NZQA registered unit standard
20071 version 4
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Title
Joint live LV polymeric insulated power cables in the electricity
supply industry
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare a
work site to joint live low voltage (LV) polymeric insulated
power cables; joint live LV polymeric insulated power cables;
and test cables and record joint locations.
Classification
Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Distribution Networks
Available grade
Achieved
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.
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 the latest version of, Safety Manual – Electricity Industry (SM-EI) Wellington:
Electricity Engineers’ Association.
A full list of current legislation and industry codes is available from:
Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation
PO Box 1245
Hamilton 3240.
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.
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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.
6
This unit standard is intended for use in the assessment of Cable Jointers, and all
terminology and workplace assessment should be related to that sector of the
industry.
7
This unit standard excludes tough plastic sheath (TPS) type cables.
8
The observance of special safety requirements associated with this type of jointing is
critical to assessment against this unit standard. When working on live components
and live jointing the selection and use of hand tools is to comply with IEC 60900:2012
Live working – Hand tools for use up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c.
9
LV is defined as low voltage and includes voltages up to and including 1000 volts AC.
10
Assessment of practical skills against the outcomes in this unit standard requires
three practical observations from three different workplace activities.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare a work site to joint live LV polymeric insulated power cables.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Scope of work is determined.
Range
1.2
Cables are identified.
Range
1.3
electrical characteristics, physical characteristics, cable plans
Safe working zone is established.
Range
1.4
cable types, condition of cable, cable energised or de-energised,
material and manpower resources, cable condition.
physical location, working mats, safe working area delineation,
entry and exit positions, SM-EI guidelines and safety equipment,
permit’s requirements.
Cables are checked and tested in preparation for jointing.
Range
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cable core identification, phasing, voltage, insulation resistance.
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Outcome 2
Joint live LV polymeric insulated power cables.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Correct selection of tools and equipment is made.
2.2
Joint is prepared.
Range
2.3
Conductors are jointed.
Range
2.4
includes but is not limited to – cleaning, stripping, conductor
preparation.
compression, mechanical.
Conductors are re-insulated.
Range
heat shrink, tapes, resin, cold applied.
2.5
Earth continuity is re-established for neutral screen cables.
2.6
Mechanical integrity is re-established.
Range
heat shrink, tapes, compounding including resins, cold applied.
Outcome 3
Test cables and record joint locations.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Cables are tested after jointing.
Range
3.2
includes but is not limited to – phasing, rotation and voltage.
Joint as built is recorded to asset owner standards
Range
Planned review date
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includes but is not limited to – location, phasing (core to core
detail).
31 December 2019
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 October 2003
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
2
24 August 2007
Review
3
16 April 2010
31 December 2016
Review
4
18 September 2014
N/A
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation
qualifications@infrastructureito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this
unit standard.
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