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.