Safe digging practices (assured)
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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 minimum of 6 learning hours
Purpose/scope
The purpose of this standard is to provide the delegate with the knowledge to support the following:
Scope:
- interpret utility drawings
- plan to excavate
- prepare resources
- carry out the excavation
- use safe digging techniques
- identify the dangers and hazards associated with excavations
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):
- operative
- supervision
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:
- an award in education and training (or equivalent, as per requirements for approved training organisations)
- successfully completed training to this standard
- any standard specific training or professional membership
- 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
- remote (theory only)
- 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 a basic 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
Renewal every 3 years
Approval date
February 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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plan to excavate |
the delegate must be able demonstrate ability to plan the work activity, including:
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prepare resources to carry out excavation |
the delegate must demonstrate the ability to:
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carry out the excavation
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the delegate must demonstrate the ability to:
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understand and maintain the safety and integrity of excavations and services |
including:
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Additional information about this standard
HSG47 Avoiding Danger from Underground Services
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg47.htm
HSG150 Health and Safety in Construction
www.hse.gov.uk/pUbns/priced/hsg150.pdf
Related standards
- Locating utility services
- Install, inspect and remove steel support systems
- Install, inspect and remove timber support systems
- Install, inspect and remove proprietary support systems