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Evaluate and prepare existing sites for major installations of
telecommunications equipment
Level
5
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the telecommunications industry
preparing existing sites in buildings or facilities for major upgrades to existing
equipment or systems.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
– confirm suitability of existing sites for major installations of
telecommunications equipment and systems; and
– prepare existing sites for major installations of telecommunications
equipment and systems.
Subfield
Telecommunications
Domain
Telecommunications - Service Delivery
Status
Registered
Status date
20 September 2002
Date version published
25 February 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0003
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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This unit standard has been developed for learning and assessment in the
workplace.
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References
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and associated regulations;
any applicable company safety and health procedures;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Local Body regulations;
and all subsequent amendments and replacements.
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Definitions
Industry practice – those practices, which competent practitioners within the industry
recognise as current industry best practice.
Sites – include established customer premises, office buildings or dedicated space in
business properties, telecommunications offices, remote transmission or radio
stations. Evidence is required from at least six sites, of which two must involve
buildings with more than one floor.
Specifications – any or all of: detailed job specifications, drawings, and instructions;
manufacturers' specifications and instructions; and industry codes of practice relating
to the type of telecommunications equipment and systems to be installed.
Telecommunications equipment – includes audio, studio, transmission, microwave,
microphone, links; broadcasting and point to point transmitters and receivers;
antennas; intercom systems; private automatic branch telephone exchange systems
(PABX); public address (PA) systems; switches.
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Range
a The phrase in accordance with current industry practice is implicit in all
performance criteria in this unit standard.
b Customers may be internal or external to the organisation and may include end
users and clients.
c The design specifications regarding the installation are to be available during the
site evaluation and preparation phase.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Confirm suitability of existing sites for major installations of telecommunications equipment
and systems.
Performance criteria
1.1
Physical attributes of sites are confirmed as meeting the current and planned
operational requirements of the equipment specification and purpose, and
customer expectations.
Range
typical physical attributes – ambient temperatures, physical space;
typical operational requirements – weather, day and/or night,
vehicular, legal right of access, external services supporting
operational performance, resources;
typical customer expectations – what, where, how, by when,
information detailed in customer job specification, details of
equipment selected.
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1.2
Location selected for installation of equipment is confirmed to be secure and
safe.
Range
1.3
physical security – equipment, personnel, facilities, both internal
and external sites.
The availability of external supporting services is confirmed as meeting
installation requirements.
Range
typical services – fire, water, electricity, sewage, gas.
1.4
Location and layout options are developed and agreed with the customer.
1.5
Permit and legal requirements are confirmed as having been addressed.
Range
typical requirements – council, access permission, leases,
Resource Management Act, environmental legislation or
negotiations.
Element 2
Prepare existing sites for major installations of telecommunications equipment and
systems.
Performance criteria
2.1
Prepared sites are made accessible, available, and ready for installation of
equipment and systems.
2.2
Preparation confirms that developed site plans show the location of equipment,
plant, machinery, structures, and building services.
Range
2.3
equipment – telecommunications equipment being installed, plant
used for the installation;
structures – partitions, buildings, frames, towers and fences;
building services – telephones, utilities, air conditioning, acoustics,
waste disposal, electrical, access requirements.
Site preparation and construction comply with security and safety plans, and
safety regulations.
Range
typical security and safety plans – developed during site location
relate to equipment, plant, personnel, and internally (electronic)
stored information;
safety regulations – by-laws, equipment usage and handling,
personnel considerations.
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Sub-contractors, suppliers, services, materials, and resources comply with
project and development plans and specifications, and are available at
commencement of installation.
2.5
Regular customer reporting is established and maintained throughout site
preparation phase.
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 ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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