Harness inspection for the plant hire sector
Overview
Standard details
CITB has developed this standard in discussion with industry
Duration
Minimum 3 learning hours.
Purpose/Scope
The purpose of this standard is to give the candidate the skills and knowledge needed to correctly inspect and teach the methods of inspecting safety harnesses and associated equipment across differing environments for working at height, as an in-company appointed person. Training is specifically designed for any person who is involved with hiring out harnesses and associated equipment.
Scope:
- accidents - causes and prevention
- legislation, acts and regulations
- systems of work
- inspection regimes
- inspection types
- inspection techniques across the range of equipment
- inspecting lanyards & arresters
- inspecting securing points
- safe storage of harnesses
- practical application
- inspection recording, removal / rectifying unsuitable harnesses and equipment.
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):
- operative and craft
- supervision.
Candidate pre-requisites
There are no candidate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
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
Delivery may be in an on or off the job environment.
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.
The following statement may be included as guidance within the standard where necessary.
The following delivery method may not be used in the delivery of this standard:
- e-learning.
This standard is considered to contain 51% or more practical training.
Assessment
For the successful completion of training, candidates must complete an end of course practical assessment or knowledge test that measures the learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.
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
Recommended refreshment – Health & Safety Executive (HSE), other relevant codes of practice or industry card scheme criteria recommend that the candidate completes a refresher of his/her training (i.e. to ensure their knowledge and/or skills are up to date) every 5 years.
Approval date
November 2018.
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 causes of accidents and how they may be prevented | |
| List legislation relevant to harness inspection | Including relevant acts, regulations, codes of practice, industry guidance etc. |
| Describe systems of work relevant to harness inspection | |
| Describe different inspection regimes and application | |
| Explain inspection types | |
| Use different techniques to inspect a range of equipment | |
| Inspect lanyards & arresters | |
| Inspect securing points | |
| Store harnesses correctly | |
| Inspect, record, remove or rectify unsuitable harnesses and equipment |
Additional information about this standard
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