Ground gas protection measures - getting it right
Overview
Standard details
CITB has developed this standard in discussion with industry
Duration
Minimum 1 day of 6 learning hours
Purpose/scope
The purpose of training delivered against this standard is to provide candidates with the knowledge of general ground gas protection.
The scope of this standard covers:
- hazard of ground gases
- principles of ground gases
- guidance and regulation
- principles of gas protection: design, ventilation, and membranes
- verification
- project sign-off role
- implications and requirements of CIRIA C735
- common issues
- verification engineers and installation competency
- damage by follow-on trades
- good practice gas membrane installation
- jointing membranes, detailing, corners, and retrofitting
- installation practices (NOS QCF units 612 and 613).
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups:
- operative and craft
- supervision
- management and leadership.
Candidate pre-requisites
There are no candidate pre-requisites as part of this standard. However, candidates should have some technical or practical experience of working in a related environment.
Instruction/supervision
As a minimum, course instructors must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:
- A train the trainer or instructional techniques course certificate
- Successfully completed training to this standard
- At least 2 years relevant industrial experience
- A verifiable CV.
Delivery
The following method may be used in the delivery of this standard:
- classroom
- e-learning
- blend of classroom and e-learning
All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for candidates to achieve learning outcomes, and must comply with relevant legislation.
The class size and candidate/instructor ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable candidates to achieve the learning outcomes.
This standard is considered to contain 51 per cent or more theoretical learning.
Assessment
For the successful completion of training, the trainer will be required to make a declaration of the learner’s contribution during the course and that they are confident the learner has understood the content of the course.
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
There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refreshment requirements for this standard.
Approval date
November 2018
Review cycle
Either on request or in 3 years from approval date.
Learning outcomes
The candidate will be able to: | Additional guidance to support learning outcome |
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Hazardous gases |
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Describe the main hazards of ground gases |
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Describe the basic principles of ground gases |
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Describe the main current guidance and regulation |
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Principles of gas protection |
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Describe high level design and gas protection technologies |
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Describe ventilation considerations, membrane design and specification |
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Describe membrane installation and examples of good and bad practice |
Demonstration of good practice gas membrane installation Demonstration of jointing membranes, detailing to pipes, corners and the retro fitting of membranes to existing buildings Demonstration of installation practices based on the NOS working towards QCF units 612 and 613 |
Verification |
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Describe the role in project sign off |
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Describe the main implications and requirements of CIRIA C735 |
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Describe common issues in verification |
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Describe the independent verification engineers and installation competency |
Demonstration of independent verification engineers and installation competency |
Describe how to deal with damage caused by follow-on trades |
Demonstration of dealing with damage caused by follow-on trades |
Additional information about this standard
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) confined spaces
- Working in confined spaces
- Confined spaces: A brief guide to working safely INDG258
- Safe work in confined spaces: Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
- Legislation - confined spaces – HSE
British standards
Find out more about British Standards
- BS 8485:2015 Code of practice for the design of protective measures for methane and carbon dioxide ground gases for new buildings.
- BS 8576:2013 Guidance on investigations for ground gas. Permanent gases and volatile organic Compounds (VOCs).
- BS 8102:2009 Code of practice for protection of below ground structures against water from the ground
- BS 5930:2015 Code of practice for ground investigations
- BS 5250:2011 Code of practice for control of condensation in buildings
- BS EN 1997-1:2004+A1:2013 Eurocode 7. Geotechnical design. General rules
- BS 8485:2015 Code of practice for the design of protective measures for methane and carbon dioxide ground gases for new buildings
Reference
- CIRIA C735 – Good practice on the testing and verification of protection systems for buildings against hazardous ground gases
- CIRIA C748 – Guidance on the use of plastic membranes as VOC vapour barriers
- CIRIA C665 – Assessing risks posed by hazardous gas ground gases to buildings
Legislation
See government legislation in detail
- Building and Buildings, England and Wales: The Building Regulations 2010.
- The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004
- Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
- Conservation (Natural Habits etc) Regulations 1994
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2007
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
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