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evaluate alternative methods, resources and systems, in order to select the optimum solution to meet project information
cosao24 evaluate alternative methods, resources and systems, in order to select the optimum solution to meet project information
context
- cosao24Resources:
  Resources:
  
  • consultants
  
  • plant and equipment
  
  • materials and components
  
  • sub-contractors
  
  • work area and facilities
- cosao24Project information:
  Project information:
  
  • invitation to tender
  
  • form of tender
  
  • returns procedure
  
  • survey reports
  
  • specifications
  
  • drawings
  
  • bills of quantities
  
  • health and safety plans
  
  • scope of services
  
  • terms and conditions
  
  • schedule of rates
  
  • information from experts, including experienced craftspeople and suppliers
- cosao24Programmes:
  Programmes:
  
  • charts
  
  • electronic analysis
  
  • critical path
  
  • action plans
  
  • plans of work/method statements
  
  • control systems
- cosao24Clarification and advice:
  Clarification and advice:
  
  • the client/clients representative
  
  • consultants
  
  • project team
  
  • duty holders
  
  • technical publications
  
  • trade literature
  
  • experts, including experienced craftspeople and suppliers
identify key activities, calculating the resources needed and identify their sources from the project information available and prepare a draft work programme
cosao24 identify key activities, calculating the resources needed and identify their sources from the project information available and prepare a draft work programme
context
- cosao24Resources:
  Resources:
  
  • consultants
  
  • plant and equipment
  
  • materials and components
  
  • sub-contractors
  
  • work area and facilities
- cosao24Project information:
  Project information:
  
  • invitation to tender
  
  • form of tender
  
  • returns procedure
  
  • survey reports
  
  • specifications
  
  • drawings
  
  • bills of quantities
  
  • health and safety plans
  
  • scope of services
  
  • terms and conditions
  
  • schedule of rates
  
  • information from experts, including experienced craftspeople and suppliers
- cosao24Programmes:
  Programmes:
  
  • charts
  
  • electronic analysis
  
  • critical path
  
  • action plans
  
  • plans of work/method statements
  
  • control systems
- cosao24Clarification and advice:
  Clarification and advice:
  
  • the client/clients representative
  
  • consultants
  
  • project team
  
  • duty holders
  
  • technical publications
  
  • trade literature
  
  • experts, including experienced craftspeople and suppliers
Prepare and present condition survey reports and records
cosbedmo09 cosccoo05 Prepare and present condition survey reports and records
context
- cosbedmo09Recommend and agree a condition survey process
  Recommend and agree a condition survey process
  
  • Purpose:
  
  ‐ stability
  
  ‐ soundness
  
  ‐ use/adaptation
  
  ‐ value
  
  ‐ health and safety
  
  ‐ environmental
  
  ‐ conservation/heritage requirements
  
  ‐ third party use
  
  • Information:
  
  ‐ photographs (including aerial photographs)
  
  ‐ maps
  
  ‐ charts
  
  ‐ drawings
  
  ‐ digital data
  
  ‐ archive records
  
  ‐ legal documents
  
  ‐ client records
  
  ‐ tenants
  
  ‐ site owners
  
  ‐ site managers
  
  ‐ previous owners
  
  ‐ local authorities
  
  ‐ statutory authorities
  
  ‐ public utilities
  
  ‐ government department consultative bodies (including heritage bodies)
  
  ‐ public and specialist libraries and archives
  
  • Process:
  
  ‐ inspection/ field survey
  
  ‐ documentary/archival research
  
  ‐ risk assessment
  
  • Significant factors:
  
  ‐ degree of urgency
  
  ‐ gaps in information
  
  ‐ susceptibility to damage
  
  ‐ health and safety risk
  
  ‐ need to inhibit deterioration
  
  ‐ structural integrity
  
  ‐ structural significance
  
  ‐ impact on clients and users
  
  ‐ third party
  
  ‐ survey costs and methods
  
  ‐ comprehensiveness/completeness of survey
- cosbedmo09Inspect structures for condition
  Inspect structures for condition
  
  • Purpose:
  
  ‐ stability/soundness
  
  ‐ use/adaptation
  
  ‐ value
  
  ‐ health and safety
  
  ‐ environmental
  
  ‐ conservation/heritage requirements
  
  ‐ third party use
  
  • Record:
  
  ‐ written
  
  ‐ graphical
  
  ‐ electronic
  
  ‐ photographic
- cosbedmo09Prepare and present condition survey reports and records
  Prepare and present condition survey reports and records
  
  • Information:
  
  ‐ inspection observations and measurements
  
  ‐ investigation and research findings
  
  ‐ industry standards and legislation
  
  ‐ published technical data
  
  • Analyse:
  
  ‐ degree of urgency
  
  ‐ gaps in information
  
  ‐ susceptibility to damage
  
  ‐ health and safety risk
  
  ‐ need to inhibit deterioration
  
  ‐ structural integrity
  
  ‐ cultural significance
  
  ‐ impact on clients and users
Inspect structures for condition
cosbedmo09 Inspect structures for condition
context
- cosbedmo09Recommend and agree a condition survey process
  Recommend and agree a condition survey process
  
  • Purpose:
  
  ‐ stability
  
  ‐ soundness
  
  ‐ use/adaptation
  
  ‐ value
  
  ‐ health and safety
  
  ‐ environmental
  
  ‐ conservation/heritage requirements
  
  ‐ third party use
  
  • Information:
  
  ‐ photographs (including aerial photographs)
  
  ‐ maps
  
  ‐ charts
  
  ‐ drawings
  
  ‐ digital data
  
  ‐ archive records
  
  ‐ legal documents
  
  ‐ client records
  
  ‐ tenants
  
  ‐ site owners
  
  ‐ site managers
  
  ‐ previous owners
  
  ‐ local authorities
  
  ‐ statutory authorities
  
  ‐ public utilities
  
  ‐ government department consultative bodies (including heritage bodies)
  
  ‐ public and specialist libraries and archives
  
  • Process:
  
  ‐ inspection/ field survey
  
  ‐ documentary/archival research
  
  ‐ risk assessment
  
  • Significant factors:
  
  ‐ degree of urgency
  
  ‐ gaps in information
  
  ‐ susceptibility to damage
  
  ‐ health and safety risk
  
  ‐ need to inhibit deterioration
  
  ‐ structural integrity
  
  ‐ structural significance
  
  ‐ impact on clients and users
  
  ‐ third party
  
  ‐ survey costs and methods
  
  ‐ comprehensiveness/completeness of survey
- cosbedmo09Inspect structures for condition
  Inspect structures for condition
  
  • Purpose:
  
  ‐ stability/soundness
  
  ‐ use/adaptation
  
  ‐ value
  
  ‐ health and safety
  
  ‐ environmental
  
  ‐ conservation/heritage requirements
  
  ‐ third party use
  
  • Record:
  
  ‐ written
  
  ‐ graphical
  
  ‐ electronic
  
  ‐ photographic
- cosbedmo09Prepare and present condition survey reports and records
  Prepare and present condition survey reports and records
  
  • Information:
  
  ‐ inspection observations and measurements
  
  ‐ investigation and research findings
  
  ‐ industry standards and legislation
  
  ‐ published technical data
  
  • Analyse:
  
  ‐ degree of urgency
  
  ‐ gaps in information
  
  ‐ susceptibility to damage
  
  ‐ health and safety risk
  
  ‐ need to inhibit deterioration
  
  ‐ structural integrity
  
  ‐ cultural significance
  
  ‐ impact on clients and users
Analyse information for decision making
cosccomo03 Analyse information for decision making
context
- cosccomo03Chair meetings
  Chair meetings
  
  • Purpose:
  
  ‐ information giving
  
  ‐ consultation
  
  ‐ decision making
  
  • Meeting:
  
  ‐ people internal to your organisation
  
  ‐ people external to your organisation
- cosccomo03Analyse information for decision making
  Analyse information for decision making
  
  • Analysis:
  
  ‐ formal and planned
  
  ‐ informal and ad hoc
  
  • Decisions:
  
  ‐ affecting operational performance
  
  ‐ affecting organisational policy
  
  • Information:
  
  ‐ qualitative
  
  ‐ quantitative
Chair meetings
cosccomo03 Chair meetings
context
- cosccomo03Chair meetings
  Chair meetings
  
  • Purpose:
  
  ‐ information giving
  
  ‐ consultation
  
  ‐ decision making
  
  • Meeting:
  
  ‐ people internal to your organisation
  
  ‐ people external to your organisation
- cosccomo03Analyse information for decision making
  Analyse information for decision making
  
  • Analysis:
  
  ‐ formal and planned
  
  ‐ informal and ad hoc
  
  • Decisions:
  
  ‐ affecting operational performance
  
  ‐ affecting organisational policy
  
  • Information:
  
  ‐ qualitative
  
  ‐ quantitative
Plan test requirements methods and outputs
cosao11 Plan test requirements methods and outputs
context
- cosao11Purpose:
  Purpose:
  
  • identify asbestos type
  
  • identify presence/absence
  
  • identify location
- cosao11Processes & methods:
  Processes & methods:
  
  • as defined by relevant legislation
  
  • approved codes of practice
  
  • risk assessment
  
  • arrangements for waste disposal
  
  • dealing with contingencies
Identify, analyse and resolve complex situations
cosbedmc04 Identify, analyse and resolve complex situations
context
- cosbedmc04Develop and maintain relationships with other people
  Develop and maintain relationships with other people
  
  • People:
  
  ‐ those to whom you report
  
  ‐ those who report to you
  
  ‐ other professional colleagues
  
  ‐ those affected by your work
  
  • Promote goodwill and trust:
  
  ‐ demonstrating a duty of care
  
  ‐ ethical relationships
  
  ‐ professional independence
  
  ‐ honouring promises and undertakings
  
  ‐ open and honest relationships
  
  ‐ constructive relationships
  
  ‐ meeting equality/diversity legislation
  
  • Informing, offering advice, presenting and clarifying:
  
  ‐ orally
  
  ‐ in writing
  
  ‐ using graphics
  
  ‐ electronically
  
  • Work activities:
  
  ‐ progress
  
  ‐ results
  
  ‐ achievements
  
  ‐ emerging threats
  
  ‐ risks
  
  ‐ opportunities
  
  • Present:
  
  ‐ orally
  
  ‐ in writing
  
  ‐ graphically
  
  ‐ electronically
  
  ‐ using materials and samples
- cosbedmc04Exchange information and present advice on technical issues
  Exchange information and present advice on technical issues
  
  • Purpose:
  
  ‐ sharing experience
  
  ‐ issuing instructions
  
  ‐ making decisions
  
  ‐ increasing understanding
  
  ‐ implementing a solution
  
  ‐ dealing with confrontation
  
  ‐ negotiation
  
  • Present:
  
  ‐ orally
  
  ‐ in writing
  
  ‐ graphically
  
  ‐ electronically
  
  ‐ using materials and samples
  
  • People receiving information and advice:
  
  ‐ same and other related occupations
  
  ‐ clients and customers
  
  ‐ technical and non-technical team members
  
  ‐ craftspeople and operatives
  
  ‐ senior and junior colleagues
  
  ‐ members of the public
  
  ‐ people with individual needs
  
  ‐ central and local government agencies
- cosbedmc04Identify, analyse and resolve complex, indeterminate situations
  Identify, analyse and resolve complex, indeterminate situations
  
  • Information - sources:
  
  ‐ experience and practice
  
  ‐ manual and electronic information systems (e.g. libraries, technical journals, databases)
  
  ‐ valid objects of scientific enquiry
  
  ‐ other colleagues and specialists
  
  • Analysing the different perceptions of situations:
  
  ‐ information and conclusions from previous cases
  
  ‐ similarities between previous cases and the current situation
  
  ‐ the outcomes required
  
  ‐ known and anticipated limitations
  
  ‐ known and anticipated opportunities
- cosbedmc04Aids and techniques:
  Aids and techniques:
  
  • identify options
  
  • relationships between factors
  
  • weighted priorities
  
  • value utilities
  
  • expert systems
  
  • decision theory
  
  • decision trees
  
  • policy capturing equations
  
  • gold standard equations
  
  • graphical and electronic aids
  
  • computer aided analysis
- cosbedmc04Judgements:
  Judgements:
  
  • justified opinion and conclusion
  
  • decisions on action to be taken
  
  • decisions on validity
  
  • decisions on viability
  
  • identification of opportunities
  
  • identification of solutions
- cosbedmc04Criteria:
  Criteria:
  
  • the interests of the stakeholders
  
  • legal
  
  • conformity with recognised good practice
  
  • based on up to date information
  
  • cost-effectiveness
  
  • Resources
  
  • safety
  
  • return to operational state
  
  • predicted risk
  
  • predicted disruption
  
  • predicted opportunity
  
  • added value
- cosbedmc04Practise within an ethical framework
  Practise within an ethical framework
  
  • Stakeholders:
  
  ‐ staff
  
  ‐ clients
  
  ‐ suppliers/sub-contractors
  
  ‐ users
  
  ‐ community
  
  • Judgements:
  
  ‐ justified opinion and conclusion
  
  ‐ decisions on action to be taken
  
  ‐ decisions on validity
  
  ‐ decisions on viability
  
  ‐ identification of opportunities
  
  ‐ identification of solutions
  
  • Ethical standards and recognised good practice - sources:
  
  ‐ ethical codes of practice within the occupation or discipline
  
  ‐ statute law
  
  ‐ voluntary codes of practice
  
  ‐ duty of care
  
  • Conflicts of interest:
  
  ‐ offers which may result in adverse conditions to other individuals or the community
  
  ‐ offers which involve the financial interest of the practitioner
  
  ‐ giving unfair advantage to the practitioners family or friends
- cosbedmc04Prepare for and chair meetings
  Prepare for and chair meetings
  
  • Meetings:
  
  ‐ involving people from within your organisation
  
  ‐ involving people from outside your organisation
  
  • Objective:
  
  ‐ information giving
  
  ‐ consultation

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