PART 3Qualifications of Supervisors and Operatives
Prescribed qualifications6.
(1)
For the purposes of section 61B(2)(a) of the Act, a person has a prescribed qualification as a supervisor for a type of work (S) listed in schedule 1 if that person is qualified in—
(a)
S, and
(b)
the following additional types of work—
(i)
S1 – monitoring of signing, lighting and guarding, and
(ii)
LA – location and avoidance of underground apparatus.
(2)
For the purposes of section 61B(2)(b) of the Act, a person has a prescribed qualification as a trained operative for a type of work (T) listed in schedule 2 if that person is qualified in—
(a)
T, and
(b)
the following additional types of work—
(i)
O1 – signing, lighting and guarding, and
(ii)
LA – location and avoidance of underground apparatus.
(3)
For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a person is qualified in a type of work if, in respect of that work—
(a)
an approved body has issued a certificate of competence showing that the person has been assessed by an approved assessment centre as having the required level of competence, or
(b)
a competent authority has issued a certificate of recognition stating that the person meets the requirements of regulation 29(1) (conditions for recognition) of the 2015 Regulations,
and the certificate is registered in the approved register.