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Test and Inspection of Plant Machinery

This 3 day course trains you to inspect plant machinery. You learn about legislation, responsibilities, inspection procedures and reporting methods. It is suitable for people with a background in engineering and several years' experience in plant

Checklists and forms

Checklists and forms to accompany the GE700 publication are listed in the categories below, as well as forms for GE707. These documents are free to download.

Tool Hire Product Awareness Training (THPAT) - ladders…

This Standard covers the procedures that must be used in the safe hire of Ladders and Low-Level Staging within the PUWER regulations, Working at Height Regulations and to Industry Lead Body requirements for compliance at all levels.

Supervision of concrete pumping operations

The purpose of this standard is to provide the knowledge and skills applicable to supervise and control concrete pumping operations and manage the associated risks.

Guidelines for tiling

The purpose of this standard is to provide the candidate with the basic knowledge of to fix tiles.

Insulated concrete formwork

This standard covers the process of training people who plan, install and then manage the concrete pour for insulated concrete formwork (ICF).

Concrete polishing

This standard will equip individuals with the knowledge and skills to install or renovate a range of different floors (or walls and ceilings).

Cold weather concreting

This training standard is designed for candidates who are involved in the concreting operations. The focus is on realistic design and site preventative measures for concreting in cold weather, covering both short and long term damage mechanisms.

Concrete aggregates awareness

This training standard will enable trainees to develop their knowledge of aggregates, how and when they’re used, and the practical impacts and consequences of using different aggregates.

Concrete identity testing

This training standard is designed for candidates who undertake or supervise identity testing on site and to understand the significance of the test methods and assessment of results.

Specifying concrete and receiving onsite

The purpose of this standard is to provide candidates with the understanding needed for specifying concrete and receiving concrete onsite.

Introduction to concrete and its constituents

This training standard is an introduction to the constituents of concrete and their impact on the strength, durability, handling and placing of concrete.

Industrial concrete flooring: laser screed operator

This standard covers the training needed to start operating a laser screeding machine.

Concrete placing compacting and finishing

This training standard is designed to familiarise candidates with different methods of concrete transport and placing methods, best practice in compacting and finishing, and the influence of concrete mix design.

Visual concrete - perception, practicalities and…

The purpose of this standard is to highlight the nuances of visual concrete specification, interpretation and achievability.

Identifying blemishes, defects and deteriorating concrete …

This standard was previously known as Defects and deterioration in concrete. This training standard is designed for candidates who want to identify blemishes defects and deterioration in concrete and explore remedial options.

Concrete strength assessment - cores and indirect methods …

This training standard is designed for candidates who supervise assessing hardened concrete for strength onsite primarily through core testing but with reference to other indirect non-destructive testing (NDT) methods.

Tool hire product awareness training (THPAT) - small…

This standard is designed to enable hire staff to inspect, test and record the safety of small plant, including mini diggers and dumpers, skip loaders, driven barrows etc.

Industry standards

Reinforced concrete for engineers and supervisors

This standard aims to provide learners including engineers’ foreman, supervisors, gangers and graduates with knowledge and understanding of inspecting, pouring and testing of products relating to steel reinforcement, formwork and poured concrete.

Defect survey and repair

Introduction to liquid roofing

Liquid spray systems

Plain tiling introduction

Tapered insulation systems

Ventilating pitched roofing

Glass reinforced polyesters

Single pack polyurethanes

Interlocking tiles introduction

Polymethyl methacrylates (acrylic glass)

Fixed gauge tiling

Preparation of flat roofs

Preparation and use of mortar

Project planning and preparation

Natural slating introduction

Working with lead alternatives

Workmanship and quality

Liquid applied membranes introduction

Interlocking tiling

Roof felt products and application

Rooflights, maintenance and waterproofing

Dry-fixed systems

Batten and membrane installation

The purpose of this standard is to provide the candidate with the knowledge and skills to install battens and membrane for a new slate and/or tile roof.