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Plumbsupport
Level 1
Structure
Key Trades and Hazards
Types of organisation, contractor and specialist trades.
Industry Bodies
Rights and Responsibilities
Career Opportunities
Safe Working Practice
Legislation
Controlling Hazards
Asbestos
Personal protection
Accidents and Emergencies
Dealing with fires
Environmental
Water and Electricity
Energy Sources
Conserving Energy
Waste Disposal
Site Preparation
Hand tools
Power tools
Fixings and components
Preparation techniques
Above Ground Drainage
Guttering and Rainwater Systems
Hand Tools For Drainage
Copper Pipework
Health and Safety
Hand Tools
Joining Copper Pipe
Plastic Pressure Pipe
Hand Tools
Join and Fix
Low Carbon Steel
Join and Fix
Hand and Power Tools
Installation and Repair
Origins, sources and distribution
Hot and Cold Systems
Noise Faults
Plumbing Science
Measurement
Properties of Water
Materials
Heat
Approved Documents
Level 1 Starter Task Answers
Structure Answers
Health and Safety Answers
Environmental Answers
Site Preparation Answers
Above ground drainage answers
Copper Pipe answers
Plastic Pressure Pipe Asnwers
LCS Pipe Answers
Installation and Maintenance Answers
Plumbing Science Answers
Level 2
Health and Safety
Legislation
Hazardous situations
Electrical Safety
Gas and heat producing equipment
Access equipment
Excavations
Plumbing Processes
Hand Tools
Power Tools
Site Preparation Techniques
Fixings
Copper And LCS Pipework
Plastic Pipework
Electrical Principles
Electrical supplies used in domestic plumbing services
Components used in electrical installations
Procedures for safely isolating supplies
Identify safety critical faults on electrical components and systems
Undertake basic electrical task
Cold Water
Types of cold water system
Requirements of the cold water supplies into domestic dwellings
The components used in domestic cold water
Requirements for pipework installations in domestic cold water systems
Key requirements of testing and decommissioning of domestic cold water systems
Basic maintenance requirements of domestic cold water systems
Hot Water
System Layouts
System upgrades
Pipework and circulation
Instantaneous Heaters
Showers
Backflow prevention
system safety and efficiency
Install hot water components
Central Heating
Legislation and guidance
System Principles
Installed systems in domestic properties
System components
Heat emitters
Pipework installation
Heat emitter installation
Boilers
Testing and filling a heating system
Decommissioning
Testing and replacing components
Drainage
Rainwater systems and materials
Pipework and components
Legislation and rainwater systems
WC's
Baths and basins
Bidets sinks and showers
Urinals
Types of sanitary pipework
Stub stacks
Traps
Below ground layouts
Storage and appliances assembly
Service and maintenance procedures
Communication
Level 2 Starter Task Answers
Health and Safety Answers
Plumbing Processes Answers
Electrical & Science Answers
Cold Water Answers
Hot Water Answers
Central Heating Answers
Sanitation and Drainage Answers
Level 3
Cold Water System Planning
Cold water legislation
Direct and In Direct Cold Water Systems
Components In Multi storey dwellings
Water for single occupancy dwellings
Single occupancy dwellings water treatment
Single Occupancy Dwellings Components
Specialist Components
Requirements for back flow prevention
Non mechanical back flow prevention
Mechanical back flow prevention
Design techniques and information sources
Measurements and design calculations
Design component sizes
Diagnose and rectify faulty components
Commission cold water systems and components
Hot Water System Planning
Types of Hot Water System
Design Temperatures
System Components
Safety Devices
Factors affecting hot water systems
Information sources
Calculate system requirements
Installation requirements
Commissioning hot water components and systems
Information on faults and methods of repair
diagnose and rectify faults in hot water
Central Heating System Planning
Understanding the types of central heating layouts
Control systems
Underfloor heating
Multiple boiler installations
Factors affecting design
Principles of heat loss and heat gain
Calculating heating requirements
Selecting components
Pre installation checks for fused spur
Wiring diagrams
Connections terminations and cabling
Electrical testing procedures
Commissioning central heating systems
Diagnose and rectify faults on central heating systems
Positioning and connecting to sealed system
Safe Isolation
Sanitation System Planning
Above ground drainage and sanitation
Sanitary facilities and equipment
Foul tanks
Selecting sanitation systems and appliances
Designing sanitary pipework
Rainwater system components
Faults, diagnostic checks, repairs and rectification
Commissioning procedures, notifying authorities
Environmental Technology
Operating principles of micro-renewable technology
Principles of water conservation technology
Installing systems and permitted development
Regulations and standards
Benefits and limitations
Site Procedures and Planning
Types of client
Communication methods
Job roles and site responsibilities
Legislation for BSE
Risk Assessments
Methods statements
Variations to work
Monitoring work
Types of work programme
Planning work
Project delays
Pricing work
T Levels BSE
Health and Safety
01 Health and safety legislation and guidance
02 Regulatory controls
03 Public and employers liability
04 Codes of practice
05 Safe systems of work
06 Awareness and Inspections
07 Implications of not following health and safety legislation
08 Safe isolation
09 Incidents and near misses
10 Reacting to an emergency
11 PPE
12 First aid
13 Warning signs
14 Access equipment and manual handling
15 Safety in excavations and confined spaces
Summative Assessment Presentation 1
Construction Science Principles
Units of measurement
Materials science principles
Mechanical science principles
Power and distribution
Electricity theory
Structural science principles
Heat principles
Principles of sound and light
Earth science principles
Summative Assessment Presentation 2
Construction Design Principles
Benefits of good design
Design principles
Roles and disciplines in the design process
Design process conception to completion
Whole building concept
Summative Assessment Presentation 3
Construction Built Environment
Structure of the construction industry
How the industry serves the economy
Integration of the supply chain
Procurement of projects
Roles and responsibilities
Continuous professional development
Building information modelling
PESTLE Factors
Summative Assessment Presentation 4
Sustainability Principles
Sustainability
Sustainable solutions
Environmental Legsilation
Environmental performance measures
Lean construction, heritage and conservation
Waste management
Energy production and use
Renewable energy and energy conservation
Digital technology
Summative Assessment Presentation 5
Construction Measurement Principles
Accurate and appropriate measurement
Measurement and techniques
Site measurement
Estimation and Co2
Scales
Tolerances
BS1192
Summative Assessment Presentation 6
Building Technology Principles
On site and offsite construction methods
Substructure
Superstructure
Infrastructure
Building Regulation and Approved documents
Building standards and manufacturers instructions
Regulatory Bodies
Building and structure fabric
Summative Assessment Presentation 7
Information Data Principles
Information and data principles
Data sources
Maintenance and post occupancy data
Product information and manufacturers specifications
BIM, CDE and client specifications
Certification, commissioning data and test reports
GANTT charts and critical path networks
Data management and confidentiality
GDPR and data loss
Drawings, circuit diagrams and schematics
Programming and setup of digital systems
Summative Assessment Presentation 8
Relationship Management
Role expectations and inter relationships
Collaborative working
Customer service
Team dynamics
Equality, diversity and representation
Negotiation and conflict management
Methods of communication
Employee rights responsibilities and ethics
Sources of information
Summative Assessment Presentation 9
Digital Technology in Construction
Internet of Things
Digital engineering techniques
Opportunities for use of technology
Summative Assessment Presentation 10
Commercial Business Principles
Business structures
Business Objectives
Business values
Corporate social responsibility
Entrepreneurship and innovation measuring success
Project management
Quality management
Summative Assessment Presentation 11
Building Services Engineering
Air conditioning
Electro Mechanical Systems
Gas Systems
Domestic heating systems
Commercial heating systems
Plumbing systems
Protection systems
Refrigeration systems
Natural and mechanical ventilation
Mechanical principles of components
Pipework and ductwork
Electrotechnical components
Outdated cables and accessories
Electrical supplies
Earthing arrangements
Summative Assessment Presentation 12
Tools and Equipment
Types of maintenance
Maintenance plans and time frames
Documentation for maintenance actions required
Tools fit for purpose, maintenance of tools
Summative Assessment Presentation 13
Revision Support
Regulations
NVQ Phases
NVQ Phase 1
Health and Safety
Legislation
Hazardous Situations
Personal Protective Measures
Manual handling
How to respond top accidents
Procedures for electrical safety
Heat producing equipment
Access equipment
Excavations and confined spaces
Scientific Principles
Units of measurement
Relative densities
Properties of materials
Corrosion of materials
Application and properties of liquids
Properties of gases
Simple machines
Basic mechanics
Planning and Supervision
Role of the construction team
Information sources in BSE
Information sources and site documentation
How to communicate with others
Communicating and conflicts
The clients
Risk assessments
Programming work
Cold Water Systems
Sources of supply and water quality
Cold water services
Types of layout
Hot Water Systems
Layouts of hot water part 1
Layouts of hot water part 2
Central Heating Systems
Layouts and features part 1
Layouts and features part 2
Layouts and features part 3
Rainwater Systems
Install rainwater systems
Sanitation Systems
Primary ventilated systems
Secondary ventilated systems
Sanitary appliance components and positions
NVQ Phase 2
Scientific Principles
Temperature and changes of state
Heat energy and transfer
Heat and power
Pressure, force and flow
Basic principles of electricity
Electrical calculations
Electrical earthing systems
Cold Water Systems
System layouts and water softening
Boosted cold systems and components
Positioning and fixing of cold water pipework
Appliances
Taps and valves
Showers
Cold water storage cisterns
Sources of information
Backflow prevention
Pressure testing cold water pipework
Disinfecting and flushing
Hot Water Systems
Vented and unvented systems
Component parts
Showers
Building fabric
Unvented system components
Sources of information
Back siphonage and back pressure
Decommissioning
Testing and commissioning
Central Heating Systems
Working principles of central heating part 1
Working principles of central heating part 2
Working principles of central heating part 3
Working principles of ufh
Alternate space heating strategies
Central heating system components part 1
Central heating system components part 2
Central heating system controls
Heat emitters
Operating principles of boilers
Central Heating Boiler Installation
Installation of central heating pipework
Filling and Venting central heating systemss
Rainwater Systems
Install rainwater systems
Working principles and information sources
Features of rainwater systems
Soundness testing and commissioning
Sanitation Systems
Sanitary Pipework installation and expansion
WC's and Urinals
Wash Basins and sinks
Jointing methods
Baths, showers and bidets
Macerators, sink waste disposal units
Trap seal loss
Below ground drainage
Grey water recycling
Sanitary equipment for disability
NVQ Phase 3
Cold Water Systems
Factors affecting cold water components
Design and pipe sizing
Cistern and pump selection
Cold water accumulators
Service and maintenance of components
Hot Water Systems
Design and temperatures
System design
Commissioning and handover
System faults
Maintenance
Central Heating Systems
Central heating design
Central heating component sizing
Central heating component sizing part 2
Flushing and testing
Commissioning
Maintenance and fault finding
Rainwater Systems
Size and select components
Fault diagnosis and rectification
Sanitation Systems
Selecting Sanitary Appliances
Maintenance and rectification
Environmental Technology
Operating principles
Design Regualtions
Domestic Fuel System
Fuel selection and information
Combustion
Principles of chimneys and flue systems
Electrical Works
Authorities and legislation
Electrical supplies
Electrical circuits and components
Electrical circuits within a property
Safe isolation
Electrical plumbing components
Cable sizing and ingress protection
Functional testing
Fault find of electrical plumbing and equipment
NVQ Phase 4
Gas
Gas