Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to undertake HV switching procedures to a given schedule
- Switching and work schedule(s), including drawings, plans, requirements, established procedures, and material lists, are received, analysed and acquired, if necessary, by site inspection
- Relevant requirements and established procedures for the work are communicated to all personnel and identified for all work sites
- OHS policies and procedures related to requirements and established procedures for HV switching are obtained and acquired for the purposes of the work to be performed and communicated
- Work is prioritised and sequenced following consultation with others for completion within acceptable timeframes and in accordance with established procedures
- Hazards are identified, OHS risks assessed and control measures are prioritised, implemented and monitored including emergency exits kept clear according to established procedures.
- Relevant authority is obtained to perform work according to requirements and/or established procedures
- Resources including personnel, equipment, tools and personal protective equipment required for the job are obtained and acquired in working order.
- Relevant personnel at worksite are acquired current in First Aid and other related work procedures according to requirements
- Liaison and communication issues with other/authorised personnel, authorities, clients and land-owners are resolved to carry out work where necessary.
- Site is prepared according to the work schedule and to minimise risk and damage to property, commerce, and individuals in accordance with established procedures
- Personnel participating in the work, including plant operators and contractors, are fully briefed and respective responsibilities acquired where applicable in accordance with established procedures
- Road signs, barriers and warning devices are positioned in accordance with requirements
- Carry out HV switching procedures to a given schedule
- OHS and Sustainable Energy principles and practices to reduce the incidents of accidents and minimise waste are monitored and followed in accordance with requirements and/or established procedures
- Lifting, climbing, working in confined spaces and aloft, and use of power tools/equipment, techniques and practices are safely followed and, currency according to requirements acquired
- Apply essential knowledge and associated skills for the safe undertaking of HV switching procedures to a given schedule to ensure completion in an agreed timeframe and, to quality standards with a minimum of waste according to requirements
- Communications with Switching Control Officer are established and maintained throughout the isolation operation according to established procedures
- Electrical equipment and associated circuits line/network or work site to be switched including paralleling is isolated and proved de-energised using appropriate devices and earthed where required according to requirements and established procedures
- Hazard warnings and safety signs are recognised and hazards and assessed OHS risks are reported to the immediate authorised persons for directions according to established procedures.
- Unplanned events occurring during HV switching procedures to a given schedule are responded to and undertaken within the scope of established procedures
- Relevant permits are prepared and issued in accordance with established procedures
- Known solutions to a variety of problems are applied using acquired essential knowledge and associated skills
- Ongoing checks of quality of the work are undertaken in accordance with instructions and established procedures
- Complete HV switching procedures to a given schedule
- Work undertaken is checked against works schedule for conformance with requirements and anomalies reported in accordance with established procedures
- Accidents and/or injuries are reported in accordance with requirements/established procedures, where applicable.
- Work site is rehabilitated, cleaned up and made safe in accordance with established procedures.
- Tools, equipment and any surplus resources and materials are, where appropriate, cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with established procedures
- Relevant permit(s) are signed off, safety devices are removed, and the system is re-energised and returned to service in accordance with requirements/established procedures
- Works completion records, reports, as installed /modified drawing and / or documentation and information are finalised and processed and appropriate personnel and authority notified