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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for radio communications site audit
   • Confirm need for site audit through appropriate triggers and arrange formal approval for site access from authorised personnel
   • Clarify audit requirements according to relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards, including safety and security arrangements, and action required to comply
   • Clarify audit requirements with client or project originator, where appropriate, and incorporate broader audit considerations
   • Prepare a hardcopy of site information for use as an audit validation list at site
   • Specify staff, equipment and material resource requirements for audit, based on particular site requirements ensuring equipment has been correctly calibrated and labelled
   • Check industry requirements for site and obtain industry licence where appropriate
2. Undertake radio communications site audit
   • Validate specific site location according to database information
   • Undertake audit tasks according to work health and safety (WHS), enterprise procedures and site specific safety requirements, and meet client or representative on site as required
   • Conduct transmission and radio frequency (RF) tests against approved specifications
   • Conduct check of transmitters for licensing conditions
   • Check transmission radio frequency against database list and obtain permission to check or alter transmission or radio frequency where appropriate
   • Confirm site meets specific RF WHS requirements and licensing requirements where appropriate
   • Confirm defined site equipment labelling comply with Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) technical standards
3. Complete audit administration tasks
   • Update or arrange for update of required records regarding audit findings and action required, including liaison with authorised personnel as agreed
   • Monitor recommended actions to ensure compliance with findings
   • Issue enforcement actions as required
   • Finalise audit administration and return equipment and resources according to organisational procedures

Performance Evidence

Evidence of ability to:

determine the need for a site audit and gain access approvals

conduct radio communications site audit for at least three sites with differing licensing requirements

conduct transmission and radio frequency (RF) tests

monitor non-compliances to ensure actions completed

document enforcement actions.

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:

explain features and functions of test equipment including:

digital radio communications measuring equipment

modulation analyser

power meter

RF termination

spectrum analyser

describe the features of licensing databases

describe information required to prepare and conduct telecommunications audits

explain legislation, licensing requirements for transmitters, codes of practice and other formal agreements that directly impact radio communications site audits

give an overview of transmission lines, transmitter and receiver architecture and their impact on radio communications audits

list required field measurements including:

carrier frequency

harmonics

intermodulation distortion (IMD) products

modulation

RF power

explain specific issues related to antenna installations and their impact on radio communications interference

explain specific work health and safety (WHS) requirements that impact the conduct of radio communications audits, including:

use of equipment

use of RF protective equipment

other personal protective equipment

explain types of adjustments that need to be made to audit procedures to meet requirements of particular sites and environmental conditions

typical issues and challenges that occur in telecommunications site audit and how these may be addressed.

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