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 implementing and monitoring the organisational OHS policies procedures and programs All knowledge and skills detailed in this unit should be contextualised to current industry practices and technologies KSTISA OHS policies procedures and programs implementation and monitoring KS01-TIS62A OHS policies, procedures and programs - implementation and monitoring Evidence shall show an understanding of the implementation and monitoring of power system organisational OHS policies procedures and programs to an extent indicated by the following aspects T Safe working practices and procedures for the installation of overhead distribution conductors encompassing Limits of approach for personnel vehicles mobile plant and elevating work platforms EWP Requirements of persons prior to making bare hand contact with dead low voltage mains and apparatus Requirements of relevant electrical access permits necessary to allow work to be performed on low and high voltage apparatus Safe working practices requirements to enable safe working on conductive poles procedure to attach an onsite earthing device to deenergised low and high voltage overhead circuit T Powerline safety practices encompassing Protective apparatus and apparel for linework responsibilities for the selection use maintenance and storage of protective apparatus and apparel and the types of protective apparatus and apparel used for the line worker Requirements for the use of ladders carrying erecting collapsing and lowering different types of extension ladder against a standing pole maintenance checks on different types of ladders renewal of extension ropes and the safety issues relating to clearances from overhead conductors Requirements for climbing and working aloft methods used to identify a pole is safe to climb methods used to inspect a line workers body belt application of knots and hitches appropriate to the requirements of a line worker height safety principles including personal fall protection prevention and related requirements and the practical procedure of climbing an overhead structure and fitting a pole chair Traffic management purpose of traffic management and a line workers responsibilities in accordance with relevant statutory requirements and electricity supply industry requirements demonstration of the procedure used to provide an effective traffic management scheme and the use of a twoway radio Control of small fires identification selection and operation of the appropriate extinguishing mediums for various types of fires general fire prevention methods and the precautions for personal protection when fighting small fires Rescue victims from heights and confined spaces planning identifying the procedures and establishing responses developing techniques involvement of external emergency services and practical demonstrationrehearsals of rescuing a person from heights and from confined spaces and emergency procedures for the rescue of an electric shock victim including CPR Requirements for aerial linework planning establishing and implementing relevant aviation authority clearances determining system requirements aircrew familiarisation with network operations and equipment requirements for effective communications operations for aerial work T Implementation and monitoring requirements for powerline safety encompassing Identification of relevant legislation codes and government guidelines for the implementation and monitoring of OHS in the workplace CommonwealthStateTerritory legislation relevant to the workplace and the meaning of general duty of care under OHS legislation and common law Workplace OHS enterprise plan responsibilities of each member of the work team review process for changingimproving OHS safety planstanding instructions for the systematic management of OHS in the workplace Relationship between the OHS committee and employees methods used to collate and distributedisseminate OHS information staff development activities and legislation requirements with regards to OHS training methods of addressing barriers such as literacy and cultural differences and provisions relating to OHS issue resolution Hazards associated with Powerline industry identification of hazards in the workplace processes used and contributing factors to a hazardous situation assessment of risks and control of OHS risks risk management the hierarchy of control and monitoring of risk control measures Risk assessment and its management in Powerline industry principles and purposes of risk management processes for conducting risk assessment including risk analysis and risk evaluation activities for selecting and implementing appropriate options for eliminating or minimising risk Maintenance strategies for OHS programs developing processes for promoting maintaining and improving OHS in the workplace and identify techniques for the evaluating and reviewing OHS education and training programs and elements of an effective OHS management system OHS consultation and accidentincident investigations T Enterprise specific policy and procedure instructions encompassing Responsibilities and duty of care of employer and employee relationship Methods of obtaining the uptodate information on enterprise policy and procedures Rules and regulations Induction into workplace location of work area and storage area timetable uniform personal wellbeing housekeeping rules emergency procedures evacuation procedures Techniques when deal with others working in teams customer relation complaint and issues procedures Overview of enterprise professional development fire fighting procedures fatigue management training and competency development understanding and promotion T Enterprises specific OHS instructions encompassing Standards codes legislation supply authority regulations and specific enterprise regulations pertaining to the OHS policies and procedures Methods of obtaining the uptodate information on enterprise OHS policy and procedures Specific enterprise personal protection equipment type and application where and when to be used method of replacement responsibility of maintenance including cleaning inspection and testing emergency response rescue evacuation and First Aid procedures Personal wellbeing hygiene fatiguestress management drugsalcohol OHS training induction training specific hazard training specific task or equipment training emergency and evacuation training training as part of broader programs such as equipment operation OHS records including audits inspection reports workplace health and environmental monitoring records training and instruction records manufacturers and suppliers information such as MSDSs registers maintenance reports workers compensation and rehabilitation records and First Aidmedical records T Enterprises specific technical drawing and documents encompassing Types and application of enterprise specific drawings and documents electrical and electronic drawings mechanical drawings project charts schedules graphs technical manuals and catalogues Instructionworksheets sheets types and application of enterprise specific symbols and diagrams Title box description of parts and version control |