NZQA Expiring unit standard
10510 version 5
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Title
Use machinery, plant and equipment in an electricity network
environment
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan work
and prepare electricity network lines machinery for operation;
operate electricity network lines machinery, plant, and
equipment; and report electricity network lines machinery
operation; in accordance with industry requirements.
Classification
Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Distribution Networks
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.
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. 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.
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10510 version 5
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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.
5
This unit standard includes but is not limited to mobile cranes, truck loader crane,
winches, wire winders, and other line only type equipment.
6
PCA Crane Safety Manual, published by the Power Crane Association of New
Zealand (Inc), PO Box 30 074, LOWER HUTT.
7
Approved Code of Practice for Load-Lifting Rigging, published by the Occupational
Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour, available at
http://www.osh.govt.nz.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Plan work and prepare electricity network lines machinery for operation in accordance with
industry requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Type of work and work environment are identified.
Range
includes but is not limited to – vehicles, equipment, ground
condition, underground services, overhead power lines, overhead
service lines, trees, buildings, structures, unauthorised people.
1.2
Operational service record of machinery, plant, and equipment is checked.
1.3
Transport of lines machinery, plant, and equipment to work site is arranged.
1.4
Work site hazard management is conducted.
Range
includes but is not limited to – safe working zone, site risk
assessment, bonding, earthing, minimum approach distances
(MAD).
Outcome 2
Operate electricity network lines machinery, plant, and equipment in accordance with
industry requirements.
Range
includes but not limited to – mobile cranes, truck loader cranes, winches, wire
winders, other line only type equipment, spray painting equipment, sand
blasters, water blasters, high rail equipment; borer, auger, digger equipment.
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SSB Code 101813
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10510 version 5
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Asset owners operating procedures and equipment manufacturers operating
and maintenance instructions are followed.
2.2
Equipment is selected in accordance with company procedures.
includes but is not limited to – chains and fittings, wire rope slings,
nylon web slings, shackles.
Range
2.3
Lifting equipment is assessed to ensure it is free of defects in accordance with
Approved Code of Practice for Load-Lifting Rigging.
2.4
Loads are slung in accordance with Approved Code of Practice for Load-Lifting
Rigging.
Outcome 3
Report electricity network lines machinery operation in accordance with industry
requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – log book, plant and equipment history, test
reports and results, service report.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Reported information is complete, concise, and legible.
3.2
Information is recorded in the required format and filed within the scheduled
time-frame.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 10549 have been
replaced by unit standard 28112.
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
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10510 version 5
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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