MGRADES EXAMS
RICS APC - Health & Safety UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the structure of - RICS Professional Standard: Surveying safely - Health and safety
Principles for property professionals, 2nd edition, 2018 (effective Feb 2019) (8) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Personal responsibilities for RICs members and firms
2. Assessing hazards and risks
3. Workplace H&S
4. Occupational hygiene and health
5. Visiting premises and sites
6. Fire safety
7. Residential property surveying
8. Procurements and management of contractors
What key areas must firms ensure they provide according to Surveying safely Professional
Standard? - CORRECT ANSWER - o A safe working environment
o Safe work environment
o Safe systems of work
o Competent staff
o 'safe person'
o Individuals should accept responsibility for their own actions and have tools to do their job
safely.
o Requires up-to date personal and corporate responsibilities for professionals
- Inc. relevant law, employer's liability insurance and public liability
o Legal considerations and duties
- For employers and employees to include advice on asbestos.
o Advice on health, well-being and mental health
o Hot to address fire safety
, MGRADES EXAMS
o An audit template is provided to assist members
what does the term a "safe person" refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER - an individual assumes
individual behavioural responsibility for their own colleagues and others health and safety while
at work.
what are the key aspects of the Health and saftey at work 1974 legislation? - CORRECT
ANSWER - - Every employer has duty to ensure (so far as reasonably possible) the health ,
safety and welfare at work for all employees
- Policed by HSE as a criminal offence (with fines and/or imprisonment
- must report injuries and dangerous occurrences (1995 regs)
- must undertake, record and regularly review a risk assessment (1999 regs)
- hazard refers to anything that has potential to cause harm
- probability/likelihood someone will be harmed is called a risk
- Detailed H&S info to be held on site (O&M manual)
What are the PPE at Work Regulations (2022) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Extends employer's
duty to provide appropriate PPE for employees (even those in causal employment)
- includes cleaning, security and construction workers.
What requirements are there for a firm to provide risk assessments - CORRECT ANSWER --
Legal requirement if have 5+ employees to cary out documented health and safety risk
assessment on all significant hazards
What 6 things should be outlined in a risk assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Identify
hazards present
2. Identify people at risk
3. evaluate the risk (likelihood of severity of any accidents. Existing precautions in place should
be identified and evaluated)
4. Record findings
5. Review the risk assessment regularly
RICS APC - Health & Safety UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the structure of - RICS Professional Standard: Surveying safely - Health and safety
Principles for property professionals, 2nd edition, 2018 (effective Feb 2019) (8) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Personal responsibilities for RICs members and firms
2. Assessing hazards and risks
3. Workplace H&S
4. Occupational hygiene and health
5. Visiting premises and sites
6. Fire safety
7. Residential property surveying
8. Procurements and management of contractors
What key areas must firms ensure they provide according to Surveying safely Professional
Standard? - CORRECT ANSWER - o A safe working environment
o Safe work environment
o Safe systems of work
o Competent staff
o 'safe person'
o Individuals should accept responsibility for their own actions and have tools to do their job
safely.
o Requires up-to date personal and corporate responsibilities for professionals
- Inc. relevant law, employer's liability insurance and public liability
o Legal considerations and duties
- For employers and employees to include advice on asbestos.
o Advice on health, well-being and mental health
o Hot to address fire safety
, MGRADES EXAMS
o An audit template is provided to assist members
what does the term a "safe person" refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER - an individual assumes
individual behavioural responsibility for their own colleagues and others health and safety while
at work.
what are the key aspects of the Health and saftey at work 1974 legislation? - CORRECT
ANSWER - - Every employer has duty to ensure (so far as reasonably possible) the health ,
safety and welfare at work for all employees
- Policed by HSE as a criminal offence (with fines and/or imprisonment
- must report injuries and dangerous occurrences (1995 regs)
- must undertake, record and regularly review a risk assessment (1999 regs)
- hazard refers to anything that has potential to cause harm
- probability/likelihood someone will be harmed is called a risk
- Detailed H&S info to be held on site (O&M manual)
What are the PPE at Work Regulations (2022) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Extends employer's
duty to provide appropriate PPE for employees (even those in causal employment)
- includes cleaning, security and construction workers.
What requirements are there for a firm to provide risk assessments - CORRECT ANSWER --
Legal requirement if have 5+ employees to cary out documented health and safety risk
assessment on all significant hazards
What 6 things should be outlined in a risk assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Identify
hazards present
2. Identify people at risk
3. evaluate the risk (likelihood of severity of any accidents. Existing precautions in place should
be identified and evaluated)
4. Record findings
5. Review the risk assessment regularly
