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- 1What are the 5 regulatory and legislative areas that may impact on projectsHealth & safety
Contract
Employment
Environment
Freedom of information - 2How should health & safety be managed on a project.Through the health, safety & environmental management plan.
- 3What should the health, safety & environmental management plan include?Project scope
Roles & responsibilities
External standards for adoption
Reporting mechanisms
Specific procedures
Training record keeping - 4What other steps should the PM take to ensure project health & safety is properly maintained?Risk assessment
Team training
Disclosure
Regular reviews
Monitor stress - 5How are risk assessments incorporated into a project?Must allow provision and funding for risk assessment and ensure they are completed, recorded and resulting actions completed.
- 6What role does team training play?Must comply with HSE regulations.
- 7Why is disclosure important?Generate open and honest safety culture.
Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurences Regulations (RIDDOR) requires near-misses to be reported. - 8Why are regular reviews important?Continual assessment and restating of issues and procedures ensures familiarity so complacency doesn't lead to accidents.
- 9Explain why stress levels must be considered?Can be an HSE issue. Working hours, work allocation and work/life balance must be considered.
- 10Why can safety equipment be important?Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be provided where it is required.
- 11Why must environmental issues be considered?Must conform to any relevant legislation relating to the environment.
- 12What is a contract?An agreement between two parties, for example a buyer and a seller.
- 13For a contract to be enforceable in English law, what aspects need to be considered?Who
What
Quality
Payment
Termination
Ownership
Risk
Disputes - 14What is important about the parties making the contract?Who are they - relevant company names.
Are they legally entitled to agree? - 15What should the contract include?Description of the works and services.
Timings, costs, milestones.
Providers responsibilities regarding design, approvals, subcontracting and assignment. - 16What aspects of quality need to be included?What standards will be followed?
How will standards be assessed?
Where will project quality assurance and control be exercised? - 17Describe what information is needed about payment.Payment & when it's due.
Will there be damages for late payment?
Will there be incentives for early payment? - 18What aspects of contract termination need to be included?Liquidated damages
Penalty clauses
Consequential loss - 19What ownership issues need to be outlined?Ownership of intellectual property rights (IPR) and copyright during and after the contract.
- 20Describe what information about risk should be included in a contract?Who owns the responsibility for dealing with risk and can this be assigned to others?
- 21Explain what aspects of dispute management should be covered in a contract.Will disputes and arbitration be carried out under UK Law?
How will disputes and arbitration be dealt with in multinational agreements? - 22List the 5 areas of employment law that may be applicable to projects.Whistle-blowing
Absence
Working Time Regulations
Discrimination
Data protection - 23What legislation covers whistle-blowing?Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 protects staff who need to report illegal or irregular activities.
- 24Why is it important to consider the reasons for absence from work?Absence from work may indicate other issues such as stress.
- 25How can the working time regulations 1998 impact project planning?It sets out working hours, breaks and holidays, these must be taken into account when setting targets.
- 26What does discrimination legislation cover?It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender, race, age or disability.
- 27What legislation covers the storage and retention of data and what project document outlines how data should be dealt with?The Data Protection Act 1998 lays down the rights of the individual with regards to the storage and retention of information, this must be followed on all projects.
Information Management Plan sets out how data should be dealt with. - 28How is the environmental impact of a project understood?Through an environmental impact assessment.
This assesses the wider range of environmental aspects that a project may affect or be affected by. - 29What is a waste hierarchy?Ranks waste management options according to what is best for the environment.
- 30What are the 5 levels in the waste hierarchy and what do they aim to achieve?1. Prevention - use less material
2. Re-use - use parts in similar application after refurbishment.
3. Recycle - for use in a new product
4. Recovery - use product to extract energy instead of using fresh supplies.
5. Dispose - this is the last resort. - 31What is ISO 14001:2004?Companies can be certified under this environmental management system.
- 32What is the Freedom of Information Act 2000?Public authorities must provide access to the public about the information it holds.
Government departments, local authorities, the NHS, state schools and police forces are covered by the Act.
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- 3.8 explain the importance of relevant legislation applicable to projects (such as health and safety, environmental, employment, contract, data protection, freedom of information)
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- Althea Green
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