New Supervisor (Licensed Asbestos)
Overview
Duration
Minimum 3 days of 6 learning hours per day
Purpose/scope
The purpose of this standard is to provide delegates with the relevant skills and knowledge to supervise the removal of asbestos safely, by minimising exposure to asbestos. It is essential for recently trained employees, particularly those new to asbestos supervision work, to consolidate their newly acquired skills and knowledge by putting them to use on the job. Managers will play an important role in coaching these members of staff. Training on its own does not make people working with asbestos competent. Training must be consolidated so that the person becomes confident, skilful, and knowledgeable in practice on the job.
Scope:
- directing, monitoring and supervising all aspects of work on site
- supervising key stages of work
- producing and managing plans of work
- notifying the appropriate enforcing authorities
- changes in circumstances
- emergency procedures
- monitoring and auditing of work activities
- communicating with and monitoring workers in the enclosure and hygiene unit
- providing additional training, information and instruction
- assessing competence
- air monitoring
- keeping and maintaining results and records
- the procedures for dealing with accidents, incidents and emergencies
- importance of keeping the work area clean
- laboratory analyst requirements
- procedures required to allow the issue of the certificate of reoccupation
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group:
- supervision
Delegates pre-requisites
Delegates must have previously completed training in accordance with paragraphs 251 and 253 of ‘Managing and working with asbestos – Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 Approved Code of Practice and guidance’
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 3 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 not be more than 12:1 to allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable delegates to achieve the learning outcomes.
The following delivery method should be used in the delivery of this standard:
- classroom
- 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
For the successful completion of training, delegates must complete an end of course 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 40 questions must be asked and delegates are required to achieve an overall pass mark of at least 80%.
Quality assurance
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 training for licensable work should be given every year, or more frequently if:
- work methods change
- the type of equipment used to control exposure changes
- the type of work carried out changes significantly
- gaps in competency are identified
Approval date
30 November 2020
Review cycle
On request or every 3 years from approval date
Learning outcomes
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state their responsibilities for directing, supervising and monitoring all aspects of work on site |
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explain the importance of the supervisor being on site at all key stages of the work to ensure that it is done safely |
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explain how plans of work are produced and implemented |
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explain how and when to notify the appropriate enforcing authorities that work is taking place and about situations where re-notification is necessary |
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describe how situations are dealt with when the methods set out in the plan of work cannot be followed |
this would be due to a change in circumstances, and a revision to the plan would be required |
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explain the application of suitable emergency procedures if controls fail |
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explain the importance of monitoring and auditing the work activities |
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explain the importance of having effective arrangements in place to communicate with and monitor workers inside the enclosure and hygiene unit |
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explain the need to provide additional training, information and instruction to workers as necessary |
for example, the use of a particular piece of equipment or work method which they have not previously trained in |
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describe how to assess the competence of employees and identify their training needs |
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explain when and how to do air monitoring |
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explain how the results and records of personal air sampling, fit tests and medicals should be kept and maintained, and who needs to see them |
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describe how to apply the procedures for dealing with accidents, incidents and emergencies |
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explain the importance of keeping the work area clean and free of asbestos |
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state the importance of making sure the correct procedures are followed at the end of the job to allow a certificate of reoccupation to be issued |
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describe what the laboratory analyst will require before doing clearance sampling and issuing the certificate of reoccupation |
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state supervisor responsibilities regarding waste management |
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state the importance of communicating appropriately with all parties |
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Additional information about this standard
- ACAD (Asbestos Control and Abatement Division): http://acad.tica-acad.co.uk/
- ARCA (Asbestos Removal Contractors Association: http://www.arca.org.uk/
- HSE (Health & Safety Executive): http://www.hse.gov.uk/
- NFDC (National Federation of Demolition Contractors): http://demolition-nfdc.com/
- UKATA (UK Asbestos Training Association): http://www.ukata.org.uk/
- ACoP L143 (Managing and working with asbestos): http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l143.pdf
- IATP (Independent Asbestos Training Providers): https://www.iatp.org.uk/
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