8) Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills (EKAS): This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. Evidence shall show that knowledge has been acquired of installing and replacing energy meters and associated equipment. All knowledge and skills detailed in this unit should be contextualised to current industry practices and technologies. KS01-TIS60A Power system energy meters and associated equipment Evidence shall show an understanding of the installation and/or replacement power system energy meters and associated equipment to an extent indicated by the following aspects: T1 Cable protection and support method and accessories encompassing: Requirements to protect and support cables adequately - protection against mechanical damage, protection from adverse temperatures and corrosion and protection from magnetic field that may affect the performance of the cable. Cable support and protection devices, accessories and typical applications - metallic and non-metallic conduits, duct and trunking, cable ladder and tray, cable clips and ties and related accessories. Installation techniques - cable installation equipment, cable drawing and hauling techniques. T2 Types of cables used in electrotechnology and their application encompassing: Structural components of cables and their purpose - conductors and conductor material; insulation; sheathings and servings. Application of various cables types Cable varieties - single cables, flexible cables, flexible cords, shielded cables, armoured cables, ribbon cables, other similar and like cables Typical characteristics and use of power circuit cables and control circuit cables T3 Installing cables in buildings, structures and premises encompassing: Building construction method and construction sequence. Typical cable routes through buildings, structures and premises. Building codes affecting the installation of cables in buildings, structures and premises - limitation on penetration structural elements and maintenance of fire protection interiority Cable segregation requirements T4 Basic cable and conductor terminations encompassing: Insulation removal and replacement Conductor handling and cable terminations - general aspects and soldering involving pins on electronic components and stranded conductors carrying current up to 25 amperes, application of connecting devices for conductors and terminals, continuity through connections and insulation resistance testing, stress release on cables/conductors. T5 Power cable and conductor terminations encompassing: Types of cable glands and their application - glands for circular sheathed cables; steel wire armoured (SWA) cables and mineral-insulated metal-sheathed (MIMS) cables. Cable termination techniques Terminal types and applications Conductor termination techniques - need for sound termination, consequences of poor conductor termination, conductor and terminal preparation. T6 Telecommunication cable and conductor terminations encompassing: Approved termination devices and sockets. Special termination tools and their use. Cable colour coding up to 100 pair indoor and outdoor cable End to end testing Methods of terminating cables - cables less than twenty pair, twenty pair cable and greater Cable labelling devices Colour coding of cables, sockets and termination modules and standard connectors used with twisted pair, optical fibre and coaxial cables T7 Terminating cable and conductor used in electronic equipment encompassing: Cable and conductor types and characteristics - insulated wire, harness wiring, high performance cables (transmission performance parameters and electrical characteristics) Types include UTP, FTP, and STP Coaxial cables types and characteristics - types include qualshield, trishield coaxial are armour plated coaxial cables Cable anchoring and support methods Termination methods T8 Installation of metering and control equipment encompassing: Standards, codes, legislation, supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements pertaining to the installation and maintenance of energy meters and associated equipment Types of meters - kilowatt-hour meters single and polyphase, demand meters, recording meters and electronic recording metering systems summators Installation and removal methods - direct connection and plug in method, enterprise specific Types of associated equipment and accessories - meter boards, service fuse, links, contactors, time switch, audio frequency injection relay Testing procedures - safety testing, polarity testing T9 Powerline safety practices encompassing: Protective apparatus and apparel for linework - responsibilities for the selection, use, maintenance and storage of protective apparatus and apparel and the types of protective apparatus and apparel used for the line worker Requirements for the use of ladders - carrying, erecting, collapsing and lowering different types of extension ladder against a standing pole, maintenance checks on different types of ladders, renewal of extension ropes and the safety issues relating to clearances from overhead conductors Requirements for climbing and working aloft - methods used to identify a pole is safe to climb, methods used to inspect a line worker’s body belt, application of knots and hitches appropriate to the requirements of a line worker, height safety principles including personal fall protection, prevention and related requirements, and the practical procedure of climbing an overhead structure and fitting a pole chair Traffic management - purpose of traffic management and a line worker’s responsibilities in accordance with relevant statutory requirements and electricity supply industry requirements, demonstration of the procedure used to provide an effective traffic management scheme and the use of a two-way radio Control of small fires - identification, selection and operation of the appropriate extinguishing mediums for various types of fires, general fire prevention methods and the precautions for personal protection when fighting small fires Rescue victims from heights and confined spaces - planning, identifying, the procedures, and establishing responses, developing techniques, involvement of external emergency services and practical demonstration/rehearsals of rescuing a person from heights and from confined spaces and emergency procedures for the rescue of an electric shock victim including CPR Requirements for aerial linework - planning, establishing and implementing relevant aviation authority clearances, determining system requirements, aircrew familiarisation with network operations and equipment, requirements for effective communications operations for aerial work. |