Tool and Equipment Hire Management (TEHM) – dust management essentials
Overview
Duration
Minimum 1/2 day of 3 learning hours
Purpose/scope
The purpose of this standard is to provide the Tool and Equipment Hire manager with the required skills and knowledge to ensure the company complies with legislation for both internal and external users of equipment likely to create dust or fumes
Scope:
Safety Management – Dust Management Essentials -
The manager will be aware of:
The possible medical conditions - diseases like lung cancer, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and silicosis.
The causes
Common construction tasks can produce high levels of dust, many of these activities can be linked to the use of hire equipment such as abrasive wheels; drilling and chasing out; scabbling and grinding; sanding equipment amongst others.
Understand and implement:
Legislation
- COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 - states ‘must protect against the risks from hazardous construction dusts’
- The Health and Safety at Work Act Section 6 places broad responsibilities for the safety of the products Hire & Rental operations hire out. This includes (so far as reasonably practicable) pre-hire testing and inspection to ensure continued safety and performance to manufacturer stated levels for dust suppression equipment , and the provision of information.
Obligations to manage
- The level at which employees are exposed to dust
- Product return from hire - inspections and maintenance of dust suppression attachments
- Provide training to employees and AIG (advice, information & guidance) to both employees and customers
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):
- supervision (with potential for development into managerial role)
- management and leadership
Candidate pre-requisites
This training is designed to up-skill both new tool and equipment hire managers and existing managers who lack formal qualifications - both would, after training and practical on-job experience, benefit from assessment leading to the award of the Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Hire and Rental (Equipment Plant and Tools)
Instruction/supervision
As a minimum, course instructors must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they are/have:
- a qualified, experienced trainer
- be qualified Hire and Rental Management (VQ level 3)
- 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 Advanced 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 training 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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Manage Safety effectively |
Be able to review existing H&S internal policies/strategies for compliance and be fully conversant with the H&S duties for employers and clients; risk assessment and legislation pertaining to Dust level monitoring; implementation of controls and Health screening if required |
The medical conditions
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Regularly breathing construction dust can cause diseases like lung cancer, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and silicosis. These diseases cause permanent disability and early death. Over 500 construction workers are believed to die from exposure to silica dust every year. The effects of exposure may be immediate but generally it can take years before the symptoms of ill health become apparent. |
The causes
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Construction workers have a high risk of developing these diseases because many common construction tasks can produce high levels of dust, many of these activities can be linked to the use of hire equipment such as abrasive wheels; drilling and chasing out; scabbling and grinding; sanding equipment amongst others. |
Manage Risk effectively |
Be able to identify and manage business risk at local level |
Obligations to manage The level at which employees are exposed to dust by
Product return from hire
Provision of training & AIG
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Risk Assessment approach – effective controls to eliminate or reduce exposure for technicians and Hire Desk operatives Assess, Control & Review method - can tasks be done differently to minimise dust in the first place Inspections and maintenance of dust suppression attachments or systems and disposal if unserviceable Provide training to employees and AIG (advice, information & guidance) to both employees and customers
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Record keeping |
Describe what records must be kept to meet legislation and company procedures |
Legislation |
Describe employer duties under Section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH 2002 |
Additional information about this standard
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) construction information sheets and guidance
- Construction Dust http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis36.pdf
- Construction dust - What you need to know as a busy builder http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis78.pdf
- Dust control on cut-off saws used for stone or concrete cutting http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis54.pdf
- Portland Cement Dust Hazard assessment document http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web/portlandcement.pdf
- Controlling construction dust with on-tool extraction http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis69.pdf
- Wood dust - Selecting suitable respiratory protective equipment http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis14.htm
- Portland Cement Dust Hazard assessment document http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web/portlandcement.pdf
- Cement http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis26.pdf
- Control of exposure to silica dust - A guide for employees http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg463.pdf
- Using cut-off saws - A guide to protecting your lungs http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg461.pdf
- Health surveillance for those exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g404.pdf
- Controlling exposure to stonemasonry dust: Guidance for employers http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg201.htm
- Respiratory protective equipment at work A practical guide - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg53.pdf
- Time to clear the air! A workers’ pocket guide to local exhaust ventilation (LEV) http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg409.pdf
- Clearing the air A simple guide to buying and using local exhaust ventilation (LEV) http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg408.pdf
- Controlling airborne contaminants at work A guide to local exhaust ventilation (LEV) http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg258.pdf
- Breathe freely A workers’ information card on occupational asthma http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg172.pdf
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/construction-silica.htm
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/brick-tile-silica.htm
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/stonemasons.htm
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/woodworking.htm
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/managing-essentials/essentials.pdf
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/respiratory-protective-equipment/fit-testing-basics.htm
- The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) scheme for fit testers
Legislation
- The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act (HSWA) 1974
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR ) 1995
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2015
- Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
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