Competence to Operate Construction Plant

Guidance on determining training and competence requirements for plant operators.

The duty to ensure that plant operators are competent rests with their employer and involve training, development of experience, assessment, mentoring and continuous development.

This document is intended to provide good practice guidance on the management of the competence of plant operators, clarifying methods for employers to manage, develop and record employees competences and enabling them to meet their duties under both PUWER and CDM.