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ICTTCR203 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Use safe rigging practices to climb and perform rescues on telecommunications network structures

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency ICTTCR203 - Use safe rigging practices to climb and perform rescues on telecommunications network structures
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assess risk, use rigging equipment, and climb and perform rescues on standard telecommunications network structures.It applies to technical staff who work in a team environment and who use rigging on telecommunications radio structures and may make use of rigging plant and equipment, fall arrest, fall guarding and fall constraint.Work functions in the occupational areas where this unit may be used are subject to regulatory requirements. Refer to the ICT Implementation Guide Companion Volume or the relevant regulator for details of licensing, legislative or certification requirements.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Gather evidence to demonstrate consistent performance in conditions that are safe and replicate the workplace. Noise levels, production flow, interruptions and time variances must be typical of those experienced in the telecommunications ‒ telecommunications rigging installation field of work and include access to special purpose tools, equipment and materials.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Prepare to use safe rigging practices
  • Notify appropriate personnel and take necessary precautions to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities
  • Prepare for given work according to minimum approach distances for hazards on telecommunications network structures, as prescribed in relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards
       
Element: Assess status and condition of telecommunications network structures and identify climbing route
  • Inspect and assess status and condition of telecommunications structures, according to industry practice
  • Plot optimum climbing route to avoid hazards and ensure most effective use of selected equipment, according to manufacturer’s instructions and industry practice
       
Element: Prepare climbing equipment
  • Select climbing equipment in keeping with structures to be climbed, according to industry practice
  • Inspect climbing equipment for damage, according to specifications and industry practice
       
Element: Climb telecommunications network structures
  • Use safe climbing practices when ascending telecommunications network structures according to work health and safety (WHS) practices
  • Maintain permanent attachment when more than three metres from ground, adhering to safety requirements
  • Maintain three points of contact at all times, according to industry practice
  • Manage ropes to avoid entanglement or fouling on structure
  • Maintain safe working and minimum approach distances from hazards on telecommunications network structures at all times, according to standards and regulations
       
Element: Use climbing and working fall arrest systems
  • Perform transfers to and from climbing system and working system using fall prevention practices, according to industry practice
  • Use working fall arrest system, according to specifications
       
Element: Perform rescues
  • Perform rescues according to situation, industry practice and local instruction
  • Ascertain and seek required medical treatment according to enterprise standards
  • Report accidents or incidents according to company procedures and local instructions
       


Evidence Required

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Elements

Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare to use safe rigging practices

1.1 Notify appropriate personnel and take necessary precautions to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities

1.2 Prepare for given work according to minimum approach distances for hazards on telecommunications network structures, as prescribed in relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards

2. Assess status and condition of telecommunications network structures and identify climbing route

2.1 Inspect and assess status and condition of telecommunications structures, according to industry practice

2.2 Plot optimum climbing route to avoid hazards and ensure most effective use of selected equipment, according to manufacturer’s instructions and industry practice

3. Prepare climbing equipment

3.1 Select climbing equipment in keeping with structures to be climbed, according to industry practice

3.2 Inspect climbing equipment for damage, according to specifications and industry practice

4. Climb telecommunications network structures

4.1 Use safe climbing practices when ascending telecommunications network structures according to work health and safety (WHS) practices

4.2 Maintain permanent attachment when more than three metres from ground, adhering to safety requirements

4.3 Maintain three points of contact at all times, according to industry practice

4.4 Manage ropes to avoid entanglement or fouling on structure

4.5 Maintain safe working and minimum approach distances from hazards on telecommunications network structures at all times, according to standards and regulations

5. Use climbing and working fall arrest systems

5.1 Perform transfers to and from climbing system and working system using fall prevention practices, according to industry practice

5.2 Use working fall arrest system, according to specifications

6. Perform rescues

6.1 Perform rescues according to situation, industry practice and local instruction

6.2 Ascertain and seek required medical treatment according to enterprise standards

6.3 Report accidents or incidents according to company procedures and local instructions

Evidence of the ability to:

use safe rigging practices according to all work health and safety (WHS) legislative requirements, regulations and standards

assess the status and condition of the telecommunications structure to be climbed and plot a climbing route according to industry practice

select climbing equipment and climb a telecommunications network structure

work safely using climbing and working fall arrest systems

perform rescues from telecommunications network structures to industry standards.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

discuss falls, including:

fall factors according to the Guidelines for the Prevention of Falls

fall prevention

fall types according to Australian Standards and regulations

list features and operating requirements of rigging equipment

summarise optical fibre cabling and equipment safety practices

identify personal protective equipment for rigging projects

summarise, in relation to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation (EMR):

associated risks

methods of detecting

need to verify and maintain the EMR hazard management plan against an on-site situation

preparing for work at a telecommunications site with potential EMR hazards

reporting EMR hazards safety practices

sources and types of RF EMR

discuss rescue methods and practices relevant to the rigging environment

outline safe rigging principles

describe suspension trauma, including:

cause

effect

prevention

treatment

discuss, in relation to a safety harness:

hazards associated with wearing a safety harness

how to check, fit and use a safety harness

the types and application of different safety harnesses

explain licensing and regulatory issues applying to rigging practices and systems on telecommunications radio structures

outline risks present when working on telecommunications radio structures

clarify specific WHS issues that affect rigging, including:

relevant regulations, and applicable site and company WHS procedures

rigging practices and systems for telecommunications radio structures

safe climbing practices, including maintaining three points of contact while climbing

safe working and minimum approach distances for hazards on telecommunications network structures, according to standards and regulations

safety requirements when working at heights according to WHS legislation.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Elements

Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare to use safe rigging practices

1.1 Notify appropriate personnel and take necessary precautions to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities

1.2 Prepare for given work according to minimum approach distances for hazards on telecommunications network structures, as prescribed in relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards

2. Assess status and condition of telecommunications network structures and identify climbing route

2.1 Inspect and assess status and condition of telecommunications structures, according to industry practice

2.2 Plot optimum climbing route to avoid hazards and ensure most effective use of selected equipment, according to manufacturer’s instructions and industry practice

3. Prepare climbing equipment

3.1 Select climbing equipment in keeping with structures to be climbed, according to industry practice

3.2 Inspect climbing equipment for damage, according to specifications and industry practice

4. Climb telecommunications network structures

4.1 Use safe climbing practices when ascending telecommunications network structures according to work health and safety (WHS) practices

4.2 Maintain permanent attachment when more than three metres from ground, adhering to safety requirements

4.3 Maintain three points of contact at all times, according to industry practice

4.4 Manage ropes to avoid entanglement or fouling on structure

4.5 Maintain safe working and minimum approach distances from hazards on telecommunications network structures at all times, according to standards and regulations

5. Use climbing and working fall arrest systems

5.1 Perform transfers to and from climbing system and working system using fall prevention practices, according to industry practice

5.2 Use working fall arrest system, according to specifications

6. Perform rescues

6.1 Perform rescues according to situation, industry practice and local instruction

6.2 Ascertain and seek required medical treatment according to enterprise standards

6.3 Report accidents or incidents according to company procedures and local instructions

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Notify appropriate personnel and take necessary precautions to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities 
Prepare for given work according to minimum approach distances for hazards on telecommunications network structures, as prescribed in relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards 
Inspect and assess status and condition of telecommunications structures, according to industry practice 
Plot optimum climbing route to avoid hazards and ensure most effective use of selected equipment, according to manufacturer’s instructions and industry practice 
Select climbing equipment in keeping with structures to be climbed, according to industry practice 
Inspect climbing equipment for damage, according to specifications and industry practice 
Use safe climbing practices when ascending telecommunications network structures according to work health and safety (WHS) practices 
Maintain permanent attachment when more than three metres from ground, adhering to safety requirements 
Maintain three points of contact at all times, according to industry practice 
Manage ropes to avoid entanglement or fouling on structure 
Maintain safe working and minimum approach distances from hazards on telecommunications network structures at all times, according to standards and regulations 
Perform transfers to and from climbing system and working system using fall prevention practices, according to industry practice 
Use working fall arrest system, according to specifications 
Perform rescues according to situation, industry practice and local instruction 
Ascertain and seek required medical treatment according to enterprise standards 
Report accidents or incidents according to company procedures and local instructions 

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