Hire equipment service technician (HEST) - non-mechanical equipment refresher

Competence Framework / Occupation

Plant hire and sales

Duration

1.5 hours

Purpose/scope

The purpose of this standard is to give the Hire Service technician the required skills and knowledge to safely complete inspections and conduct service and routine repairs on a range of specified non-mechanical equipment

Scope:

• types of equipment available and their use and application
• inspection and cleaning of equipment
• access equipment inspection
• basic repairs
• record keeping
• legislation

Learner pre-requisites

Some plant mechanic experience and a basic knowledge of non-mechanical equipment terminology and techniques would be beneficial

Instruction/ supervision

As a minimum, course instructors must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:

• a qualified trainer
• be a qualified plant mechanic (NVQ level 2)
• a verifiable CV

Delivery

All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for candidates to achieve learning outcomes and must comply with relevant legislation

the class size and candidate/instructor ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable candidates to achieve the learning outcomes

the following delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard:

• a blend of classroom and e-learning

this standard is predominantly practical training

this standard is considered to be set at an intermediate level

Assessment

Formal assessment

for the successful completion of training, candidates must complete an assessment

Quality assurance

Assured

quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard

CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the training standard

approved training organisations (ATOs) will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk-based analysis

they will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team

Renewal

Renewal every 37 months

Buffer/grace period

4 months

Classification

Mandatory Renewal

Working Group approval date 

November 2019

Review cycle

On request or 60 months (5 years) from approval date

Learning outcomes to be refreshed

The learner will be able to:

• Describe different types of equipment available and their use and application

Additional guidance to support learning outcome

specifically - range of products available for hire by employer

• Understand the importance of ensuring safety of hire equipment

Additional guidance to support learning outcome

safety to users, company image and reputation, repeat business etc

• Carry out inspection and cleaning of equipment
• Carry out inspection of accessing equipment
• Describe factors affecting strength of tower scaffold components
  • ladders
  • podiums
  • trestles
  • boards
  • staging
• Identify those which require attention or mark for disposal
• Describe what can be legally repaired
• Describe how to and then carry out basic repairs across a range of non-mechanical equipment
• Describe what records must be kept to meet legislation and company procedures
• Describe employer duties under section 6 of the health and safety at work act

Additional guidance to support learning outcome

section 6 of the health and safety at work act - companies have broad responsibilities for the safety of the products they hire out

this includes (so far as reasonably practicable) pre-hire testing and inspection to ensure continued safety, and the provision of information