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Elements and Performance Criteria

Work within the constraints imposed by customer premises and ACMA regulatory environment
Manage remote power feed
- Identify and avoid the risks posed by contact with remote power feeding services when performing cabling activity
- Make site safe by identifying remote power feeding services which operate at above telecommunications network voltage (TNV) inside customer premises
Install and modify cable support, earthing and termination infrastructure
Install cables and earth wires
Terminate and test cables and earth wires
Inspect cable route to ensure correct separations
- Inspect separations along entire cable route and rectify separations which do not comply with regulations
- Install barriers to achieve separations where sufficient spatial separation cannot be met
Evaluate earthing needs for cable systems on customer premises
- Locate existing customer earthing systems and analyse the earthing needs of cable systems
- Calculate the upper and lower limits of resistance for a variety of cable system earths using relevant cable characteristics
Label earthing systems
- Identify label requirements for all types of earthing systems
- Attach label to earthing systems according to industry regulations
Create or update cable plans and records
Monitor work activity
- Maintain close supervision of cablers not holding appropriate registration for the task to ensure installation and maintenance activity is strictly according to legislative requirements and industry standards for safety and network integrity including AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to liaise with team members supervisors and customers on technical and operational matters

literacy skills to interpret

relevant legislation codes regulations and standards

technical documentation such as equipment manuals and specifications

numeracy skills to take and analyse measurements

planning and organisational skills to organise and maintain equipment

problem solving skills to solve equipment and logistics problems

safety awareness skills to

check environmental conditions are suitable for installation

make site safe and secure for cable installation

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

task management skills to

apply work practices which avoid cable damage

conform to work specifications and relevant industry standards

technical skills to

check cable route for obstructions and make clear using suitable methods

handle cable according to manufacturers specifications so that conductors sheath and insulation are not damaged during installation

read and interpret drawings related to

cable coding system identifiers and distributor locations

outlet location

select cabling system to meet customer performance needs and conform to work specifications and relevant industry standards

use diagnostic equipment

use hand and power tools

Required knowledge

ACMA regulations and standards on lifts cabling

features and operating requirements of test equipment

information required to operate equipment according to a test specification

legislation codes of practice and other formal agreements that impact on the work activity

manufacturers requirements for safe operation of equipment

protection earthing

specific occupational health and safety OHS requirements relating to the activity and site conditions

test methods and performance requirements

typical issues and challenges that occur on site

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

install a lift cabling system from LD to lift car socket including accurate completion of installation records drawing alterations and compliance forms

read and interpret cable drawings and plans for locations and terminations

apply cable conductor identification codes

conduct and interpret cable test results

interpret and apply related regulations and industry codes

comply with all related OHS requirements and work practices

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

a site on which lift communications cabling activities may be carried out

use of cabling and field equipment currently used in industry

licensing requirements and other site related documentation

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 the candidate undertaking a lift cabling installation from LD to lift car socket

direct observation of the candidate applying cable conductor identification codes

oral or written questioning to assess interpretation of cable drawings and plans for locations and terminations

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of cable test results standards requirements and specific technical procedures

Guidance information for assessment

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

ICTCBLB Install maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling ACMA Open Rule

ICTCBL2137B Install, maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling: ACMA Open Rule.

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.

Lift cabling work refers to:	cabling used between the LD adjacent to the lift machine or motor room and the lift control cubicle and lift cars communications cabling of the lift travelling cables and connections communications customer cabling in lift installation.
Regulatory environment refers to:	accredited registrars and registration ACMA AS 1979:1976 Travelling cables Certified Components List Communications Alliance labelling requirements Telecommunications Act 1997.
Cabling environment may include:	inside and outside the lift car lift machine or motor room lift shaft.
Cable type may include:	coaxial copper twisted pair data cables: Category 5, 6, 6A, 7 or 7A optical fibre cable travelling cable complying to Australian standards: circular flat.
Cable identification refers to:	cable conductor identification codes: banded colour coded lettered numbered.
Termination systems may include:	connectors distributors modules sockets travelling cable terminations.
Earthing and protection may include:	earthing of screened cable, barriers and cable trays for the reduction or elimination of interference from electromagnetic, radio frequency (RF) and power sources equi-potential bonding conductors to multiple earth neutral (MEN) and use of earth stakes functional earths, including telecommunications reference conductor (TRC) and communications earthing system (CES) types to provide customer switching system facilities protective earth barriers for segregation, cable tray, duct and metal equipment enclosures protective earths for over voltage and surge or spike suppression according to AS/ACIF S009:2006.
Records may include:	building, cabling and equipment location plans labelling of: distributor pairs distributor verticals equipment closets network termination device (NTD) record cards patch panels rooms telecommunication outlets record books and cards: campus distributors (CD) building distributors (BD) floor distributors (FD) local distributors (LD) TAC forms (TCA1 and TCA2).
Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards may include:	accredited registrars and registration Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes ACMA technical standards AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006 AS/NZS 3000:2007 AS1979:1976 Travelling cables cabling security codes and regulations Certified Components List (CCL) labelling Overview Telecommunications Act 1997 AS Communications Cabling Manual (CCM) –Open.
Building infrastructure may include:	availability and suitability of existing cabling trays and fixing systems building hazards elevated working high voltage (HV) power restricted access.
Strategies to manage infrastructure may include:	appropriate separations correct use of cable trays and support systems fastening techniques.
Safety hazards may refer to:	access points that may contain: hazardous light or non-visible laser RF emission electrical supply and areas of earth potential rise (EPR) that require mandatory separation from communications cable hazardous conduit as according to AS 1345:L1995 conduit colours associated with a hazardous service.
Cable support structures may include:	cable ducts may be closed or open cable trays may be: galvanised steel or PVC perforated with low or high side single or multi-channel line poles pits and pipes suspension catenary wire wall and island mounted patched and jumperable distributors: BD CD FD LD.
Termination may include:	a jumperable distributor CD or BD a non-jumperable distributor LD and a terminated patch panel Ethernet connectors terminated at both ends of an Ethernet cable travelling cable terminations.
Separations refer to:	correct separations between communications cable and other services: HV single core HV multi-core low voltage open terminations separations covered by AS/ACIF S009:2006.
Installation details may include:	cable infrastructure cable location and type.
Cabling details may include:	interconnections pair locations pair numbering and labelling.