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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to install communications equipment
   • Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and applied
2. Installation of communications equipment is prepared in consultation with others and sequenced appropriately
3. Scope of work is determined from documentation and/or discussion with relevant person/s for work to be undertaken
4. Location of communications equipment and associated equipment is planned within the constraints of the building structure, significants and relevant industry standards
5. Advice is sought from relevant person/s to ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others
6. Material needed for the installation work is obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and job requirements
7. Tools, equipment and testing devices required for installation work are obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and checked for correct operation and safety
8. Preparatory work is checked to ensure no damage has occurred in accordance with workplace procedures
9. Install communications equipment
   • WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures for carrying out the work are followed
10. Communications equipment tests are carried out in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures
11. Communications equipment is installed with sufficient access to affect terminations, adjustments and maintenance in accordance with job requirements and relevant industry standards
12. Cabling is terminated at communications equipment in accordance with manufacturer requirements and relevant industry standards
13. Methods for dealing with unplanned situations are discussed with relevant person/s for approval and documented
14. Unplanned situations are dealt with safely and with the approval of an authorised person/s
15. Quality checks of the installed communications equipment are conducted in accordance with workplace procedures
16. Communications equipment installation is carried out efficiently without waste of materials or damage to communications equipment, circuits, surrounding environment and/or services using sustainable energy principles
17. Complete and report installation activities
    • WHS/OHS work completion risk control measures and procedures are followed
18. Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
19. Final checks are made to ensure that the installed communications equipment is in accordance with relevant industry standards
20. ‘As-installed’ communications equipment is documented and relevant person/s notified in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant industry standards

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
Installing and connecting must include the following:	at least three different types of voice and data communications equipment at least three types of communications cable

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least two separate occasions and include:

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements, including using risk control measures carrying out communications equipment installation without waste of materials or damage to communications equipment, circuits, surrounding environment and/or services using sustainable energy principles completing and reporting installation activities completing required documentation connecting communications equipment dealing with unplanned events dealing with unplanned situations installing communications equipment and associated equipment installing communications equipment with sufficient access to affect terminations, adjustments and maintenance obtaining and checking tools, equipment and testing devices placing and securing communications equipment accurately planning location of communications equipment and associated equipment preparing to install communications equipment and associated equipment terminating cabling testing communications equipment.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

analogue and digital signals basics of encoding networking signals internet services local area network (LAN) architectures network signal propagation networking protocols and the open systems interconnection (OSI) model problem-solving techniques relevant building structure and significants relevant industry standards relevant manufacturer specifications and operating instructions relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes relevant tools, equipment and testing devices relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements relevant workplace documentation relevant workplace quality, policies and procedures sustainable energy principles transmission control protocol (TCP)/internet protocol (IP) types of networks, network components and hardware.

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