Application
Technical staff who install basic telecommunications radio plant and equipment on telecommunications structures apply the skills and knowledge in this unit. They may use rigging plant and equipment, fall arrest, fall guarding and fall constraint and team communications. |
Prerequisites
Use rigging practices and systems on telecommunications network structures | ||
Use operational safety in a telecommunications rigging environment | ||
Use safe rigging practices to climb and perform rescues on telecommunications network structures |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Prepare for installation of radio plant | 1.1. Prepare for given work according to relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards 1.2. Arrange access to the site and discuss customer requirements 1.3. Inform appropriate personnel of existing and potential site hazards 1.4. Select tools and safety equipment required for safe rigging practice 1.5. Develop installation plans in agreement with customer or site supervisor 1.6. Procure materials and verify delivery against inventory according to industry practice |
2. Install plant and equipment | 2.1. Set up rigging equipment for safe and effective use according to specifications 2.2. Install telecommunications radio equipment and feeders according to specifications and industry practice following occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental requirements 2.3. Maintain installation progress documentation according to company and customer requirements |
3. Assist with testing and fault-finding | 3.1. Assist with testing of telecommunications radio equipment mounted on telecommunications structures 3.2. Identify and locate faults by interpreting test results and rectify according to industry practice 3.3. Document test results according to specifications and customer requirements |
4. Clean up site and complete documentation | 4.1. De-rig and lower rigging equipment according to specifications 4.2. Restore site to customer expectations following completion of installation according to industry practice 4.3. Complete documentation and notify customer for sign off |
Required Skills
Required skills |
communication skills to liaise with other personnel, including the use of radio devices literacy skills to interpret technical documentation, plans and specifications numeracy skills to take measurements and interpret results and evaluate different types of technical data planning and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and monitor own work and OHS responsibilities problem solving and contingency management skills to adapt rigging activities and requirements to particular sites and conditions safety awareness skills to: apply precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities select and use required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and OHS standards work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment task management skills to work systematically with required attention to detail and adherence to all safety requirements technical skills to : select and use personal protective equipment be aware of meteorology and weather prediction use appropriate installation equipment |
Required knowledge |
antenna principles features and operating requirements of rigging equipment relevant regulations and typical issues and challenges that occur onsite rigging practices and systems in relation to telecommunications radio structures, and related licensing and regulatory issues specific knowledge of: electromagnetic radiation (EMR) safety practices optical fibre cabling and equipment safety practices working at heights safety practices specific OHS requirements relating to the activity and site conditions: basic survival skills company OHS procedures hypothermia remote area first aid |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Evidence of the ability to: install basic telecommunications radio plant and equipment on telecommunications structures assist with testing and fault-finding basic telecommunications radio plant and equipment mounted on telecommunications structures use effective communications skills related to: dogging work associates supervisors team members enterprise documentation. |
Context of, and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure: site on which rigging operations may be conducted rigging and safety equipment relevant regulations, standards, specifications and manuals. |
Methods of assessment | A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: direct observation of the candidate setting up and carrying out installation work on a telecommunications structure oral or written questioning of the candidate to assess OHS requirements and work practices associated with installing radio plant and equipment on telecommunications structure. |
Guidance information for assessment | Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example: ICTTCR3192A Protect against electromagnetic radiation and system hazards when working on telecommunications radio sites. Aboriginal people and other people from a non-English speaking background may have second language issues. Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the oral communication skill level, and language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. Questioning techniques should not require language, literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency. Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. | |
Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards may include: | appropriate licences that may be required: crane dogging rigging scaffolding winch AS 1353.1:1997 AS 1353.2:1997 AS 1657:1992 AS 2319:2001 AS 2626:replaced by AS/NZS 1891.4:2000 AS 2089:2008 AS 3775.1:2004 AS 3775.2:2004 AS 3777:2008 AS 4497.2:1997 AS/NZS 1891.1:2007 AS/NZS 1891.4: AS/NZS 4801:2001 AS/NZS ISO 14001:2004 Equipment Certifications e.g. NFPA 1983 (2006 edition), NFPA/UL G-rated (General Use) CE, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) equipment standards enterprise standards equipment standards, intrinsically safe lightning protection, site engineering standard OHS Radcoms Act Telecoms Act Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) technical standards Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) EMR standard Australian building codes and regulations Australian standards enterprise standards environmental protection fire regulations heritage legislation international standards local government WIs, CIs, Business Operating Procedures (BOPs), Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instructions (RALIs), assignment guidelines. |
Customer requirements may include: | availability of asset owner site personnel compatibility with rest of network timelines type of equipment type of structure. |
Tools may include: | crane forklift hand tools load tension gauge mechanical power tools. |
Safety equipment may include: | aerial safety belts and lines anchor straps anchors crane cage earmuffs elevated platform equipment guards fall arrest devices and systems fall constraint systems fall guarding systems flashing lights gloves guards helmets lanyards pulleys rescue harness rigging plates rope clamps safety cages safety glasses safety harnesses: basic full body fall arrest sit harness scaffold deck static lines warning signs and tapes. |
Installation plans may include: | EMR hazard management plan against an on site situation fall arrest systems: double lanyards pole straps static lines installation structures plans and specifications detailing: cabling compatibility issues location of antennae and hardware material types and quantities tools required preparing for work at a telecommunications site with optical fibre and laser equipment relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards rigging systems, methods, and equipment safe working practices: fall guarding fall restraint systems installation of fall arrest lifting methods load calculation personal protective equipment safety issues in roof work safety plans site hazard identification and control measures specifications for bolts: high strength high tensile mild stainless torque requirements specifications for tensioning: antenna mounts load cells temporary anchors terminations: bulldog grips dead ends preformed. |
Procure materials may include: | handling purchasing storage withdrawal from stock or stores. |
Equipment may include: | antenna systems cabinets cable trays coaxial feeders and connectors connectors ducting earthing systems in communications feeders frames microwave systems optical fibre cable and equipment on network structures steel work terminating blocks waveguide. |
Testing may relate to: | alignment of antennas and line of sight systems antennae cables connectors earthing feeders. |
Sectors
Unit sector | Telecommunications |
Competency Field
Telecommunications Rigging Installation |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor