Prepare locations for installation

This standard covers the skills and knowledge required to prepare locations for assembly and placement of solid surfaces. This involves making the assembly and placement area ready for work and preparing

1. comply with health and safety requirements and procedures at all

   times

   2. obtain specifications and requirements following standard

   operating procedures

   3. obtain equipment and materials required following standard

   operating procedures

   4. check equipment is set up correctly and in good working order

   following standard operating procedures and any manufacturer's

   instructions

   5. check materials required meet specifications and are free from

   faults following standard operating procedures

   6. obtain agreement with relevant people to proceed before starting

   work

   7. isolate work areas to protect areas exposed to debris following

   standard operating procedures

   8. confirm customers have protected/removed vulnerable items to

   clear work areas and access routes

   9. prepare work areas following standard operating procedures

   10. establish safe and secure storage areas for resources and

   components

   11. identify problems relating to installations and deal with them in line

   with standard operating procedures

   12. maintain effective communication with the customer in line with

   customer care procedures

   13. check specified quality and quantity of components and resources

   are taken to the location

   14. confirm specified resources, tools and equipment are present and

   are in safe working order

   15. carry out preparatory work on components and materials following

   standard operating procedures

   16. lay out resources and components in a logical order for effective

   working

1. relevant health and safety responsibilities

   2. meaning of terms used in specifications

   3. how to check equipment is set up and is in good working order

   4. how to check materials and common faults that can occur

   5. areas to be isolated and suitable protective coverings used

   6. types of vulnerable objects to be moved by customers and why

   7. when to set up storage areas and safety and security issues to

   consider

   8. how to provide information clearly to customers, what information

   they require and why

   9. how to dispose of waste in accordance with current legislation

   10. resources needed for solid surfaces assembly in location and

   preparation processes

   11. types of components assembled in location and preparation

   needed

   12. good practice methods for laying out resources and components