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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare business plan and compliance policies
   • Factors influencing the performance of a contracting business are investigated and evaluated
2. Information and advice are sought on the effects of legislated requirements on the operation
3. Formal processes to meet compliance, managerial, occupational and workplace relations obligations are identified
4. Focus of the business is identified from investigation of market opportunities and financial climate
5. Develop business plan and compliance policies
   • Policies are determined and developed to ensure occupational aspects of work meet all legislated requirements
6. Policies are determined and developed to ensure compliance aspects of work meet all legislated requirements
7. Policies are determined and developed to ensure managerial and workplace relations aspects of work meet all legislated requirements in accordance with relevant industry standards
8. Procedures and processes are developed to support business policies and industry standards
9. Methods are developed in business procedures to maintain occupational, compliance, managerial and workplace relations developments
10. Policies, plans and workplace procedures are reviewed in consultation with appropriate person/s and changes made as required
11. Plans, policies and procedures are documented in accordance 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.

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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 and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

evaluating factors influencing the performance of a contracting business accurately identifying the formal processes for meeting legislated obligations establishing an appropriate focus for the business establishing policies to ensure all legislated requirements and standards are met developing procedures and processes to give effect to established policies giving written justification of solutions provided dealing with unplanned events applying relevant industry standards applying relevant legislation applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including using risk control measures developing business plan and compliance policies, including: completing documentation developing methods to maintain procedures reviewing policies, plans and procedures.

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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 and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

electrical contracting plans and compliance policies for a contracting business, including: enterprise regulatory requirements and non-regulatory standards: compliance regulations for businesses methods of meeting compliance non-regulatory standards and their effects on business electricity distributors and supply requirements: general requirements for the supply of electricity supply and metering requirements acceptable arrangement of switchgear and control gear acceptable earthing methods and arrangements electricity regulatory safety requirements: regulatory requirements for ensuring the safety and integrity of electrical installations regulatory requirements relative to the jurisdiction for which competency is sought types and scope of electrical inspections and safety audits authority of electrical inspectors problem-solving techniques relevant industry standards relevant manufacturer specifications relevant quality workplace procedures relevant risk mitigation processes relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements relevant workplace documentation relevant workplace policies, procedures and instructions.

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