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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan open cabling work
   • Prepare for open cabling work according to the ACMA regulatory environment, cabling environment, cable type, cable identification, termination systems, earthing and protection, records and relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards
   • Identify building infrastructure which places critical constraints on cabling
   • Develop strategies to manage other infrastructure in relation to cabling
   • Notify appropriate personnel of identified safety hazards at cabling worksite
2. Manage remote power feed
   • Identify and avoid the risks posed by contact with remote power feeding services when performing cabling activity
   • Make site safe identifying remote power feeding services which operate at above telecommunications network voltage (TNV) inside customer premises
3. Install and modify cable support, earthing and termination infrastructure
   • 3.1 Install fixings and cable support structures of adequate strength, safely and aligned with the environment according to manufacturer's and customer's specifications
   • Secure catenary supports to building structure and tension, where necessary, to ensure cable weight can be carried in operating conditions with interference and safety segregation maintained including adherence to current Australian Standards
   • Install protective earthing of metal work to industry standards where required
   • Inspect installed support structure to ensure cable will not be exposed to damage during installation and general operation
   • Position terminating equipment and fixing to accepted industry codes of practice, standards and customer requirements
   • 3.6 Inspect back-mount and outlet layout for compliance to manufacturer's specifications and allow adequate work space for ease of access and avoid overlaying
   • Segregate incoming and outgoing cables for ease of access and avoid overlaying
4. Install cables and earth wires
   • 4.1 Install cables according to manufacturer's application specifications, including tension and bending stress requirements
   • Identify and avoid sources of possible damage to cable, including hot pipes, sharp edges, cable burn, kinks, crushing or stretching
   • Allow sufficient excess at cable ends to facilitate termination
   • Place and secure cable to maintain safety and interference segregation according to legislative and industry standards
   • Install cable fasteners with correct tension to prevent cable sheath damage or transmission impairment and trimmed or fitted flush to prevent risk of personal damage
   • Install over-voltage protection devices to all cable pairs, where required, according to current Australian Standards, to suppress voltage surges with the devices protectively earthed
   • Conduct a visual inspection to verify telecommunications reference conductor (TRC)/ communications earthing system (CES)/ earth wire insulation is protected against damage and TRC/CES/ protective earths segregated according to relevant industry and legislative standards and current Australian Standards
5. Terminate and test cables and earth wires
   • Remove cable sheath to allow for correct termination length and without damage to underlying conductors and their insulation
   • 5.2 Install terminating modules to different telecommunications cables, including jumperable and non-jumperable distributors, according to manufacturer's specifications and cable pairs neatly and sequentially fanned for termination
   • 5.3 Terminate conductors according to recommended colour code sequence using appropriate termination tools in the manufacturer's specified manner
   • 5.4 Earth cable shield, if applicable, to manufacturer's specifications, relevant industry codes of practice and current Australian Standards
   • Conduct visual inspection to confirm termination colour code sequence has been followed prior to end-to-end testing of wire and pair termination integrity
   • Terminate earth wires with connectors recommended by manufacturers according to accepted industry codes of practice and current Australian Standards
   • Ensure earth wire continuity5.8 Test earthing installation for continuity, insulation resistance and conductive resistance according to accepted industry standards including current Australian Standards
   • Confirm compatibility of alterations with existing systems and test new work both in isolation and when integrated with existing systems
   • Test installed cable continuity after termination
6. Inspect cable route to ensure correct separations
   • Inspect separations along the entirety of the cable route and rectify separations which do not comply with regulations
   • Install barriers to achieve separations where sufficient spatial separation cannot be met
7. Evaluate earthing needs for cable systems on customer premises
   • Locate existing earthing systems in customer premises and analyse the earthing needs of cable products
   • Calculate the upper and lower limits of resistance for a variety of cable system earths using relevant cable characteristics
8. Label earthing systems
   • Identify label requirements for telecommunications earthing systems
   • Attach label to earthing systems according to industry regulations
9. Create or update cable plans and records
   • Document installation details on record sheets and plans and store according to customer requirements
   • 9.2 Label cable pairs clearly to provide an accurate identification according to manufacturer's, industry and client standards
   • Record cabling details in cable pair record books to provide an accurate record according to industry codes of practice and current Australian Standards
   • Complete telecommunications cabling advice (TCA) forms
10. Monitor work activity
    • Supervise cablers not holding appropriate registration for the task to ensure installation and maintenance activity comply with legislative requirements and industry standards for safety and network integrity including current Australian Standards

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

identify the correct telecommunications cable by its colour identifier

terminate systems at both distributor and outlet locations

install and terminate one jumperable distributor (campus distributor or building distributor) with a capacity of 100 pair or greater

terminate one non-jumperable distributor (Local Distributor)

terminate at least one 50 pair and one 4 pair data cable, including accurate completion of installation records, drawing alterations and compliance forms

place cables on support structures and building faces for both internal and external locations

secure cables with appropriate fasteners for the above locations

demonstrate work practices which avoid cable damage

install at least one common type of earthing system used in customer premises for cabling systems

read and interpret drawings related to cable layouts, outlet location, cable coding system, and identifiers and distributor locations

conduct and interpreting cable test results

interpret and apply relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards

comply with all work, health and safety (WHS) requirements and work practices.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

identify Australian Communications and Media Authority's (ACMA) cabling provider rules, cabler registration rules, regulations and standards

describe the features and operating requirements of recognised cabling specific industry test equipment

describe the regulatory environment in which cabling can be carried out including:

accredited registrars and registration

ACMA

Certified Components List

labelling requirements

describe the customer cabling environment for which cabling registration may be required for internal, external, above ground or below ground installation

describe the information required to operate equipment according to a test specification

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

identify and describe the various cable types, their identifiers, termination systems (including jumperable and non-jumperable distributor), separations, support systems and fastening techniques used for telecommunications cabling

describe important documentation and records required when cabling

identify the manufacturer requirements for safe operation of equipment

identify and describe earthing and protection strategies and technologies relevant to different cabling applications

identify specific WHS requirements relating to the activity and site conditions

describe test methods and performance requirements

identify typical issues and challenges that occur on site

describe devices for a range of telecommunications cabling applications, including, ethernet data systems, audio and video systems, security systems and fire protection systems

define where integral bearer wires are required according to current Australian Standards

describe underground cable minimum depth of cover and segregation from hazardous electrical and other services according to current Australian Standards

describe cable blocking agents within used to prevent the ingress of water underground (excluding blown fibre tube systems)

describe the feature of cables designed for underground use that may be laid in conduit trenches or direct buried

describe the responsibilities and process for supervising communications installation works.

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