SSSTS Supervisory Responsibilities under CDM 2015 4

Question 1

What action must a site supervisor take when workers report a health and safety concern?

Accepted Answer

Take the concern seriously, investigate it and take appropriate action or escalate if beyond their authority

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Tell the worker to raise it at the next toolbox talk

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Log it in the site diary and review it in a week

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Dismiss the concern if no accident has yet occurred

Question 2

Under CDM 2015, what does the Principal Contractor's duty to 'coordinate' health and safety mean in practice?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring the activities of different contractors on site do not conflict and create hazards for each other

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Only monitoring one contractor at a time

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Completing the health and safety file

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Replacing the Principal Designer's role during construction

Question 3

What is a supervisor's responsibility when a method statement needs to be changed because site conditions have altered?

Accepted Answer

Notify management, stop the work if necessary and ensure a revised method statement is agreed before work resumes

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Continue work using the original method statement

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Issue a verbal instruction to workers to adapt to conditions

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Note the change and update the method statement at the end of the day

Question 4

What is the supervisor's duty when new hazards are identified during the construction phase that were not in the original Construction Phase Plan?

Accepted Answer

Report the new hazard to the Principal Contractor so the CPP can be updated

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Continue work as the CPP cannot be changed

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Inform only the workers directly affected

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Wait until the weekly safety meeting to raise the issue

Question 5

What does 'stop and report' mean in the context of site supervisory practice?

Accepted Answer

Stopping work when a worker is uncertain about safe procedures and reporting to their supervisor before continuing

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Stopping all site operations at the end of the shift

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A method for reporting accidents to the HSE

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A technique for measuring productivity against programme

Question 6

Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, what is a supervisor's personal liability for health and safety?

Accepted Answer

A supervisor can be prosecuted personally if their negligence or breach of duty contributes to an accident or unsafe conditions

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Only the company can be prosecuted — individuals are never personally liable

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Supervisors are only liable for accidents directly caused by their physical actions

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Personal liability only arises if a supervisor is also a company director