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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan electrical installation
   • Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) risk control measures and workplace procedures for carrying out work are followed
2. Nature of the electrical installation is determined from job specifications
3. Safety and regulatory requirements for electrical installation are identified, obtained and applied in accordance with relevant industry standards and safe work practices
4. Electricity tariffs required are discussed with appropriate person/s to determine control and metering needs of the installation
5. Arrange installation circuits, control and metering
   • Circuits are arranged to ensure safe and functional operation of the installation in accordance with relevant industry standards
6. Circuits are arranged in accordance with relevant industry standards and job specifications
7. Control and metering of the installation are arranged in accordance with relevant industry standards and job specifications
8. Earthing is arranged in accordance with relevant industry standards and energy supplier requirements
9. Identify cables protection and switchgear
   • Fault levels at relevant point/s of the installation are determined from calculations and/or information from the energy supplier
10. Wiring systems selected are confirmed as meeting sustainable energy practices and job specifications
11. Cable conductor sizes are confirmed to meet current-carrying capacity requirements and voltage-drop and fault-loop impedance limitations and short circuit performance
12. Protection methods and devices are identified to meet coordination requirements for overload and short circuit protection
13. Switchgear and control gear are identified to meet fault levels, current voltage and ingress protection (IP) ratings and functional requirements
14. Earthing system components are identified to meet requirements of the earthing system used
15. Evidence is obtained that electrical equipment selected is in accordance with WHS/OHS and safe work practices
16. Document electrical installation plan
    • Equipment identified for the installation is documented with supporting calculations in accordance with workplace procedures
17. Electrical installation is documented in accordance with workplace procedures and forwarded to 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.
Planning electrical installations with a LV demand up to 400 A per phase must include at least the following:	a main switchboard current transformer (CT) metering multiple tariffs or tenants distribution boards - single three phase final sub-circuits
Electrical installations must include at least the following:	consumer mains main earthing system and main switchboard and sub-mains earthing system and distribution boards final sub-circuits and requirement particular to the installation type

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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 one occasion and include:

arranging electrical installations to comply with control, metering, safety and other regulatory and functional requirements specifying appropriate type and size of cables specifying protection methods and devices that meet coordination requirements for overload and short circuit protection specifying switchgear and control gear that meet fault level, current, voltage and ingress protection (IP) ratings and functional requirements selecting appropriate earthing system components documenting installation plan, specifications of equipment, equipment locations, cable routes and schedules and supporting calculations arranging electrical installations to comply with control, metering, safety and other regulatory and functional requirements applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including using risk control measures applying sustainable energy practices following workplace procedures identifying cable protection and switchgear, including: identifying protection methods and devices identifying switchgear and control gear planning electrical installations, including applying job specifications.

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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:

low voltage (LV) electrical installations with demand of up to 400 ampere (A) per phase, including: electrical metering arrangements encompassing: purpose, types and applications metering equipment arrangements for metering ingress protection rating relevant industry standards, including cable protection and switchgear relevant manufacturer specifications relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements relevant workplace documentation relevant workplace policies and procedures.

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