This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to supervise operation of electrical equipment and installations in Extractive.

This unit is appropriate for those working in supervisory roles.

No licensing, legislation or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient operation in supervision of electrical equipment and installations including:

legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures

procedures for providing information

electrical hazards identification procedures

electrical risk assessment procedures

procedures for the preparation of work procedure and instruction works effectively with others to plan, prepare and conduct the operation of electrical equipment and installations including:

complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures

communicating clearly and concisely with others to resolve coordination requirements prior to commencing and during work activities

provide team leadership

demonstrates completion of supervising the operation of electrical equipment and installations that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

accessing and interpreting electrical diagrams

apply procedures for the preparation of work procedure and instructions

selecting and confirming available resources for the work activity

identifying and implementing improvements to work programs

implementing processes and procedures to minimise risks and hazards from electrical energy

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in supervising the operation of electrical equipment and installations through:

accessing, interpreting and applying legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures for:

hazard and risk identification and management

statutory compliance

work health and safety

environmental issues

organisation’s requirements and procedures

electrical risk treatment procedures

procedures for identifying training needs and implement training

recording and reporting procedures

human resource management

identifying and managing potential electrical hazards

identifying basic electrical terminology and theory of operation of common electric motors and control equipment

identifying, interpreting and confirming types of electrical supply systems

identifying and applying potential electrical inefficiencies

completing written reports

An assessor of this unit must satisfy the requirements of the NVR/AQTF or their successors; and Industry regulations for certification and licensing; and,

this unit must be assessed in the context of this sector’s work environment; and,

this unit must be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies, procedures, processes and operational manuals directly related to the industry sector for which it is being assessed; and,

assessment may be conducted in conjunction with the assessment of other Units of Competency; and,

assessment must confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances; and,

assessors must demonstrate the performance evidence, and knowledge evidence as outlined in this Unit of Competency, and through the minimum years of current* work experience specified below in an Industry sector relevant to the outcomes of the unit; or,

where the assessor does not meet experience requirements a co-assessment or partnership arrangement must exist between the qualified assessor and an Industry subject matter expert. The Industry subject matter expert should hold the unit being assessed (or an equivalent unit) and/or demonstrate equivalence of skills and knowledge at the unit level. An Industry technical expert must also demonstrate skills and knowledge from the minimum years of current work experience specified below in the Industry sector, including time spent in roles related to the unit being assessed; and,

assessor and Industry subject matter expert requirements differ depending on the Australian Qualifications Framework Level (AQF) of the qualification being assessed and/or Industry Sector as follows:

*Assessors can demonstrate current work experience through employment within Industry in a role relevant to the outcomes of the Unit; or, for external assessors this can be demonstrated through exposure to Industry by conducting frequent site assessments across various locations.

**Where a unit is being delivered outside of a Qualification the first numeric character in the Unit code should be considered to indicate the AQF level

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit. Further information is available in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Companion Volume.

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