Managing and coordinating plant
Overview
CITB has developed this standard in discussion with industry
Duration
Minimum 5 days of 6 learning hours per day
Purpose/scope
The purpose of this standard is to give candidates who manage and coordinate construction plant the skills and knowledge to effectively manage the application and movement of various plant and equipment types, and to ensure compliance with current legislation and good practice.
The scope of this standard covers:
- Key principles for planning plant operations on site
- Considerations when managing plant on site
- Methods used to produce plant risk assessments
- How to select plant for specific tasks
- Key principles for managing safe plant working areas on site
- Managing plant throughout a project life cycle.
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard is relevant to the following occupational group(s):
- Supervision
- Management and leadership.
Candidate prerequisites
There are no candidate pre-requisites as part of this standard. However candidates who have successfully completed the CITB Health Safety and Environment Test for Managers and Professionals may find this beneficial.
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 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:
- Classroom.
This standard is considered to contain 51% or more theoretical learning
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
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
Either on request or in 3 years from approval date.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the training, the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following behaviours and/or practise what they have learnt.
Learning outcomes | Additional guidance to support learning outcomes |
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Outline key responsibilities for managing plant for managers on-site |
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Describe key principles for planning plant operations on-site |
Using examples from demolition, groundworks or erection of a new steel-framed building etc. |
Describe considerations when using plant on site |
Using examples from demolition, groundworks or erection of a new steel-framed building etc. |
Outline key considerations in selecting plant for specific tasks | |
Describe how legislation affects the management, use and movement of plant |
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Explain the methodology used in the production of risk assessments | Risk - Controlling the risks in the workplace |
Produce risk assessments for plant |
Risk - Controlling the risks in the workplace |
Describe principles for managing the setting up and running of safe working areas |
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Describe how plant can be managed throughout a project life cycle |
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