Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

UETTDRTP34A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Install_maintain overhead transmission network infrastructure

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency UETTDRTP34A - Install_maintain overhead transmission network infrastructure
Description 1)Scope:1.1) DescriptorThis Competency Standard Unit covers the erection of non-energised, pyramid, delta, Pi or enterprise specific transmission towers and associated hardware and includes installation and maintenance of poles and/or structures and associated hardware and the installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables used on towers. It encompasses the erection of components in accordance with construction plans, specifications, work orders and standing enterprise requirements. Erection could also involve cleaning and welding. It also encompasses maintenance work associated with the diagnosing of faults, the conducting of visual inspections, the confirmation of phasing and the completion of other enterprise tests on overhead conductors and cables. It also encompasses confirming isolation of systems and circuits, and/accepting/ issuing electrical permits. The updating of system data, records and or completion of relevant documentation in accordance with enterprise requirements also forms part of this competency.
Employability Skills 5) The required outcomes described in this unit of competency contain applicable facets of Employability Skills. The Employability Skills Summary of the qualification in which this unit of competency is packaged will assist in identifying Employability Skill requirements.
Learning Outcomes and Application 2)This Competency Standard Unit is intended to augment formally acquired competencies. It is suitable for employment-based programs under an approved contract of training.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Prerequisite Unit(s)4) Competencies4.1)Granting of competency in this unit shall be made only after competency in the following unit(s) has/have been confirmed.Where pre-requisite pathways have been identified. All competencies in the Common Unit Group must be have been completed plus all the competencies in one (1) of the identified Pathway Unit Group(s):Common Unit GroupUnit Code Unit TitleUEENEEE101A Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplaceUEENEEE102A Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry componentsUEENEEE104A Solve problems in d.c. CircuitsUEENEEE105A Fix and secure electrotechnology equipmentUEENEEE107A Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specificationsUEENEEE137A Document and apply measures to control OHS risks associated with electrotechnology workUEENEEG006A Solve problems in single and three phase low voltage machinesUEENEEG033A Solve problems in single and three phase electrical apparatus and circuitsUEENEEG063A Arrange circuits, control and protection for general electrical installationsUEENEEG101A Solve problems in electromagnetic devices and related circuitsUEENEEG102A Solve problems in electromagnetic devices and related circuitsUEENEEG103A Install low voltage wiring and accessoriesUEENEEG104A Install appliances, switchgear and associated accessories for low voltage electrical installationsUEENEEG105A Verify compliance and functionality of low voltage general electrical installationsUEENEEG106A Terminate cables, cords and accessories for low voltage circuitsUEENEEG107A Select wiring systems and cables for low voltage general electrical installationsUEENEEG108A Trouble-shoot and repair faults in low voltage electrical apparatus and circuitsUEENEEG109A Develop and connect electrical control circuitsUEENEEK142A Apply environmentally and sustainable energy procedures in the energy sectorUETTDREL16A Working safely near live electrical apparatus UETTDRIS62A Implement and monitor the power system organisational OHS policies, procedures and programsUETTDRIS63A Implement and monitor the power system environmental and sustainable energy management policies and proceduresUETTDRIS67A Solve problems in energy supply network equipmentLiteracy and numeracy skills4.2) Participants are best equipped to achieve this unit if they have reading, writing and numeracy skills indicated by the following scales. Description of each scale is given in Volume 2, Part 3 “Literacy and Numeracy”Reading4Writing4Numeracy4
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
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Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Prepare/plan for the installation and maintenance of transmission network infrastructure
  • Works schedule(s), including drawings, plans, requirements, established procedures, and material lists, are received, analysed and confirmed, 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 the installation and maintenance of transmission network infrastructure are obtained and confirmed 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 work permits are obtained to access and 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 confirmed in working order.
  • Relevant personnel at work site are confirmed current in First Aid, Tower/Pole Top Rescue 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.
  • Personnel participating in the work, including plant operators and contractors, are fully briefed and respective responsibilities confirmed where applicable in accordance with established procedures.
  • Site is prepared according to the work schedule and to minimise risk and damage to property, commerce, and individuals in accordance with established procedures.
  • Traffic management plan is identified and implemented.
       
Element: Carry out the installation and maintenance of transmission network infrastructure
  • OHS, sustainable energy and environmental 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 aloft, and use of power tools/equipment, techniques and practices are safely followed and, currency according to requirements confirmed.
  • Systems and circuits are isolated as required, proved safe to work on in accordance with the requirements /permits and established procedures.
  • Essential knowledge and associated skills are applied in the safe installation and maintenance of transmission network infrastructure to ensure completion in an agreed timeframe and, to quality standards with a minimum of waste according to requirements.
  • Poles and/or structures and their associated hardware to be installed are stabilised according to requirements.
  • Installation of poles and/or structures is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements/established procedures.
  • Towers and associated hardware to be erected are stabilised according to requirements.
  • Maintenance, including repair and/or replacement of poles and/or structures is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements/established procedures.
  • Overhead conductor/cables are strung, tensioned and terminated as per requirements/established procedures.
  • Conductors and anti-vibration devices, spaces/spreaders are secured as per established procedures.
  • Electrical connections are made in accordance with the requirements/established procedures.
  • Maintenance, including repair and/or replacement of overhead conductors and cables used on towers is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements/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.
  • Erection of towers and associated hardware is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements/established procedures.
  • Unplanned events in the erection of towers and associated hardware are undertaken within the scope of 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.
       
Element: Complete the installation and maintenance of transmission network infrastructure
  • 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 or disposed of in accordance with established procedures.
  • Relevant work permit(s) are signed off and, the transmission network infrastructure is returned to service in accordance with requirements.
  • Works completion records, reports, as installed /modified drawing and/or documentation and information are finalised and processed and appropriate personnel notified.
       


Evidence Required

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9) 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 of competency 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 component parts of this unit and, performed in accordance with the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package.

Overview of Assessment

9.1)

Longitudinal 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 Industry’s 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 substance/material 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 how detailed 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 practiced. 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

9.2)

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 – UET12”. Evidence shall also comprise:

A representative body of Performance Criteria 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; and

Apply sustainable energy principles and practices as specified in the Performance Criteria and range; and

Demonstrate an understanding of the essential knowledge and associated skills as described in this unit to such an extent that the learner’s performance outcome is reported in accordance with the preferred approach; namely a percentile graded result, where required by the regulated environment; and

Demonstrate an appropriate level of employability skills; and

Conduct work observing the relevant Anti Discrimination legislation, regulations, policies and workplace procedures; and

Demonstrated performance across a representative range of contexts from the prescribed items below:

Range of tools/equipment/materials/procedures/workplaces/other variables

Group No

The minimum number of items on which skill is to be demonstrated

Item List

A

Install and maintain at least one of the following:

Wood pole/structure

Steel pole/structure

Concrete pole/structure

Composite pole/structure

B

With regards to "A" incorporate at least three of the following:

Insulators

Cross arm braces

Crossarms

Pole steps

Shackle straps

Earth leads

Traction supports

Traction registration

Bonding

C

With regards to "A" incorporate at least one of the following:

Baulking

Stays

Concreting including foundation

D

With regards to "A" incorporate at least one of the following:

Crane

Auger/erector

‘A’ frame

Lifting beam

Pole pikes

Helicopter lift

E

Erect any one of the following towers:

Pyramid

Delta pi

Enterprise specific type

F

With regards to "E" incorporate at least two of the following:

Insulators

Clamps

Bolts

Structural components

G

With regards to "E" incorporate at least one of the following:

Welding

Cleaning

H

Install and maintain at least one of the following:

Copper

Aluminium

Steel

Composite

Aluminium/steel reinforced

Pilot

I

With regards to "H" incorporate at least two of the following:

Elevated work platform

Portable platform

Gondola

Hook ladder*

Elevated work box

(*must do)

J

With regards to "H" incorporate at least five of the following:

Winches*

Tension equipment*

Stringing equipment

Cable trailers

Crimping equipment *

Pre-formed splices

Hardware

Cable drum stands

Ropes

Rollers/ sheaves

Comealongs

Swivels

(*must do)

K

With regards to "H" incorporate at least two of the following:

Voltage/ de-energised indicating device

Field intensity meter

Operating rods

(*must do)

L

With regards to "H" incorporate at least one of the following:

Dynamometer

Site board

Abney level

Sag chart*

Theodolite

(*must do)

M

At least one occasion

Dealing with an unplanned event by drawing on essential knowledge and associated skills to provide appropriate solutions incorporated in the holistic assessment with the above listed items.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

9.3)

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 erection of towers and associated equipment.

In addition to the resources listed above, in Context of and specific resources for assessment, evidence should show demonstrated competency working below ground, in limited spaces, with different structural/construction types and method and in a variety of environments.

Method of assessment

9.4)

This Competency Standard Unit shall be assessed by methods given in Volume 1, Part 3 “Assessment Guidelines”.

Note:

Competent performance with inherent safe working practices is expected in the Transmission, Distribution and Rail Traction Industry. This requires that the specified essential knowledge and associated skills are assessed in a structured environment which is primarily intended for learning/assessment and incorporates all necessary equipment and facilities for learners to develop and demonstrate the essential knowledge and associated skills described in this unit.

Concurrent assessment and relationship with other units

9.5)

There are no concurrent assessment recommendations for this unit.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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8) 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 erecting transmission towers and associated hardware.

All knowledge and skills detailed in this unit should be contextualised to current industry practices and technologies.

KS01-TTP34A Overhead transmission network infrastructure

Evidence shall show an understanding of the installation and maintenance of overhead transmission network infrastructure to an extent indicated by the following aspects:

T1 Mathematics techniques encompassing:

Calculations involving fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions

Calculations involving area, volume, mass and density

Calculations involving transposition and substitution of formulae

Calculations involving simple trigonometric problems.

T2 Engineering mechanics encompassing:

Identification of basic concepts, principles and applications - Application of velocity, acceleration, force, density, torque, and pressure

Applications of the SI units

The relationship between work, power and energy

Behaviour of object under force - using a block and tackle under load, concept of mechanical advantage, determination of resultant forces and determining the sag in a catenary conductor and the force applied at each end

Fundamentals of the basic laws of fluid mechanics.

T3 Materials properties encompassing:

Identification and classification of engineering materials material properties

Types and applications - properties of tensile strength, effects of temperature on the expansion of metals, ductibility, malleability, work hardening and annealing and the conditions that lead to corrosion and the properties of timbers.

T4 Basic rigging techniques encompassing:

Standards, codes, legislation, supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements associated with rigging including the operation of cranes, hoists and winches and relevant certification and licensing (if required)

Requirements for the use of enterprise construction manuals, system diagrams/plans and drawings

Safe use of rigging equipment, tools and associated equipment - types, techniques and application

Site inspection procedures - identifying hazards, assessing and controlling risks, appropriate sequence of loading and unloading

Determining the mass and dimensions of load

Selection and inspection procedures - rigging equipment, materials and tools (natural and synthetic fibre ropes and chains, fittings, winch and capstan), ratings of wire ropes and slings, removing, repairing and replacing of damage parts.

Techniques for assembling and erecting power winches and capstans

Checking the integrity of support structure; visual inspection of load connections

Techniques in moving, lifting, shifting, managing and placing loads - use of appropriate communication and signalling methods, codes of practice/compliance, enterprise and Commonwealth, State/Territory legislative requirements, weather conditions, erection of safety nets and lines, methods of fixing and anchoring loads, load stability.

T5 Procedure in providing store support encompassing:

Classification and identification of equipment, components and tools

Procedures for purchasing/ordering items, removing/dispatching items, stocktaking, security, bookkeeping/record keeping

Material handling - warehouse/depot storage techniques, handling equipment, pallet lift trucks, forklifts, cable drum handling equipment.

Safety procedures - storage and care of safety equipment, handling hazardous materials, storage of hazardous substances and dangerous goods, depot safety procedures.

Manufacturers and suppliers information including material safety data sheets (MSDS)

T6 Generation systems encompassing:

Methods of generating electricity - types of power stations and reasons for their location, layout of thermal and hydroelectric power stations

Relationship between power control and load requirements - operating speeds for thermal and hydroelectric generating sets, typical generator voltage levels and output ratings

The purpose and features of typical types of co-generation systems.

T7 Transmission, distribution and rail systems encompassing:

Relationship between the transmission, distribution and rail/tram system within an overall power system - different organisations responsible for generation, transmission, distribution and rail/tram and, how they correlate and their functions

Characteristics of a transmission, a distribution and a rail system - principal components, typical voltage levels and methods of transmission and distribution including grid type transmission systems, radial, parallel and ring main feeders

Relationship between an overhead and underground supply systems within an overall power system - advantages/disadvantages, applications and the basic steps for planning and installing an overhead and underground distribution system

Single line drawings and layouts - drawings and layouts of transmission and distribution systems including, radial, parallel and ring main feeders and the HV equipment associated with substations

T8 Substations, power transformers and reactors encompassing:

Relationship between the substations within an overall power system - purpose, location in relation to load centres, layout of HV equipment within the substation and auxiliary equipment

Characteristics of a power transformer - basic construction of distribution transformers, operation under load/no load conditions, types and basic operation of tap changing switches including solid state types, efficiency and cooling

Auxiliary equipment used on transformers - function and basic operation of equipment

Maintenance of a power transformer - basic connections, restrictions to parallel operation, problems and remedies associated with harmonics, testing and fault finding procedures

Description, purpose and characteristics of a reactors

T9 Installation of poles and or structures and hardware encompassing:

Standards, codes, legislation, supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements applicable to installing poles and associated hardware

Requirements for the use of enterprise construction manuals, system diagrams/plans and drawings

Characteristics and applications of different types of poles and associated hardware

Techniques for installing poles and associated hardware - types of installation equipment/tools, excavation methods, types of footings/foundations, types of attachments, earthing systems, clearances between conductors.

Safe methods of erecting and stabling poles and or structures and cross arms

Techniques for maintenance of poles and associated hardware - stabilisation techniques for unstable poles

Methods of strengthen poles, maintenance and replacement of high voltage insulators and cross arms

T10 Transmission structures and hardware encompassing:

Requirements for the use of enterprise construction manuals, system diagrams/plans and drawings

Types of structures

Types and function of associated hardware/equipment and insulators

Types of conductors

Location of transmissions structures

Other equipment used on transmission structures, e.g. aircraft warning devices

T11 Procedures for routine maintenance on transmission structures and hardware encompassing:

Procedures for gaining access permits

Reasons for gaining access

Types of maintenance procedures on transmission structures - procedure to follow for inspection/patrols according to the Transmission Supply Authority

Erecting and removing of transmission equipment and hardware from a tower - climbing procedures, square rigging principles, calculation of forces at work within a given square rigging system, construction of a square rigging system.

Procedures for changing insulators - vertical angle suspension, strain insulator, post insulator (horizontal or vertical) and bridge insulator, calculation of conductor forces

Installation of temporary work platforms - types and function of installation tools and equipment, precautions and work methods to follow, procedures for installations of temporary work platforms.

Installation of conductor protective hardware - types and selection of common dampers, tools and equipment, control of Aeolian vibration, procedures for the installation of dampers onto conductors.

Dead line insulator washing - Supply Authority regulations, procedure for washing de-energised transmission lines.

T12 Procedures for installation and maintenance on transmission lines, structures and hardware encompassing:

Standards, codes, legislation, supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements pertaining to the installation and maintenance of transmission lines and associated equipment

Requirements for the use of enterprise construction manuals, system diagrams/plans and drawings - minimum construction clearances for transmission lines, sag/tension requirements.

Construction types and structures used in transmission lines

Types, sizes and characteristics of transmission conductors - aluminium conductors steel reinforced and earthing conductors.

Types of electrical connections used to connect transmission conductors - compression termination and bolted termination.

Causes and effects of poor electrical connections

Types and application of specialised tools, equipment and hardware for the stringing of transmission conductors

Techniques for stringing, tensioning and terminating transmission conductors

Techniques for installation of associated hardware used on transmission towers

Techniques for maintenance of damage transmission conductors - repair and replacement

T13 Safe working practices and procedures for the installation of overhead transmission 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 “on-site” earthing device to de-energised low and high voltage overhead circuit, safe working practices when working with associated hardware/equipment and insulators, precautions of voltages on transmission structures, dangers when working at heights, 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.

Emergency response and rescue including First Aid etc

T14 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 worker’s 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 worker’s 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 two-way 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 demonstration/rehearsals 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.

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.

This Competency Standard Unit shall be demonstrated in relation to the installation and maintenance of transmission network infrastructure in accordance with the following:

Tower types may include pyramid, delta and pi and other enterprise specific types.

Equipment may include:

Pole types and structures may include wood, concrete, steel and composite.

Maintenance may include the basic inspection, removal, repair and replacement of poles including welding, pole staking and rebutting.

Associated hardware includes insulators, crossarms, stays, earth down leads and bond wires, crossarm braces, pole steps, shackle straps and associated bolts and clamps, cantilever assembly, pull off, head span, portal, drop tube

Pole stabilisation techniques include back-fill consolidation, concreting, baulking, reinforcement nailing, approved steel reinforcing and temporary and permanent stay-wires.

Methods of erection may include crane, auger/erector, winch/‘A’ frame, lifting apparatus and helicopter lift.

Installation and maintenance of overhead conductor and or cables used on transmission towers may include the stringing, tensioning, terminating, removal, repairing and replacement of the conductors/cables. Visual inspections and the diagnosing of faults is also included.

Structures include towers and columns.

Types of conductor include copper, aluminium, steel and composites. Conductor configurations may be single or bundled and include pilot cables.

Overhead conductors include earthing systems

Plant may include elevating work platform, winches and capstans, specialist tension stringing equipment, cable trailers, cable drum stands and equipotential equipment.

Testing and recording equipment includes, insulation resistance testers, recording meters and other approved devices and techniques applicable to the voltage.

The following constants and variables included in the element/Performance Criteria in this unit are fully described in the Definitions Section 1 of this volume and form an integral part of the Range Statement of this unit:

Appropriate and relevant persons (see Personnel)

Appropriate authorities

Appropriate work platform

Assessing risk

Assessment

Authorisation

Diagnostic, testing and restoration

Documenting detail work events, record keeping and or storage of information

Drawings and specifications

Emergency

Environmental and sustainable energy procedures

Environmental legislation

Environmental management documentation

Established procedures

Fall prevention

Hazards

Identifying hazards

Inspect

Legislation

MSDS

Notification

OHS practices

OHS issues

Permits and/or permits to work

Personnel

Quality assurance systems

Requirements

Testing procedures

Work clearance systems

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Works schedule(s), including drawings, plans, requirements, established procedures, and material lists, are received, analysed and confirmed, 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 the installation and maintenance of transmission network infrastructure are obtained and confirmed 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 work permits are obtained to access and 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 confirmed in working order. 
Relevant personnel at work site are confirmed current in First Aid, Tower/Pole Top Rescue 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. 
Personnel participating in the work, including plant operators and contractors, are fully briefed and respective responsibilities confirmed where applicable in accordance with established procedures. 
Site is prepared according to the work schedule and to minimise risk and damage to property, commerce, and individuals in accordance with established procedures. 
Traffic management plan is identified and implemented. 
OHS, sustainable energy and environmental 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 aloft, and use of power tools/equipment, techniques and practices are safely followed and, currency according to requirements confirmed. 
Systems and circuits are isolated as required, proved safe to work on in accordance with the requirements /permits and established procedures. 
Essential knowledge and associated skills are applied in the safe installation and maintenance of transmission network infrastructure to ensure completion in an agreed timeframe and, to quality standards with a minimum of waste according to requirements. 
Poles and/or structures and their associated hardware to be installed are stabilised according to requirements. 
Installation of poles and/or structures is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements/established procedures. 
Towers and associated hardware to be erected are stabilised according to requirements. 
Maintenance, including repair and/or replacement of poles and/or structures is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements/established procedures. 
Overhead conductor/cables are strung, tensioned and terminated as per requirements/established procedures. 
Conductors and anti-vibration devices, spaces/spreaders are secured as per established procedures. 
Electrical connections are made in accordance with the requirements/established procedures. 
Maintenance, including repair and/or replacement of overhead conductors and cables used on towers is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements/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. 
Erection of towers and associated hardware is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements/established procedures. 
Unplanned events in the erection of towers and associated hardware are undertaken within the scope of 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. 
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 or disposed of in accordance with established procedures. 
Relevant work permit(s) are signed off and, the transmission network infrastructure is returned to service in accordance with requirements. 
Works completion records, reports, as installed /modified drawing and/or documentation and information are finalised and processed and appropriate personnel notified. 

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