NZQA registered unit standard
28111 version 1
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Title
Plan, install, test, and commission an electric line on a network and
carry out a rescue from an electricity structure
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
10
People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan, install
and commission network lines on an electricity structure as a
member of a team; identify and service equipment used in the
electricity network; carry out rescue from electricity structure;
process for obtaining a permit is followed for authorisation for
the de-energising of low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV)
electric lines in accordance with industry requirements.
This unit standard partially fulfils the requirements for
registration for line mechanics with the Electrical Workers
Registration Board.
Classification
Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 10509, Climb and work on electricity network structures;
Unit 28112, Operate and store machinery, plant, and
equipment in an electricity network environment; and Unit
10512, Joint electricity network overhead conductors; Unit
17025 Carry out a rescue from an electrical structure; Unit
26551, Provide first aid for life threatening conditions; Unit
26552, Demonstrate knowledge of common first aid conditions
and how to respond to them; 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.
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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:
Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation
PO Box 1245
HAMILTON.
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; 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
This unit standard is intended for final sign off of the practical skill set of a Distribution
or Transmission Line Mechanics.
8
The activities of this unit standard may be conducted using a simulated electricity
workplace environment where the candidate is part of a team.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Plan, install and commission network lines on an electricity structure as a member of a
team.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Risk assessment is completed prior to work being undertaken.
1.2
Install LV electric service lines under live HV electric service lines.
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1.3
Use knowledge of ropes, slings and knots to install overhead conductors on
electricity structures to install electric service lines.
1.4
Test electric service lines.
Range
1.5
pre-commissioning visual check, polarity, voltage, phase rotation,
neutral.
Commission the LV electric service lines under live HV electric service lines.
Outcome 2
Identify and service equipment used in the electricity network.
Range
power transformer, HV fuse.
Evidence requirements
2.1
11 kV de-energised tap change on a power transformer.
2.2
Remove, test and replace HV fuse.
Outcome 3
Carry out rescue of a victim from an electricity structure.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Structure is inspected to ensure rescuer’s safety.
Range
includes but is not limited to determining – structure soundness,
voltage and Minimum Approach Distance (MAD), victim clear,
victim in contact with supply, supply connection, climbing route
plan, personal protective equipment, rescue equipment.
3.2
The need for assistance is determined.
3.3
Structure is climbed using planned route.
3.4
Condition of victim is determined.
Range
clear of supply, contact with supply, breaking contact between
victim and supply, victim position, airway open or closed.
3.5
Victim is lowered.
3.6
Basic life support and first aid are administered.
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Outcome 4
Process for obtaining a permit is followed for authorisation for the de-energising of LV and
HV electric lines.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Process for obtaining a permit is identified.
4.2
Process is carried out.
4.3
Authorisation permit is obtained.
4.4
Permit conditions are communicated to team members.
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
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.
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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