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Restore integrity of fire-damaged telecommunications plant and
equipment
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who are currently working, or intend to work,
in jobs involving the restoration of the integrity of fire-damaged plant and
equipment.
People assessed as competent in this unit standard are able to act safely to
assess the impact of fire-damage to telecommunications plant and
equipment; limit post-event damage in various environments, carry out
salvage procedures; and implement appropriate test and recommissioning
procedures.
Subfield
Telecommunications
Domain
Telecommunications - Management and Operational
Support
Status
Registered
Status date
28 July 1995
Date version published
25 January 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0003
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Special notes
General Range
Telecommunications plant: heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems; Alternating
Current and Direct Current power supplies and reticulation systems; standby power plant;
Telecommunications equipment: electrical, electronic, cable distribution systems;
Telecommunications sites and/or buildings: telephone exchanges, radio stations, roadside
equipment cabinets, computer suites, plant rooms.
Environments: air-conditioned, mechanically or naturally ventilated;
Locations: suburban, rural, hilltop, roadside;
Fire-damage: soot, ashes, residues, gases, vapours, water containing contaminants.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Establish safety of fire-damaged telecommunications plant, equipment, and site.
Performance criteria
1.1
Safety of fire-damaged plant, equipment, and site is secured by best means and
in a minimum time consistent with personal safety.
Range
1.2
Actions to maintain personal protection from hazards are accorded highest
priority at all times.
Range
1.3
hazards – physical condition of building, fumes, gases, residues,
water containing contaminants, damaged electrical wiring and
plant, debris;
personal protection – protective clothing, hard hats.
On-site descriptions of scope of problem and actions taken to establish safety of
plant and equipment are accurate and comprehensive and are received at
agreed times by authorised persons.
Range
1.4
best means – own effort, Fire Brigade, Police, power supply
authority, appropriate trade services.
descriptions – verbal, radio link, audiotape;
scope – safety, degree of damage, assistance and equipment
required to deal with problems;
agreed times – continuous, hourly, as frequently as required;
authorised persons – National Control Network, safety
professionals.
Plant and equipment is isolated from energy sources in minimum time
consistent with personal safety.
Range
energy sources – live wires, powerboards, switchboards, gas.
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1.5
Actions to secure plant and equipment from smoke and water contamination are
implemented promptly and area of contamination is contained.
Range
1.6
actions – smoke removal system, removal of wet objects (chairs,
mats), use of squeegees, wet/dry vacuum cleaners, paper towels,
plastic sheets;
water contamination – corrosion, humidity.
Report on establishment of safety of fire-damaged plant, equipment, and site is
complete and accurate and received by authorised persons by agreed time.
Range
authorised persons – National Control Network, incident
coordinators, recovery coordinators.
Element 2
Evaluate fire-damage to telecommunications plant and equipment.
Performance criteria
2.1
On-site evaluation of fire-damage to telecommunications plant and equipment is
accurate and comprehensive, and is received by authorised persons in
minimum time consistent with personal safety.
Range
2.2
Chemical contamination of telecommunications plant and equipment is tested
on-site, and results are recorded for immediate consideration by authorised
persons and for future information.
Range
2.3
chemical contamination – halogens, especially chloride;
tests – specific commercial analytic test.
Physical extent of fire-damage to telecommunications plant and equipment is
assessed on-site, and recorded for immediate consideration by authorised
persons and for future information.
Range
2.4
authorised persons – National Control Network, controlling officer,
safety personnel, incident coordinator, recovery coordinator.
quantity, total, partial; components.
Initial report of likely future reliability of telecommunications plant and equipment
and recommendations for salvage or removal are based on valid evidence, and
are received by authorised persons by agreed time.
Range
salvage – decontaminate, reinstate.
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Element 3
Salvage, test, and recommission telecommunications plant and equipment.
Performance criteria
3.1
Plant and equipment to be salvaged and recommissioned and timeframe for
completion of work are identified and agreed with authorised persons.
3.2
Resources required to carry out salvage and testing procedures are identified,
agreed with authorised persons, and secured.
Range
3.3
professional decontamination personnel and facilities, water,
power, lighting, fans, software, hardware; on-site, off-site.
Handling procedures to facilitate decontamination and testing of fire-damaged
plant and equipment maintain on-site safety.
Range
take to bits, wash, dry, wrap.
3.4
Unit standards and components to be salvaged are labelled and recorded, and
are traceable throughout salvage and reinstallation procedures.
3.5
Testing of reinstated plant and equipment complies with performance standards
and specifications.
Range
standards – electrical, electronic, mechanical, software.
3.6
Reports on effectiveness of decontamination and reinstatement procedures are
accurate and complete, and supported by chemical test measurement data.
3.7
Liaison with tradespeople required to restore telecommunications plant and
equipment facilitates completion of work in agreed timeframe.
Range
tradespeople – electricians, carpenters, plumbers, metalworkers.
3.8
Telecommunications plant and equipment are salvaged and recommissioned
within agreed budget and timeframe.
3.9
Permanent records of salvage, testing, and recommissioning procedures
comply with organisation policy, are accurate and complete, and filed in the
correct place.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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