NZQA Expiring unit standard
10549 version 5
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Title
Load, transport and store electricity supply cables, plant and
equipment
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: load and
transport electricity supply cables, plant and equipment; and
store electricity supply cables, plant and equipment.
Classification
Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Distribution Networks
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 18038, Demonstrate knowledge of and apply health and
safety in the electricity supply environment; and Unit 18276,
Operate light lifting and rigging equipment in the electricity
supply environment; 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 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 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, Parts 1-3. A
full list of current legislation and industry codes is available from:
Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation
PO Box 1245
HAMILTON.
4
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.
Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101813
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NZQA Expiring unit standard
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10549 version 5
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This unit standard includes all electricity and communication supply cables, plant and
equipment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Load and transport supply cables, plant and equipment in accordance with industry
requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Supply cables, plant and equipment are handled and loaded.
Range
1.2
Lifting equipment is selected and used.
Range
1.3
loading, transport, unloading, placement, worksite checked,
specific and potential hazards identified.
chains, slings, lifting device assessed to determine lifting
capacities.
Supply cables, plant and equipment are secured for transporting.
Outcome 2
Store electricity supply cables, plant and equipment in accordance with industry
requirements.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Supply cables, plant and equipment are inspected.
Range
2.2
condition, type classification.
Supply cables, plant and equipment are secured for storage.
Range
includes but is not limited – to elements, fire, theft, vandalism.
2.3
Supply cables, plant and equipment are labelled.
2.4
Supply cables, plant and equipment records are maintained.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 10510 have been
replaced by unit standard 28112.
Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
10549 version 5
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This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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
31 December 2016
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.
Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016