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Prepare for, collect, analyse and present survey data in construction

Reference
Y/504/7344
Level
Level 3
Credit Value
17
Guided Learning Hours
40
 
Aim
This unit is about making preparations to carry out a survey, carrying out the survey in the most appropriate way, and collecting, checking and verifying the data and presenting it in a suitable format. You will need to confirm the specification and methods ensuring that all permissions have been obtained and suitable equipment is available. You will also need to check the equipment, brief the people involved and ensure that all arrangements are in place and conform to specified requirements.

You will need to carry out the survey in accordance with agreed procedures, consulting others where relevant and implement changes to allow for changing circumstances that may arise. You will also need to record the data and ensure that any restoration needed is carried out. You will need to collect, check and verify the data, present it including the provision of any commentary in a suitable format and also advise people how to interpret the data.


Assessment guidance and/or requirements
The following ranges apply:
Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
• Survey - type:
- land
- building
- engineering
- environmental
• Survey - method:
- visual
- approximate measured
- detailed measurement of all specified features
- graphic
- instrumental
- method statement
• Permission from:
- client
- site owner and occupiers
- adjoining owners and occupiers
- notifiable authorities
• Equipment:
- mechanical
- optical
- electronic
• Safety:
- personal safety
- equipment and clothing
- safe use of access equipment
- health and safety practice and regulations
- industry codes of practice
- regulations applying to the survey site
- signage
Learning Outcomes 3 and 4
• Survey - type:
- land
- building
- engineering
- environmental
• Survey - method:
- visual
- approximate measured
- detailed measurement of all specified features
- graphic
- instrumental
- method statement
• Safe working practices:
- personal safety
- equipment and clothing
- safe use of access equipment
- health and safety practice and regulations
- industry codes of practice
- regulations applying to the survey site
- signage
- site access & working areas
• Circumstances and conditions:
- topography
- water
- obstacles
- climatic variation
- live conditions (e.g. buildings and sites in use, roads, railways, runways)
- planned circumstances
- emergency circumstances
Learning Outcomes 5 and 6
• Survey - method:
- visual
- approximate measured
- detailed measurement of all specified features
- graphic
- instrumental
- method statement
• Present:
- orally
- in writing
- graphically
- electronically
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.

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