--- title: T levels - Health and Safety --- [Skip to content](https://insight.wates.co.uk/health-safety#main-content) ![t-levels-hero copy-1](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/t-levels-hero%20copy-1.png "t-levels-hero copy-1") # THE T-LEVELS HUB --- # HEALTH & SAFETY Students must understand the roles, responsibilities, enforcement, penalties for non-compliance, and required documentation for current health and safety legislation and regulations that apply to design surveying and planning for construction.    ## [TASK 1](https://insight.wates.co.uk/health-safety#task1) ## [TASK 6](https://insight.wates.co.uk/health-safety#task6) ## [TASK 2](https://insight.wates.co.uk/health-safety#task2) ## [TASK 3](https://insight.wates.co.uk/health-safety#task3) ## [TASK 4](https://insight.wates.co.uk/health-safety#task4) ## [TASK 5](https://insight.wates.co.uk/health-safety#task5) ## [SUBMIT](https://insight.wates.co.uk/health-safety#submit) # TASK 1 Desktop research. To put together a case study covering:  1. Roles & responsibilities under theHealth and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSAWA 74): - Employer - Employee - Directors  - Enforcement Agencies 2. Powers of theHealth & Safety Executive  (HSE) Inspector and penalties for non-compliance and enforcement action. 3. Review of the Wates Operating Framework (OF) and key documentation for current health and safety legislation and regulations that apply to: - Design, surveying, and planning for construction. - Choose one of the identified legislations in Sections 1.1.2 – 1.1.7 ## OUTPUT Please present this task as a PowerPoint presentation and submit using the form at the bottom of the page. Please refer to the resources provided below to help with this task. Resource Library for Task 1 - [Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/contents) - [How HSE regulates](https://www.hse.gov.uk/enforce/index.htm) - [The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2677/contents/made) - [Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/) - [The Work at Height Regulations 2005](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/735/contents/made) - [Work at height](https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-at-height/index.htm) - [The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/51/contents/made) - [The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/contents/made) - [The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2793/contents/made) - [The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3242/contents/made) - [Health and safety regulation (A short guide)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hsc13.pdf) - [Concrete on site (Health and safety)](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/T-LEVELS/Health%20%26%20Safety%20-%20Topic%201%20-%20task%201%20.pdf?hsLang=en) --- # TASK 2 Essay: The Principles of Liability. Explain the insurance costs of accidents concerning the Iceberg Model.  - Show a clear understanding of the Tort of Negligence - Summarise Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks Co (1856) - Explain "The Duty of Care" - Explain "Vicarious liability" by giving a construction example - Explain "Public Liability" giving a construction example - Employer "Employer Liability" giving a construction example - Explain “So far as reasonably practicable” ## OUTPUT Please present this task as a written piece of work in a word document (Max 2000 words) and submit using the form at the bottom of the page. Please refer to the Resources provided below to help with this task. Resource Library for Task 2 - [The Tort of Negligence](https://www.lawteacher.net/free-law-essays/tort-law/tort-of-negligence.php) - [Iceberg Theory of Safety](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iy1-e9V2bA&themeRefresh=1)   --- # TASK 3 Students must understand the implications of poor Health and Safety performance and the benefits of addressing poor Health and Safety for design, surveying and planning in construction. To put together a case study of what the implications are for non-compliance covering the following: - Critical findings from the project, site office and sub-contractors at work. (Minimum of 3 project visits). - Students to identify risks or compliance issues on sites using Wates Del-026 Visiting Manager’s Report - Explain the benefits of undertaking safety reviews, including non-compliance - Explain the possible implications of and penalties for non-compliance using construction examples - Share best practices found during on-site visits and the benefits ## OUTPUT Please present this task as a PowerPoint presentation (Max 60 minutes) and submit using the form at the bottom of the page. Please refer to the Resources provided below to help with this task. Resource Library for Task 3 - [Costing accidents - The business case](https://www.rospa.com/occupational-safety/advice/costing-accidents) - [Costs to Great Britain of workplace injuries and new cases of work-related Ill Health – 2019/20](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/cost.htm) - [Visiting Managers Report - IMS](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/T-LEVELS/Del-026%20Visiting%20Managers%20Report%20Topic%201%20Task%202.docx?hsLang=en) - [Reduce risks - cut costs](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/T-LEVELS/Reduce%20risks%20and%20cut%20costs%20in%20the%20workplace%20Topic%20-1%20Task%20-%202%20.pdf?hsLang=en) - [Enforcement Management Model (EMM) - Operational version 3.2](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/T-LEVELS/Enforcement%20Management%20Model%20(EMM)%20%20Topic%201%20-%20Task%202.pdf?hsLang=en) - [Visiting Manager’s Report (VMR) – Guidance for Wates Leadership](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/T-LEVELS/Del-515V%20VMR%20Guidance%20for%20Wates%20Leadership%20Topic%201%20-%20Task%203.docx?hsLang=en) --- # TASK 4 Risk assessment and method statement (RAMS) for construction task. - Understand HAZARD, RISK, SEVERITY & LIKELIHOOD - Understand Risk assessment and Method Statement - How to review a RAMS Challenge & Show Me - Identify a construction task and complete a set of RAMS for the activity ## OUTPUT Students are to present this as a PowerPoint presentation (Max 60 minutes) and submit using the form at the bottom of the page. Please refer to the Resources provided below to help with this task. Resource Library for Task 4 - [Reduce risks - cut costs](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/T-LEVELS/Reduce%20risks%20and%20cut%20costs%20in%20the%20workplace%20Topic%20-1%20Task%20-%202%20.pdf?hsLang=en) - [Enforcement Management Model (EMM) - Operational version 3.2](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/T-LEVELS/Enforcement%20Management%20Model%20(EMM)%20%20Topic%201%20-%20Task%202.pdf?hsLang=en) - [Visiting Manager’s Report (VMR) – Guidance for Wates Leadership](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/T-LEVELS/Del-515V%20VMR%20Guidance%20for%20Wates%20Leadership%20Topic%201%20-%20Task%203.docx?hsLang=en) --- # TASK 5 To put together a case study of understanding the need for safety-conscious behaviours used in construction. Show a clear understanding of the following: 1) Theories of Construction Accident Causation Models (2 Examples) - Heinrich's Domino Theory - James Reason's Swiss Cheese model 2) Identify the top 3 construction industry accident areas and compare them with Wates incidents. 3) Identify and explain Wates’ internal approach to analysing accident/incident trends, near misses, and types of accidents 4) Suggestions and recommendations for Wates improvements, justified by statistical analysis ## OUTPUT Please present this task as a PowerPoint presentation (Max 60 minutes) and submit using the form at the bottom of the page. Please refer to the Resources provided below to help with this task.  Resource Library for Task 5 - [Health and safety statistics](https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/) - [Human factors: Behavioural safety approaches - an introduction](https://www.hse.gov.uk/humanfactors/topics/behaviouralintor.htm) - [Strategies to promote safe behaviour as part of a health and safety management system](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/T-LEVELS/Strategies%20to%20promote%20safe%20behaviour%20Topic%201%20Task%205.pdf?hsLang=en) - [Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hubfs/T-LEVELS/Factoring%20the%20human%20into%20safety%20Topic%201%20Task%205.pdf?hsLang=en) # TASK 6 Students are requested to upload a copy of their individual risk assessment after it has been signed off by an H&S approved manager.  ## SUBMIT YOUR WORK Please use the form below to submit all your work for this module. --- [GO BACK TO THE T LEVELS HUB](https://insight.wates.co.uk/t-levels?hsLang=en) [![wates-white-logo](https://insight.wates.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/wates-white-logo.png?width=150&height=62&name=wates-white-logo.png "wates-white-logo")](http://wates.co.uk) Wates House Station Approach, Leatherhead Surrey KT22 7SW 01372 861000​ [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wates/) [instagram icon](https://www.instagram.com/watesgroup/) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/WatesGroup) [facebook-f icon](https://www.facebook.com/WatesGroupUK/) ## CREATING TOMORROW TOGETHER Copyright © 2026, Wates