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  • Core Trade Competencies
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  • Sector Overview
  • Routes to Competence
  • Functional Map
  • Core Construction Competencies
    • Conform to general health, safety and welfare (CC001)
    • Conform to productive working practices (CC002)
    • Move, handle and store resources (CC003)
    • Confirm work activities and resources for the work (CC004)
    • Develop and maintain good working relationships (CC005)
    • Confirm the occupational method of work (CC006)
    • Coordinate and organise work operations (CC007)
  • Core Trade Competencies
    • Interpret Information
    • Safe work practices
    • Selection of resources
    • Minimise the risk of damage
    • Allocated Time
  • Trade Specific Competencies
    • Assess and prepare subfloor surfaces for floorcoverings (FC001)
    • Prepare and fit underlays for floorcoverings (FC002)
    • Set out for laying floorcoverings (FC003)
    • Prepare surfaces to receive floorcoverings (FC004)
    • Assess and evaluate conditions for floorcoverings (FC005)
    • Install textile floorcoverings (FC006)
    • Install resilient floorcoverings (FC007)
    • Join and repair textile floorcoverings (FC008)
    • Install timber-based floorcoverings (FC009)
    • Set out floor areas for specified design floorcovering installations (FC010)
    • Install specified design resilient or textile floorcoverings (FC011)
    • Install specified design wood and timber-based floorcoverings (FC012)
  • Experience
  • Behaviours
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Floorcovering

Minimise the risk of damage

You must be able to:

  • Comply with organisational procedures to minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area by:

    • protecting the work and its surrounding area from damage

    • maintaining a safe, clear and tidy work area

    • disposing of waste in accordance with current legislation

Next: Knowledge

You must know and understand:

  • How to protect the work and its surrounding area from damage, and the purpose of protection from general workplace activities, other occupations and adverse weather conditions

  • How to minimise the damage to existing building fabric

  • Why it is important to maintain a safe, clear and tidy work area

  • Why and how the disposal of waste must be carried out safely in accordance with the following:

    • environmental responsibilities

    • organisational procedures

    • manufacturers information

    • statutory regulations

    • official guidance

Next: Allocated Time