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Restore supply of electricity in a distribution environment
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: scope and plan electricity
system fault work; locate and diagnose electricity system faults; repair and
test electricity system faults; restore electricity system; and document
electricity system fault repair.
Subfield
Electricity Supply
Domain
Electricity Supply - Distribution Networks
Status
Registered
Status date
16 April 2010
Date version published
16 April 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Prerequisites: Unit 1205, Demonstrate knowledge of
electrical switchboards; Unit 6402, Provide resuscitation
level 2; Unit 750, Demonstrate knowledge of electrical
test instruments and take measurements; and Unit
15851, Demonstrate knowledge of electrical safety and
safe working practices for electrical workers; or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0120
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
This unit standard is intended for, but not restricted to, workplace assessment. The
range statements across the unit standard can be applied according to industry
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.
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Performance and work practices in relation to the elements and performance criteria
must comply with all current legislation, especially the Electricity Act 1992, and any
regulations and codes of practice recognised under that statute; the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992; and the Resource Management Act 1991.
Electricity supply industry codes of practice and documented industry procedures
include the Safety Manual – Electricity Industry (SM-EI) (2004) Wellington: Electricity
Engineers’ Association. A full list of current legislation and industry codes is
available from the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation, PO Box 1245,
Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240.
4
The phrase in accordance with industry requirements is implicit in all elements and
performance criteria in this unit standard.
5
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.
6
Reference to terms, procedures, and specifications in this unit standard may be
taken as including industry documented procedures and specifications relevant to the
workplace in which assessment is carried out.
7
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.
8
Core electrical theory and practice is essential knowledge underpinning the
performances required by this unit standard.
9
This unit standard includes – carrying out fault locating, the repair and replacement of
mains entry points, mains switches, mains meter and relays.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Scope and plan electricity system fault work.
Performance criteria
1.1
Procedures and standards for fault restoration are identified and actioned.
Range
1.2
includes but is not limited to – codes of practice, procedures and
work instructions, client’s and manufacturer’s specifications.
Existing fault information is gathered, reviewed and actioned.
Range
includes but is not limited to – customer reports at time of fault,
client request and/or report information, plant history reports,
voltage tests, manufacturer’s guidelines, client operating and
maintenance standards, inspection of test equipment and leads.
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1.3
Work is scoped and plan produced.
Element 2
Locate and diagnose electricity system faults.
Performance criteria
2.1
Fault tests and inspections to locate fault are carried out in accordance with
established fault procedures.
2.2
Hazards associated with the testing are identified and safety measures
implemented.
2.3
Equipment required to be isolated is identified and made safe.
Element 3
Repair and test electricity system faults.
Range
includes but is not limited to – fault repair and replacement, servicing, testing of
faulty equipment.
Performance criteria
3.1
Repairs are carried out in accordance with work plan.
Range
includes but is not limited to – manufacturer’s specifications, client
procedures, work procedures.
3.2
Work safety and emergency procedures are followed in accordance with
legislative requirements.
3.3
Tests conducted on faulty equipment are carried out in accordance with
established test procedures and manufacturer’s specifications.
3.4
Repaired fault is checked and tested to ensure operational requirements are
met in accordance with manufacturer’s requirements.
Element 4
Restore electricity system.
Range
prepare for return to service, industry safety rules, local procedures,
manufacturer’s specifications, authorisation systems, plant layout.
Performance criteria
4.1
System and its components are identified, and the procedures and safety
requirements for the restoration of that system are followed.
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4.2
Restoration activities are carried out in accordance with the work plan.
Range
includes but is not limited to – completion tests.
Element 5
Document electricity system fault repair.
Range
fault report, accounts, log book, test reports and results, plant history,
authorisations, access permit, work authority.
Performance criteria
5.1
Recorded information is complete, concise, and legible.
5.2
Repair information is recorded in the prescribed format and filed within
scheduled timeframe.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation info@esito.org.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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