Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills EKAS This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit Evidence shall show that knowledge has been acquired of managing transmission subtransmission and zone substation design process All knowledge and skills detailed in this unit should be contextualised to current industry practices and technologies KSTDSA Power system transmission and subtransmission design process KS01-TDS51A Power system transmission and sub-transmission design process Evidence shall show an understanding of managing the power system transmission and subtransmission design process to an extent indicated by the following aspects T Working safely on or around electronic equipment encompassing Risk management and assessment of risk principle and purpose of risk management and processes for conducting a risk assessment Hazards associated with lowvoltage extralow voltage and highcurrents parts of an electronic systems and equipment that operate at lowvoltage and extralow voltage and parts of an electronic systems and equipment where highcurrents are likely Risks and control measures associated with highvoltage parts of an electronic systems and equipment that operate at highvoltage the terms used touch voltage step voltage induced voltage and creepage as they relate to the hazards of highvoltage and control measures used for dealing with the hazards of highvoltage Risks and control measures associated with low voltage risks associated with installation fault finding maintenance and repair control measures before while and after working on electronic systems or equipment isolation and taggingoff procedures risks and restrictions in working live and control measures for working live Risks and control measures associated with the high levels of radiation encompassing RF hazards maximum exposure levels to RF and maximum exposure to microwave radiation Optical fibre safety coherent optical sources and joining procedures and laser safety class a devices or their replacement Safety selection use maintenance and care of test equipment safety characteristics of electrical testing devices chemical cleaning solvents glues and joining wastes used in electronics safe use of electrical testing device and checks and storage methods for maintaining the safety of testing devices T Enterprise Specific Equipment Installation Procedures encompassing Standards codes legislation supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements applicable to equipment installation Requirements for the use of manuals substation diagramsplans and drawings Types characteristics and capabilities of HV substation equipment to be installed Identification of components within the equipment to be Installed and associated control housings Use characteristics and capabilities of specialised tools and equipment Enterprise Specific Policies and Procedures for equipment to be Installed Control equipment and auxiliary relays flags and alarms Techniques in evaluating serviceability of equipment to be installed Safety precautions when testing and measuring equipment to be installed safe working practices and procedures identification of hazards assessment and control of OHS risks types selection maintenance and use of personal protective equipment responsibilities and protocols and safe working clearances Remote and local operating principles and conventions T Enterprise Specific Data Management Processes encompassing Standards codes legislation supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements applicable to Data Management Requirements for the use of manuals substation diagramsplans and drawings Types of enterprise specific computer software Techniques in storing and retrieving data and reports from the computer Techniques in using the Data Management systems in following necessary commands and protocols in accordance with the Enterprise Specific Procedures Calculation of results and data measurements using the computer Techniques in the preparation of preliminary works creation and closure T Enterprise specific procedures and work practices relating to critical events encompassing Commonwealth StateTerritory and local government legislation supply authority regulations Standards codes and or enterprise requirements applicable to the procedures and work practices relating to critical events Requirements for the use of operational manuals system diagramsplans and drawings Identify and interpret enterprise operating procedures Techniques in the applying enterprise operating procedures T Effective management and communication encompassing Commonwealth StateTerritory and local government legislation Standards codes supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements applicable to assisting in effective management and communication Enterprise operational principles workplace OHS enterprise plan environmental enterprise policies and procedures industrial relations policies and procedures Antidiscrimination policies and procedures Relationship between the management and employees methods used to collate and distributedisseminate information responsibilities of each member of the work team staff development activities and legislation requirements with regard to OHS training methods of addressing barriers such as literacy and cultural differences and provisions relating to OHS issue resolution Techniques associated with organisational policies and procedures related to human resources relevant awards and certified agreements legislation impacting on people management and range of support services and expertise available Techniques in managing relationships identifying problems methods of conflict resolution methods of consultation communication negotiation and mentoring and strategies for positive feedback Techniques in leadership in achieving enterprise strategic and operational plans Techniques in managing relationships under stress stress management T Methodology used in writing enterprise specific management reports encompassing Commonwealth StateTerritory and local government legislation supply authority regulations Standards codes and or enterprise requirements applicable to the writing enterprise specific management reports Techniques in researching collating and analysing information for the report recording filing retrieving systems and storing and retrieving data from computer systems Relationship of management reports to enterprise policies and procedures enterprise structure and resources workplace OHS and risk management enterprise data financial and operational data environmental enterprise policies and procedures industrial relations policies and procedures and antidiscrimination policies and procedures Techniques in writing enterprise specific management reports methods used to disseminate information and facilitate enterprise requirements document proformas and compliance and legislative requirements to produce effective reports in the appropriate format T Enterprise specific procedures and work practices relating to managing critical events encompassing CommonwealthStateTerritory and local government legislation Standards codes supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements applicable to the procedures and work practices relating to managing critical events Requirements for the use of critical event manuals system diagramsplans and drawings Identify and interpret enterprise critical event management procedures Techniques in the applying enterprise critical event management procedures T Procedure to undertake a visual inspection of a scheme encompassing Standards codes CommonwealthStateTerritory legislation supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements associated with visual inspection procedures of a scheme Requirements for the use of manuals system diagramsplans and drawings Identify obvious deficiencies in operating to the standard functionality Techniques in determining relay malfunction targeting and techniques in determining wiring defects T Types uses and techniques when using the tools and equipment associated with substation encompassing Standards codes legislation supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements pertaining to the use of high voltage or high current test equipment associated with substation Safety precautions when using tools and equipment on substations safe operation procedures Occupational Health and Safety hazards and precautions identification of hazards assessing and controlling risks types selection maintenance and uses of personnel protective equipment permit to work systems and isolation procedures safe working practices when using specialised equipment and emergency response and rescue including First Aid etc Techniques in the use of tools and equipment associated with substations recorders oscilloscopes real time recorders storage recorders data loggers and chart recorders Measurements harmonics transient capture and pointonwave assessment and insulation test instruments digital analogue instruments up to kV DC and kV AC Techniques include Guarding and shielding Measurements of polarisation index step voltage methods with appropriate temperature correction dielectric dissipation factor on grounded and ungrounded objects Meters and the techniques used to carry out measurements temperature winding resistance conductor resistance capacitance and inductance phase angle frequency ratio and phase shift and vector group Timing measurement tools sequence timers event timers contact timers Measurements on circuit breakers and other interrupter types may include closeopen openclose closeopenclose opencloseopen sequences Equipment used chain blocks tension devices power hand tools slings and hoists hydraulic crimping tools elevated work platforms and other mobile plant used to gain access to work at height appropriate hand tools and other mechanical instruments note examples include oscilloscopes real time recorders storage recorders data loggers and chart recorders Measurements may include harmonics transient capture and pointonwave assessment T Negotiation techniques encompassing Techniques associated with organisational policies and procedures related to human resources relevant awards and certified agreements legislation impacting on people management and range of support services and expertise available Techniques in managing relationships identifying problems methods of conflict resolution methods of consultation communication negotiation and mentoring and strategies for positive feedback Techniques in client interaction relationships between client and enterprise outcomes of the interaction and methods of achieving outcomes T Preparation of policies and procedures encompassing Commonwealth StateTerritory and local government legislation supply authority regulations Standards codes and or enterprise requirements applicable to the preparation of policies and procedures Types of standard forms documentation and data Techniques in disseminating policies and procedures Techniques in undertaking approval processes T Principles to manage the process of transmission subtransmission and zone substation designs encompassing Commonwealth StateTerritory and local government legislation Standards codes supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements applicable to the substation design management principles Requirements for the use of the substation system construction manuals system diagramsplans and drawings and for plans such as work method statements for the control of OHS risks Type of design management design commencement carrying out and completion activities Types of design process commencement activities acquisition of site survey acquisition of geotechnical and resistivity details completion of environmental considerations acquisition of design project scope documents component manufacturers details engagement of necessary consultantscontractors Types of design carrying out activities completion of checklists signoff of checklists general design administrationhousekeeping activities Types of design process completion activities the issue of design documentation to allow construction closure of the design process carrying out of the post delivery review and implementation of corrective actions issue of corrected design documents reflecting field mark ups |