Cold weather concreting
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:
- 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
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:
- Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974
- Health and safety in construction
- PPE
- PUWER
- COSHH
- RIDDOR
- LOLER
- CDM
- Manual handling
- Noise
- Hand-arm vibration
- Electrical
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.
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