Position and fix fence posts
Overview
This standard describes how to position and fix fence posts. It covers the full range of fencing types and fencing systems used in the industry. The standard covers positioning and fixing posts in accordance with instructions and specifications. If you are using equipment or machinery you need to be trained, and hold current certification where required, in line with relevant legislation. This standard is suitable for fence installers. It can be applied to support any fence installation operation.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
carry out your work in accordance with relevant environmental
and health and safety legislation, risk assessment requirements
and company policies and procedures
wear suitable clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE)
carry out your work in accordance with instructions and
specifications
select and prepare the required tools and equipment
check to confirm that a safe working environment has been
established
- obtain fencing materials of the specified type, material, quality and
grade
- use industry recommended working practices to position and fix
fence posts at specified lines, levels and angles, in accordance
with the instructions and specifications
- use, maintain and store tools, equipment and materials safely and
in a clean and serviceable condition
- dispose of waste and excess materials safely to minimise
environmental risk, in accordance with the relevant legal
requirements
- carry out work in a manner that causes minimal impact to the
surrounding area, other users of the site and anyone else who
may be affected
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
the relevant environmental and health and safety requirements
associated with the placing and fixing of posts
- he type of clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE)
suitable for the task to be carried out
- the relevant requirements and procedures for gaining access to
the site
the specific requirements for permit-to-work schemes
the types of signs and protective barriers used in the fencing
industry
- the reasons for traffic management when working adjacent to
highways and other transport systems
- where to obtain the instructions and specifications required to
carry out the work
- the types of tools and equipment used for positioning and fixing
fence posts and how to prepare, use and maintain them safely
and correctly
- the relevant legal requirements for the use of powered tools and
equipment
the methods used for handling and positioning posts and struts
the factors that affect the positioning and method of fixing posts
the methods used for providing temporary supports when setting
posts
the methods used for aligning and levelling posts
the reasons for, and methods of, setting posts to allow for
tensioning
the types of backfill and methods of consolidation
the additional hazards and risks involved in installing posts over
two metres in height
the importance of maintaining boundary lines
the limits of your responsibility when dealing with difficulties
experienced during the work
- the relevant legal requirements controlling the disposal of waste
and excess materials
the storage requirements for tools and equipment
how to minimise the impact of your work on the surrounding area,
other users of the site and anyone else who may be affected
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Instructions and specifications could include:
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plans/drawings
schedules
method statements
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
manufacturer's guidelines
customer requirements
quality standards e.g. BSI, CE
verbal instructions
Method of fixing posts could include:
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driven
set in concrete foundations
bolt down
socketed
back filled and consolidated
surface mounted
clamped
Posts and struts include:
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fence
VRS
parapet
gate