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Tony Taylor, Angela Fry, Jenny Atkinson

Climber Competency

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The Approach

• Creation of a Basic Climber Course Syllabus - Complete
• Selection of an Quality Assurance Partner
• Complete
• Scheme and provider approvals
• EUSR 2019
• EUS registration scheme begins
• 1.1.2020

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The Intentions

• Ensuring all persons working in the industry are trained to a

consistent standard at good training venues - EUS

• Ensure that all of the industry can demonstrate we are working

collectively

• Give full visibility of trained persons
• Reduce the number of incidents that occur
• Introduce younger people into the industry - Trailblazer

AN INTRODUCTION TO MATS BASIC TOWER CLIMBING & RESCUE SCHEME

Angela Fry - Product Lead Energy & Utility Skills

YOU CAN RELY ON US

Energy & Utility Skills are at the forefront of bringing our industry leaders together to identify and address the skills challenges our sector faces. We provide membership, assurance and skills solutions to help employers attract, develop and retain a sustainable skilled workforce to ensure the seamless delivery of essential services to 65 million people each day.

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THE SIZE OF THE REGISTER

2,000 registration applications processed weekly 1.1 million skills records 163,000 individuals registered

PURPOSE OF THE MATS BASIC TOWER CLIMBING & RESCUE SCHEME

Why have MATS/Energy & Utility Skills built the scheme?

• Supports MATS in developing an industry wide approach to H&S training and assessment
• Enables industry wide standards to be used to underpin training and assessment
• Creates a formal registration approach for individuals for the first time through EUSR
• Enables a third party (Energy & Utility Skills) to develop an independent industry approach

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SCHEME OVERVIEW

• The Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue specification clearly sets out the knowledge,

understanding and skills required to climb towers and masts competently and safely

• The Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue scheme consists of 2 parts:

1. Initial 3-day training programme which covers:

• knowledge requirements e.g. legislation, health & safety etc
• how relevant industry equipment is used
• practical tower climbing & rescue activities
• assessment – via knowledge testing and practical climbing & rescue activity
• 2. Mandatory 1-day renewal programme which:
• updates on legislation, health & safety & equipment used
• focuses on practical tower climbing & rescue activities
• Identifies relevant assessment – via knowledge testing and practical climbing &

rescue activity

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REGISTRATION

• EUSR registration is for 1 year and is achieved through successful completion of initial training and

assessment (3 day course)

• Registration includes individual entry onto the EUSR Register and the issue of a card
• An approved provider will submit to EUSR registrations for successful individuals
• Renewal of registration is annual and is achieved through successful completion of renewal training and

assessment (1 day course)

• EUSR registrations are available online within 72 hours of us receiving completed application requests
• Individuals’ EUSR registrations can be viewed online 24/7 at www.eusr@euskills.co.uk
• Allows employers to view cards prior to permitting individuals to climb
• Also provides employers with the opportunity to check that employees and contractors have received the

relevant training

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QUALITY MONITORING ACTIVITIES

• To ensure that our Approved Providers continue to meet the requirements with both Provider & Scheme

approval we carry out quality monitoring activities known as audits

• These are scheduled on a risk basis
• They can be undertaken either as desktop reviews or visits
• Conducted at least every 12 months
• Technical experts will be used to provide advice and guidance around these activities

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WHAT DOES APPROVAL WITH ENERGY & UTILITY SKILLS CONSIST OF?

Provider Approval

• Provider approval is undertaken to ensure that

each provider has the appropriate facilities, resources, policies & procedures in place to be able to support individuals undertaking Energy & Utility Skills Schemes

Programme Approval

• Programme approval is gained when you have

demonstrated that you have the appropriate approach, staff, process and procedure to deliver, assess and review individuals undertaking your Tower Climbing & Rescue programme

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SCHEME IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

• 01 May 2019 – Training providers may submit their applications to Energy & Utility Skills for Provider

Approval and Programme Approval

• From 01 May 2019 to 31 December 2019 - Energy & Utility Skills will complete the approval process for

providers of the scheme

• 31 December 2019 – MATS-approved/Arqiva–approved training programmes no longer recognised
• 01 January 2020 - MATS Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue Scheme goes live for registrations for all

Approved Providers

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Trailblazer

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Blaze a Trail

“ Look forward, focus on setting the standard in safety, competency, compliance and behavioral change.”

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What is a Trailblazer Apprenticeship?

• The Government has committed to funding over 3 million apprenticeships in

England by 2020

• A Trailblazer apprenticeship is made up of a group of employers who work

together to design new apprenticeship standards for occupations within their sectors

• Apprenticeships are funded in 2 ways:

– Levy - Employers with an annual pay bill of over 3 million pays into a digital account which covers the cost of apprenticeship training – Co-Investment – 5% investment for non-levy employers or levy employers who have used all the funds from their digital account

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Wireless Communications Rigger

• Covers the skills, training and competency a Rigging Engineer is

expected to acquire over an 18 month period

• Level 2, 18 month Standard
• Entrants must be a minimum of 18 years old
• The Standard is subdivided into 3 elements covering the following

criteria: – Health, Safety and Environment – Technical Skills (antenna installation) – Rigging and Working at Height

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Wireless Communications Rigger

• Training providers include MATS training programmes as added value and best practice

– Tower Climber and Rescue - no additional cost – Rooftop Top Worker - no additional cost – Radio Frequency - no additional cost

• Plus supplementary training in

– Antenna Installation – Rigging and Lifting – Health and Safety

• 20% off the job training – negotiated and planned with employer

– Classroom based (practical and theory training in a controlled environment) – Employer premises (observations/reviews/interviews/self study)

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Funding

Employer You Pay Government Pays Levy Paying Employer (over £3m PAYE) 100% training cost from your digital account £12,000 over 18mths 95% training cost if your Levy account will not cover £11,400 over 18mths Co-Funded Employer 5% training cost £600 over 18mths 95% training cost £11,400 over 18mths

Levey Employers Use it or Lose it!

Significant reduction in Initial & Revalidation training costs

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Benefits of Apprenticeships

• Safe, skilled employees

– A new generation workforce with nationally recognised qualifications and training focusing on competency/health & safety and compliance

• Cost effective option

– A levy or co-funded training programme that incorporates all the required training content

• Learning the skills that the industry not only demands but requires

– First-hand experience with a solid robust training program will help gain the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in this ever growing sector

• Structured career path

– Excellent Progression opportunities and increased future earning potential

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Tom Grant and Dominic Bannister Managed Occupational Health Ltd

Developing Fitness to Climb Medicals

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Aim

• Prevent climbers becoming

incapacitated on the structure

• Proactive opportunity to

maintain or improve wellbeing Guidance note GN 005

• Minimum standard
• Frequency of medicals

MATS Standard

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Climber questionnaire

Questions

• Lifestyle
• General health
• Family health history
• Work activities – driving,

equipment used, night shifts

• Hearing

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• Height
• Weight
• BMI
• Hip to waist ratio
• Blood pressure
• Urinalysis
• Cholesterol test
• Q Risk 2 Score
• Spirometry
• Skin
• Vision
• Hearing
• Concertation
• Vigilance

Climber medical

Physical test

• Range of movement – flexion

and extension

• Physical strength

Fitness test

• Aerobic fitness – results /
• utcomes

Health assessment

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Aerobic fitness test

mlsO2/Kg/Min Heart Rate beats/min

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Climber medical outcomes

Outcome Action

Red Grounded Amber Fit to Climb medical recall within 3 months Green lifestyle advice Fit to climb offered advice on lifestyle that could impact health in the future Green Fit to climb

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Live physical test demonstration

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Tom Grant and Dominic Bannister Managed Occupational Health Ltd

Any questions?