Apply health and safety and environmental legislation in the building services engineering sector
Overview
This standard is about establishing and maintaining working practices, policy and procedures across a specified range of building services engineering sector activities that give consideration to health and safety, the natural environment and the working environment. This include identifying hazards and risks, applying current and relevant policy, procedures and working practices to protect yourself and others.
The person undertaking this work must possess the skills and knowledge to be able to use building services engineering sector equipment, components, materials and substances effectively, efficiently and in accordance with the specification, giving consideration to the natural environment and the working environment.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
1. apply industry standards, legislation and regulations relating to health and safety in the workplace at all times
2. produce a Risk Assessment and Method Statement
3. communicate with relevant others in accordance with the organisational policy and procedures
4. implement organisational policy and procedures, supplier and manufacturer instructions relevant to the safe use, maintenance, handling, transport and storage of:
· tools, plant and access equipment
· equipment and components
· materials and substances
5. report to relevant others in accordance with organisational policy and procedures:
· hazards and risks
· hazardous behaviours of others
· harmful materials and substances
6. comply with organisational policy and procedures in the event of:
· injuries to self and/or others
· emergencies
· evacuation procedures
7. implement organisational policy and procedures for the safe transport and/or disposal of waste material, substances and liquids in accordance with supplier and manufacturer instructions, relevant legislation
8. complete and record all relevant documentation in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
1. the scope and limitations of your own competence, responsibilities and accountability as it applies to your job role
2. the duty to report any acts or omissions that could be unsafe/detrimental to you or others
3. the industry standards, legislation and regulations relating to health and safety
4. your responsibilities in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
5. the health and safety advantages and limitations of different working practices
6. how to recognise materials and substances that can potentially be harmful
7. the documentation associated with the organisational policy and procedures
8. the organisational policy and procedures and relevant legislation for dealing with the presence of harmful materials and substances
9. what constitutes a hazard or risk
10. the tools and techniques to produce a Risk Assessment and Method Statement
11. where and how to locate relevant health and safety information required to complete the activity in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
12. the different methods for handling of hazardous materials and substances in accordance with organisational policy and procedures and relevant legislation
13. the organisational policy and procedures, supplier and manufacturer instructions for safe use, maintenance, handling, transport and storage of:
· tools, plant and access equipment
· equipment and components
· materials and substances
14. the warning signs for hazardous materials and substances
15. the methods for the safe transport and/or disposal of waste material, substances and liquids in accordance with:
· organisational policy and procedures
· supplier and manufacturer instructions
16. the organisational procedures relevant to reporting issues relating to:
· relevant legislation
· relevant health and safety requirements
· organisational policy and procedures in relation to mental health and wellbeing
· different types of harmful substances and material
· action to take when there are emergencies on site
17. how to complete and record all relevant documentation
Scope/range
Working environments (internal and/or external)
· Residential
· Commercial
· Industrial
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Emergencies
· fire
· flood
· explosion
· toxic atmosphere
· electric shock
· injury to person(s)
Organisation procedures
· information management (including Technical Specifications and Data Sheets)
· method statement
· project management
· risk assessment
· risk management
· implementing and monitoring health and safety requirements and issues
· implementing and monitoring issues relating to the natural environment
· customer services
· accident reporting
· emergencies
· communication with relevant others
Relevant others
· customers/clients
· client representatives
· supervisors
· site/contract manager
· other contractors/trades
· members of the public
· work colleagues
Site
· new build construction – building or structure
· existing building or structure
Potential hazards and risks
· disposal of substances and materials
· installation and/or maintenance methods and techniques
· lifting and handling (manual and mechanically assisted)
· presence of vehicle thoroughfares
· storage of liquids, substances and materials
· use of appliances, tools and equipment
· use of access equipment
· use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
· working in a potentially hazardous atmosphere (e.g. presence of asbestos, dust, fumes or vapour)
· working at height
· working in confined spaces