The following ranges apply:
Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
• Selection criteria:
- user requirements including performance
- environmental suitability
- project duration
- location
- user policies and preferences on plant ownership,leasing and hire
- availability
- repairs and maintenance
- health and safety features
- energy efficiency
- security features
• Plant and equipment:
- static
- mobile
- hand tools
- consumables
- health and safety equipment
- standard
- non-standard
- electro-mechanical
- electronic
• Options for acquiring:
- purchase
- modify
- lease
- hire
• Costs:
- running costs
- acquisition costs (purchase, hire, lease)
- repair and maintenance
- depreciation
- insurance
• Project requirements:
- needs of users
- agreed targets
- budgets and timescales
- condition of plant and equipment
- maintenance requirements
- competency of operators
Learning Outcomes 3 and 4
• Costs:
- running costs
- acquisition costs (purchase, hire, lease)
- repair and maintenance
- depreciation
- insurance
• Plant and equipment:
- static
- mobile
- hand tools
- consumables
- health and safety equipment
• Selection criteria
- user requirements including performance
- environmental suitability
- project duration
- location
- user policies and preferences on plant ownership, leasing and hire
- availability
- repairs and maintenance
- health and safety features
- energy efficiency
- security features
• Interested parties:
- line managers
- contract/site management
This unit must be assessed in a work environment, in accordance with the ConstructionSkills‘ Consolidated Assessment Strategy for Construction and the Built Environment.
Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of relevant occupational expertise and knowledge, and must use a combination of assessment methods as defined in the Consolidated Assessment Strategy.
Workplace evidence of skills cannot be simulated.