NZQA registered unit standard
10526 version 5
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Title
Operate ground and structure mounted electrical equipment
associated with electric lines or cables up to 66kV
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret
electrical equipment operating specifications; define operating
procedures for electrical equipment associated with electric
lines or cables up to 66kV; and operate electrical equipment
associated with electric lines or cables up to 66kV; in
accordance with industry requirements.
Classification
Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Distribution Networks
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 10508, Identify electricity systems in preparation for work;
and Unit 10509, Climb and work on electricity network
structures; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for, but not restricted to, workplace assessment.
2
Safety of personnel and plant must be a priority throughout the assessment. If the
safety requirements are not met the assessment must stop.
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.
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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
Assessment of practical skills against the outcomes in this standard requires three
practical observations from three different workplace activities.
7
This unit standard includes but is not limited to – fuses, air brakes, switches, links.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Interpret electrical equipment operating specifications
Evidence requirements
1.1
Switching capacity is established.
Range
1.2
fault, load break, load make, off load make and break.
Operating method is established.
Range
includes but is not limited to – close, indicators, lock, isolation
shutters, open, trip and earthing;
evidence of three is required.
Outcome 2
Define operating procedures for electrical equipment associated with electric lines or
cables up to 66kV in accordance with industry requirements.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Authority requirements are defined.
2.2
System load conditions are verified within the operating capacity of the
equipment.
2.3
Equipment is located.
Range
equipment number, site number.
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Equipment status is checked against system status.
Range
operating orders, schematic diagrams.
Outcome 3
Operate electrical equipment associated with electric lines or cables up to 66kV.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Permission to operate is obtained.
3.2
Equipment is opened or closed.
3.3
Equipment is checked for correct operation.
Range
3.4
electrical, visual, mechanical flags.
Warning notices are attached.
Range
3.5
locks and warning notices.
Status of equipment is reported.
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
25 October 2007
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.
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.
Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101813
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NZQA registered unit standard
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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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