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Supervision of concrete pumping operations

Overview

The purpose of this standard is to provide the knowledge and skills applicable to supervise and control concrete pumping operations and manage the associated risks.

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:

  • health & safety and environmental legislation specifically relevant to:
    • concrete equipment
    • pumping operations
    • management of waste concrete and washout waste
  • types and capabilities of pumping equipment
  • planning pumping operations
  • site set up
  • supervision and control
  • completion activities
  • managing risks and hazards, implementing incident response

Occupational relevance

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

  • supervision

Delegates pre-requisites

Delegates must have successfully completed a Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) course or equivalent within the last 5 years and know concrete, plant and be experienced in placement and finishing processes. They should also have a general understanding of temporary works.

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 practical training.

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:

Identify the relevant health, safety and environment legislation appropriate to concrete pumping operations.

  • HASAWA 1974
  • The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
  • Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
  • BS 847:2007 “Code of practice for the safe use of concrete pumps”
  • Safe use of concrete pumps a cpa good practice
  • Manual Handling Operations Regulations
  • Environmental legislation e.g. relating to management of waste concrete and washout water;
    • Salmon and Freshwater Act 1975
    • Water Resources Act 1991 (E&W)
    • Water Industry Act 1991 (E&W)
    • Ground Water Regulations 2009.

Describe equipment types available and situations where their use is appropriate.

  • Trailer mounted pumps
  • Truck mounted pumps
  • Electric pumps
  • Static/mobile Concrete Placing boom.

Plan pumping operations

Concrete operations plan to include:

  • concrete design, soil mechanics
  • logistics
  • site paperwork
  • pumping team
    • roles and responsibilities, competency, PPE
  • hazard identification
  • pre check requirements
  • public interface.

Supervise site set up requirements in preparation for pumping

  • Installation and checking of ancillaries
  • Pump siting
  • Management checks – what to do and why.

Supervise and control pumping operations

  • Direct control of pumping operations
  • Receiving deliveries, Quality control requirements.

Describe the activities to be undertaken on completion of pumping

 

Identify and control risks and hazards and implement incident response

 

Additional information about this standard

Health & Safety Executive (HSE) guides:

Legislation

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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