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Title
Climb and work on electricity network structures
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out
pre-climbing safety checks on electricity network structures;
select electricity network structure climbing equipment; use
electricity network structure climbing equipment; and carry out
work on electricity network structures and includes poles,
towers, and any support for electric lines above ground level.
Classification
Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 10507 Use personal protection equipment within an
electricity supply environment; or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for, but not restricted to, workplace assessment. The
range statements within the unit standard can be applied according to enterprise
specific equipment, procedures and processes.
2
Safety of personnel and plant must be a priority throughout the assessment. If the
safety requirements are not met, the assessment must stop and the candidate will be
assessed as not yet competent.
3
Performance and work practices in relation to the outcomes and evidence
requirements must comply with all current legislation, especially the Electricity Act
1992 and any subsequent amendments, and any regulations, codes of practice
recognised under that statute, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the
Resource Management Act 1991, and their subsequent amendments, electricity
supply industry codes of practice and documented enterprise procedures. These
include, Safety Manual – Electricity Industry (SM-EI) (2004) Wellington: Electricity
Engineers’ Association.
A full list of current legislation and industry codes is available from:
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PO Box 1245
HAMILTON.
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4
The phrase in accordance with industry requirements is implicit in all outcomes and
evidence requirements in this unit standard.
5
Definitions
Industry requirements include all asset owner requirements and standards;
manufacturers’ specifications; and enterprise requirements which cover the
documented workplace policies, procedures, specifications, business and quality
management requirements relevant to the workplace in which assessment is carried
out.
Asset owner refers to the owner of an electricity supply network that takes its point of
supply from Transpower NZ, and delivers electricity to industrial, commercial and
residential customers.
Asset owner standards are the approved documented work site methods for carrying
out work on an electrical supply network to the standard required by the asset owner.
6
This unit standard is intended for use in the assessment of Distribution and
Transmission Line Mechanics and all terminology should be related to that sector of
the industry.
7
Assessment of practical skills against the outcomes in this standard requires three
practical observations from three different workplace activities.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Carry out pre-climbing safety checks on electricity network structures.
Range
hardware, pole, ground, clearances.
.Evidence requirements
1.1
Structure is inspected.
1.2
Clearances are inspected.
1.3
Hardware is inspected.
1.4
Hazards are identified, controlled, and recorded.
Outcome 2
Select electricity network structure climbing equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Equipment is selected for purpose.
2.2
Equipment is inspected for compliance.
2.3
Equipment defects are reported.
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Outcome 3
Use electricity network structure climbing equipment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Climbing equipment is erected and secured.
3.2
Structures are climbed and minimum approach distances maintained.
3.3
Personal safety equipment is secured to structure.
3.4
Alternative working positions are adopted.
Outcome 4
Carry out work on electricity network structures.
Range
new work and/or maintenance.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Safe working practices are maintained.
4.2
Work is completed.
includes but is not limited to – handling tools and equipment,
lowering tools and equipment, raising tools and equipment.
Range
4.3
Climbing equipment is removed from structure.
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 June 1997
31 December 2016
Review
2
27 April 2001
31 December 2016
Review
3
22 October 2003
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
4
20 June 2008
31 December 2016
Review
5
20 March 2014
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0120
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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 Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation at
qualifications@infrastructureito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this
unit standard.
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