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

UETTDRIS54 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Install and maintain poles, structures and overhead conductors and cables

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Issue Date: June 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency UETTDRIS54 - Install and maintain poles, structures and overhead conductors and cables
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to install and maintain overhead conductors and cables used on poles and structures (excluding towers). It includes stringing, tensioning and terminating of conductors/cables, cleaning de-energised insulators, securing conductors to insulators or supports and undertaking electrical connections. It also includes maintenance work associated with diagnosing faults, conducting visual inspections, confirming phasing, completing workplace tests, isolating systems and circuits, issuing/accepting electrical access permits and updating system data/maintenance records.The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence/registration to practice in the workplace.Other conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirement which must be confirmed prior to commencing this unit.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Industry Specific Cross Discipline
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 for installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables used on poles and/or structures
  • Work schedules, construction plans, drawings, workplace procedures and material lists are received and confirmed
       
Element: Job requirements and workplace procedures are identified and communicated with relevant personnel
       
Element: Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental and workplace procedures for the installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables used on poles and/or structures are obtained and confirmed for the purposes of the work to be performed
       
Element: Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion within acceptable timeframes following consultation with relevant personnel and in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Hazards are identified, WHS/OHS risks assessed and control measures identified in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Relevant work permits are obtained, understood and signed in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Plant, equipment, tools and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for work are identified, obtained and confirmed in working order
       
Element: Worksite is prepared to minimise risk, damage to property, commerce and individuals in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Traffic management plan is confirmed as being applied in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Carry out installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables used on poles and/or structures
  • WHS/OHS, sustainable energy and environmental principles and practices are monitored and followed to reduce incidents in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Requirements for lifting and/or climbing and/or working at heights and the use of power tools/equipment are followed in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Electrical systems and circuits are checked and isolated in accordance with job requirements, work permits and workplace procedures
       
Element: Installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables used on poles and/or structures are completed in agreed timeframes, to quality standards and with a minimum of waste in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Overhead conductor/cables are strung, tensioned and terminated in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Insulators are cleaned and conductors, anti-vibration devices and spaces/spreaders are secured in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Electrical connections are made in accordance with job requirements and workplace procedures
       
Element: Maintenance, including repair and/or replacement of overhead conductors and cables used on poles and/or structures, is carried out in accordance with work schedule, job requirements and workplace procedures
       
Element: Unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Quality checks of work are undertaken in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Complete installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables used on poles and/or structures
  • Completed work is checked against work schedule, construction plans and drawings for compliance and anomalies are reported in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: WHS/OHS and environmental incidents are reported in accordance with workplace procedures, as required
       
Element: Worksite is rehabilitated, cleaned up and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Tools, equipment and surplus resources and materials are, where appropriate, cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Relevant work permits are signed off and overhead conductors and cables used on poles and/or structures are returned to service in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Conductors/cables are tested and commissioned in accordance with job requirements and workplace procedures
       
Element: Work records, reports and/or documentation are completed in accordance with workplace procedures
       

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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
Work schedules, construction plans, drawings, workplace procedures and material lists are received and confirmed 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WHS/OHS, sustainable energy and environmental principles and practices are monitored and followed to reduce incidents in accordance with workplace procedures 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Completed work is checked against work schedule, construction plans and drawings for compliance and anomalies are reported in accordance with workplace procedures 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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Assessment Record Sheet

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