Installing and maintaining work area protection
We have doubled the grant rates for short course tiers 1 – 3. To address rising costs, you can now receive higher rates on course achievements from 1st April 2023
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Grant Tier |
Achievement date before 1 April 2023 |
Achievement date on or after 1 April 2023 |
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Grant Tier 1 Grant Tier 1 Refresher |
£30 £15 |
£60 £30 |
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Grant Tier 2 Grant Tier 2 Refresher |
£70 £35 |
£140 £70 |
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Grant Tier 3 Grant Tier 3 Refresher |
£120 £60 |
£240 £120 |
Overview
Duration
Minimum 2 days of 6 learning hours per day
Purpose/scope
The purpose of training delivered against this standard is to provide candidates with the practical skills and knowledge to be able to safely and effectively install and maintain work area protection. It is aimed at people working in the Waterproofing sector.
Scope:
- interpretation of information
- meeting contract specification
- safe working practises
- selection of resources
- minimising risk
- health and safety control equipment.
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):
- operative and craft
- supervision
- management and leadership.
Candidate pre-requisites
There are no candidate pre-requisites as part of this standard. However a basic knowledge of waterproofing terminology, tools and techniques would be beneficial
Instruction/ supervision
As a minimum, course instructors must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:
- a minimum of five years proven history spent working within the Structural Waterproofing Sector or able to provide evidence of recognised up skilling (e.g. Train the Trainer)
- proven competence in the design and delivery of training courses in structural waterproofing related construction topics and good presentational skills
- ideally hold the PCA Certificated Surveyor in Structural Waterproofing (CSSW) qualification.
Delivery
Delivery may be in an on or off the job environment.
All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for candidates to achieve learning outcomes, and must comply with relevant legislation.
The class size and candidate/instructor ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable candidates to achieve the learning outcomes:
- practical elements – 1: 4 (workshop)
- practical elements – 1: 2 (on site)
- classroom elements – 1: 8 .
The following delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard:
- classroom
- e-learning
- a blend of classroom and e-learning.
This standard is considered to contain 51% or more practical training.
This standard is considered to be set at a basic/entry level.
Assessment
For the successful completion of training, candidates must complete a multiple-choice question and answer assessment.
Quality assurance
Quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard.
CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the training standard.
Approved training organisations (ATOs) will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk-based analysis. They will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team.
Renewal
There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refreshment requirements for this standard.
Approval date
May 2020
Review cycle
On request or within 3 years from approval date
Learning outcomes
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The candidate will be able to: |
Additional guidance to support learning outcome |
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Interpret drawings and plans |
recognise the requirements for the protection measures understand and extract relevant information from drawings and plans. |
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Interpret risk assessments and method statements |
understand and extract relevant information from risk assessments, method statements, specifications, schedules, site inspections and manufacturers' information. learn how to comply with information and instructions derived from risk assessments and method statements.
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Calculate resources, to include:
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methods of calculating quantity, length, area and wastage associated with the method and procedure to establish work area protection |
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Correctly position equipment |
to include:
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Install temporary site protection and safety arrangements |
to include:
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Maintain temporary site protection and safety arrangements |
to include:
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Determine appropriate personal protection measures |
to include:
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| Demonstrate ability to use health and safety control equipment and access equipment safely to carry out the activity in accordance with current legislation |
understanding of safe and healthy working practices when establishing work area protection and safety |
| Describe the organisational security procedures for tools, equipment and personal belongings in relation to site, workplace, company and operative |
how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when establishing work area protection and safety |
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Demonstrate completion of the work within the allocated time |
how to complete the work within the allocated time when establishing work area protection and safety |
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Describe their responsibilities regarding potential accidents and health hazards, whilst working:
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knowledge of how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when establishing work area protection and safety |
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