This occupation is discovered within the utilities sector, within the fuel transportation trade.
The broad function of the occupation is to assemble, keep and restore fuel community infrastructure, to supply a dependable provide/service to home, industrial and industrial customers. Infrastructure for fuel transportation contains mains and providers working at beneath 7bar strain, together with extra circulation valves, emergency management valves, pipes, community valves, prime tee and encirclement fittings and department saddles. Operatives guarantee the location is secure for work and members of the general public, which can embrace visitors administration and management. They full web site excavation and on job completion, restore the location to a secure situation. They use a variety of powered gear, hand instruments and plant on-site, for instance diggers, rollers and forklifts. Responding to fuel community infrastructure emergencies, for instance fuel escapes, according to procedures and escalating as applicable is all a part of the position. Recording and reporting on work accomplished is necessary, which can embrace completion of paperwork or computerised data, drawings and offering web site images.Relying on the work required, they could spend the day at one web site or work throughout plenty of websites. Work places could embrace new construct websites, public highways and home, industrial and industrial properties. They’re required to work in all climate circumstances. They might must work shifts, standby and unsociable hours.
Of their every day work, an worker on this occupation interacts with with colleagues, equivalent to managers, community technicians and engineers, supply drivers, reinstatement groups and administration workers. They normally work in a small workforce – sometimes with one or two different operatives, chargeable for their very own work, reporting to managers however not below direct supervision. On a web site they could additionally work together with web site brokers and different trades. They’ll talk with purchasers/prospects relating to work that’s being undertaken and in some conditions most of the people. They might additionally liaise with personnel from statutory authorities, such because the Highways Authority, native authorities and the Surroundings Company. When working in emergency conditions, they could liaise with emergency providers personnel.
An worker on this occupation might be chargeable for finishing work to the required commonplace, following procedures, guaranteeing Well being & Security and regulatory compliance with OFGEM (Workplace of Fuel and Electrical energy Markets), Establishment of Fuel Engineers and Managers (IGEM) requirements and Surroundings Company and so forth; failure to take action might have severe penalties for self, public well being and the surroundings. They’re anticipated to current knowledgeable picture of the corporate. They’re chargeable for guaranteeing their instruments and gear are match to be used and inspected prior to make use of, appropriately saved and maintained. Relying on their degree of expertise, they could be chargeable for main the workforce.
Fuel community operatives have to be certified and on the Road Works Register. Employers sometimes require a driving license, as operatives could also be anticipated to drive to their workplace, utilizing an organization car. As well as, some fuel community operatives could require a CSCS (Development Abilities Certification Scheme) Card and/or SHEA (Security, Well being and Environmental Consciousness) Fuel Passport Card. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) test may additionally be required.
Fuel community workforce chief
Fuel restore ream chief
Restore & upkeep operative
Servicelayer mainlayer
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Data
K1: Utility trade construction and regulatory necessities, together with the Fuel Act and regulatory surveys
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K2: Well being and security requirements, laws and apply, together with Well being and Security at Work Act, danger assessments and secure techniques of labor, permits to work, New Roads and Road Works Act, working in confined areas, working at heights, Provision and Use of Work Gear Rules (PUWER), Management of Substances Hazardous to Well being (COSHH), private protecting gear (PPE), Lifting Operations Lifting Gear Rules (LOLER), first assist, handbook dealing with, fireplace security, asbestos consciousness
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K3: Environmental regulatory necessities: Surroundings Safety Act, disposal of waste and recycling
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K4: Rules and processes that underpin the placement of utility community property, together with well being and security steering on avoiding harm to underground utility providers
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K5: Checks, upkeep, operation and storage necessities for generally used fuel utility community operations gear and instruments, for instance utility location gear/instruments, pneumatic gun, hand/energy instruments – energy disc cutter, chain noticed, drills
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K6: Rules of visitors administration and management
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K7: Excavation methods, for instance, open minimize, moling, vacuum extraction. Trench help for instance, proprietary techniques, sheeting and mechanical
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K8: Procedures for the development, testing, purging, restore commissioning and decommissioning of fuel community property
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K9: Procedures for fuel community emergencies
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K10: Electrical security, together with equipotential bonding
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K11: Emergency providers and statutory authorities – native authorities, freeway authorities and Surroundings Company; who they’re, what they do; escalation procedures
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K12: Communication methods – written, verbal; customer support methods
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K13: Reporting channels; limits of authority
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K14: Equality & range issues within the office
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K15: Knowledge – function and safety, for instance asset data
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K16: Info expertise, for instance to help an correct audit path utilizing digital gear together with handheld and cellular units
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Abilities
S1: Determine hazards and implement controls to cut back dangers
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S2: Interpret work directions, engineering directions and decide actions
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S3: Determine and organise sources to undertake actions
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S4: Adjust to office well being, security & environmental coverage and apply; together with use of Private Protecting Gear (PPE) and security gear
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S5: Set out signing, lighting and guarding
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S6: Excavate holes for utility community providers
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S7: Monitor and keep web site circumstances, together with good housekeeping
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S8: Determine, find and keep away from utility provide equipment and sub-structures
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S9: Test, keep, function and retailer gear and instruments; report faults if required
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S10: Talk with colleagues and/or stakeholders, for instance, statutory companies and members of the general public, prospects
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S11: Use respiration equipment
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S12: Use fuel detection gear
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S13: Perform trench set up for instance, sheeting, light-weight and proprietary techniques
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S14: File data, for instance job stories, time sheets
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S15: Assemble new and alternative fuel providers to inner and exterior service termination positions utilizing a variety of methods
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S16: Perform squeeze off actions on fuel providers (low and medium strain)
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S17: Assemble new and alternative fuel mains utilizing a variety of methods
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S18: Perform circulation stopping on fuel mains by use of squeeze off and bag cease
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S19: Disconnect fuel meters
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S20: Restore fuel property together with valves and fittings utilizing a variety of methods
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S21: Be a part of supplies by electro-fusion
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S22: Be a part of supplies by butt fusion processes
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S23: Trade emergency management valve
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S24: Check fuel community property at low and medium strain
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S25: Purge, fee and decommission fuel community property
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S26: Apply fuel community emergency procedures together with the evaluation of fuel readings
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S27: Apply water extraction methods for fuel mains and providers
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Behaviours
B1: Prioritises well being, security and surroundings when endeavor work to safeguard life and property
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B2: Adaptable, for instance keen to simply accept altering priorities and dealing necessities
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B3: Staff participant, for instance retains others knowledgeable, recognises private {and professional} limitations and seeks recommendation when crucial
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B4: Skilled, for instance punctual, reliable, well mannered, courteous, presentable, maintains safety of enterprise particular and private information and property, takes account of equality and variety in interactions
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B5: Self-motivated, for instance manages personal time successfully, takes accountability to finish the job
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B6: Pleasure in work, for instance works to agreed high quality targets and requirements
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B7: Buyer focus, for instance retains prospects knowledgeable
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B8: Dedicated to continued skilled growth
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