NZQA registered unit standard
28878 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of safety considerations when installing
complex or non-standard radio frequency equipment
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard covers knowledge for people engaged in
installation and maintenance of complex or non-standard
applications of telecommunications radio services including
cellular radio.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of safety considerations when installing radio
frequency equipment.
Classification
Telecommunications > Telecommunications - Service Delivery
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is developed for learning and assessment off-job.
2
The term knowledge is used to describe the knowledge required by candidates to
support the range of practical installation and maintenance activities assessed by unit
standard:
28873, Prepare for the installation of complex and non-standard telecommunications
radio or cellular systems and services;
28874, Install and commission complex and non-standard telecommunications radio
or cellular systems and services;
28875, Maintain, locate faults in, and verify performance of complex and nonstandard telecommunications radio or cellular systems.
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References
Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010;
Electricity Act 1992;
Radiocommunications Act 1989;
Radiocommunications Regulations 2001;
Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication
Facilities) Regulations 2008;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Search and Surveillance Act 2012;
Telecommunications Act 2001;
AS/NZS 3080, Telecommunications installations – Generic cabling for commercial
premises;
AS/NZS 3084, Telecommunications pathways and spaces for commercial buildings
and the recommended guidelines;
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NZQA registered unit standard
28878 version 1
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Best practice guidelines for working at height in New Zealand, 2012, ISBN 978-0478-39133-6, published by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE);
International Commission on Non-iIonizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Guidelines,
published by International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection in
Health Physics, April 1998, volume 74, number 4;
NZS 2772.1, Radiofrequency fields – Maximum exposure levels – 3 kHz to 300 GHz;
Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum Code for Residential, SOHO and Multi-dwelling
Premises Wiring (“Premises Wiring Code of Practice”);
and all subsequent amendments and replacements.
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Definitions
AM – amplitude modulation.
Complex or non-standard – three or more components and/or services used together
in radio or cellular networks or enterprise solutions systems.
EMR – electromagnet radiation.
Industry practice – practices that competent practitioners within the industry
recognise as current industry best practice.
RF – radio frequency.
SOHO – Small Office Home Office.
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Range
a All evidence provided for assessment against this unit standard must be in
accordance with industry practice.
b The use of mathematics is not required except where calculation is specifically
mentioned.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of safety considerations when installing radio frequency
equipment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
State the New Zealand permissible public and occupational EMR exposure
limits in accordance with NZS 2772.1 for both RF workers and public.
1.2
Explain the potential biological effects of overexposure to EMR in accordance
with NZS 2272.1.
1.3
Explain strategies for identifying, eliminating, minimising, or isolating on-site
EMR hazards, and the limitations of each method.
Range
personal monitoring devices, documentation, signage, EMR
measuring devices, calculations, co-location records.
1.4
Describe methods of reporting EMR hazards in accordance with industry
practice.
1.5
Identify safety considerations for working at heights in accordance with best
practice guidelines for working at height in New Zealand, published by MBIE.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Explain risk reduction strategies for working at heights in accordance with best
practice guidelines for working at height in New Zealand, published by MBIE.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
16 July 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
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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 Skills Organisation reviewcomments@skills.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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