Set up and prepare water jetting equipment*

Overview

This standard is about:

1 interpreting information

2 adopting safe and healthy working practices

3 preparing water jetting equipment for operation

Performance Critieria

You must be able to:

  1. interpret the given information relating to the work and resources to confirm its relevance
  2. comply with the relevant, current legislation, special legal status documents, official guidance and organisational procedures to maintain safe work practices
  3. request resources to sustain equipment operations to complete the programme of work
  4. comply with organisational procedures to minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area
  5. carry out pre-use preparation inspections on equipment in accordance with given procedures
  6. start-up and operate equipment in accordance with safe working practices to achieve the work outcome

Knowledge & Understanding

You need to know & understand:

 Interpretation of information

  1. the operating information and legislation appropriate to the equipment
  2. the organisational procedures developed to report and rectify inappropriate information and unsuitable resources, and how they are implemented
  3. the types of information, their source and how they are interpreted
  4. the organisational procedures to solve problems with the information and why it is important they are followed

    Safe work practices
     
  5. the level of understanding operatives must have of information for relevant, current legislation and official guidance and how it is applied
  6. how emergencies should be responded to and who should respond 
  7. the organisational security procedures for tools, equipment and personal belongings 
  8. what the accident reporting procedures are and who is responsible for making the report
  9. why and when personal protective equipment (PPE) should be used

    Request resources
     
  10. the organisational procedures for requisitioning consumables and other resources, why they have been developed and how they are used
  11. the hazards associated with the resources and methods of work and how they are overcome

    Minimise the risk of damage

  12. how to protect work from damage and the purpose of protection
  13. why disposal of waste should be carried out safely and how it is achieved

    Pre-use preparation

  14. the methods of work for pre-use checks needed before operating the equipment
  15. the method of work preparation required before using the equipment

    Allocated time

  16. how methods of work are carried out and problems reported