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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to work effectively within a group

literacy skills to interpret work instructions

numeracy skills to gather and record data from measurements

safety awareness skills to

apply precautions and required action to minimise control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities

select and use required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and OHS standards

work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others or damage to goods or equipment

technical skills to

clean optical end face

connect optical fibre to feeder port

operate WDM test equipment and optical power meter

recognise optical devices in a communication system

Required knowledge

organisational policy and procedures

personal safety issues

propagation of light in optical communication systems

role of transmitters and receivers in optical communication systems

site engineering

specific OHS requirements relating to the handling of optical fibre and the use of laser light sources

WDM applications

workplace and industry environment

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

use optical power test equipment

measure optical signals at three WDM wavelengths

install splitter in the enclosure

connect input and out optical fibres to the splitter

test optical splitter

complete connection recording

comply with all related OHS requirements and work practices

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

a telecommunications operations site where installation of optical fibre splitters in FDH may be conducted

a fibre distribution hub and relevant optical splitter

use of tools equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry

relevant regulatory and equipment documentation that impacts on work activities

Methods of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct observation of candidate installing optical fibre splitters in FDH

direct observation of candidate applying all related OHS requirements and work practices

oral or written questioning to assess required knowledge

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended eg

ICTBWNB Install leadin module and cable for fibre to the premises

ICTBWN3090B Install lead-in module and cable for fibre to the premises

ICTBWNB Work safely with live fibre to test and commission a fibre to the x installation

ICTBWN3100B Work safely with live fibre to test and commission a fibre to the x installation.

Aboriginal people and other people from a nonEnglish speaking background may have second language issues

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oral communication skill level and language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge Questioning techniques should not require language literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency

Where applicable physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards may include:	Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes AS Communications Cabling Manual (CCM) Volume 1 AS/NZS 3000:2007 AS/NZS 3080:2003 AS/NZS 3084:2003 AS/NZS 3085.1:2004 AS/NZS IEC 61935.1:2006 AS/NZS IEC 61935.2:2006 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 14763.3:2007 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15018:2005 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 24702:2007 cabling security codes and regulations Environment Protection Acts ISO Draft 11801 (International) OHS Acts and relevant codes and standards regulated or industry codes of practice, including appropriate Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) standards relevant Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards technical standards AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006.
Appropriate personnel may be:	consultant project engineer project supervisor site supervisor.
Safety hazards may refer to:	access points that may contain: hazardous light (non-visible laser) radio frequency (RF) emission active lasers with no safety labels active optical fibres contact with remote power feed electrical supply that require mandatory separation from communications cable exposed fibres unsafe support structures unsafe weather: heavy rains high winds severe heat or cold thunderstorms.
FDH enclosure may include:	external cabinet internal cabinet.
Optical splitter module may include:	4 port 8 port 16 port 32 port.
Tools and safety equipment may include:	personal protective equipment safety equipment test equipment: passive optical network (PON) meter optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) tools: fibre cleaning kit fibre splicer labeller screw drivers spanners tagging tool.
Splitter module damage may include:	broken connector kinks in fibre leads no end caps on connectors physical damage to module body.
OHS and environmental requirements may relate to:	identifying other services, including power and gas personal protective equipment: earmuffs gloves: leather plastic rubber head protection masks protective suits safety boots safety glasses safe work practices, such as the safe use and handling of: chemicals materials tools and equipment safety equipment: flashing lights safety barriers warning signs and tapes witches hats special access requirements environmental considerations: clean-up protection stormwater protection waste management.
Other services may include:	alarms electrical services fire sprinkler systems gas and water mains high voltage (HV) power other service provider networks.
Contaminated connectors may include:	chips dry residue dust liquids scratches.
WDM optical wavelengths are set at:	1310 nm 1490 nm 1550 nm.