Work practice and project planning for screed flooring
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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
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:
- understanding job requirements and contract information
- understanding the importance of job sheets, method statements and risk assessments
- legislation, industry guidance and best practice
- selecting resources
- handling, loading and unloading resources
- health and safety risks
- site organisation / set up
- personal protective equipment selection
- project planning.
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):
- operative and craft.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Instruction / Supervision
As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:
- minimum of 5 years relevant industrial experience with a minimum of 2 years at supervisory or management level in an organisation that carries out the installation of screed flooring systems
- 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
- a blend of classroom and e-learning
- a blend of classroom and remote.
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 every 3 years.
Buffer/grace period
3 months.
Classification
Recommended Refresher.
Approval date
May 2021.
Review cycle
On request or 3 years from approval date.
Learning outcomes
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The delegate will be able to: |
Additional guidance to support learning outcome |
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interpret guidance and information relating to planning for the installation of screed flooring materials. |
British Standards: BS 8204 parts 1, 2, 3 & 7 FeRFA guidance notes Contract information:
Product/System information:
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describe what information is required for job planning and produce a pre-work check list |
Contract information:
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select and acquire appropriate plant and equipment for the job. |
Including tools, equipment and consumables. |
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select and acquire appropriate materials. |
including:
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select appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the job. |
PPE as required:
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load vehicles in a safe manner. |
Including but not limited to:
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explain safe lifting techniques. |
Relevant legislation, approved codes of practices and official guidance e.g. Manual Handling, PUWER, LOLER. |
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identify health and safety risks associated with:
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Product/system information:
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understand and implement project planning. |
Including but not limited to:
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Additional information about this standard
Industry guidance:
- FeRFA Guide to the Specification & Application of Screeds, The Resin Flooring Association
- The Resin Flooring Association (FeRFA) website, www.ferfa.org.uk
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance:
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Chemical safety data sheets:
Manual handling:
- Manual handling – a brief guide http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg143.pdf
Lifting operations:
- Safe use of lifting equipment, L113 http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l113.htm
- Lifting equipment at work, INDG290 (Rev1) http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg290.htm
Legislation:
- HASAWA - http://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.htm
- LOLER - http://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/loler.htm
- PUWER - http://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/puwer.htm
Related standards
- Flowable screeds
- Thermal and Acoustic Insulation and Underfloor Heating
- Calcium Sulfate Screeds
- Prepare Background Surfaces to Receive Screed Flooring
- Screed Flooring and Equipment Introduction
- Traditional Screeds