| 1 | Know the health and safety legislation that applies to the building services industry | 1.1 | State the aims of health & safety legislation in protecting the workforce and members of the public • General legislation • Construction specific legislation • Building services specific legislation |
| 1.2 | Identify the responsibilities of members of the construction team under health & safety legislation • Employers (including employer representatives) • Designers • Main contractors • Sub-contractors • Employees • Self-employed (labour only) • Clients (customers) |
| 1.3 | State the legal status of health and safety guidance materials • Acts of Parliament • Regulations • Approved Codes of Practice • HSE Guidance Notes |
| 1.4 | State the role of enforcing authorities under health & safety legislation • Health & Safety Executive • Local Authority |
| 1.5 | Identify the powers of inspectors under health & safety legislation • Improvement notice • Prohibition notice • Powers of prosecution • Role in providing advice and guidance |
| 2 | Know how to recognise and respond to hazardous situations while working in the building services industry | 2.1 | Identify the types of general site hazards that may be encountered while at work • Site/work area cleanliness - Tripping hazards - Slipping hazards • Using equipment - Inadequate or lack of personal protective equipment - Defective (unsafe) equipment • Personal conduct - Manual handling - Working at heights |
| 2.2 | State the potential dangers to the workforce and members of the public when work is carried out • On construction sites (all property types) • In industrial commercial premises (occupied and unoccupied refurbishment) • In dwellings (occupied and unoccupied refurbishment) |
| 2.3 | Identify the methods that can be used to prevent accidents or dangerous situations occurring during work activities • Working practices (use and understanding of) - Method statements - Permit to work systems - Risk assessments • Safety notices (use and understanding of) - Mandatory signs - Prohibition signs - Hazard signs - Fire fighting signs - Safe condition signs - Combination signs |
| 2.4 | Identify how hazardous substance legislation classifies substances and the direct precautions to be taken while working with those substances • Toxic • Harmful • Corrosive • Irritant • Oxidising • Extremely flammable |
| 2.5 | Identify the general precautions necessary for working with commonly encountered substances • Lead - solid and fume • Solvents and lubricants • Fluxes • Jointing compounds • Sealants • Gases – LPG, oxy-acetylene and carbon dioxide • Cleaning agents |
| 2.6 | State the range of common building materials and services components that may contain asbestos |
| 2.7 | Identify the types of asbestos that may be encountered in the workplace – • White asbestos (Chrysotile) • Brown or grey asbestos (Amosite) • Blue asbestos (Crocidolite) • Asbestos cement materials |
| 2.8 | State the procedures that must be used to safely work with asbestos cement based materials • Flue, soil, rainwater pipes and gutters • Tanks and cisterns • Artex • Small gaskets and seals |
| 2.9 | Identify the actions to be taken when asbestos is encountered while undertaking work activities • Protection of the workforce and members of the public • Licensing requirements for asbestos removal organisations • Safe disposal requirements |
| 3 | Know the safe personal protection measures while working in the building services industry | 3.1 | State the purpose of, and application of protective equipment • Clothing protection including high visibility • Eye protection • Hand protection • Head protection • Foot protection • Hearing protection • Respiratory protection |
| 3.2 | Identify the procedures for manually handling heavy and bulky items • Assessment of a safe load that a person can lift • Application of safe kinetic lifting technique • Use of simple mechanical lifting aids – sack trolley • Application and use of mechanical lifting aids on large construction sites |
| 4 | Be able to apply manual handling techniques | 4.1 | Perform manual handling of heavy and bulky items • Plan the lift • Safely move the load • Assist in a two-person lift |
| 4.2 | Manually handle loads using mechanical lifting aids |
| 5 | Know how to respond to accidents that occur while working in the building services industry | 5.1 | Identify the requirements for first aid provision while working • In small occupied properties • On construction sites (new-build and refurbishment) |
| 5.2 | Identify the actions that should be taken when an accident or emergency is discovered • Raising the alarm • The role of the emergency services and contact methods • Typical emergency evacuation procedures |
| 5.3 | State the procedures for dealing with minor injuries that can occur while working • Cuts • Minor burns • Objects in the eye • Exposure to fumes |
| 5.4 | State the procedures for dealing with major injuries that can occur while working • Bone fractures • Unconscious co-workers - Placing the casualty in the recovery position - Concussion • Electric shock - Removal from the supply - CPR method |
| 5.5 | State the procedures for recording accidents and near misses at work • Statutory requirements for the reporting of accidents/serious occurrences • The use of company accident books • The details to be recorded on a simple accident/incident report form |
| 6 | Know the procedures for electrical safety when working in the building services industry | 6.1 | Identify the common electrical dangers encountered on construction sites and in private dwellings • Faulty electrical equipment • Signs of damaged or worn electrical cables – power tools and property hard wiring system • Trailing cables • Proximity of cables to services pipework • Buried/hidden cables • Inadequate over-current protection devices |
| 6.2 | Identify the methods of safely using electrical tools and equipment on site • Battery powered supplies • 110 volt supplies • 230 volt supplies |
| 6.3 | Identify how to conduct a visual inspection of a power tool for safe condition before use • Checking for a valid PAT test • Inspection for general condition |
| 6.4 | State the procedure that should be applied for tools and equipment that fail safety checks |
| 6.5 | State the electrical industry safe isolation procedure that should be applied to building services equipment before carrying out work on them |
| 6.6 | State the use of temporary continuity bonding when working on pipework components |
| 7 | Be able to apply basic electrical safety measures in the building services industry | 7.1 | Demonstrate the electrical industry safe isolation procedure to safely isolate an item of fixed mechanical or electrical plant or equipment |
| 7.2 | Carry out a visual safety inspection of power tools before use and report on their condition |
| 7.3 | Demonstrate the application of temporary continuity bonding when cutting into a fixed metallic pipework system |
| 8 | Know the methods of working safely with heat producing equipment in the building services industry | 8.1 | Identify the various types of gases used in pipe and sheet jointing processes • Bottle colours • Properties of the gases used • Uses within the industry |
| 8.2 | Identify how bottled gases and equipment should be safely transported and stored |
| 8.3 | Identify the various types of heat producing equipment and how to check them for safety • Hoses - Colours used - Thread directions - Flashback arrestors • Control valves • Gauges • Blowpipes • Direct connecting combined units (aeration in the nozzle) |
| 8.4 | Identify how gas heating equipment is safely assembled and used • Bottle location and position • Equipment assembly sequence • Leak detection procedures • Safe purging procedure • Safe lighting and extinguishing procedure • Actions in the event of leakage |
| 8.5 | Identify the three elements of the fire triangle and how combustion takes place |
| 8.6 | State the dangers of working with heat producing equipment and how to prevent fires occurring |
| 8.7 | State the method for fighting small localised fires that can occur in the workplace • When to avoid tackling fires • Types of extinguisher • Selection of extinguisher by fire type • Method of use |
| 9 | Be able to safely work with gas heating equipment in the building services industry | 9.1 | Perform a safety check of gas heating equipment • Transportation of gas bottles to the work area • Assess components and equipment for safety |
| 9.2 | Perform the safe assembly of gas heating equipment for use • Hose and blowpipe or combined unit attachment • Leak detection procedures • Purging procedures • Lighting and extinguishing procedures |
| 9.3 | Demonstrate the use of a fire extinguisher in extinguishing a small solid fuel fire |
| 10 | Know the methods of safely using access equipment in the building services industry | 10.1 | Identify the situations where it may be necessary to work at height |
| 10.2 | Identify the types of equipment used to permit work at heights in the building services industry • Step ladders • Ladders • Mobile mini towers/scaffolds • Roof ladders and crawling boards • Mobile tower scaffolds • Fixed scaffolds and edge protection • Mobile elevated work platforms including scissor lifts and cherry pickers |
| 10.3 | Identify how to select suitable equipment for carrying out work at heights based on the work being carried out |
| 10.4 | State the range of safety checks to be carried out on access equipment before it is used • Step ladders • Ladders • Mobile mini towers/scaffold • Roof ladders and crawling boards • Mobile tower scaffolds • Fixed scaffolds and edge protection (appreciation only) |
| 10.5 | State the method of assembly and use of access equipment • Step ladders • Ladders • Roof ladders • Mobile tower scaffolds |
| 11 | Be able to safely use access equipment in the building services industry | 11.1 | Demonstrate the safe method of assembly and use of • Step ladders • Ladders |
| 11.2 | Demonstrate the safe method of assembly and use of mobile tower scaffolds |
| 12 | Know the methods of working safely in excavations and confined spaces in the building services industry | 12.1 | Identify the situations in which it may be necessary to work in excavations |
| 12.2 | State how excavations should be prepared for safe working • Safe access into the excavation • Trench support systems |
| 12.3 | State the measures that need to be applied to prevent persons or equipment falling into excavations • Use of warning signs • Use of barriers for pedestrians • Vehicle proximity to excavation edges |
| 12.4 | Identify where work in confined spaces may be required |
| 12.5 | State the potential dangers when working in confined spaces • Drainage systems • Plant rooms • Main service duct-rooms • In tanks, cylinders, boilers or cisterns • Under suspended timber floors • In roof spaces |
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