Supervision of concrete pumping operations
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
Standard details
CITB has developed this standard in discussion with industry
Duration
1 day of 6 learning hours
Purpose/Scope
The purpose of this standard is to provide the delegate with the knowledge to support the following:
Scope:
- health & safety and environmental legislation specifically relevant to:
- concrete equipment
- pumping operations
- management of waste concrete and washout waste
- types and capabilities of pumping equipment
- planning pumping operations
- site set up
- supervision and control
- completion activities
- managing risks and hazards, implementing incident response
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):
- supervision
Delegates pre-requisites
Delegates must have successfully completed a Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) course or equivalent within the last 5 years and know concrete, plant and be experienced in placement and finishing processes. They should also have a general understanding of temporary works.
Instruction/Supervision
As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:
- an award in education and training (or equivalent, as per requirements for approved training organisations)
- successfully completed training to this standard
- at least 2 years relevant industrial experience
- a verifiable CV
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 delegates to achieve learning outcomes and must comply with relevant legislation.
The class size and delegate/trainer ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable delegates to achieve the learning outcomes.
The following delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard:
- classroom
This standard is considered to contain 51% or more practical training.
This standard is considered to be set at an intermediate level.
Assessment
Methods of assessment considered appropriate for training delivered against this standard are:
For the successful completion of training, delegates must complete an end of course practical assessment or knowledge test that measures all learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.
Where this training is assessed using multiple-choice questions, a minimum of 10 questions must be asked and delegates are required to achieve an overall pass mark of at least 80%.
Quality assurance
Assured
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/refresher
There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refresher requirements for this standard.
Classification
Lifetime
(Please note standards using this classification will only be grant aided once per delegate)
Approval date
December 2021
Review cycle
On request or 3 years from approval date.
Learning outcomes
| The candidate will be able to: | Additional guidance to support learning outcome: |
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Identify the relevant health, safety and environment legislation appropriate to concrete pumping operations. |
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Describe equipment types available and situations where their use is appropriate. |
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Plan pumping operations |
Concrete operations plan to include:
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Supervise site set up requirements in preparation for pumping |
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Supervise and control pumping operations |
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Describe the activities to be undertaken on completion of pumping |
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Identify and control risks and hazards and implement incident response |
Additional information about this standard
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) guides:
- Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974
- Health and safety in construction
- Personal protective equipment a brief guide
- PPE
- PUWER
- COSHH
- RIDDOR
- LOLER
- CDM
- Manual handling
- Noise
- Hand-arm vibration
- Electrical
Legislation
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act (HSWA) 1974
- The Work at Height Regulations (WHR) 2005
- Work at Height (Amended) 2007
- Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Regulations 2002
- Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) at Work Regulations 1992
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) (1998 UK 1999 NI)
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2015
- Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 as amended 2002
- Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
- Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005.
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- Concrete identity testing
- Concrete aggregates awareness
- Concrete polishing
- Concrete strength assessment
- Concrete placing compacting and finishing
- Cold weather concreting
- Identifying blemishes defects and deteriorating concrete
- Introduction to concrete and its constituents
- Insulated concrete formwork
- Industrial concrete flooring laser screeder operator
- Post-tensioning theory and practice refresher
- Post tensioning for supervisors
- Post-tensioning theory and practice
- Reinforced concrete for engineers and supervisors
- Specifying concrete and receiving onsite
- Visual concrete perception practicalities and specifying.