CSCS Roof Felting study plan

CSCS Roof Felting · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Health, Safety and Welfare in Roof Felting Work

List the main legal duties of employers and employees under health and safety at work legislation and explain how each applies to a felting crew
Identify the hazards of hot-works bitumen boilers and gas torches and describe the controls used to prevent fire and burns
Select the correct personal protective equipment for a given felting task and justify each item chosen
Explain safe manual handling limits and describe two lifting aids or techniques for moving felt rolls and bitumen containers

A one-page hazard-and-controls table covering five felting tasks, each with at least two controls and the PPE required

Week 2

Describe how to set up exclusion zones and signage below a roof felting operation and state who must be informed
Outline the fire-watch procedure before, during and after torch-applied work, including the post-work monitoring period
Sequence the steps of installing a torch-on felt layer from substrate check to final seam
Explain how ambient temperature and weather conditions affect felt application and state when work should stop

A written step-by-step method statement for a torch-on felt installation including fire precautions, reviewed against a self-made checklist

Week 3

Compare the properties and typical uses of at least four common felting materials such as reinforced bitumen membranes, underlays and capsheets
Match a membrane type and weight to a given roof specification and justify the choice
Describe correct roll handling, storage and conditioning before installation
Explain the function of each layer in a multi-layer built-up felt system

A materials comparison table with at least four membrane types, their properties, typical use and one reason each might be rejected for a given job

Week 4

Assess a described substrate for moisture, flatness, soundness and cleanliness and record pass or fail against stated criteria
Describe the preparation steps for concrete, timber and metal deck substrates before felting
Explain how to apply and check a vapour control layer and identify common installation errors
Describe how to lay and bond the first felt layer to achieve correct laps and alignment

A completed substrate assessment form for a described roof scenario, with a pass or fail decision and the remedial actions listed

Week 5

Describe how to form a felt detail at a wall upstand including the correct height and termination method
Explain how to detail a rainwater outlet and a pipe penetration so water is shed correctly
Describe how to form and reinforce an internal and external corner in felt
Identify the order in which edge, upstand and outlet details should be completed relative to the main field membrane

A set of four hand-drawn detail sketches with a written note on the correct sequence and one common failure for each

Week 6

Select the correct hand tool and power tool for a given felting task and state the pre-use check required for each
Describe the inspection and safe use of access equipment such as ladders, towers and edge protection
Explain how to plan work at height to minimise time spent near unprotected edges
Describe the emergency procedure if a fall or a fire occurs during felting work

A tool and equipment pre-use checklist covering at least eight items, with the check and the reject criteria for each

Week 7

Describe how to carry out a visual inspection of a completed felt roof and list what to look for at laps, details and terminations
Explain at least two methods of checking for water ingress or trapped moisture and state their limitations
Diagnose common defects such as blistering, wrinkling, open laps and ponding, and state the likely cause of each
Describe the correct repair procedure for a blister and for a failed lap

A defect diagnosis sheet listing six defects, each with likely cause, inspection method and repair approach

Week 8

Integrate safety, installation, detail and inspection knowledge by working through full scenario-based practice questions
Explain your reasoning aloud for each answer and identify the domain it came from
Revisit the two weakest domains from earlier weeks and re-test them
Summarise the key facts for each domain onto a single revision sheet

A timed 40-question mock test with a scored breakdown by domain and a written list of the three areas to revisit

Week 2: Can state the fire-watch procedure and the main hot-works controls from memory without notes

Week 4: Can complete a substrate assessment and justify a pass or fail decision in under ten minutes

Week 6: Can name the pre-use check and reject criteria for eight tools or items of access equipment

Week 8: Scores at least 80 percent on the mock test with no domain below 70 percent