View Unit : Stripping and Reclaiming Pitched Roof Coverings in the Workplace

Interpret and extract information from contractor's working instructions.

Comply with information and/or instructions derived from risk assessments and method statement.

State the organisational procedures developed to report and rectify inappropriate information and unsuitable resources and how they are implemented.

Describe different types of information, their source and how they are interpreted in relation to:

– contractor's working instructions, manufacturers' information and regulations governing buildings.

Describe their responsibilities under current legislation and official guidance whilst working:

– in the workplace, at height, with tools and equipment, with materials and substances, with movement/ storage of materials and by manual handling and mechanical lifting.

Describe the organisational security procedures for tools, equipment and personal belongings in relation to site, company and operative.

State what the accident reporting procedures are and who is responsible for making reports.

Use personal protective equipment (PPE) and access equipment/working platforms safely to carry out the activity and/or handle asbestos materials and/or ancillary products in accordance with legislation and organisational requirements when stripping and reclaiming pitched roof coverings.

Explain why and when personal protective equipment (PPE) should be used, relating to stripping and reclaiming pitched roof coverings, and the types, purpose and limitations of each type.

State how emergencies should be responded to in accordance with organisational authorisation and personal skills when involved with fires, spillages, injuries and other task-related hazards.

Describe the characteristics, quality, uses, limitations and defects associated with the resources in relation to:

– hand tools and ancillary equipment.

Select resources associated with own work in relation to tools and equipment.

State how the resources should be used correctly, how problems associated with the resources are reported and how the organisational procedures are used.

Outline potential hazards associated with the resources and method of work.

Describe how to calculate quantity associated with the method/procedure to strip and reclaim pitched roof coverings.

Protect the work and its surrounding area from damage.

Minimise damage and maintain a clean work space.

Describe how to protect work from damage and the purpose of protection in relation to general workplace activities, other occupations and adverse weather conditions.

Dispose of waste in accordance with legislation.

State why the disposal of waste should be carried out in relation to the work.

Consult with clients regarding the protection of property and grounds.

Demonstrate completion of the work within the allocated time.

State the purpose of the work programme and explain why deadlines should be kept in relation to:

– types of progress charts, timetables and estimated times

– organisational procedures for reporting circumstances which will affect the work programme.

Demonstrate the following work skills when stripping and reclaiming pitched roof coverings:

– removing, reclaiming, de-nailing and cleaning.

Remove, reclaim and/or dispose of materials from standard and/or non-standard/complex roof formations to contractor’s working instructions:

– weatherings

– ancillary components

Plus any two from the following:

– natural slates

– plain tiles

– single-lap tiles (variable gauge)

– single-lap tiles (fixed gauge)

– stone slates

– concrete slates

– double-lap artificial slates (fibre/asbestos cement)

– single-lap artificial slates

– shingles.

Prepare surface and materials in accordance with contractor’s working instructions ready for re-roofing.

Describe how to apply safe work practices, follow procedures, report problems and establish the authority needed to rectify them, to:

– remove existing roof coverings

– reclaim reusable tiles and natural slates, shingles, stone and weathering appropriate to the covering

– assess the suitability of materials to be reclaimed

– determine sizes of imperial and metric slates

– handle asbestos and/or ancillary materials

– stack/store materials for reuse

– use hand tools and equipment

– work at height

– use access equipment.

Safely use and store reclaimed materials, hand tools and ancillary equipment.

State the needs of other occupations and how to communicate within a team when stripping and reclaiming pitched roof coverings.

Describe how to maintain the tools and equipment used when stripping and reclaiming pitched roof coverings.