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Bench test and adjust electricity meters
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: set up test bench and
bench test electricity meters; adjust ferraris type electricity meters; manage
and dispose of test bench scrap materials; and report electricity meter bench
test results.
Subfield
Electricity Supply
Domain
Electricity Supply - Metering
Status
Registered
Status date
27 May 2002
Date version published
23 April 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Recommended: National Certificate in Electricity Supply
(Level 2) [Ref: 0868], 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 and the candidate will be
assessed as not yet competent.
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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,
Hamilton.
4
‘Industry requirements’ include all industry and workplace documented policies,
procedures, specifications, business, and quality management requirements relevant
to the workplace in which assessment is carried out.
5
Practical exercises should be used for training and assessment wherever possible.
6
For the purposes of this unit standard electricity meters include – solid state, ferraris
disk, single phase and poly phase meters.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Set up test bench and bench test electricity meters.
Range
single-phase and three-phase multiple meter benches.
Performance criteria
1.1
Electricity meter test bench is set up in accordance with industry requirements.
1.2
Equipment is connected to test bench in accordance with industry requirements.
1.3
Test programme is selected in accordance with industry requirements.
1.4
Work environment controls are maintained in accordance with industry
requirements.
1.5
Meter is tested in accordance with industry requirements.
1.6
Test results are evaluated, and adjustment/replacement actions taken in
accordance with industry requirements.
Element 2
Adjust ferraris type electricity meters.
Performance criteria
2.1
Meter is adjusted and re-checked in accordance with industry requirements.
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2.2
Meter results are confirmed and recorded in accordance with industry
requirements.
2.3
Meter certification is issued in accordance with industry requirements.
Element 3
Manage and dispose of test bench scrap materials.
Range
may include but is not limited to – lead, copper, polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs).
Performance criteria
3.1
Scrap material is handled in accordance with industry requirements.
3.2
Scrap material is disposed of in accordance with all applicable legislation,
environmental, safety and industry requirements.
Element 4
Report electricity meter bench test results.
Range
may include but is not limited to – job sheet, daily diary, log book, test reports
and results.
Performance criteria
4.1
Reported information is completed and processed in accordance with industry
requirements.
4.2
Installation information is recorded in the format and filed within the scheduled
time-frame in accordance with industry requirements.
4.3
Further action required for plant and equipment is identified, recorded, and
communicated to appropriate personnel in accordance with industry
requirements.
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.
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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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