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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for the work
   • Occupational Health and Safety standards, statutory requirements, relevant Australian standards, codes of practice, manufacturer specifications, environmental requirements and enterprise procedures are identified, applied and monitored throughout the work procedure.
   • Work requirements are identified from request/works orders or equivalent and clarified/confirmed with appropriate parties or by site inspection.
   • Resources required to satisfy the work are identified, obtained and inspected for compliance in accordance with enterprise procedures.
   • Potential hazards are identified and prevention and/or control measures are selected in accordance with the work plan and site procedures.
   • Work is planned in detail including sequencing and prioritising and considerations made, where appropriate, for maintenance of plant security and capacity in accordance with site requirements.
   • Co-ordination requirements, including requests for isolations where appropriate, are resolved with others involved, affected or required by the work.
2. Monitor civil assets
   • Inspections of assets are completed in accordance with enterprise/site requirements.
   • Inspections are reported in accordance with enterprise/site requirements.
   • Defects are repaired or reported in accordance with enterprise/site requirements.
3. Maintain civil assets
   • Maintenance of civil assets is undertaken in accordance with site requirements and local conditions.
   • Appropriate tools, equipment or plant required to maintain assets is utilised in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and job requirements.
   • Defects are repaired or reported in accordance with enterprise/site requirements.
4. Complete the work
   • Work is completed and appropriate personnel notified in accordance with enterprise/site requirements.
   • Work area is cleared of waste, cleaned, restored and secured in accordance with enterprise/site requirements.
   • Tools and equipment are maintained in accordance with manufacturer specifications and enterprise/site procedures.
   • Work completion details are finalised in accordance with enterprise/site procedures.

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit Evidence shall show that knowledge has been acquired of monitor and maintain wind farm civil assets The extent of the Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills required follows KSPOA Wind Farm Civil Assets Evidence shall show that knowledge has been acquired for safe working practices of T Relevant Environmental Occupational Health and Safety legislation and regulations T Enterprise procedures T Plant drawings and manufacturers manuals T Introduction to and typical arrangements of wind farm power plant T Wind farm principles T Wind turbine types and characteristics T General layout of work site and associated assets T Relevant monitoring and maintenance procedures and techniques T Lifting equipment and techniques surface preparation and treatment techniques T Communication equipment and operating procedures KSPOA Wind Farm Civil Assets Specific skills needed to achieve the Performance Criteria T Interpret plant drawings and manufacturers manuals T Apply monitoring and maintenance procedures T Identify and select equipment and materials for the job T Use hand and portable power tools T Use relevant lifting and load shifting equipment T Perform equipment user maintenance T Store and maintain tools and equipment T Communicate effectively

Evidence Required

This provides essential advice for assessment of the unit of competency and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria and the Range Statement of the unit and the Training Package Assessment Guidelines The Evidence Guide forms an integral part of this Competency Standard Unit and shall be used in conjunction with all components parts of this unit and performed in accordance with the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package

Overview of Assessment

Longitude competency development approaches to assessment such as Profiling require data to be reliably gathered in a form that can be consistently interpreted over time This approach is best utilised in Apprenticeship programs and reduces assessment intervention It is the Industrys preferred model for apprenticeships However where summative or final assessment is used it is to include the application of the competency in the normal work environment or at a minimum the application of the competency in a realistically simulated work environment It is recognised that in some circumstances assessment in part or full can occur outside the workplace However it must be in accord with Industry and Regulatory policy in this regard Methods chosen for a particular assessment will be influenced by various factors These include the extent of the assessment the most effective locations for the assessment activities to take place access to physical resources additional safety measures that may be required and the critical nature of the competencies being assessed The critical safety nature of working with electricity electrical equipment gas or any other hazardous substancematerial carries risk in deeming a person competent Hence sources of evidence need to be rich in nature so as to minimise error in judgment Activities associated with normal every day work have a bearing on the decision as to how much and in what detail the data gathered will contribute to its richness Some skills are more critical to safety and operational requirements while the same skills may be more or less frequently practised These points are raised for the assessors to consider when choosing an assessment method and developing assessment instruments Sample assessment instruments are included for Assessors in the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package

Critical aspects of evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites shall be met Evidence for competence in this unit shall be considered holistically Each element and associated Performance Criteria shall be demonstrated on at least two occasions in accordance with the Assessment Guidelines UEP Evidence shall also comprise A representative body of work performance demonstrated within the timeframes typically expected of the discipline work function and industrial environment In particular this shall incorporate evidence that shows a candidate is able to Implement Occupational Health and Safety workplace procedures and practices including the use of risk control measures as specified in the Performance Criteria and Range Statement Apply sustainable energy principles and practices as specified in the Performance Criteria and Range Statement Demonstrate an understanding of the essential knowledge and associated skills as described in Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills of this unit employability skillsConduct work observing the relevant Anti Discrimination legislation regulations polices and workplace procedures Demonstrated performance across a representative range of contexts from the prescribed items below Knowledge and application of relevant sections of Occupational Health and Safety legislation Statutory legislation Enterprisesite safety procedures Enterprisesite emergency procedures Preparation of planning of work Monitoring of civil assets Maintenance of civil assets Completion of work procedures Dealing with an unplanned event by drawing on essential knowledge and skills to provide appropriate solutions incorporated in the holistic assessment with the above listed items

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit should be assessed as it relates to normal work practice using procedures information and resources typical of a workplace This should include OHS policy and work procedures and instructions Suitable work environment facilities equipment and materials to undertake actual work as prescribed by this unit Competency Standards should be assessed in the workplace or simulated workplace and under the normal range of workplace conditions Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence by means of endorsement stating type and application of work In addition to the resources listed above in Context of assessment evidence should show competency working in limited spaces with different types of plant and equipment as well as different structuralconstruction types and methods and in a variety of environments

Method of assessment

This unit shall be assessed by methods given in Section Assessment Guidelines Note Competent performance with inherent safe working practices is expected in the Industry to which this unit applies This requires that the specified essential knowledge and associated skills are assessed in a structured environment which is primarily intended for learningassessment and incorporates all necessary equipment and facilities for learners to develop and demonstrate the essential knowledge and skills described in this unit

Concurrent assessment and relationship with other units
	There are no recommended concurrent assessments with this unit however in some cases efficiencies may be gained in terms of learning and assessment effort being concurrently managed with allied competency standard units where listed Nil

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Range Statement

10) This relates to the unit of competency as a whole providing the range of contexts and conditions to which the Performance Criteria apply. It allows for different work environments and situations that will affect performance. Civil assets may include: buildings, roads, fences, wind monitoring tower, lighting towers, transmission line structures, walkways and poles. Maintain civil assets may include: repairs to buildings, maintenance of buildings, maintenance of roads, repairs to fences, repairs to towers, weed control, inspection of poles, maintenance of tourist locations and repairs to walkways. Safety standards may include relevant sections of Occupational Health and Safety legislation, enterprise safety rules, relevant state and federal legislation, local by-laws, environmental requirements, relevant licensing requirements for tools and mobile plant. Communications may be by means of telephone, fax, two-way radio, dedicated computer equipment, logs, and verbal. Appropriate personnel to consult, give or receive direction may include power plant operator/system controllers, technical and engineering officers, maintenance staff, other authorities, contractors and general public. Tools and equipment may include lifting equipment, cranes, hoists, mobile plant, four wheel drive vehicles, earth moving equipment, trash rakes, power tools, chainsaws, boats, hand tools and fire suppression equipment. Extreme and varied weather conditions may be encountered, including rain, high winds and flooding. Work completion details may include enterprise recording procedures (electronic or hard copy). Generic terms are used throughout this Training Package for vocational standard shall be regarded as part of the Range Statement in which competency is demonstrated. The definition of these and other terms are given in Section 2.1 Preliminary Information and Glossaries.

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