ROAD AND STREETWORKS CONT Additional Information Training courses for NRSWA will cover one or more units dependent on requirements to provide delegates with the skills and knowledge to perform duties to the standards prescribed by City & Guilds in-line with the NRSW Act 1991, in order to safeguard themselves and others. There are 9 units for Operatives and 8 for Supervisors. A separate certificate is issued for each. In addition, various combinations of the units will lead to a full Street Works qualification, for which a Street Works Qualification Register (SWQR) Card will be awarded. Delegates should provide a passport photograph on the day of training for production of SWQR Cards. Delegates should inform their trainer if they have any serious health issues, physical problems, special considerations or are taking any medication, which may create difficulties in undertaking elements of this training course. Courses range from 1 day, up to 5 consecutive days, dependant on the modules that are being taken. Please make sure that you are aware of the course duration ahead of booking your training. ASSESSMENT A high proportion of group exercises with continuous oral and practical assessments, supplemented with video and classroom based tutorials. A NRSWA training group may contain a mix of both Operatives and Supervisors. Sessions will be varied within the overall framework to allow the most effective development of the candidate. CERTIFICATION Those who successfully complete the NRSWA course unit(s) will receive a Certificate of Competence which will need to be sent to the SWQR. They will then provide a plastic photo identification card that shows the qualification for each NRSWA unit. This is valid for 5 years.
CPCS RED TRAININED OPERATOR CARD The Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) provides skills cards for the plant sector of the construction and allied industries. It was launched in 2003 and since then over 300,000 cards have been issued across 60 categories of plant and related occupations. Candidate Requirements: If you are working in construction in the UK then most probably you need a CPCS card. Build UK insist that operatives working on their sites must hold a CPCS card. Many other employers are also demanding the same requiring their employees to hold relevant cards to prove their skills. Achieving The Red Card Shows That ASSESSMENT The Trained Operator Has Once you have passed the CPCS Demonstrated A Level Of: Technical Tests you will be issued with the CPCS Trained Operator Card. This Health and safety awareness card has a 2 year validity and is non- through the CITB Health, renewable. You are required to prove Safety and Environment Test your competence in the category by Underpinning knowledge and undertaking the relevant NVQ within understanding through the the 2 years in order to upgrade to the CPCS Theory Test Blue Competent Operator Card. Operating ability through the CERTIFICATION CPCS Practical Test This card has a two year validity and Additional Information is non-renewable. You are required to The Red CPCS Trained Operator prove your competence in the category Card confirms a level of core skills, by undertaking the relevant NVQ within knowledge and understanding that the 2 years in order to upgrade to the can be applied in the workplace until Blue Competent Operator Card. measured as competent against national standards. This card is the first card you will receive after passing your CPCS technical test before you can progress on to a Blue CPCS Competent Operator Card.
CPCS BLUE COMPETENT OPERATOR CARD Having a CPCS card is necessary as it showcases to employers efficiently and knowledge of the industry. The objective of the CPCS card is to ensure that employers and plant operators can have confidence that they are meeting the required standards in health and safety legislation. As a result, employing only CPCS card holders in the relevant positions ensures that individuals who possess, and maintain, the knowledge and competence to safeguard plant safety and meet legislative requirements, hold these key roles. Candidate Requirements: To get a Blue CPCS Competent Operator Card you must hold a CPCS Red Trained Operator Card for the category which is within 12 months of expiry date and pass the relevant CITB health, safety and environment test within the last two years. Achieve an SVQ or NVQ, with the appropriate units relevant to the category. The Competent Operator has ASSESSMENT demonstrated a level of: Once you have passed the CPCS Health and safety awareness Technical Tests you will be issued with through the CITB Health, the CPCS Trained Operator Card. This Safety and Environment Test card has a two year validity and is non- Underpinning knowledge renewable. You are required to prove previously through a theory your competence in the category by test undertaking the relevant NVQ within the 2 years in order to upgrade to the Blue Competent Operator Card. Operating ability previously CERTIFICATION through a practical test The blue Competent Operator Card Operating competence on the has a five-year life. The start date of type of plant (evidenced by an the card will be from the date that the SVQ or NVQ or employer application form is received by the CITB confirmation of competence) Customer Operations. Each category added onto a blue Competent Operator Card will have the expiry date of the card itself.
NATIONAL PLANT OPERATORS REGISTRATION SCHEME The main aim of NPORS or The National Plant Operators Registration Scheme is to grant accredited training providers the ability to meet the needs of the company and provide satisfactory personnel. NPORS allows you the flexibility of attending a training venue or having a fully qualified instructor come to your workplace to deliver the training, eliminating the need for you to travel Candidate Requirements: NPORS training can be delivered to novices with no experience all the way up to experienced workers. Delegates who are experienced would attend an EWA (experienced worker assessment). Completing this will make the successful delegates viable for an NPORS card. Additional Information ASSESSMENT Although CPCS and NPORS are relatively The NPORS accreditation also the same; NPORS training is a much recommends that delegates should take more adaptable scheme than others. a refresher course. This would make The course can be specified in your sure that the operator is working to company’s working environment. The the correct standard. It will also correct course allows you to: any bad habits the operator may have picked up over the duration of the card. Include attachments. e.g. adding a telescopic handler CERTIFICATION Restrict the card for operational You can take the traditional NPORS reasons. e.g. 180 excavator- restricted route and the card can last 3 or 5 years. to front bucket use only. If you would like to be CSCS affiliated Restrict the card for commercial with the ‘HS&E Tested’ logo, your card reasons. e.g. restricting the use of the will be valid for 2 years under the Red company site only. Trained Operator Card. You will need to enrol on the relevant NVQ and complete it within the 2 years. You will also need to have taken the CITB Health, Safety & Environment touch screen test within the last 2 years. Once completed, you can then upgrade to a Blue Competent Operator Card which lasts for 5 years.
FORK LIFT TRUCK Learners will be trained in all aspects of forklift truck operation gaining the necessary skills and experience to pass the RTITB basic skill tests. On average forklift trucks are involved in 24% of all workplace accidents, which are often due to poor supervision and a lack of training. Candidate Requirements: This course is for individuals with no prior experience of driving a forklift truck. The course is over 3-5 days and will teach you to become a competent forklift truck operator. Operator Training Will Include Three ASSESSMENT Stages: The instructor will continuously assess a trainee’s progress to ensure Basic training: The basic skills they achieve the required standards and knowledge required to throughout training. At the end of the operate a lift truck safely and training, the trainee should pass a test, efficiently. or tests, to demonstrate that they have Specific job training: the necessary practical and theoretical knowledge and skills to operate lift Knowledge and understanding trucks safely. of the operating principles and controls of the lift truck to be CERTIFICATION used and how it will be used in The successful delegates will receive their workplace. a certificate but it is recomended refresher training is regularly completed to ensure delegates continue to operate Familiarisation training: Applying what has been learnt, lift trucks safely. under normal working conditions, on the job.
TEMPORARY WORKS GENERAL AWARENESS TRAINING COURSE (TWGATC) The Temporary Works General Awareness Training course is designed to provide training for those involved in the temporary works process but who are not undertaking the role of the Temporary Works Co-Ordinator or Supervisor. Candidate Requirements: The course is designed for candidates who have limited or no previous knowledge of temporary works. The Aim Of This Course Is to: CERTIFICATION Certification for this course is valid Cover what constitutes for 5 years. To remain certified in this temporary works, how area, you will need to retake the course they are used, their safety before the expiry date. critical importance, common temporary works issues and the temporary works management process Update delegates on the latest publications and issues relating to temporary works
TEMPORARY WORKS CO-ORDINATOR TRAINING COURSE (TWCTC) The course has the support of a number of organisations: Temporary Works Forum, CECA, UKCG, HSE and FMB. The support of these organisations offers transferability of the course within industry. The course gives emphasis throughout to the importance of communication, co-ordination, co-operation and competency (the ‘4Cs’), risk management, safety and business relations. The Course Will Allow the Temporary Works Co-ordinator (TWC) to: Understand the need for and duties of a Temporary Works Co-ordinator Understand the role of others Have a detailed knowledge and understanding of BS5975 in respect of this role CERTIFICATION Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to retake the course before the expiry date.
TEMPORARY WORKS SUPERVISOR: SITE SAFETY PLUS This 1-day course will provide you with thorough knowledge of the role of a Temporary Works Supervisor, including a sound understanding of the risk management of temporary works. Candidate Requirements: It is suitable for people with experience of being responsible for temporary works. You should also hold or be about to hold the role of a temporary works supervisor C ourse Will Include: ASSESSMENT Risk management of Delegates need to pass a written test to temporary works - safety and successfully complete this course and business related receive certification. The importance of the CERTIFICATION ‘4Cs’ in managing The successful delegates will receive a temporary works as a CITB Site Safety Plus certificate, which is Temporary Works Supervisor renewable after 5 years. Legal duties The roles and responsibilities of the Temporary Works Supervisor The role of other temporary work process An understanding of the relevant aspects of BS 5975.
EUSR NATIONAL WATER HYGIENE The National Water Hygiene scheme is recognised by the UK water industry as a vital part in ensuring the protection of public health and promoting safe drinking water practices. The ‘Blue Card’ replaced all water company specific hygiene schemes and removed the need for workers to undergo separate testing, health screening and to carry multiple cards. Candidate Requirements: Any person working on a restricted operations area at sites such as service reservoirs, water pumping stations, water treatment works, wells, springs and boreholes or working on the network of water mains and service pipes must be in possession of a National Water Hygiene card. Subjects covered within the training ASSESSMENT session include: Delegates need to pass a written test to Learning about water as a food successfully complete this course and product receive certification. CERTIFICATION Personal hygiene and potential The registration and card lasts for three sources of contamination years from date of training and provides Awareness of potential for on-site evidence that an individual has contamination demonstrated an appropriate level of knowledge and awareness with regards to hygiene issues. Vehicle cleanliness and awareness Additional Information A standardised health screening Multi-functional working - water and sewerage working questionnaire must be completed and the associated risks by any person required to work on restricted operations. This includes staff Chlorine/disinfection and working on the water network, water substances, both in the water treatment works, taking water quality and other usage samples etc, i.e. anyone that the water company considers could come in Awareness of the sampling contact with treated water. and audit processes in place by various bodies.
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