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Piling attendant

Piling attendant

Construction and the built environment

Level 2 - Technical Occupation

Assisting in driving, boring and forming piles in the ground in order to provide firm support for buildings and structures.

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Reference: OCC0268

Status: assignment_turned_inApproved occupation

Average (median) salary: £23,608 per year

SOC 2020 code: 9139 Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.

SOC 2020 sub unit groups:

  • 8229/99 Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.

Technical Education Products

ST0268:

Piling attendant

(Level 2)

Approved for delivery

Employers involved in creating the standard:

Laing O’Rourke, Expanded, Balfour Beatty, BAM Ritchies, Skanska, Bachy Soletanche, Keller, Van Elle, Keltbray Piling, Aarsleff, Simplex Westpile, Bauer Technologies, Martello Piling

Summary

Jobholders in this role assist in driving, boring and forming piles in the ground in order to provide firm support for buildings and structures by attending to the requirements of the piling operation. The work includes supporting piling plant machine operatives and specialist piling operatives (Level 3) by performing a variety of manual and mechanically assisted tasks which will include; load and unload, handle and move materials, prepare, measure, mark and cut materials, monitoring and reporting progress. Guide and control the movement and operation of plant, machinery and vehicles. Prepare, check, control and maintain machinery and equipment in use. Recover, clean, and maintain equipment for reuse.

Employers involved in creating the standard:

Laing O’Rourke, Expanded, Balfour Beatty, BAM Ritchies, Skanska, Bachy Soletanche, Keller, Van Elle, Keltbray Piling, Aarsleff, Simplex Westpile, Bauer Technologies, Martello Piling

Typical job titles include:

Piling Attendant (Construction)

Keywords:

Construction
Manual Handling
Piles
Piling Attendant
Pilling Operations

Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)

K1: The principles of health, safety welfare and environmentally responsible work practices and how they must be applied in relation to the work and to others
K2: Operatives responsibilities under current legislation and official guidance to undertake the work
K3: How to communicate with others and follow organisational procedures to conform to productive work practices including sustainability
K4: How to support piling operations including the duties and responsibilities of other members of the piling team
K5: How to interpret types of information, drawings, method statements, risk assessments, manufacturers™ information, work schedules and specifications
K6: How building information modelling supports piling operations
K7: How to handle and move loads manually and with mechanical aids
K8: What the specific requirements are for conducting lifting operations
K9: How to maintain tools, plant, machinery, lifting accessories and equipment
K10: How to use and what the specific requirements are for operating plant, machinery and equipment
K11: How to comply with quality requirements when working
K12: How to rig and derig piling plant, machinery and equipment
K13: How to transport, handle, pour, position, lay and protect concrete for curing
K14: How to take samples
K15: The techniques and characteristics of piling processes, to include, but not limited too; Continuous Flight Auger, Rotary Large Diameter, Driven “ Pre-cast, sheet, and Vibro
K16: How to recognise changes in geology while piling
K17: How to react in an emergency

S1: Work safely on site and comply with environmentally responsible work practices
S2: Supply information on the activities and progress of the work
S3: Contribute to sustainable practices in piling operations
S4: Manually handle loads
S5: Sling and signal the movement of suspended loads during lifting operations
S6: Carry out user maintenance on tools, piling plant and machinery
S7: Guide and control the movement and operations of piling plant, machinery and vehicles
S8: Off load and load vehicles
S9: Operate powered units, tools, machinery and equipment specific to piling operations (e.g. concrete pumps, generators, compressors agitators, pressure washers or lighting sets)
S10: Support, work as part of a team, to rig and derig piling plant and machinery
S11: Monitor the delivery of concrete and take samples for testing
S12: Transport, handle, pour, position and lay concrete and protect it for curing
S13: Continuous Flight Auger: A continuous flight augering drill is used to excavate a hole and concrete is injected through a hollow shaft under pressure as the auger is extracted. This creates a continuous pile without ever leaving an open hole
S14: Rotary Large Diameter: uses a bored piling machine with specially designed drilling tools, buckets and grabs to remove soil and rock. The auger with 4 or 5 turns of flight is bored into the ground, withdrawn, and the spoil removed. This process is repeated until the design depth is reached. Reinforcement is then positioned and concrete placed.
S15: Driven - Pre-cast: metal or pre-cast concrete piles are usually top-driven using hydraulic drop hammers, some of which are super-silenced. Pre-cast concrete piles can be designed for compression and nominal tension and bending, accommodation of compression and tension, and with full moment-transfer joints
S16: Sheet or Vibro: Vibratory pile hammers contain a system of counter-rotating eccentric weights, powered by hydraulic motors, and designed in such a way that horizontal vibrations cancel out, while vertical vibrations are transmitted into the pile. The pile driving machine is lifted and positioned over the pile by means of an excavator or crane, and is fastened to the pile by a clamp and/or bolts. Vibratory hammers can either drive in or extract a pile; extraction is commonly used to recover steel "H" piles used in temporary foundation shoring (sheet piling)
S17: Identify excavated soils and types of rock
S18: Apply first aid "At Work"

B1: Effective communication: oral, written, electronic, listening, body language and presentation
B2: Respect: apply equality, diversity and inclusion in dealing with others
B3: Team work: work effectively and safely with others under minimum supervision
B4: Independent working: take responsibility for safe completion of your own work
B5: Logical thinking: use clear and valid reasoning when making decisions to undertake the work instructions
B6: Working effectively: undertake the work in a reliable, safe and productive manner
B7: Time management: use own time effectively to complete the work instructions to schedule
B8: Adaptability: be able to adjust to changes to the work instructions.
B9: Assertiveness and confidence: able to resist pressures to work following unsafe practices

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