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Knowledge
K1: Health and safety legislation, requirements and procedures including: Working at Height Regulations, LOLER, COSHH.PAT testing, asbestos awareness, Health and Safety at Work Act, The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Measuring Instruments Regulations, Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations, Construction Design Management, relevant current BS/EN standards, manual handling, lone working procedure and precautions.
K2: Maintenance of tools and equipment including: PPE, harness and roped access, first aid kit, inspection techniques, recalibration regimes, inspection records and additional checks in poor weather.
K3: The principles of working at height and the different types of height safety (roped access techniques, horizontal and vertical track systems) and access equipment (MEWP, tower scaffold, ladder) including techniques and the limitations of each, permits to work, licencing and storage requirements.
K4: The range of structural fixings typically used in fall protection (masonry fixings mechanical & chemical, concrete fixings mechanical & chemical, roof sheet fixings, rivet and toggle, steelwork fixings, bolts/ clamps and hollow fix, tension in fixings – required torque, use of sprung washers and locking nuts). The limitations and application of these fixings, bimetallic corrosion, installation techniques, how to deal with varying site conditions, functional tests for installed equipment and completion of mandatory records.
K5: Engineering principles including: setting out and surveying, forces, mass, weights units of measure and the principle of lever arms, principles of loads absorption, physiology of arresting a fall, identification of building materials including accurate identification of masonry construction, identification of building structure, bimetallic corrosion. Materials sciences including an understanding of why specifications are important and a basic understanding of the characteristics of failure.
K6: Strutural fixings and installation techniques including: interpreting drawings, setting out, the range of fall protection systems and components, how to deal with varying site conditions, functional tests for installed equipment and completion of mandatory records. System and component identification consequences of utilisng wrong, mismatching or untested.
K7: The safe use and limitations of access equipment.
K8: Principles of loads absorption, physiology of arresting a fall, harness fatigue & fall clearance differing, consequences of differing product applications.
K9: Legal liabilities, following manufacturer's specifications and installation instruction. The importance of record keeping.
K10: Digital technologies for the transfer and recording of information, BIM, QA systems.
K11: The range of working environments including construction, industry, retail, residential, energy and infrastructure; the characteristics and hazards associated with each. Working at height, on the ground and in confined spaces, what constitutes a confined space, the training permits required to enter one and when to apply the principles of working at height.
Skills
S1: Undertake standard tool and equipment checks: Identify and inspect the equipment in accordance with the relevant regulations, report any irregularity, understand PAT testing and recalibration equipment’s, inspection of PPE, inspection of harnesses and roped access equipment, inspection of hand and electrical tools, ladder inspection, vehicle inspection – and adverse weather precautions, first aid kit inspection. Keep accurate records.
S2: Install and set up fall protection systems (structural fix, top fix cable system and handrail), ensure the correct materials and equipment to carry out the installation is present in strict accordance with the design, specification and product instructions.
S3: Use access and work at height equipment in accordance with training and employer’s/manufacturer’s instructions and relevant regulations: MEWP, safety ladders, horizontal and vertical systems.
S4: Interpret design specifications: accurately read engineering drawings, details, specifications, quantities; verify that goods on site match the design, verify that the conditions, materials and structure on site match the design, identyfing omissions.
S5: Use digital information systems to communicate and record information in accordance with QA systems and specific client requirements.
S6: Understand work methods and plan ahead to anticipate potential issues.
S7: Measure quantities and stocktake, demonstrating accuracy in on site conditions.
S8: Effective communication and team work, be alert and able to alert others to differing site conditions or potential hazards. Escalate issues appropriately.
S9: Safe access: Safely select, and utilize the correct equipment for the task and onsite conditions (S5)
S10: Carry out dynamic risk assessments.
Behaviour
B1: Promote a positive health, safety & environmental culture through situational awareness and personal example.B2: Apply rigor and attention to detail in all tasks.B3: Take responsibility for own judgments, actions and standards of work, be aware of the limits of their own competence, take initiative for ensuring their own competence is maintained and updated.B4: Determined to succeed, consistently achieve personal and organisational targets, act to resolve day to day issues, receptive to new ideas and respond well to day-to day challenges.B5: Willing to learn and continually develop, keeping up-to-date with current legislative and industry regulations and guidelines.
Duty 1
DUTY: Maintain accurate records and inspect tools and equipment. Know all required tools and equipment be competent in utilization.
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioral interview
K1
K2
S1
B1
B2
B3
B5
Duty 2
DUTY: Work safely & cooperate with others in a variety of site conditions
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioral interview
K1
K2
K11
S8
S9
S10
B1
B2
B3
B5
Duty 3
DUTY: Work safely at height in a variety of environments
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioural interview
K1
K3
K7
K11
S1
S3
S8
S9
S10
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Duty 4
DUTY: Safely operate different types of access portable or temporary equipment
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioural interview
K1
K3
K7
K10
K11
S3
S6
S8
S9
S10
B1
B2
B3
B5
Duty 5
DUTY: Install structural fixings and compete required commissioning regimes.
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioural interview
K1
K3
K5
K6
K7
K9
S1
S2
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S10
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Duty 6
DUTY: Read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications & quantities
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioural interview
K4
K5
K6
K7
K9
K11
S2
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Duty 7
DUTY: Accurately identify building materials, structure and construction techniques
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioural interview
K4
K5
K6
K8
K9
K10
S4
S5
S7
S8
S9
S10
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Duty 8
DUTY: Verify the work method specified, the design, health & safety procedures, and materials and equipment match the anticipated site conditions
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioural interview
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K7
K11
S1
S3
S4
S5
S6
S8
S9
S10
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Duty 9
DUTY: Follow manufacturer’s instructions to correctly assemble systems from component parts
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioural interview
K2
K6
K8
K9
S2
S4
S6
S8
B1
B2
B3
B5
Duty 10
DUTY: accurately set out fall protection provisions.
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioural interview
K5
K6
K8
K10
S2
S4
S6
S7
S8
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Duty 11
DUTY: Identify and inspect Fall protection equipment for own use and commissioning purposes
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioural interview
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
S1
S3
S7
S8
S9
B1
B2
B3
B5
Duty 12
DUTY: Install and commission fall protection equipment - in the field working independantly
CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE: Employer on going KPI’s: Spot checks, regularity of paperwork, supervisor reports, quality of work, audit To complete apprentice: Passing all training to satisfactory standard, mentor reports, on site observation, portfolio demonstrating range of work responsibility undertaken, on line examination, behavioural interview
