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Cold weather concreting

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 1^st April 2023

Grant Tier

Achievement date before 1 April 2023

Achievement date on or after 1 April 2023

Grant Tier 1

Grant Tier 1 Refresher

£30

£15

£60

£30

Grant Tier 2

Grant Tier 2 Refresher

£70

£35

£140

£70

Grant Tier 3

Grant Tier 3 Refresher

£120

£60

£240

£120

Last updated: 9 May 2022
Grant rate/tier: £60 (Tier 1)
Grant code: GET2038

Overview

This training standard is designed for candidates who are involved in the concreting operations. The focus is on realistic design and site preventative measures for concreting in cold weather, covering both short and long term damage mechanisms.

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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:

mechanisms and consequences of damage
- early age frost
- long term freeze-thaw
preparation for concrete supply
- concrete specification
- strength development
- design and detail
practicalities on site
- delivery
- placement method
- element shape and size
- formwork and insulation
- environment and temperature
post placement requirements
- insulation covers, heating and temperature
strength assessment and striking times.

Occupational relevance

Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):

supervision
management and leadership

Candidate pre-requisites

There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard, however a basic knowledge of concrete terminology and techniques would be beneficial.

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 theoretical learning.

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

Learning outcomes
The candidate will be able to:	Additional guidance to support learning outcome
Describe the consequences of cold weather	Early age and long term damage/deterioration
Explain specification requirements	BS 8500, exposure classes and mix design criteria
Describe placing and protection needs	Concrete society on-site series 1 to 12
Explain strength development	Striking times
Describe damage mechanisms	CIRIA C559

Additional information about this standard

Health & Safety Executive (HSE)guides:

Legislation

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/:

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.