Recruiting now for Asbestos Removal –

Chargehand

Job Summary

• Set Up and Maintain asbestos work enclosures.
• Use, store, and maintain respiratory protective equipment correctly.
• Use, store, and maintain personal protective equipment correctly.
• Position equipment, signage, waste routes and transit routes appropriately
• Work in a way that ensures asbestos exposure is prevented or minimised.
• Report, record, and correct defects with plant, RPE, PPE and work methods.
• Appropriately handle, package, and store asbestos waste.
• Decontaminate plant and premises.
• Carry out effective personal decontamination.
• Conform to health, safety, and welfare in the workplace requirements.

Responsibilities and Duties

Paperwork

• Timesheets to be correctly filled out and accurate.
• Mask sheets to be correctly filled out and accurate.
• Both above to be returned by 12:30 Monday or a flat week will be paid. Any variations will be dealt with and a call will be placed to the effected parties.
• All site paperwork to be filled out and returned to the office immediately – To include, completion cert, waste notes, method etc.
• Holiday forms to be checked against the diary by OM prior to be authorised.

Plant and Equipment

• All plant and equipment will be issued to the Van; These will be the supervisors responsibility.
• All issues to be reported immediately: these will be tracked and investigated.
• Vehicle damages must be reported – They will then be investigated and then referred to driver’s policy.
• A plant condition report will be completed for all returning plant so that any issues can be resolved.

Hire equipment.

• Prior to hiring all items must be approved by the CM
• Order directly with speedy and obtain order number from the office.

Communication – Who to call

• Problems on the job – Contracts Manager
• Plant and equipment – Ops Manager
• Hire equipment – Speedy/ Bardon office
• Escalations (unhappy with the response from above) – MD

Pay Rates

• Pay: To be determined 

• Overtime will be based on day rate TBD.

• Overtime must be approved by CM And will be monitored.
• £20 – working away.
• £5 – Breakfast
• £10 Dinner

Working Hours

• 48 Working week – Times will be job specific, indicated by the CM and the RAM’s.
• 10 Hour days – Including breaks.
• First hour traveling excluded.
• Last Hour traveling excluded.
• When leaving site due to completed works, the CM must be informed prior to leaving site. Once the CM has been informed the OM will be informed.
• Licensed works require us to be onsite for the full times listed – Legal requirement.

Positive work attitude

• Problems on site are to be discussed with the CM and not the client.

Working Away

• Working away is classified as over 2 hrs away from the base of operations.
• Hotels will be booked – you may look for alternatives within budget and must be authorised prior to booking.
• No overtime will be paid if individuals decide to travel.
• If individuals decide to travel, fuel will be personal, and the company fuel card cannot be used.

Training needs analysis KPI’s

Knowledge

K1: Legislation and official guidance relevant to installing and removing licensed asbestos enclosure or containment areas, whilst working in the workplace, below ground level, at height, in confined spaces, with tools and equipment, and with materials and substances.

K2: Compliance with the given contract information to install and remove licensed asbestos enclosure or containment areas to the required specification from a variety of environments including domestic, commercial, and industrial properties.

K3: Legislation and official guidance relevant to stripping and removing licensed asbestos, including responsibilities under current legislation and official guidance whilst working in the workplace, below ground level, at height, in confined spaces, with tools and equipment, with materials and substances, with movement/storage of materials, and by manual handling and mechanical lifting.

K4: Workplace health, safety, and welfare legislation requirements.

K5: Hazards associated with the workplace that have not been previously controlled, the reporting of them in accordance with organisational procedures, such as manual handling, faulty equipment, sharps, electrical hazards, slips and trips, working at height, and biological and chemical hazards.

K6: Organisation-specific policies and procedures.

K7: The various security arrangements and approved procedures.

K8: The movement, handling and/or storing of resources including manual handling and mechanical lifting.

K9: The different types of asbestos and their properties. Chrysotile, Amosite and Crocidolite. The history of asbestos use in the built environment and the different areas it can be found. What action to take when it is discovered.

K10: The risks posed to the environment by asbestos.

Skills

S1: Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing and removing licensed asbestos enclosure or containment areas.

S2: Maintain safe working practices when installing and removing licensed asbestos enclosure or containment areas.

S3: Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install and remove licensed asbestos enclosure or containment areas.

S4: Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing and removing licensed asbestos enclosure or containment areas.

S5: Complete the work within the allocated time when installing and removing licensed asbestos enclosure or containment areas.

S6: Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when stripping and removing licensed asbestos.

S7: Maintain safe working practices when stripping and removing licensed asbestos from a variety of environments including domestic, commercial, and industrial properties.

S8: Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to strip and remove licensed asbestos.

S9: Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when stripping and removing licensed asbestos.

S10: Complete the work within the allocated time when stripping and removing licensed asbestos.

S11: Comply with the given contract information to strip and remove licensed asbestos materials to the required specification.

S12: Communicate with others to establish productive work practices.

S13: Follow organisational procedures to plan the sequence of work.

S14: Maintain relevant records in accordance with the organisational procedures:

S15: Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to move, handle and/or store occupational resources.

S16: Prevent the risk of damage to occupational resources and surrounding environment when moving, handling and/or storing resources.

S17: Complete the work within the allocated time when moving, handling and/or storing resources.

S18: Move, handle and/or store resources in a timely manner and within allocated time frames.

Behaviours

B1: Work responsibly to contribute to workplace health, safety and welfare whilst carrying out work in the relevant occupational area. Recognise and speak up when problems and potential safety issues arise and stop work immediately. Remain calm under pressure and take responsibility to minimise risks. Adhere to safe systems of work and relevant procedures.

B2: Maintain good working relationships when conforming to productive working practices.

B3: Maintain safe working practices when moving, handling and/or storing resources.

B4: Adopt a professional approach to the work, colleagues, and client.