CITB Managers Welfare Facilities and Environmental Legislation 2

Question 1

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 introduced the concept of 'duty of care' for waste. In practical terms on a construction site, this means:

Accepted Answer

Every organisation that handles waste — producers, carriers, and disposers — has a legal duty to ensure it is handled, stored, transported, and disposed of safely and lawfully, with documented waste transfer notes

Answer

The waste duty of care applies to all persons who produce, import, keep, treat, or dispose of controlled waste. Each party in the chain must ensure the waste is handed only to an authorised person, with a signed waste transfer note. The duty applies from production to final disposal.

Question 2

Which organisation must be notified in England before commencing work that may affect a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)?

Accepted Answer

Natural England, which must give its consent for operations likely to damage the features for which the SSSI is notified

Answer

Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000), Natural England must be notified and must give consent before any operation likely to damage the special interest of a SSSI.

Question 3

What is the maximum fine for polluting a controlled water in England under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016?

Accepted Answer

Unlimited — offences can result in unlimited fines and/or imprisonment

Answer

Offences under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 and the Water Resources Act 1991 (for water pollution) carry unlimited fines and up to 12 months' imprisonment on summary conviction, or unlimited fines and up to 5 years' imprisonment on indictment.

Question 4

Which welfare facility must be provided for female construction workers?

Accepted Answer

Separate toilet and washing facilities from male workers, or facilities that can be secured from inside if shared, and facilities for storing clothing and nursing if appropriate

Answer

Female workers must have access to separate toilet and washing facilities, or to shared facilities that can be locked from inside. Changing facilities must also be separate or arranged to provide privacy. These are requirements under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.

Question 5

The Control of Pollution Act 1974 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990 both address noise as a form of pollution. Local authorities can serve which type of notice on construction sites?

Accepted Answer

A Section 60 Notice under the Control of Pollution Act 1974, which imposes requirements relating to working hours, plant to be used, and noise limits

Answer

Section 60 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 allows local authorities to serve a notice on construction sites specifying requirements such as restricted hours, permitted noise levels, and the plant or methods to be used, to control construction noise affecting local residents.

CITB HS&E Managers Practice Test

CITB HS&E Managers Practice Test

CITB Managers Welfare Facilities and Environmental Legislation 2