Hire equipment service technician (HEST) - non-mechanical equipment
Overview
Duration
Minimum 1/2 day of 3 learning hours
Purpose/scope
The purpose of this standard is to give the Hire Service technician the required skills and knowledge to safely complete inspections and conduct service and routine repairs on a range of specified non-mechanical equipment
Scope:
- Overview of types of equipment available and their use / application
- Inspection and cleaning of equipment - Why? - safety and image driven
- Access equipment inspection - understand factors affecting strength of tower scaffold components, ladders, podiums, trestles, boards and staging and be able to correctly identify those which require attention or mark for disposal
- Basic repairs - know how to and carry out basic repairs across a range of non-mechanical equipment
- Record keeping - know what records must be kept according to legislation and company procedures
- Legislation - Section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work Act - companies have broad responsibilities for the safety of the products they hire out. This includes (so far as reasonably practicable) pre-hire testing and inspection to ensure continued safety, and the provision of information.
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. However, some plant mechanic experience and a basic knowledge of terminology and techniques would be beneficial
Instruction/supervision
As a minimum, course instructors must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:
- a qualified trainer
- be a qualified plant mechanic (VQ level 2)
- a verifiable CV
Delivery
Delivery will be in an 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 delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard:
- a blend of classroom and e-learning.
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, the trainer must be satisfied that the candidate has achieved all of the learning outcomes.
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
Non-mandatory refresher every 3 years
Approval date
March 2020
Review cycle
Either on request or 3 years from approval date
Learning outcomes
The candidate will be able to: |
Additional guidance to support learning outcome
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Overview |
Types of equipment available and their use / applications in general Specifically - range of products available for hire by employer Useful guidance available in HAE Safety Guidance notes: 1201 Mobile access towers alloy and GRP 1207 Ladders 1208 Step Ladder 1209 Roof Ladder 1210 Trestles stagings & scaffolding boards 1215 Fall protection equipment 1217 Podium steps |
Access equipment inspection |
The purpose - safety and image - hire/no hire and repeat business Describe factors affecting strength of tower scaffold components, ladders, podiums, trestles, boards and staging Correctly identify those which require attention or mark for disposal |
Basic repairs |
Describe what can be legally repaired; Describe how to and then carry out basic repairs across a range of non-mechanical equipment |
Record keeping |
Describe what records must be kept to comply with current legislation and company procedures |
Legislation |
Describe employer duties under Section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work Act |
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