Supervise highways maintenance or repair activities
Overview
"This standard is about monitoring highways maintenance or repair activities by pre-work and progress checks, controlling necessary resources, identifying problems and implementing corrective action and adopting safe, healthy and environmentally responsible work practices all in accordance with current organisational requirements which are equal to or exceed current statutory and legislative requirements
This standard is for people working in the occupational area of construction site supervision and can be used by operatives, supervisors and managers"
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
"P1 supervise, confirm and record at least two programmed
maintenance activities and five repair activities on controlled
roads which will minimise disruption and maintain optimum
performance using the following:
Maintenance activities:
1.1 scheduled and preventative
1.2 corrective
1.3 emergency
Repair activities:
1.4 structure
1.5 surface
1.6 damaged materials
1.7 markings
1.8 fittings
1.9 power and light
1.10 drainage
1.11 telecommunications
1.12 special services and equipment;
1.13 landscaping
1.14 temporary traffic management
1.15 fencing
1.16 vehicle restraint systems including noise reducing devises
1.17 signs
1.18 lighting columns and traffic control equipment
P2 observe organisational requirements appropriate to the work
environment in relation to protecting the workforce, the general
public, visitors and the environment by the application of
information relating to at least three of the following:
2.1 methods of work
2.2 risk assessments
2.3 safe use and storage of tools and materials
2.4 temporary traffic management
2.5 emergency plans
2.6 health, safety and welfare
P3 identify and assess three of the following faults and problems:
3.1 limitations of design choices
3.2 manufacturing and construction errors
3.3 installation errors
3.4 incorrect use
3.5 incorrect maintenance
P4 recommend, record and implement corrective action taken
which conforms to safe working methods and practices
P5 update maintenance recording systems, implement them and
monitor their use, for regular programmes, tendered works,
lump sum or fixed price, and for at least one of the following
activities:
5.1 responsive works
5.2 winter maintenance
5.3 temporary traffic management (including but not limited
to signing, lighting, guarding)
5.4 (vehicle restraint systems and noise reducing systems,
lighting columns and traffic control equipment, road marking
including road studs and fixed vertical road traffic signs
5.5 environmental (landscape maintenance and upkeep of
waterways including drainage)
5.6 inspections (structures and environmental activities, including
circulation fixtures and carriageways)
P6 conduct and record the pre-work inspections to meet
organisational requirements and maintain performance using safe
working methods and practices for at least two of the following:
6.1 condition
6.2 performance
6.3 health and safety
P7 maintain accurate records of work progress checks, faults,
problems, corrective action and quantities involved
P8 identify, assess, record and maintain three of the following
resources for two of the following maintenance activities:
Resources:
8.1 people
8.2 plant, equipment or machinery
8.3 materials and components
8.4 sub-contractors
8.5 information
8.6 work area and facilities
8.7 waste management
8.8 utility providers
Maintenance activities:
8.9 regular programmes
8.10 tendered works, lump sum or fixed price
8.11 responsive works
8.12 winter maintenance
8.13 temporary traffic management (including but not limited
to signing, lighting, guarding)"
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
"Performance Criteria 1
Carry out maintenance or repair
K1 how to carry out the following programmed maintenance activities:
K1.1 regular programmes
K1.2 tendered work, lump sum or fixed price
K1.3 responsive works
K1.4 winter maintenance
K1.5 temporary traffic management measures (including but
not limited to signing, lighting and guarding)
K1.6 circulation fixtures (vehicle restraint systems and noise
reducing systems, lighting columns and traffic control
equipment, road marking including road studs and fixed
vertical road traffic signs)
K2 how to carry out repairs to the following:
K2.1 structure
K2.2 surface
K2.3 damaged materials
K2.4 markings
K2.5 fittings
K2.6 power and light
K2.7 drainage
K2.8 telecommunications
K2.9 special services and equipment;
K2.10 landscaping
K2.11 temporary traffic management
K2.12 fencing
K2.13 vehicle restraint systems including noise reducing devices
K2.14 signs
K2.15 lighting columns and traffic control equipment
K3 how to minimise disruption to the works and the general public
during maintenance or repair activities on controlled roads
K4 how to apply methods that will optimise performance during
maintenance and repair on controlled roads
Performance Criteria 2
Observe organisational requirements
K5 what organisational requirements apply directly to maintenance
or repair activities on controlled roads
K6 what organisational requirements apply to the health,
safety and wellbeing of the workforce
Performance Criteria 3
Identify and assess faults and problems
K7 how to identify and assess faults and problems associated with
controlled roads due to the following:
K7.1 limitations of design choices
K7.2 manufacturing and construction errors
K7.3 installation errors
K7.4 incorrect use
K7.5 incorrect maintenance
K8 how to make recommendations and implement the following
corrective action for faults and problems on controlled roads:
K8.1 reconfigure
K8.2 repair
K8.3 replacement
K8.4 cleaning
K8.5 improvements
K8.6 refurbishment
Performance Criteria 4
Recommend, record and implement corrective actions
K9 how to conform to safe working methods and practices when
implementing corrective action for faults and problems on
controlled roads
K10 the importance of recommending, recording and
implementing correction actions and how to do these
Performance Criteria 5
Update maintenance record systems
K11 the types of maintenance recording systems used to update
the following activities:
K11.1 regular programmes
K11.2 tendered works, lump sum or fixed price
K11.3 responsive works
K11.4 winter maintenance
K11.5 temporary traffic management (including but not
limited to signing, lighting, guarding)
K11.6 circulation fixtures (vehicle restraint systems and noise
reducing systems, lighting columns and traffic control
equipment, road marking including road studs and
fixed vertical road traffic signs)
K11.7 environmental (landscape maintenance and upkeep
of waterways including drainage)
K11.8 inspections (structures and environmental activities,
including circulation fixtures and carriageways)
K12 how to update and monitor maintenance record systems
K13 why maintenance records need to be updated and monitored
Performance Criteria 6
Conduct inspections
K14 how to conduct pre-work inspections for condition,
performance and health and safety in order to meet statutory
requirements including but not limited to testing, examination
and certification
K15 how to ensure performance is maintained and safe working
practices are used while conducting inspections
Performance Criteria 7
Maintain accurate records
K16 how to maintain accurate records of work progress checks including faults and problems, corrective action and quantities involved
Performance Criteria 8
Identify, assess and maintain resources
K17 how to identify, assess the quality of and maintain the
following resources:
K17.1 people
K17.2 plant, equipment and machinery
K17.3 materials and components
K17.4 sub-contractors
K17.5 information
K17.6 work area and facilities
K17.7 waste management
K17.8 utility providers"