EUSGNC012a Control installation of gas network products or assets

Overview

This standard is about controlling installation of products or assets on gas networks.

It can apply to any type of fuel gas or combinations of fuel gas including, but not restricted to, natural gas, LPG, blended or 100% hydrogen.

This includes interpreting work instructions, organising resources, delegating responsibilities and collating key project information. These activities will usually include the leadership and direction of the members of a team and decision making regarding the approach to take when undertaking the work.

This standard is for those controlling operations during gas network activities.

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. interpret required dimensions, lengths, widths, and quantities of products and assets from relevant technical specifications and work instructions
  2. interpret accurate positions of utilities plant, services, buildings, kerbs and boundaries from technical specifications and work instructions
  3. make any necessary corrections to drawings, records and work documents and report these in line with organisational processes
  4. ensure sufficient labour, plant, equipment, materials and consumables are available for work activities
  5. determine installation methods that meet technical specifications and work instructions
  6. carry out and review site-specific risk assessments and apply control measures in accordance with organisational policy
  7. select, check condition of, use and store appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in line with organisational procedures
  8. provide technical information to appropriate people when they require it
  9. check and confirm understanding of technical information provided to and from recipients
  10. brief team members on their delegated roles and responsibilities in line with work instructions
  11. complete and store work documentation in line with organisational policies and procedures
  12. refer problems and conditions outside own responsibility to designated people using organisational procedures

Knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:                       

  1. the main responsibilities of the employer and employee under health and safety and environmental protection legislation
  2. how to carry out and review site-specific risk assessments
  3. the organisational reporting lines, roles, responsibilities and levels of authority
  4. safe procedures for handling hazardous and non-hazardous materials
  5. organisational and statutory accident and emergency recording and reporting procedures
  6. the range and use of personal protective equipment for the work activity and procedures for checking PPE is fit for purpose
  7. the procedures for and importance of obtaining the correct authorisations including for the isolation of any part of the utilities network
  8. different methods of accessing technical specifications from reference documents, manuals, regulations, codes of practice, risk assessments and method statements and how to interpret them
  9. how to interpret work instructions including drawings, records, work authorisations and other project specific information
  10. the factors affecting, and means of confirming, the suitability of excavations
  11. range of actions to be taken and means of determining appropriate safe remedial action if work cannot proceed
  12. the importance of compliance with current industry standards and the organisation's policy and procedures for meeting relevant statutory requirements, regulations and codes of practice
  13. types and causes of potential disruption to the work and avoidance measures
  14. how to relay technical information to others in a way that suits the recipient, the type of information and the way it will be used
  15. techniques to check understanding of others and clarify own understanding of technical information and work instructions
  16. the organisation's reporting procedures and who to report problems to including inaccuracies in technical information sources, damage or defects to tools, equipment or materials and work which is incomplete or not to schedule