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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to install and modify optical fibre cabling
   • 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 and modification of wiring is prepared in consultation with others and sequenced appropriately
3. Scope of work is determined from documentation and/or discussions with relevant person/s
4. Advice is sought from relevant person/s to ensure work is coordinated effectively with others
5. Material required for the installation work is obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and job requirements
6. Tools, equipment and testing devices required for the installation work are obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and checked for correct operation and safety
7. Preparatory work is checked to ensure no damage has occurred and is in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant industry standards
8. Install and modify optical fibre cables
   • WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures for carrying out work are followed
9. Optical fibres are tested for optical continuity
10. Cables are installed and modified with sufficient excess to affect terminations in accordance with manufacturer specifications, relevant industry standards and job requirements
11. Methods for dealing with unplanned situations are discussed with relevant person/s for approval and documented in accordance with workplace procedures
12. Unplanned situations are dealt with safely and with the approval of relevant person/s
13. Quality checks of the installed wiring are conducted in accordance with workplace procedures
14. Cable installation and modification is conducted without waste of materials, damage to apparatus, circuits or surrounding environment using sustainable energy practices
15. Terminate optical fibre cables
    • WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures for carrying out the work are followed
16. Cable termination work area and optical fibre cables are cleaned and safety measures implemented in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures
17. Cables are prepared for termination in accordance with manufacturer specifications and relevant industry standards
18. Optical fibre connectors are fitted in accordance with manufacturer specifications and relevant industry standards
19. Relevant methods are used to splice optical fibre cables in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements, manufacturer specifications and relevant industry standards
20. Cable performance tests are conducted and results documented
21. Causes of defects indicated by test results are identified and rectified
22. Cable terminations are completed without waste of materials, damage to apparatus, circuits or surrounding environment using sustainable energy practices
23. Document installation and modification and verify optical fibre cabling performance
    • WHS/OHS work completion risk control measures and workplace procedures are followed
24. Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
25. Final checks to the installed cabling are conducted in accordance with job requirements
26. Documentation certifying system performance is issued to a relevant person/s

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 or modifying cabling must include at least two of the following:	performance optical fibre cables

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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 applying risk control measures completing documentation conducting cable performance tests and documenting results dealing with unplanned events documenting installation and modification and verifying optical fibre cabling performance identifying and rectifying anomalies identifying and rectifying defects installing and modifying optical fibre cables obtaining and checking tools, equipment and testing devices preparing and terminating each type of cable in accordance with relevant industry standards preparing to install and modify optical fibre cabling routing, placing and securing cables in accordance with relevant industry standards terminating cable in accordance with manufacturer specifications and relevant industry standards terminating optical fibre cables testing optical fibres for optical continuity.

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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:

building construction and building codes installation and modification installation of cables optical fibre principles of operation optical fibre safety - hazards optical fibre safety - laser optical theory problem-solving techniques 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, including risk management principles relevant workplace documentation, including administration and management records relevant workplace quality, policies and procedures support structures and fixings sustainable energy principles terminating of fibre cables testing of optical fibre cables.

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