in completion of construction tasks Responsibilities Of employees Of employers  Legislation  Health and Safety at Work Act 1974  Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)  Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)  Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)  Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992  Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPER)  Working at Heights Regulations 2005  Asbestos Safety signs  Meanings of colour Know health and safety legal requirements for working in the construction industry

Construction - Year 10

AC3.3 Evaluate quality of construction tasks coding  Meanings of sign shapes  Meanings of signs  Naked flames prohibited  Pedestrians prohibited  Head protection must be worn  Foot protection must be worn  Risk of fire  Risk of danger  First aid Fire extinguishers  Water  Foam  CO  Dry powder  Vaporising liquids  Wet chemical  Fire blanket Role  When in breach of legislation  Providing support and advice Learners should be taught skills related to a minimum of three of the following techniques. The content provides examples of skills for Be able to use construction processes in completion of construction tasks

These techniques should be taught in relation to the techniques selected from above  Removal and safe disposal of materials  Awareness and application of Health and Safety practices Health and Safety  Cleanliness and safety of work area  Safe working practices  Use of correct PPE Evaluate  Self-evaluation  Against specified tolerances  Against success criteria Autumn 2 10 B AC1.1 Summarise responsibilities of health and safety legislation AC1.2 Identify safety signs used by construction industry Responsibilities Of employees Of employers  Legislation  Health and Safety at Work Act 1974  Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 Know health and safety legal requirements for working in the construction industry

AC1.3 Identify fire extinguishers used in different situations AC1.4 Describe role of the Health and Safety Executive AC3.1 Apply techniques in completion of construction tasks AC3.2 Apply health and safety practices in completion of construction tasks AC3.3 Evaluate quality of construction tasks

(RIDDOR)

 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)  Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)  Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992  Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPER)  Working at Heights Regulations 2005  Asbestos Safety signs  Meanings of colour coding  Meanings of sign shapes  Meanings of signs  Naked flames prohibited  Pedestrians prohibited  Head protection must be worn  Foot protection must be worn  Risk of fire  Risk of danger

than a metre, stretcher bond  Plaster e.g. apply plasterboard, skim  Decorate e.g. emulsion a surface, gloss a panel door, paper an internal corner or around a switch  Tiling e.g. floor and wall, patch repair  Electrical e.g. lighting, add a new socket  Plumbing e.g. waste and taps to a sink  Heritage skills e.g. dry stone wall, roofing (change material or patch)  These techniques should be taught in relation to the techniques selected from above  Removal and safe disposal of materials  Awareness and application of Health and Safety practices Health and Safety  Cleanliness and safety of work area

 Safe working practices  Use of correct PPE Evaluate  Self-evaluation  Against specified tolerances  Against success criteria Spring 1 10 A AC2.1 Identify hazards to health and safety in different situations AC2.2 Describe potential effects of hazards in different situations AC2.3 Explain the risk of harm in two different situations AC3.1 Explain existing health and safety control measures in different situations AC3.2 Recommend health and safety control measures in different situations Situations  On-site – substructure, superstructure  Off-site – workshop, office, travelling between sites Effects  Physical  Psychological  Financial  Environmental Who is affected  Self  Others working in the area  Employer  Local community  Environment  Users Risk Understand risks to health and safety in different situations

attach a skirting-board, create a timber stud wall  Brick e.g. use wall connectors, cut bricks, create wall no higher than a metre, stretcher bond  Plaster e.g. apply plasterboard, skim  Decorate e.g. emulsion a surface, gloss a panel door, paper an internal corner or around a switch  Tiling e.g. floor and wall, patch repair  Electrical e.g. lighting, add a new socket  Plumbing e.g. waste and taps to a sink  Heritage skills e.g. dry stone wall, roofing (change material or patch)  These techniques should be taught in relation to the techniques selected from above  Removal and safe disposal of materials

 Awareness and application of Health and Safety practices Health and Safety  Cleanliness and safety of work area  Safe working practices  Use of correct PPE Evaluate  Self-evaluation  Against specified tolerances  Against success criteria Spring 2 10 B AC4.1 Identify risks to security in construction in different situations AC4.2 Describe measures used in construction to minimise risk to security AC1.1 Interpret technical sources of information AC1.2 Plan sequence of work to meet requirements of Security  Of tools and equipment  Personal belongings  Sensitive information Measures  Used by employees  Used by employers Interpret  Symbols  Conventions  Terminology Sources of information  Specifications Know how risks to security are minimised in construction Be able to interpret technical information

 Ratio  Costs Summer 10 A AC1.1 Describe activities of those involved in construction projects AC1.2 Describe responsibilities of those involved in construction projects AC1.3 Describe outputs of those involved in realising construction projects AC2.1 Describe processes used in built environment development projects AC2.2 Calculate resources to meet requirements for built environment development projects AC2.3 Assess potential effect of factors on project success AC2.4 Interpret sources of Those involved  Client’s team (client, architect, engineer, quantity surveyor, project manager, designer)  Contractor’s team (builder/site engineer, site supervisor, safety officer, tradespersons, specialist sub- contractors)  Statutory personnel (building inspector, town planner, public health inspector)  General (administrator, finance officer, public liaison officer, purchasing/procureme nt officer, catering, security) Construction projects  Refurbishments  Extensions Processes Know job roles involved in realising construction and built environment projects Understand how built environment development projects are realised

information  Planning (design, project planning, procurement)  Construction (secure site, site clearance, substructure, super- structure)  Handover to client (commissioning, handover)  Maintenance Calculate  Area  Volume  Percentages  Scaling  Best value  Tolerances  VAT  Tender price Resources  Plant  Labour  Materials Factors  Internal e.g. lack of qualified and certified key personnel, sourcing of finance, security

Summer 2 10 B AC2.1 Describe processes used in built environment development projects AC2.2 Calculate resources to meet requirements for built environment development project AC2.3 Assess potential effect of factors on project success AC2.4 Interpret sources of information Processes  Planning (design, project planning, procurement)  Construction (secure site, site clearance, substructure, super- structure)  Handover to client (commissioning, handover)  Maintenance Calculate  Area  Volume  Percentages  Scaling  Best value  Tolerances  VAT  Tender price Resources  Plant  Labour  Materials Factors Understand how built environment development projects are realised

 Internal e.g. lack of qualified and certified key personnel, sourcing of finance, security  External e.g. penalty clauses, weather conditions Sources of information  Drawings  Catalogues  Spreadsheets  Suppliers material lists  Specifications